Rooster_Ties Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) My wife and I are all set to bring this sweet kitty home from a local animal shelter tomorrow, and we need to come up with a name for her. Our other cat (also a female) is named Pepper, so we need a name that doesn't sound too similar. My wife picked her out (she's always liked gray cats), so you'll have to sell my wife on the name. Ideas?? Edit: Some ideas we're coming up with: Smokey, Misty, Sophie, Sasha, and more as we think of them. Edited April 5, 2010 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Just the one white spot? Then it's a cat named Spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Just the one white spot? Then it's a cat named Spot. Sorry Joe, you just got emphatically vetoed by the wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Griselda Gris-gris Tabatha (yes I give my pets people names) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Just the one white spot? Then it's a cat named Spot. Sorry Joe, you just got emphatically vetoed by the wife. Yeah, and she didn't like your cat name either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Graycie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 The cat we got a few months ago has yellow eyes. We named him El Andy after the character in the Showtime series Weeds, but if I had to do it over again, I'd name him Farcas. He has yellow eyes, for cryin' out loud. One of our dogs is named Ralphie, so it would have meshed well with the Christmas Story motif. BTW, good luck getting your wife to go along, even if you like the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 That one white spot on your cat's chest kind of reminds me of the white portion of Ayler's beard, so name'm Ayler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Looks like a Russian Blue - growing up we had two of them (not at the same time). First one was adopted as an adult with the name "Blue" who was very stand-offish but became an incredible, cuddly companion, he even grew to not only tolerate but to give little kisses to Chauncey, our 80 pound Irish Setter. After Blue died, Mom wanted another cat (everyone else was in college or living on their own) and found another Russian Blue (she had a white spot in the middle of the chest just like this one). Natasha seemed like a good name but she didn't turn out to be a very nice cat, barely tolerated Mom and hated everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Beautiful cat! I never name a cat until I've had it around for a few weeks; usually a name suggests itself. Although, admittedly, if I'd waited a bit longer Gummitch would be named Sharp Fanged Terror... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Beautiful cat! I never name a cat until I've had it around for a few weeks; usually a name suggests itself. Although, admittedly, if I'd waited a bit longer Gummitch would be named Sharp Fanged Terror... Countess Greyscale Samantha (witch cat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Beautiful cat! I never name a cat until I've had it around for a few weeks; usually a name suggests itself. Although, admittedly, if I'd waited a bit longer Gummitch would be named Sharp Fanged Terror... Countess Greyscale Samantha (witch cat) "Greyscale" is a winner, Shawn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Thanks for all the input, keep 'em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Prudence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) Beautiful cat! I never name a cat until I've had it around for a few weeks; usually a name suggests itself. Although, admittedly, if I'd waited a bit longer Gummitch would be named Sharp Fanged Terror... I'm with Moose. The cat will properly introduce itself to you after she settles in for a bit. You'll just start calling her by a name that becomes obvious after you've been around her for a little while. Nice going with the adoption. Edited March 27, 2010 by papsrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I'm disappointed that Blue and Natasha got rejected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I never name a cat until I've had it around for a few weeks; usually a name suggests itself. Although, admittedly, if I'd waited a bit longer Gummitch would be named Sharp Fanged Terror... I'm with Moose. The cat will properly introduce itself to you after she settles in for a bit. You'll just start calling her by a name that becomes obvious after you've been around her for a little while. Agreed. I've had a fair number of dogs and cats over the years, and other than two purebred Pugs who came already attached to their registered AKC names and Ralphie, which was already perfect, I've always lived with the animals for awhile before I gave them names. I also have a book of pet names that's been helpful. That's how we decided on Cookie for our English Mastiff. We'd had her for about three weeks when I happened to be looking through the book and it just jumped out at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedR Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Evan. Pepper and Evan sound good together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Agreed. I've had a fair number of dogs and cats over the years, and other than two purebred Pugs who came already attached to their registered AKC names and Ralphie, which was already perfect, I've always lived with the animals for awhile before I gave them names. We had a Pug, too! Called him Toby, though it wasn't his registered name (which I forget now - he died 17 years ago). We thought, "just 'cos a pet comes with a registered name is no reason to adhere to it". Pugs are WONDERFUL! MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I'm disappointed that Blue and Natasha got rejected. Nothing's been rejected yet (well, other than "Spot" ). (And, actually, Natasha kind of has a nice ring to it.) Just brought the kitty home for the first time, about 10 minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 (And, actually, Natasha kind of has a nice ring to it.) My daughter thinks so too - it's her name MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Touch [of Gray] Dusty Silver Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 It has the added advantage of offering the option of naming the next addition "Boris". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 A gray cat? Gotta be Wardell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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