Kitty name suggestions, please!

[Habibi]

After 3 years, when my last baby died of old age and kidney failure, I'm finally taking the plunge and adopting another cat. The shelter named him Bobby (there's picture of him here: http://www.petadoption.cc/cats_adopt2.phtml) but Bobby ain't no kind of name for a cat, so I need to come up with something else.

He's really sweet and kind of a hard-luck dude--his paws are terribly chewed-looking from frostbite sometime during his career as a stray. I pick him up tomorrow, after they've tested him for heartworm and given him a bath.

Any ideas? The right name is almost as important as the right cat!

Thanks!!!

[Dookus]

1. Congratulations!!

You're gonna have a new best buddy!

I've been trying to hard to get anybody to name anything - children, pets, turnpike restrooms - "Dookus"

It's a fine name!

[Habibi]

10. Hmmm

Actually, I like the name Dookus for a Persian or a Siamese.

Kidding.

[Limbought]

2. How about "Lucky?"

[MikeDuffy]

3. Domino

[Bertha Venation]

20. We feed a stray we named Domino.

He looks a lot tlike Bobby.

[Habibi]

30. Clever.

I like it. Never had a black-and-white kitty before.

[meegbear]

4. Max

That's the name of my male.

[ihaveaquestion]

5. Looks like a Tony to me - n/t

[GOPisEvil]

6. Hazel's cute!

Er...ok...a name for your kitty...how about...crap...I'm all out of kitty names.

Nothing too topical though, or else the name will lose meaning.

[Habibi]

11. Right. Like, not Howard or Dennis or anything like

--wait a minute!!!

[Richardo]

23. Not even "Stephanie"?

:evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

31. I've got other plans for that name.

:loveya:

[LiberalFighter]

7. I checked him out but not enough to see with picture.

It took me about a 2-3 weeks before I came up with a good name for my dog.

What your cat looks like to you and how it reacts might be important.

[Habibi]

24. Yes, that's true.

Sometimes you need to let the cat decide on the name. So to speak. I just don't want to get used to calling him "Bobby." I don't know, it just seems like a dorky name to me. (For a cat, not a human!)

[ronnykmarshall]

8. Howie

after Howard Dean. Or Dino.

[Habibi]

25. I'm already leaning that way

:hi:

[TlalocW]

9. Scratch Fury, Destroyer of Worlds

Stolen from pvponline.com

TlalocW

[Habibi]

14. I LOVE that!

[Limbought]

12. Speaking of Kitty names ........ I posted this on another board today.

Did I ever mention how my Mox got his name? He was a Christmas present. My sister Michelle got him in NJ when was about 7 weeks old. He was so small you could hold him in the palm of your hand. I set him on the floor for a minute & my other sister's German Shepherd immediately moved in to investigate. You should have seen this little guy attack. (It's a good thing Kayla (the dog) is so sweet.) My Mom said, "Look at him go!"

I said, "The little shit sure has moxie"

Hence the name. Moxie for his spitfire attitude, & blue for his beautiful eyes & coat tint.

Moxie-Blue

[northzax]

13. he looks alot like a nebuchanezdar to me

but that's just me.

[Habibi]

18. Nebbie

for short?

[northzax]

26. as you wish

although I find nicknames are insulting to proud animals, whoa er we to shorten their names to a juvenile form, simply to assert our dominance over them? All of my pets have had full names, and we used those, not the juvenile form in addressing them.

[Habibi]

38. He doesn't seem the

sort of fellow who stands on ceremony, though.

[spinbaby]

15. His name is Figaro

[Habibi]

19. I like that too

Will have to hear him sing, though.

[SoCalDem]

16. Sir Slinksalot....Slinky ,for short

I always wanted to name a cat this, and ended up naming them "their" names..:)

[Bertha Venation]

17. Bobby looks kinda like Daddy!

Bobby is a real sweetheart! Congratulations! Best wishes to you and the new kitty. You're a mensch.

[Habibi]

21. Isn't Daddy handsome, though!

And looks extremely content.

Nobody does "contentment" quite like a cat . . .

[Bertha Venation]

40. "Nobody does "contentment" quite like a cat" -- boy, ain't that

the truth!

[NuckinFutz]

22. Get him home

And get to know him a bit. Then you'll come up with the right name.

Given his hard luck, Job might suit him.

Chances are , if he's anything like most of mine, the name will only matter to you, 'cause he'll only answer to it when he's good and damn ready.

[Habibi]

28. Yup

I hear that . . .

Job! I kind of like it, but I shy away from the biblical or the Shakespearean. I once named a cat Hotspur, and after justifiable ridicule from my family, went in the opposite direction and changed it to "Stinky."

[NuckinFutz]

33. I'm tempted to wax mythological

Sisyphus
Icarus
Zeus
Achilles....

Then again, there's always Rocky.

[Habibi]

41. Or Spike.

[madmax]

27. Oh my - He's a beauty!!!

Good luck with your new love.

[madmax]

29. Oh a name,

How 'bout Wesley :evilgrin: He looks like a Four Star Cat!

[Habibi]

32. Howard Wesley

or Wesley Howard. Damn. Makes me almost wish I had a son to name!

[CO Liberal]

34. Nothing Wrong With "Bobby" as a Cat Name

We had a stray cat who came by our house every night after dinner a few years back. We called him "Bob" - Bob Cat.

:-)

[bain_sidhe]

35. Love the exclamation point

on his nose! What a handsome dude!

On the name, I tend to agree with some of the other posts... get to know him a bit, so you can pick a name that suits his personality.

[ploppy]

36. Paddy

He looks like a sweet little scrapper! Paddy short for Patrick. Of course he will love you and the name you give him. Give him a big hug from me.

[mvd]

37. Merlin

The eyes have a mysterious quality. :-)

[Habibi]

42. Yeah--

looks like they woke him up for the picture and he was trying to put a curse on the photog. He's actually quite striking, with his green eyes and stark-white whiskers.

[southpaw]

39. Cattage

Pauly Shore would like it.

[Blue-Jay]

43. Mister Fluffikins!

Or Beelzabub. Either way.

[Lindsay]

44. Spike is a good cat name.

My black and white Spike had a black streak down his white nose, and one black eye. He just looked like a tough guy.

Bobby, OTOH, looks like a sweetie. I'm another who has to live with a cat for a while until I learn what his or her name is.

Anyway, keep us posted, please.