Good names for cats

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**Fifty**

If, as I would like, I manage to get a cat in the near future (need to figure out a solution to living in a non-ground floor flat, but never mind), what do you think I should call it?

My first thought is that my surname is Goodwin, and I lived in and speak Japanese, so I could call it Goodwin in Japanese, which is Yoshikatsu, and is a fairly common (though, I think, old-fashioned) given name in Japan. It is good because it shortens to Yoshi and has "Kat" in it.

Someone in a another thread here has a cat called Ninja, which I think is an awesome name for a cat, especially if it is black.

An ironic name, like Fido or Ratty would make me laugh.

If I had a pair of cats, I could call them something like Stop It and Tidy Up. I tried to call my childhood best friend's cats this when we were young, but his Mum got annoyed and called them Peaches and Cream. Rubbish.

**Nurglitch**

"Dog" is a lovely name for a cat. I find the best pet names are the names of other types of animal (my cat was named "Monkey", a friend's dog was named "Cod", etc).

**mattyrm**

I liked Robin Hobbs idea, she had a cat called "Hiss-pit"

**reds8n**

Some friends of mine had their cat die on them a few months back, and they were pestered into getting a new one by their bairns. Mum was keen to reuse the same named bowl, collars etc etc and suggested that they named this new cat after something all the family loved.

A fine idea but this has resulted in said new moggie being called "Tescos".

**Gitzbitah**

My kitty is named Seamus. My wife's a huge Harry Potter fan, so all of our animals have names from that series. That would wonderfully if you happen to be a Harry Potter fan. If not, consider a name from a series or book that you enjoy.

**CadianXV**

Salem for a black cat!

'You' is a very good name for a cat. It is easy to remember when reprimanding them. (A cookie for the first to get the reference for 'you'!)

**Fifty**

CadianXV wrote:Salem for a black cat!

'You' is a very good name for a cat. It is easy to remember when reprimanding them. (A cookie for the first to get the reference!)

I don't know, but it sounds like the sort of thing Douglas Adams would have come up with.

**Dark Lord Seanron**

My cat's names Boris, after the band.

And yes, he is a Russian Blue :p

**M_Stress**

I love cat's name with a title.
for exemple:

Mister Cat or Col. Yoshikatsu...

My cats are named Batman & Mozart. (Zeus is dead 2 year ago

)

**Gitzbitah**

CadianXV wrote:Salem for a black cat!

'You' is a very good name for a cat. It is easy to remember when reprimanding them. (A cookie for the first to get the reference!)

Sabrina the Teenage Witch? If you meant the quote and 'You', I've no idea.

**Necros**

I think pet names should always end in a y. Like my old dog was Scruffy. After he passed away I adopted a 6 year old american eskimo named Ariel, but I call her Ellie. I only use Ariel when I'm scolding her, like "Oh Ariel, I can't believe you crapped in your pen again! I was only gone for 10 minutes!"

I dunno about cat names though, since I'd never have a cat

but if I did I would probably do something similar. Or why not just call it "kitty"?

**Sol Invictus**

I've got two cats. The first is named Oreo because she is black and white (although her true name is Felinicus Diabolicus

) and the second is Capt. Tycho named after a certain Captain of BA fame.

**Memnoch The Devil**

Chairman Meow

**SPARKEYG**

Target, DogBait, DrowningVictim, RoadKill,

Something along those lines would be perfect names for such a horrible animal such as a cat.

**utan**

General Tso

**Lord-Loss**

My cats are named : Ziggie, Petal (A boy, we thought he was a girl at first), Tiger (A girl, we thought she was a boy, she's Petal's sister

)

Just name the cat what it looks like.

**Ketara**

My cat is called Cat. No joke.

I think you should call your cat Creed. Or Tibbles. Whichever fits better.

**Manchu**

Creed definitely.

"Beheaded rodent on my nice clean sheets? But that would take some kind of tactical geni--CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!"

**Platuan4th**

You should name your cat Mr. Fuzzy-Whiskers, Eater of Mice and Conqueror of Couches.

**Zad Fnark**

One of mine is named Spanky.

ZF-

**Herohammernostalgia**

My cat is called Ska, his brothers were named Rocky and Jazz

For non-groundfloor cat-keeping, you can keep him/her inside and have a litter-box. This will cause your cat to stay a bit smaller and eat less though (saves on catfood?). In my previous appartment I lived half a floor above ground, had a stepped plank propped against the balcony and a big cardboard tube with step-cuts so he could get outside through the bathroom window and the plank (To catch lots of mice and boss around the other, smaller cats of the neighbourhood). Downside is that we had a few cat-fights inside when a neighbour cat sneaked in.

Ska is currently staying at my Parent's house, and will probably stay there. we always had cats and they have a big backyard and I'm currently bunking at friends in the East for time being (job transfer delayed

)
The last cat my parents had was named Flip (anglization=Phil) and he was huge (though, not fat), so I often called him Philip the Great (ancient Makedonian king). Died of a brain tumor (he actually went bezerk because of that the day he died... didn't even need the shot)

Yoshikatsu is a pretty cool cat-name. I'd go for that

**skipmcne**

gah

**skipmcne**

His Royal Highness King George the IV'th. Mauler of squirrels, Bane of Chipmunks, He who once Slew a Jay.

**dogma**

My friend's cat is named Meat Gin and Tonic. Her two favorite things.

My last cat was Dr. Cornelius Booblesworth III esquire, the Earl of Sandwich. I had him for three years in college, his name grew in length throughout that time. Most of my pets have evolving names.

Other suggestions:
Ronin
Something haughty, but not evolving, like Cornelius, Mortimer, or Alouicious

**Ozymandias**

How about Sneezy (I'm really allergic)? Or there's always Chew Toy, Get-the-hell-off-me, and Lunch (if it's a foreign cat).

**squilverine**

I called my cat Ratbag

**BrookM**

Bastard. Because that's what cats are.

Or go with the usual Fang, Doom, Satan or Tommy.

**olympia**

Just pick any pagan deity for the cat's name.

**HellsGuardian316**

Some male cats names I know of
Sooty, Scamper, Pippin, Max, Jack, Odin, Sweep, Toffee, Duke, Davros, Tinkywinky, Moses, Coup.

Some female cat names I know off
Princess, Fluffy, Jess, Ne'ne, twinkles (yeah! .. I know!)

Guess which were named by kids, guess which were named by adults, two of them might suprise you

**MagickalMemories**

Stir Fry
Mushu
Won Ton
Call the cat " " (don't give it a name). it's not like it'll come when you call it, anyway.
Besides. How fun would THAT be,
"Hey. This is my cat."
"What's it's name?"
"Oh. I call it ."
"What?"
"What what?"
"What do you call the cat?"
"I told you. He's ."
"Yes."
"Yes what?"
"You never told me it's name."
"Bull. I told you twice. It's ."
(ad infinitum)
lolz

My wife made an unfortunate agreement with me. If she got another cat without my approval (I'm allergic to a HUGE degree, and animals annoy me), I got to name it. She got 3 vetoes.

Well, she adopted the cat.

After she vetoed 3 names that were created for the sole purpose of killing off the veto power, I promptly named the cat Skidmark.
1) The cat was a rescue from a local Vet. Someone brought her to them after hitting her with their car. She still had black marks on her head & paw from screeching across the road.
2) She's white with brown streaks. LOL
3) The day she p!sses me off enough, that's all that'll be left of her across the floor after I punt her.

Eric