# We've adopted a stray cat...another name suggestion thread

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**Created:** [January 15, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-adopted-a-stray-cat-another-name-suggestion-thread/50051 "2001-01-15T00:52:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![andyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@andyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andyman)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-adopted-a-stray-cat-another-name-suggestion-thread/50051/21 "2001-01-16T15:25:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by CrankyAsAnOldMan \*  
> **How about Mina? I just like it, I think it’s a fairly common girl’s name in czech or somewhere. If the cat gets aggressive, you can call her Meanie. Heh.**

I had a cat that ended up just being called Meanie. She actually kept people she didn’t like from coming in the front door.

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**Author:** ![idiotboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@idiotboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/idiotboy)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-adopted-a-stray-cat-another-name-suggestion-thread/50051/22 "2001-01-16T15:43:02Z")

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Well, the two cats we have, my finacee named after artists. We have a 6-year old orange tabby named **Pablo Picasso** (Pico for short) and a 3 year old black siamese-alley mix named **Gustav Klimt** (Gus for short).

So, along this line, I thing **Georgia O’Keefe** (Maybe Geo or Gia for short) might be a cute name. 😃

Or you could go the way of my alcoholic friends’ cats: **Kahlua, Bailey, Tequila, Sambuca, Ouzo, Stolichnaya, and Captain Morgan**

Also, other female cat names I’ve liked:

Chloe  
Zoey  
Josie (as in Josie and the Pussycats)  
Sasha  
Sophie  
Daisy  
Jasmine  
Grace  
Phoebe  
Priscilla

I’m also digging **Dogma** …cute irony!

And of course, there’s the ever popular **Tuna Breath**! 😃

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-adopted-a-stray-cat-another-name-suggestion-thread/50051/23 "2001-01-16T15:59:10Z")

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**Chairman Miaow**?

black and white? how about magpie?

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**Author:** ![Clucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Clucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clucky)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-adopted-a-stray-cat-another-name-suggestion-thread/50051/24 "2001-01-16T16:09:08Z")

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We have three cats. One has a bobtail – I call her Waggs. My wife prefers Bunny. So, she has two names.

We have a calico tabby we called Peanut. She ballooned after getting spayed, so she’s often called Fatty, too (in a loving way, of course).

And, we have a black cat named Theodore, who we usually refer to as Li’l Dude (or, less often, Ma’ Teo) when he’s not getting into trouble.

As you can tell with the Waggs name, I like opposite names. Plus, Peanut turned out to be an opposite, too, since she’s so big.

How 'bout Zeus? It’s not a girl’s name, but I think it’s still cute for a little kitty. Plus, she’s somewhat temperamental and fiesty. Or, you could go with Hera.

Another suggestion: Keep waiting and it will come to you. You’ll just call her some name someday and it will stick.

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