king ubu Posted March 27, 2010 Report Posted March 27, 2010 But don't wait too long... our cat doesn't recognize her name Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) That cat looks like a bad-mutha-shut-yo-mouth so you could call it Shaft but shaft is a dude's name and this cat is a chick so maybe Shafta or even Shaf-tay if your wife is not anally Angloistic. Actually, Jim, I think you were more right the first time with Shaft. (re: "Li'l Puss") I think the new cat is a bad-ass. I think she's gonna end up being the dominant one. Pepper was 2nd banana to our previous cat, Emily (who we had to have put to sleep). Emily ruled with an iron paw!! We let the cats see each other briefly a little while ago (probably too soon, actually), and it was the NEW cat who pitched more of a fit than Pepper did. Edited March 27, 2010 by Rooster_Ties Quote
Dave James Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 All cat and dog names require at least two syllables. That's non-negotiable. Quote
Pete B Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 My wife says she looks like a "Minerva". I think that sounds kinda cool. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Posted March 28, 2010 What do people think of Nikita?? According to Wikipedia... Nikita is a unisex name, historically male from Russian and related languages. In recent times it has been adopted as female in many countries around the world, particularly France. The male Russian name is derived from the Greek name Aniketos, which means "unconquerable". From what we've observed, she appears to be one bad-ass cat! She more than stood her ground with our other cat (to put it mildly), and appears to potentially be the new 'alpha cat' of the household. Quote
Tim McG Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 What do people think of Nikita?? I dunno. What do you think? Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 What, Natasha wasn't a pretty bad-ass spy? Seriously, even if Nikita is considered unisex, I think most people think of it as male. Natasha is undeniably female. And a bad-ass. And I'll bet she wouldn't pound her shoe on the table and say 'we will bury you!' Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) If you're sticking with the "grey" theme, there are some fun names here. Cool! This is SO great!! For instance, I just discovered that важный in Russian (probably pronounced "VAHZH-nee" ('zh' sounds like the middle sound in treasure)) means all of these adjectives in English... 1. important 2. significant 3. substantial 4. big 5. great 6. considerable 7. first-rate 8. significative 9. donnish 10. portentous 11. earnest 12. solemn 13. material 14. consequential 15. purposeful 16. responsible 17. high-powered 18. weighty 19. grand 20. serious 21. grave 22. momentous 23. fateful 24. influential 25. newsworthy 26. swaggering 27. basilic 28. of great importance 29. of great moment 30. prancing 31. puffy For those wondering -- I translated the word "serious" into Russian, picked one of the translations that sorta works as a name ("важный"), and then reverse translated that back from Russian into English (and then got the huge list of English synonyms). My attempt to confirm what "важный" means; obviously a lot of things. Edited March 28, 2010 by Rooster_Ties Quote
papsrus Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 This is why Russians can get away with saying anything. Quote
JSngry Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 What do people think of Nikita?? According to Wikipedia... Nikita is a unisex name, historically male from Russian and related languages. In recent times it has been adopted as female in many countries around the world, particularly France. The male Russian name is derived from the Greek name Aniketos, which means "unconquerable". From what we've observed, she appears to be one bad-ass cat! She more than stood her ground with our other cat (to put it mildly), and appears to potentially be the new 'alpha cat' of the household. You want to name your cat after Monday Michiru's son? Cool! Quote
papsrus Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 I'm thinking more like Sally, or Wanda. I've had it with these new-fangled names the kids are runnin' with these days. Quote
BruceH Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 Take a leaf from Lisa Simpson's book: "Coltrane" Quote
Free For All Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 Pussy Galore I'm sure that will be a big hit w/the missus. :rsmile: Quote
Jazzmoose Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) We let the cats see each other briefly a little while ago (probably too soon, actually), and it was the NEW cat who pitched more of a fit than Pepper did. Keith Jarrett! Edited March 28, 2010 by Jazzmoose Quote
JSngry Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 Pussy Galore I'm sure that will be a big hit w/the missus. :rsmile: I thinkin' that if the cat is such a gangsta, a page from The Sopranos should be taken and the cat named Big Pussy. Quote
kinuta Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 Just call her Dude or Dude-ess, maybe Dude-ikins. Quote
sidewinder Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 We let the cats see each other briefly a little while ago (probably too soon, actually), and it was the NEW cat who pitched more of a fit than Pepper did. Keith Jarrett! or Nina? Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 Take a leaf from Lisa Simpson's book: "Coltrane" I think I should have right of first refusal. Fortunately the original Coltrane (to the upper left) is such a benevolent dictator, he's cool with it. Quote
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