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Fri 21 Oct, 2005 10:31 am
While I was out working last week, my wife, from a secret place in Maine, adopted a Maine Coon Kitten from the Calais Me. rescue league. Its a little sweetheart. Its a mostly tabby with some tortoise marks and big white bib, hairy ears, and huge white paws.
Its a lover of anything that pets or feeds it. It chirps , has a very teeny meow, and its a female kitten about 16 weeks. It weighs just under 5 pounds so its gotta weigh to go.
It needs a name, something cool. I tried some names from the Sopranos and Carmella or MEadow dont cut it.( YEH we already tried Big Pussy but somehow it didnt take)
Well know it when we hear it. So if someone skilled in cat naming could lend a hand wed be forever grateful.
Boomerang is a very nice name.
Here's a few names to ponder
Scarlett
Delilah
Phoebe
Odette
Chantilly
Ella
Snickerdoodle
Quote:Here our some useful tips in choosing a name for your dog or cat. Please remember that the pet-name you choose will used dozens of times a day to call, praise and perhaps scold.
Pick a name that the pet can easily recognise. Animals respond better to one or two syllable names.
Choose a name that's both easy to call out and one that you are happy calling out. Calling out "Jack" or "Zoe" in the park may be far less embarrassing than calling out than "Death Breath".
For dogs avoid names that sound like the standard commands of No, Stay, Sit, Come, Down or Fetch. For example "Joe" is probably too close to "No". It can be difficult for dogs to tell the difference between similar sounding words.
If choosing a long name keep in mind the shortened version. A long name will inevitably be shortened, but it may ruin the effect that you were originally looking for.
The pet's breed heritage can provide some useful inspiration. For example Orientals ( Siamese and Burmese) , German (Shepherds, Dachshunds and Schnauzers), French (Poodle), Scottish (Terriers), or Irish (Wolfhounds and Setters). The Human Name and Foreign Name categories may assist here.
Waiting a few days to study your pets behaviour can help pick the right name. The Personality, Affectionate and Appearance categories may assist here.
Pick a name that will grow with the pet. For example "Kitten" may be less appropriate for a full grown cat.
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Here are my current pets names, I think they're all very nice:
Tammy Fay Bakker
Sister Bertryl
Biscuit
Gustavratsenhofer
Big Orange (aka Garage)
I think "Smitty" is a good name too.
farmerman, my cat's name is Wench. I would be flattered if you were to name your cat the same.
There's always room for another wench.
And boomer shows an incredible talent for naming pets, by the way.
Stay away from bizarre names like Mehitabel.
Oop, sorry, soz. Didn't see you come in the room.
Cootie the Maine Coon Cat.
Toonces
(as in Toonces the driving cat from SNL)
He could drive a car, just not very well.
Another name, and I just used it on another thread, is "War Pig"
A very cool name for a cat.
oooo, I change my vote to War Pig!
that's the one!
That or Clarice Starling
We're all in agreement then. The name is War Pig.
Gus, do you always name your pets after ex-girlfriends?
I can see it now...farmerman fretfully surveying his neighborhood, looking for his dear sweet cat, hollering, "Herrre WAR PIG! Wherrrre are you...WAR PIG?
I can see farmerman doing that instead of saying something like "Here kitty kitty kitty.
Men with beards don't talk like that.
Men with beards name their cat War Pig
Name your cat Honor. It's American. Sounds cool, too. Let's give it a lil' test ride, shall we?
"COME, HONOR!"