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I came up with the best cat name ever today. If I ever had a girl cat, I would name her Skittles. :)

What, in your opinion, is the best cat name?

I came up with the best cat name ever today. If I ever had a girl cat, I would name her Skittles. :)

What, in your opinion, is the best cat name?

Peckerhead. One of my cats is, as such, a peckerhead. It was originally "Oscar", but it's like "stupid is as stupid does" :p
The other cat, "Lucky", ISN'T very lucky, but is very fat, so it now goes as "Fat".
Other cat names are the misspelled words i find in some of the spam i receive.

You would name her after a multicolored supposedly fruit flavored candy?

http://www.skittles.com/

I have been partial to "Lothar destroyer of worlds"

But my brothers cat name is izzy ... I thought it was pretty cool

Death Omen.

Or

Bubbles. *nod*

'Fleabag' or 'roadkill' are nice.

My brother named our pure-black cat Merlin when he was five years old. It's still the most creative cat name I've ever heard of -- though his obession with "The Sword in the Stone" played a large role.

Our cats are named Tigger, Pussyfoot, CC and Samulon. These are, obviously, the best cat names, because they are our cats' names.

However, I did dearly love the cat of my student days, Fidel Cattro. Her philosophy of life was that goods went from me, according to my labour, to her, according to her needs.

Samulon was a stray who was originally going to be named Samuel Vimes, after the Discworld character. We got used to calling "Samuel" at mealtimes, so when she presented us with eight reasons why she should not be called "Samuel", we changed it to Samulon because of "Go away, Nebulon, no-one likes your style!" in Homestar Runner.

My Siamese is named Amelia, I named her after Amelia Earhart. I also had a Siamese before Amelia named Sara. Then before Sarah was Sam (male) and Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime ran away and apparently everyone was happy he did because he wasn't that good of a cat.

My dad hated Sara, mainly because she was a talker, who talked, and talked, and talked, and talked. She was also the "Queen" of the house, he loves Amelia though, mainly because she is a quiet cat who is sweet and playful and is a joy to be around.

I've had numerous cats. Two of which are currently identifiable as mine. One is Fantasia, the other is Q.

...The last one fits the bill perfectly.

Personally I've always found "I'm a Putrid Fuzz Muffin" to be a funny cat name, but it'd probably be funnier on a race horse.

I had a cat whose official name was "Boots", though he only answered to "That Damn Cat". Since he was adamant he was "That Damn Cat", we just called him that, but it took months before we accepted his choice.

I have been partial to "Lothar destroyer of worlds"

But my brothers cat name is izzy ... I thought it was pretty cool

I had a cat named Adversary, Destroyer of Kings, Princes of Darkness, Lucifer Who is Called Morningstar, which is a misquote from the book Good Omens.

She lived up to the name.

Next pair of pets I get are going to be named Pogo and Lucky. 'Cause I'm a giant dork, apparently...

I had a cat named Adversary, Destroyer of Kings, Princes of Darkness, Lucifer Who is Called Morningstar, which is a misquote from the book Good Omens.

She lived up to the name.

Next pair of pets I get are going to be named Pogo and Lucky. 'Cause I'm a giant dork, apparently...
Sound awesome :)

I'm partial to doom kitty.

Our oldest cat, Sagira, was named by my sister. It means "Little one." (I think.)

The next cat, Sokkwi, was also named by my sister. It means "Little fool."

Our newest cat, obtained just a couple days ago is named Neela, probably after the E.R. character. (My mom chose that one.)

I'm partial to doom kitty.

Ohhh I like that one

This thread inspired me to look up a childhood cat's name. My mom named her with the intent to keep giving the cats French names for some reason...She named her after a cartoon character she had seen but I never knew what it was.

Her name was Mewsette (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Purr-ee). Kind of cool, actually...

Of course our Mewsette was a calico and not a priss by a long shot...

I have several cats - Bonnie and Clyde, Emma and Persephone the Queen of Hell, the Bi-Polar Prozac Cat aka Bitch Kitty the Saber-Toothed House Cat. The last has mellowed somewhat as she has stopped trying to destroy the world and is, at present concentrating on me and my family.

I currently have two cats, yet I did not name either.

The first is named Tinkerballs. We usually call it Tink, (S)Tinker(s), asshole (that one is mostly me). It will answer to anything. It is almost like a dog.

The other is named Purrfect. It also answers to Fat Cat.

My brother has a cat named Cletus. He found it while hiking in the Appalachians.

Lionheart, who was a scaredy-cat, and Twitch, because he did.

How about ... "You"?

My cat's called JellyBelly.
Reason behind this is I'd just bought a big sack of JellyBelly Jellybeans before heading into the SPCA for the umpteenth time in search of the perfect cat.
And this time I finally found her. Her name was 'Jelly''d just been spayed (thus a soft pink flabby belly showing), along with the Jellybeans in my bag, I just had to rename her JellyBelly.

Kung Pao. :p

Philip & Napoleon

I came up with the best cat name ever today. If I ever had a girl cat, I would name her Skittles. :)

What, in your opinion, is the best cat name?

Smedley is a pretty universal name, is adorable for an English Bulldog, so would most likely be the same for a cat..

I came up with the best cat name ever today. If I ever had a girl cat, I would name her Skittles. :)

What, in your opinion, is the best cat name?

I used to have a tortoise shell cat named Snickers because he looked like a melted candy bar.

Right now I have two cats, named Luci-purr and Riki-tiki-tavi we call them Luci and Rikki. I think it's cute.

I used to have a tortoise shell cat named Snickers because he looked like a melted candy bar.

Right now I have two cats, named Luci-purr and Riki-tiki-tavi we call them Luci and Rikki. I think it's cute.

And I bet Luci has "some 'splainin' to do."

And I bet Luci has "some 'splainin' to do."

always. Luci is the one who devises evil plans and gets into mischief....constantly. Riki on the other hand is always the one to try to protect the kids and also tries to clean up Luci's mess (like the time he figured out how to open the linen closet to let Luci out.

David Baddiel and Frank Skinner (British comedians) used to share a flat. They had a cat called Chairman Meow.

At the moment, I have two cats at home. The fat, malevolent old one is called Smudge (idiot brother sees smudge on nose and refuses to call it anything else). The younger cat is called Matilda, or, rather, Tilly. She's simply the best pet ever; like prozac, but prozac doesn't stalk birds and pounce into the conservatory window.:D

Doug. Just like when I get a dog, I'll call her Kitty. That, or if I had two cats they'd be Jake and Elwood.

Four cats is a lot, but if one did, one could name them: War, Famine, Pestilence and Death.

or

John, Paul, George and Ringo. :)

I don't know about the best names but our cats' names are: Bebop, Hugger, Cali, Yeller, Timmy, and Lil'bit :)

I came up with the best cat name ever today. If I ever had a girl cat, I would name her Skittles. :)

What, in your opinion, is the best cat name?
Harras! :D

Four cats is a lot, but if one did, one could name them: War, Famine, Pestilence and Death.

or

John, Paul, George and Ringo. :)
Very nice! Especially if you managed to name them according to their personalities. :)

You would name her after a multicolored supposedly fruit flavored candy?

http://www.skittles.com/

Hey, there's nothing supposed about it. It really DOES taste like "fruit flavoring!"

Well, not hot on the best names for cats, but ours is called Dibbles. Well, he will be when he fattens out and gets bigger. But for now he's "Dibblet", as in, not quite a Dibbles yet. Luckily, as he attempts to follow me to work, he answers to "Cat", "Fucking Cat", and "if you shed all over my coat again I'm gonna shave you bald" (imagine the looks you'll get standing at the bus stop with a white and ginger kitten at your feet and you'll understand somewhat. Also, cashmere loves fur, which is bad news for my coat).

He tends to fight a lot with the dog, which is awesome, as this cat takes her on with no fear whatsoever, and pulls off some truly awe-inspiring acrobatics to be able to get on her back and bite her ears.

Well, not hot on the best names for cats, but ours is called Dibbles. Well, he will be when he fattens out and gets bigger. But for now he's "Dibblet", as in, not quite a Dibbles yet.

It's good to give people something to aspire to.

It's good to give people something to aspire to.

True. Although, to me, he's just "that damned cat", as we usually see each other when he's rubbing himself up against my coat, or attacking my socks when I just want to sit down and read a book.

I came up with the best cat name ever today. If I ever had a girl cat, I would name her Skittles. :)

What, in your opinion, is the best cat name?

Male: Machiavelli.

Female: Atalanta.

Dorian.
Though only if the cat is gray.

Dorian.
Though only if the cat is gray.

Har-har.

You would name her after a multicolored supposedly fruit flavored candy?

http://www.skittles.com/

I don't know about whoever you were responding to, but if I had a female kitty, I would probably name it after you: Katganistan.

(*repeats "Katganistan" 5x with differing inflections*)

Yeah. Katganistan sounds like a good name for a female cat.

For a male kitty, OTOH, I would probably go with "Whiskers" or "Buster". In fact, my parents HAVE a cat named Buster.

(*reaches into computer screen and pets your avatar*)

Now that I think to ask, do you have any cats? Not counting yourself, I mean. :p

Four cats is a lot, but if one did, one could name them: War, Famine, Pestilence and Death.

or

John, Paul, George and Ringo. :)

LOL :p

Just the sort of humor I would expect from someone with a name like yours ("Lunatic Goofballs", in case you forgot) :D

I have been partial to "Lothar destroyer of worlds"

But my brothers cat name is izzy ... I thought it was pretty cool

Actually, if I remember SNL correctly, Lothar was called "Lothar of the Hill People".

Another good name for a cat. :D

"Fucking Cat", and "if you shed all over my coat again I'm gonna shave you bald" (imagine the looks you'll get standing at the bus stop with a white and ginger kitten at your feet and you'll understand somewhat. Also, cashmere loves fur, which is bad news for my coat).

QFT.

Hey, there's nothing supposed about it. It really DOES taste like "fruit flavoring!"

Sure, if those flavors are purple sugar, red sugar, orange sugar, yellow sugar and green sugar.

Seriously, no fruit on the planet tastes anything like "the rainbow."

And thank God for that!

We've had a few cats over the years...
Currently, there's Ashes, Salem, and Tar Pit. All 3 are black cats, and the last one was a joke my sister made that just kinda stuck.

my mom (who is allergic to cats) got a cat as a gift once. It was named "Wart"...her rational is "It's something you don't want, but it grows on you"

I don't know about whoever you were responding to, but if I had a female kitty, I would probably name it after you: Katganistan.

(*repeats "Katganistan" 5x with differing inflections*)

Yeah. Katganistan sounds like a good name for a female cat.

For a male kitty, OTOH, I would probably go with "Whiskers" or "Buster". In fact, my parents HAVE a cat named Buster.

(*reaches into computer screen and pets your avatar*)

Now that I think to ask, do you have any cats? Not counting yourself, I mean. :p

Hee, yes, just one, and she's a calico named Kat.
No one in the house could agree what to call her -- some names that were tried but didn't stick were "Sunshine", "Freckles", "Spot" and "Purr". (As in, she refused to answer to any of 'em.)

Apparently, "Cat, come get your food," "Cat, get off the sofa," and "Cat, c'mere," got her attention more than all the rest, so it stuck and I changed the C to a K so people would realize it took at least ten seconds to name her. ;)

It was named "Wart"...her rational is "It's something you don't want, but it grows on you"QFT, as well!

So far 2 ex cats and 1 current cat

Neemar (came with the house, the joke being the house was free but the cat cost £45 000) siamese chocolate tabby
Boris yeltsin the cat, (free to a good home) french blue, psychotic, when bored would go and fight next doors dog and win, then go beat up Neemar, who having none of it would fight back.

Currently its Sir Arthur Wellesley the cat, black short hair... came into my garden one day looking for a new home(noone responded to the ads I placed :( )..... so I cut his b***s off :eek: and ID chipped him :) and he's kinda hung around

PS he has a cute way of chewing mice he catches..... <scrunch><crunch><scrunch><crunch>....<BURP!>

I had a cat named Adversary, Destroyer of Kings, Princes of Darkness, Lucifer Who is Called Morningstar, which is a misquote from the book Good Omens.

She lived up to the name.

Next pair of pets I get are going to be named Pogo and Lucky. 'Cause I'm a giant dork, apparently...

I had a cat named Pogo growing up, so named because, as a kitten, she would only move by jumping. She was pretty much the most insane cat I had ever seen...

...until I got my Siamese. Rocco, whose name nor appearance do him the least bit of justice, has to be seen to be believed. He's easily more than 20 pounds - all muscle. Yet he can leap a baby gate at the top of the stairs. He's best friends with the dog, and he often mistakes people's feet underneath the covers for little animals, with amusing but painful results.

If you name a cat Pogo, just make sure the name fits in some way.

this seems appropriate for the thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp0zvDlwOdw

Pucci.

this seems appropriate for the thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp0zvDlwOdw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo

My first two cats names were Aja and Iris. They both have since passed.

My current cats names are Olive, Shavo and Chloe.

I had a cat called Poshy once. In honour of the Late-Poshy from the Bradshaws.

But now, I have a cat called Egg. Because he's (nearly) shaped like one.

My cats' names:

Eris
Athena
Crazy
Loki
Romeo
Ziggy
Bo

redwulf's parents had a formerly (barely formerly) feral cat named Wild Thing. She would run down the hallway at top speed, bounce of redwulf's bedroom door, then scratch and meow piteously for a bit. Then she'd repeat the process. All fucking night. (redwulf had a water bed, an endless source of fascination for most cats). I renamed her Nuisance, and it stuck.

Our current cats are named Mikaido and Stranger. We tried to rename Stranger, a stray who literally walked into our life one recent fall night. I wanted Mouthy Drama Queen, of Bindi (because she has a spot of white fur almost directly between her eyes), but she only answers to Stranger now.

Pagan.

Death Omen.

Or

Bubbles. *nod*

I'm sensing a theme...

My family had a cat for a long time called Kagemusha which means shadow warrior in Japanese. He was all black and basically owned the neighborhood.

My little sister's best friend has two cats: he named one 'Kitty', and the other 'Konzorka Cuninna'.

He just liked the way the second one sounded. :p To this day, it's the most... creative cat name I've ever heard.

I'm sensing a theme...

My family had a cat for a long time called Kagemusha which means shadow warrior in Japanese. He was all black and basically owned the neighborhood.

There was a feral cat living in our back yard we named Musashi. Then Musashi had kittens.

However, I did dearly love the cat of my student days, Fidel Cattro. Her philosophy of life was that goods went from me, according to my labour, to her, according to her needs.
:p
That's my favourite. I love all the other names, too, so it's wayyyy to many to quote them all or I'd be quoting the whole thread. This thread really makes me want to have a cat. NAOW. :(

My mother once had a cat called Skimbles (after the song "Skimbleshanks the railway cat", I kid you not), and I once had a cat named Jess (she was named that when I got her). My sister (still!) has a cat named Buster, which was also named that upon acquisition.

I can't have pets in the flat I'm in (and it's kinda nice not to deal with cat hair everywhere), but when I get a new cat it will be named either Ivan or Svetlana (particularly if it's a Russian Blue) or Akhenaten or Nefertiti (particularly if it's Siamese, although I'm not fond of Siamese so that's unlikely).

Mainly I just want a great big fluffy thing.

T.S. Eliot said it best in his poem, The Naming of Cats:

The naming of cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.

First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.

There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.

But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?

Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.

But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.

When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:

His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

There was a feral cat living in our back yard we named Musashi. Then Musashi had kittens.

Musashi is one of my favorite novels, but I think it would be that much better if it shared your ending.

Musashi walked off along the beach and... had kittens.

:p
That's my favourite. I love all the other names, too, so it's wayyyy to many to quote them all or I'd be quoting the whole thread. This thread really makes me want to have a cat. NAOW. :(

"NAOW!" is what my cat says when it's time to feed her :)

Other neat cat names:
Pirate
Pie
And Wytyg would be an interesting name for a pet, too . . .

Atma has two cats 9well, one cat and one nine-pound kitten). My cat (a pedigree Russian Blue frpom mom's cattery) was named Anastasia aftre the last czar's daughter, while my (adoipted) kitten is named Polgar after the chess sisters (imagine if venus & serena williams had a third sister who was nearly as good at tennis as those two -- you get the idea).

My cat's name is Sneaky. My sister named her. And last week Sneaky got hurt somehow and I couldn't find her. But she's okay now. :)

The perfect cat name? Well... it would depend on the cat. I'd name a male cat Remus though.

Mixie was a tortie who got caught on an unsecured fishhook one summer, earning her the nickname 'Catfish.' Mixie's sister was a grey tabby named Sphinx, because it sounded cool.

Toni was already named when she adopted us. She belonged to the neighbours, but hated other cats, so she just kept wandering over until we kept her. She was a siamese who lived well into her 20's.

The next cat that we took in was Saavik. Trekkies will recognize the name, and those who read the books will understand a bit more. She's a pretty calico girl with one fang missing.

Poutine was the first cat we adopted that wasn't found near my parent's house. He was a longhaired orange tabby. Mom just liked the word 'poutine'.

Skunk was named before my mom got him, but it stuck. I call him Skunkels because I have a screw loose, and so does he.

Little Girl is the latest addition to my parent's house. He was a stray that someone assumed was a girl, so he was nicknamed appropriately. The name stuck for the lulz.