2006-10-17 21:20:53 · 22 answers · asked by volksbank 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
I'm a fan of waiting until they show you what their names should be.
I've had cats named Peeve (my pet peeve), Media (loved TV and newspapers) Clawed (because he never retracted his claws)Sherwin Williams (looked like he had walked through paint), Marmalade (orange tabby) Dawg (growled and ran to the door when someone unexpected arrived), Stunt (Dawg's son, always pushing his physical limits to get what or where he wanted) and Tuxedo (my black and white reserved and proper guy)
After Tuxedo passed we adopted a black and white kitten from the shelter. I just could not figure out what his name should be. He was constantly chewing on my necklace, earrings and rings so we decided to name him Hairy Winston Wolfe. Hairy Winston after Harry Winston the jeweller and Winston Wolfe (wearing his tuxedo) is from Pulp Fiction.
Aside from the Marmalade idea maybe these could work:
Sunkist, (orange) "Peel"/"Peeler", "Pun-Kin" / "Kin"/"Kinny" , (orange) "Roughy", "Agent" (orange), "Tang", "Copper"'/ "Cop" or just call he or she "Cat". "Cat" was the name of the orange cat in "Breakfast At Tiffany's", so you can't go wrong with that!
Stunt is still with me (we lost his mother, Dawg, after 19 years just a couple of weeks ago) and he and Hairy Winston make me look forward to coming home!
Good luck with your new baby. I hope he or she gives you as many years of happiness as Dawg and all of my cats have given me!
2006-10-17 23:00:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The best way I've found to name a cat is to just wait and see what comes up and what fits him/her.
I got a cat about 5 years ago that I simply could not think of a name for her. She was a black and white Himalayan mix. One day I was sitting on my sofa watching "Charmed". This cat (kitten at the time) had climbed up on a stool that was infront of the entertainment center and was staring at the TV. When the one character "Piper" would blow things up, this kitten would paw at the screen and meow everytime. She never watched anyother show with me except "Charmed". Needless to say, she was named "Piper". She continued to watch that show with me everytime I watched it and continued the same routine until I got a roommate who was allergic. I found her a good home and she is now a very happy, very fat barn cat.
I have fostered several rescued kitties who needed a names. One would watch football with me (Dallas Cowboys). He was a beautiful solid silver and he was called "Dallas" until the day he was adoped. Another was a gray tabby who thought she could fly and she was named "Amelia" (Earhart). "Amelia's" brother (yellow tabby) was twice her size and was named "Andre" (the Giant). Now one I am currently fostering dodged a bullet with the humane society, he is named "Dodger".
Just wait and see what fits her/him. Trust me, something will.
2006-10-17 21:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at it and call him "Florida" and see if he looks at you. Cats usually respond to their name right away if they like it.
"Citrus" is migt fit too. Depends on how deep orange kitty is.
"Sunny", - "Sunshine"
There was a beautiful young cat that we saved to return to it's owner, it was more gold than orange, his name was Mr. Bisquit.
Hey, how about "Autum"?
"Butter",- "Butter Ball". A name will come to you that will fit. Look into Kitty's eyes. I wish you would have said female or male. I had a cat that I never could find a name to fit her and I got her 3 weeks old from 400 miles away in the country and we bottled fed her. My dad kept poking fun at a commercial that said kibbles and bits whenever it was time for dinner so eventually we ended up calling her Kibble.
She liked that name and we had her for a couple weeks shy of her 17th. Birthday.
2006-10-17 22:04:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i like Irish and Scottish names for "pink-haired" cats. I somewhat have one named Seamus (suggested "Shaymus", Irish variety of James). Angus is Scottish. Duncan, MacGregor, Patrick, Ian...are different opportunities. Or is the cat a woman? Fiona, Eileen, Caileigh?
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Ginger Meg
2006-10-17 23:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by Krystle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marmalade
2006-10-18 02:51:35 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gato means cat in Spanish
2006-10-18 08:51:18 · answer #7 · answered by cuno's mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kenny
2006-10-17 21:24:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ripples
2006-10-18 11:49:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunkist
2006-10-17 23:08:31 · answer #10 · answered by Stephy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋