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Church

by Johnny Murphy Jr.
(Van Wert, Ohio USA)

I named my cat Church after the cat in "Pet Semetary".

Alfalfa

by Lisa
(Melbourne,Australia)

His name was originally Alfie, but for some reason it never felt right.. Then 3 weeks after getting him home it clicked..His an Alfalfa :D and thats what his been known as ever since.

N.O.E.L.-

by Bethany St Andrew
(Lincoln Park, MI, USA)

My cat's name is actually Noisy, Ornery, Energetic,but Lovable- the anagram N.O.E.L. He was given this name for two reasons- 1) it was almost Christmas time and 2) he was a noisy little kitten. The man at the pound kept calling him "Noisy" and it sort of seemed right. But I think I jazzed it up. I told him that day to consider himself lucky. He almost got named "Burl" because his face looked exactly like Burl Ives as the Snowman in "Rudolph the red Nosed Reindeer." But if you think his name is funny, you ought to hear how my half Dalmatian, half something else was named Domino Pete. Sound like a bookie, doesn't it?

Beth St. Andrew

Aiden Pardus

by Jade Rayne Frost
(Wilsonville, OR, US)

My Aiden got his name from a baby name book - I was looking for a name for my brother, and I saw Aiden, looked at my kitten, and decided that was it. Sometimes, all it takes is looking up names, and when you find the right one, you just know. His middle name, Pardus, comes from the fact that he looks like a black leopard, a Panthera Pardus.

Ari

by Trish
(Louisiana)

Ari's name is Hebrew for Lion. It fits him quite well as he is a 25-pound long-haired orange tabby.

Brick

by Chantel
(Hillsboro (IL))

At first we didn't know our cat was a female. She's a black cat but on the back of her arms and legs and on her chest is a "brick" red color. Which is how we came about Brick. It stuck too, she became a very tom-catish kitty!

Bhut-bhut.

by Eric Haumate
(Rockdale, Sydney, Australia)

Pronounced as like in "Took-took" or "Mok-mok". Well I couldn't really think of a name as my neighbours had common cat names. I wanted something unusual and unique sounding. So that is why I have named my cat Bhut-bhut. People often say to me "Where did you get a name like that? Now that is something you would name a cat"!

Moorea

by Nancy Denen
(San Diego, CA, USA)

My husband & I have traveled to the island of Moorea twice. It is located in the French Polynesian Islands, next to Tahiti. The island of Moorea is a happy, calm, welcoming place. When we were naming our newly adopted cat from the shelter, her happy, calm, and welcoming nature fit the name Moorea. She is a pet-assisted therapy cat with the San Diego chapter of Love on a Leash.

"Q"

by Sue
(Ontario, Canada)

We have no idea where the name came from. We rescued her and that was the name she came with. But for some reason, it suits her.


Comment by Kate
wasn't "Q" the name of the character played by Judy dench in a recent james Bond Movie?

mysticq

by Greg West
(Apache Junction Az)

She Coudln't Decide What Color She Wanted.She Sheds And The Fur Keeps Changing Shades And Pattern.

snowfire

by cassie lewis

I gave my cat this name because...it has white on the balley and it has ginger on the top.

squirtle

by Leanne
(Calgary, Alberta Canada)

my kids were totally into pokemon..and squirtle is a pokemon....squirtle grew to be 30 pounds but has sadly passed away after 13 loyal fun years...he truly was my furry child and will be missed forever....R.I.P Squirtle..

science

got it from the big brother tv show 1 of the males was called science and it was the house mate my family liked when we got our kitten he is now 3 years old x

Kiya

the name came to mind, it clicked.

Hey You

by S
(Brooklyn, NY)

She was always anxious to greet me when I come home and start nuzzling up to me so Id start asking Hey You, so how was your day so it just seemed accordingly Id call her Hey You

Kit Kat

by Mrs Jodie Davis
(Mt Compass, SA)

Because my children came up with this name before we even got the new kitten, they didn't even see the kitten before they gave her the name Kit kat. And they still stuck with this name even when they seen her.

slipper

by MIchelle E.
(Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)

Because when we got him he looked like a cheap bedroom slipper like the ones my mom use to wear.

Marika

by Sue
(Ontario, Canada)

My husband named her Marika because he liked the sound of the name. She is the only kitten of Ripple's that we kept and she was born in our hall closet. My husband actually had to help her out of the sac as she was the smallest and weakest of the four kittens. She either thinks she is a human or that we are cats.

Xanthe

by Shannon
(Chicago)

"Xanthe" was the name of an Amazon. It also means "golden girl." Although my cat is not gold (she's a grey tabby) she is entirely fearless and thinks nothing of pouncing on her much older, larger (and crabbier) step-brother. She also enjoys escaping from the house, climbing to impossible heights and other dangerous activities.

peeka

by wynnona dov kucera
(the dalles or)

our cat used to play peeka-boo andshe still does.

ajax

by amy
(garland, texas, u.s.)

my mom was looking a book of roman gods and warriors and she picked a most perfect name! he is not i reapeat not named after dish soap!

Pep-Purr

by Debby Miner
(Astoria, OR)

He was grey and white and looked like pepper but I liked making the end of the name purr.

Smoke

by Stephanie
(Pennsylvania)

He's as gray as smoke.

Comment from Kate
I have always wanted to have a gray or possibly gray and white cat. we used to have a gray cat come and visit us in the garden for awhile. he was so beautiful. Sadly he did not stay for long.

Hops

by Megan
(Minneapolis)

I adopted this cat from a woman who named her dog Barley and her cat Hops, so essentially he is named after an ingredient in beer, but the name fits him. He is big and orange and he just looks like a "Hops".

Comment by kate
wow what a big boy, perhaps he liked abeer or too in the past himself. :) Great name though.

Agent Orange

by Lisa
(New Jersey, USA)

He's bright orange and deadly.

Hoss

by Alyson
(Richmond, Va)

He is a 22 pound HUGE tabby cat and needs a name that fits his size and his wonderful personality.

Moon Pie

by Denise Whitt
(Ceres California U.S.A.)

because she is tough like a cookie on the outside, soft as marshmallow on the inside. And as sweet as can be.

Nim

by Ashley
(Nj)

I gave my cat this name because I like it.

comment by Kate
But where did the name come from? I have never heard this name before so it must come from somewhere or did you just like the sound it made?

Kinkers

by Nikki Jonas
(Tampa, Florida, America)

it's cute and random!

Coke

We chose this name because our son suggested 'Coconut' but I thought maybe it's black so... fizzy drink! And thats how we got Coke.

Ponce deLeon

by C. Eldridge
(Lake Orion, MI)

Because he was a little explorer when I got him home. He explored everything! I call him Lee for short.

Oh he does look for of mischief and definately looks like he enjoys a godd explore. Kate

Horatius

by Weltha
(Tulsa, OK US)

I am a big Winston Churchill fan and as a boy at Harrow, he recited all of Macauley's Lays of Ancient Rome--Horatius. Plus, I am a big Lord Nelson fan--and Horatius is a latin version of Horatio.

I have to admit that my male yellow tabby is not the Captain of the Gate--so he is frequently called "Mr. Boy."

Cocoa

by Zeke
(Bailey)

I gave this name to my kitty because he is blakish-brown and he snuggles up to you and keeps you warm like cocoa.

Reeni

by Bob
(Apsley, Ont. Can.)

An anagram of Irene, the name she was given at the animal shelter where I adopted her. I found Irene too formal and Reeni seemed to suit her personality.

Karma Kitty

by Kat
(Hampstead, NC)

I'd recently lost a cat. I do a lot of volunteer work with humane societies, so I decided to call her Karma with the hope that good things come from good deeds.

marshmellow

by lilly brown
(scottland)

I called him marshmellow cause he is soft and sweet!!!!! :)

Babynha

by Ediane
(Arkansas)

It means little baby. Baby with "nha", used as a diminutive in the end of word in Portuguese.

Lookie

by Sandii
(New York City)

First we had the name Lucas and the we gave him the name of Lookie

Panya

by Chantelle
(Liverpool, UK)

It is egyptian for Mouse which I find quite ironic, seeing as my cat is a born mouser, and I also think that it is such a lovely sounding name.

Salvie

by Courtney
(Watertown, MA)

My aunt named her because she has this mark on her nose thats caramel colored but she says it looks like salvadore dali's moustache hahaha

Miss Anthropy

by marta
(valrico, florida)

Misanthrope is a hatred for humanity, she is a very verbal black cat that complains, complains, complains!

coffee

brown and black hyper cat

Comment by Kate
like the name a lot. I don't think i have heard of a cat called that before. Can you tell us more about them, is the fur long or short and when you say black and brown, which sounds very unusual, how does this look, even better do you have a picture you could send?

Dreadful

by Chandra
(Oregon)

Dread, as we call him for short, was a very naughty kitten. He chased the dogs and other cats around and just would not leave them alone. He's turned into an amazing, wonderful loving cat, who STILL likes to be very naughty.

Herkemer

by Jana Clark
(Royse City, TX, USA)

Herkemer is the name I gave my beloved Maine Coon kitty who passed away this past March. I saw or read it somewhere many years before I became Herkie's mommy and thought it would be a great cat name. I think it's a county in New York state. Although people would always chuckle or raise an eyebrow when I told them his name, the name fit him to a "T".