Cats have a way of naming themselves. I’m sure you’ll start calling the cat by one of your choices quite naturally within a few days.
When I brought my second cat home, the lady I got him from suggested naming him Cleatus. I came up with Caspar, and tried to call him that for a week. Cleatus just took over and stuck, and turned out to be the perfect name for him.
I like Kali or Calypso, personally. Our kitties are named:
Samantha Marie Antoinette (Sam or Sammy)
Zoe Ignatious Helium (Zoe)
Stella Bella (Stella)
Sam and Zoe met Stella after d_redguy and I got married. I have had my two since they were a few hours old (They are now 5), and he has had Stella for just over a year. (She was a stray and has only four teeth, so even the vet isn’t sure how old she is). We just let them fight it out. All are de-clawed (Not my choice) so we figured they really couldn’t hurt each other.
It’s worked out ok. Zoe and Stella just ignore each other. Sam and Stella HATE each other, but mostly leave each other alone. I guess some animals are like some people. You just aren’t gonna like everyone you meet.
Besides, it’s kind of funny to watch those two when they decide to have at it. It’s all bats at the nose and posturing, in adittion to many amusing kitty sounds.
addition. :smack:
Have to wing it on transmogrifying the cyrillic, but Russian for cat is Koska (kowsh-ka) and diminutive (e.g. kitty-cat) is Kosinka (kow-shing-ka)… Russian neighbors have a cat named Koska that they typically call Kosinka which I always thought was a very cool name.
Of course I have a dog named “dawg” (You gotta say it… I have a southern drawl) so I may not be the best one to suggest if you think that’s stupid.
I’m trusting the Russian neighbors that this is all accurate. If not, then blame them…
Have to wing it on transmogrifying the cyrillic, but Russian for cat is Koska (ko-shka) and diminutive (e.g. kitty-cat) is Kosinka (ko-shing-ka)… Russian neighbors have a cat named Koska that they typically call Kosinka which I always thought was a very cool name.
Of course I have a dog named “dawg” (You gotta say it… I have a southern drawl) so I may not be the best one to suggest if you think that’s stupid.
I’m trusting the Russian neighbors that this is all accurate. If not, then blame them…
I am neither particularly fond of cats, nor of the name “Marcel”. Perhaps the two go well together?
Of the two you’re thinking of, I think “Tango” is better because it flows more cleanly when you’re screaming. This is an excellent test of children or pet names, by the way: try yelling it in context (“Tango! Get off that counter NOW!” or “Lillian Marie, you put that DOWN!”).
bettybad and fizgig have a good point, though. Cats do tend to assume the names they should have. I once had a white cat with a black head, black tail, a little black spot on his rear, and a big white spot on his shoulder. He was the most ungainly kitten you ever saw, and the people who gave him to me called him “Freddie,” I believe. I renamed him something more dignified - I can’t even remember what at this late date - but after two days, my brother looked at him and said, “That’s not a (name I’d chosen). That’s a Ralph.” And Ralph he was, for the rest of his eleven years.
Now I want a kitten. And I think I’ll name him “Marcel.”
Anyway I could see a picture of the cute kitten? I usually get inspirations by seeing something…
Yes, but the cat probably knows its name already, and they usually keep it to themselves:
I assume that Lady Venom is asking about the cat’s “sensible everyday name,” which is the one that we, their human housemates, get any input into.
If one concern is harmony with the resident canine, have you considered a name for the cat that complements “Boxer”? (I would suggest “Rebellion” or “Shorts,” but they don’t seem compatible with the names that you are choosing from.) How did you go about naming Boxer?
How about Magnificat?
don’t name it anything. it’ll never know the difference.
How about jumbalaia?
Wow, thanks for all the input!
My fiance has come up with his picks; Aries and Nova. I like Aries, means Lion of God.
So, we’re going to just wait and see what she is. I’m sure it’ll either be Tango or Aries. Better than his first pick of Shibby. For those of you who have seen “Dude, Where’s My Car” you’ll know why I ABSOLUTELY hate that name. LOL
We had them out together all evening and only 1 mishap. The dog wandered toward her and the basement door had closed, so she got backed into a corner. She didn’t swat him this time, so I guess it’s progress. After that we were watching TV, the dog in his bed and the kittie came up on the couch with us.
I think the integration will take some time, but I think it will all work out. They’re home alone today, so we’ll see how it went when we get home. We’re seriously considering putting a kittie door in the basement door so she can go down any time she wants, instead of the marker taped to the door as a door stop so it doesn’t get pushed closed.
We got the dog when he was almost 6, today is his 11th bday btw, and his name was already Spike. He is a Spike. His Breeding name is Wolfgang Amadeus. blah…
I will try and take some pictures and get them developed this weekend so you guys can see her.
Thanks again!
No Disguise: My cats all know their names.
Lady Venom, your cat and dog will come to terms. I have 5 cats, none of them related, and they live together as an almost peacable kingdom. My tortie and white gets too excitable sometimes and growls or hisses, but no one takes her seriously.
I really liked Calypso-- what happened to that one?
Ralph. My dad always wanted to name our cats Ralph. Or Murray. Don’t know why he was stuck on those names - we never let him name our cats.
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My current cats are Sunshine and Jody. That’s right - Jody Foster. And no, I did not name her - the shelter did, and I didn’t even connect the names in my head until my vet mentioned it. It was too late to change it, I was used to it, and so was she. So - I just call her Miss Jody.
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Susan
Why has no-one suggested Fido yet?
Bippy
Case in point: One of our cats on the farm was mostly black except for white patches on his face that made him look as if he was wearing a cape and was trying to be the first kitty superhero. Catman served as a name for a little while, but fate intervened. Because he had longish curly fur and was an outside cat, his fur matted up to an amazing degree in the winter and it didn’t do a lot for his looks. In the summer, the fur would loosen up enough that it would simply peel off in great long strips of matted fur (he rather enjoyed this, for those that would be concerned about this). His new name: Velcro.
This became further sealed when one time he came running out of the bush with a 6 inch pine branch stuck through the matted fur of his leg (not the leg itself). I figured it was some kind of evolutionary advantage, as he could probably just walk through the bush and have mice stick to him.
I named one of my six cats Holly because I got her the day before Christmas (and Bethle-her didn’t sit well with the rest of my family). One is named Luke as in Luke Skywalker because I love Star Wars. One is named Sookie after one of the characters in The Witches of Eastwick. One is named Boo-boo (and he used to have a partner named Yogi, but he ran away). One is named Polaris because he purrs all the time and sounds like some kind of water craft motor (also, Evinrude was taken by a friend of mine who used it to name her cat for the same reason). And the last one is named Pencil because I had the absence of mind to allow my young son to name him (he looked around the room and decided to name the cat after the first object he saw).
I considered naming one of them Obi-wan and just calling him “Obi,” but I didn’t want to get too Star Wars.