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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
I'm getting a cat.
Everyone start coming up with good cat name suggestions.
Coco, Addy, Shilo, Twinkly (also known as Ace), Sparky, Cuddles, and Skiddy. No, I did not name them.
Or maybe one of the cats of my childhood:
Kiki, Koko, Minou, or Minette.
The only cat that I did name was called Alabaster. A friend had a cat named Allante. By brother's cats are named Tiger, Moe, Minette (again), and Ralph.
Even if you won't call him Jeoffry, do, do please tell him that he is of the tribe of tiger, that the dexterity of his defence is an instance of the love of God to him exceedingly, abd that if he meets another cat he must kiss her in kindness.
(In case it doesn't like my html, the link is: http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/1945.html)
All our cats have Shakespearian names, but we choose them according to the cats. So the first two we ever had were identical twin brother and sister: thus, the female was Viola and the male, Sebastian. (Mind you, it was a little embarrassing standing at the back door shouting "Basti! Basti!" - like the guy who had twin bulldogs called Castor and Pollux...) Then we had a totally black (male) cat called Othello, another black female who was Olivia - and so on. Our current pair are Ferdinand and Miranda - Ferdy and Mirry for short.
It's useful having the theme, because it provides guidelines without restricting the choice too much.
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I thought you wanted a dog??
ReplyDeleteAnyway, you can't name the cat until you see what it looks like...
...the naming of cats is a serious matter
it isn't just one of your holiday games...
(LOL)
You can use the names of one of my cats:
ReplyDeleteCoco, Addy, Shilo, Twinkly (also known as Ace), Sparky, Cuddles, and Skiddy. No, I did not name them.
Or maybe one of the cats of my childhood:
Kiki, Koko, Minou, or Minette.
The only cat that I did name was called Alabaster. A friend had a cat named Allante. By brother's cats are named Tiger, Moe, Minette (again), and Ralph.
OK, Mark is now banned for life as a cat-namer, since he is clearly the only person in the world who is a worse name-thinker-upper than I.
ReplyDeleteSorry Mark.
These aren't my names:
ReplyDeleteThe 10 Most Popular Cat Names (UK)
1. Molly
2. Charlie
3. Tigger
4. Poppy
5. Oscar
6. Smudge
7. Millie
8. Daisy
9. Max
10. Jasper
Boy or girl?
ReplyDeletePerhaps you could might find some inspiration in T S Eliot's "On the naming of cats"?
My cats are on friendster:
ReplyDeletehttp://profiles.friendster.com/52530
http://profiles.friendster.com/52551
Yours can be too!
- Karen
Even if you won't call him Jeoffry, do, do please tell him that he is of the tribe of tiger, that the dexterity of his defence is an instance of the love of God to him exceedingly, abd that if he meets another cat he must kiss her in kindness.
ReplyDelete(In case it doesn't like my html, the link is: http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/1945.html)
Oh, and of course that "the English Cats are the best in Europe."
ReplyDeleteAlgernon
ReplyDeleteAn interesting coincidence: I always thought 'Fugue' would be a good name for a kitten. Okay, my world is imploding.
ReplyDelete"Algernon"...
ReplyDeletenow we're getting somewhere. But the diminutive rule still must be considered. One simply cannot call a respectable cat "Algie".
Keep trying.
Lucrezia.
ReplyDeleteAll our cats have Shakespearian names, but we choose them according to the cats. So the first two we ever had were identical twin brother and sister: thus, the female was Viola and the male, Sebastian. (Mind you, it was a little embarrassing standing at the back door shouting "Basti! Basti!" - like the guy who had twin bulldogs called Castor and Pollux...) Then we had a totally black (male) cat called Othello, another black female who was Olivia - and so on. Our current pair are Ferdinand and Miranda - Ferdy and Mirry for short.
ReplyDeleteIt's useful having the theme, because it provides guidelines without restricting the choice too much.
I might start going with English Martyrs, past, and even paster.
ReplyDeleteBohemond if a male, Boudicca if female.
ReplyDeleteJeoffry.
ReplyDelete"For he purrs in thankfulness, when God tells him he's a good Cat."
locutus - lokkie for short
ReplyDelete