Name this cat!
March 27, 2012 8:48 PM Subscribe
It's time for another edition of Name This Cat!
We just acquired a very energetic young white female kitty from our local rescue group, who has been happily ricocheting off the walls almost all day (with occasional breaks for kitten naps).
Ideally, it would sound euphonious with "Maui" (our other cat), and convey the whiteness somehow. Japanese names particularly welcome. But above all it must be pretty and dainty, like her!
In the meantime, we've been calling her Photon, White Lightning, and Lily Mousekowitz.
Have at it!
We just acquired a very energetic young white female kitty from our local rescue group, who has been happily ricocheting off the walls almost all day (with occasional breaks for kitten naps).
Ideally, it would sound euphonious with "Maui" (our other cat), and convey the whiteness somehow. Japanese names particularly welcome. But above all it must be pretty and dainty, like her!
In the meantime, we've been calling her Photon, White Lightning, and Lily Mousekowitz.
Have at it!
kabooki
posted by katypickle at 8:50 PM on March 27, 2012
posted by katypickle at 8:50 PM on March 27, 2012
or kabuki rather, if you spell it right :)
posted by katypickle at 8:51 PM on March 27, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by katypickle at 8:51 PM on March 27, 2012 [3 favorites]
Penumbra, Penny or Pen for short.
posted by These Birds of a Feather at 8:52 PM on March 27, 2012
posted by These Birds of a Feather at 8:52 PM on March 27, 2012
Shiro? (The japanese word for white)
posted by axiom at 8:53 PM on March 27, 2012 [6 favorites]
posted by axiom at 8:53 PM on March 27, 2012 [6 favorites]
Lily is a beautiful name. Why not stick with that?
posted by Night_owl at 8:54 PM on March 27, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by Night_owl at 8:54 PM on March 27, 2012 [3 favorites]
Pearl.
posted by Ochre,Hugh at 8:58 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Ochre,Hugh at 8:58 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
Snowy. Sisley.
posted by jet_silver at 9:06 PM on March 27, 2012
posted by jet_silver at 9:06 PM on March 27, 2012
Forgot to give due praise to lovely cat. The green eyes in white background are really striking.
posted by jet_silver at 9:07 PM on March 27, 2012
posted by jet_silver at 9:07 PM on March 27, 2012
Yuki - Japanese for snow
posted by illenion at 9:10 PM on March 27, 2012 [8 favorites]
posted by illenion at 9:10 PM on March 27, 2012 [8 favorites]
I agree with illenion. That cat's name is almost certainly Yuki.
posted by infinitywaltz at 9:12 PM on March 27, 2012
posted by infinitywaltz at 9:12 PM on March 27, 2012
Kea ("kay-ah") is "white" in Hawaiian.
My condolences for acquiring a white cat. They are evil and will bring you nothing but sorrow.
/totally white-cattist
posted by BitterOldPunk at 9:22 PM on March 27, 2012 [3 favorites]
My condolences for acquiring a white cat. They are evil and will bring you nothing but sorrow.
/totally white-cattist
posted by BitterOldPunk at 9:22 PM on March 27, 2012 [3 favorites]
Sushi.
posted by missmobtown at 9:24 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by missmobtown at 9:24 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
Chloe
posted by longdaysjourney at 9:25 PM on March 27, 2012
posted by longdaysjourney at 9:25 PM on March 27, 2012
Wilhelmina
posted by erstwhile at 9:26 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by erstwhile at 9:26 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
Meg....it's short for Margaret which means pearl....fun and sassy.....Meg.
posted by pearlybob at 9:28 PM on March 27, 2012
posted by pearlybob at 9:28 PM on March 27, 2012
Kodama. She sure is cute and I thought she looked like a Kodama from Princess Mononoke. They're portrayed as white tree spirits with large eyes.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:29 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:29 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
She's lovely!
Her whiteness and bounciness made me think of a comet, so I looked that up in Japanese and Hawaiian. In Japanese it's Suisei. In Hawaiian it's Hoku-lele, or shooting star. (Hoku is star.) I kind of like the sound of Hoku and Maui!
posted by apricot at 10:03 PM on March 27, 2012 [2 favorites]
Her whiteness and bounciness made me think of a comet, so I looked that up in Japanese and Hawaiian. In Japanese it's Suisei. In Hawaiian it's Hoku-lele, or shooting star. (Hoku is star.) I kind of like the sound of Hoku and Maui!
posted by apricot at 10:03 PM on March 27, 2012 [2 favorites]
Kea (white in Hawaiian)
posted by Wordwoman at 10:10 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Wordwoman at 10:10 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
Since she is dainty: Shika (SHEE-kuh), Japanese for deer. But the white hair reminds me of Roger Sterling. So I like Roger. Yes, for a girl.
posted by mochapickle at 10:12 PM on March 27, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by mochapickle at 10:12 PM on March 27, 2012 [2 favorites]
Midori, for the green eyes. It means green.
posted by DrMew at 10:39 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by DrMew at 10:39 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
She looks like a Crystal to me. What a gorgeous kitty!
posted by SisterHavana at 11:08 PM on March 27, 2012
posted by SisterHavana at 11:08 PM on March 27, 2012
are you kidding? you have one cat named maui, this one has to be wowee!
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 11:19 PM on March 27, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 11:19 PM on March 27, 2012 [3 favorites]
Color words in many languages
White in...
Akan: fufuo
Kapampangan: maputi
Lojban: blabi
Novial: blanki
Malagasy: fotsy
posted by eddydamascene at 11:38 PM on March 27, 2012
White in...
Akan: fufuo
Kapampangan: maputi
Lojban: blabi
Novial: blanki
Malagasy: fotsy
posted by eddydamascene at 11:38 PM on March 27, 2012
Tama, a famous benevolent bakeneko (monster cat).
Ice-nine.
posted by jamjam at 11:46 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
Ice-nine.
posted by jamjam at 11:46 PM on March 27, 2012 [1 favorite]
Milou - the [French] name of Tintin's faithful dog Snowy.
While the dog is male in the books, the name Milou is an adaptation of a female name.
posted by MuffinMan at 12:20 AM on March 28, 2012
While the dog is male in the books, the name Milou is an adaptation of a female name.
posted by MuffinMan at 12:20 AM on March 28, 2012
Photi. A diminutive of photon, which you're already calling her.
posted by sebastienbailard at 12:39 AM on March 28, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by sebastienbailard at 12:39 AM on March 28, 2012 [1 favorite]
Lola
posted by sciencegeek at 2:14 AM on March 28, 2012
posted by sciencegeek at 2:14 AM on March 28, 2012
Ricocheting off the walls? Japanese? Sounds like Pachinko!
posted by argonauta at 2:31 AM on March 28, 2012
posted by argonauta at 2:31 AM on March 28, 2012
Bowie, the Thin White Cat
posted by permafrost at 3:41 AM on March 28, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by permafrost at 3:41 AM on March 28, 2012 [1 favorite]
Dahlia
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 5:17 AM on March 28, 2012
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 5:17 AM on March 28, 2012
In researching my post about jiaozi - Chinese dumplings - I found that several people had chosen it as a name for their cat.
I thought "That's a good cat name."
YMMV.
posted by Trurl at 5:45 AM on March 28, 2012
I thought "That's a good cat name."
YMMV.
posted by Trurl at 5:45 AM on March 28, 2012
As a bonus, you'll be able to hold her aloft and sing "Jiaozi is a pussy-cat!" to the tune of "Josie and the Pussycats".
Think about it.
posted by Trurl at 5:51 AM on March 28, 2012 [3 favorites]
Think about it.
posted by Trurl at 5:51 AM on March 28, 2012 [3 favorites]
I'm liking the Yuki suggestion.
The name I was going to suggest is Warhol.
posted by annekenstein at 6:52 AM on March 28, 2012
The name I was going to suggest is Warhol.
posted by annekenstein at 6:52 AM on March 28, 2012
Bowie rules.
Or "Wowie," for euphony with Maui.
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 10:39 AM on March 28, 2012
Or "Wowie," for euphony with Maui.
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 10:39 AM on March 28, 2012
Milk, that was the name of the cat in a Haruki Murakami book. Fujiko is another cool Japanese name.
posted by ad4pt at 10:45 AM on March 28, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by ad4pt at 10:45 AM on March 28, 2012 [1 favorite]
Moonshine (aka white lightning)
Ivory
Yukiko snow child (Japanese Female)
Intla snow that has drifted indoors (some say Inuit, other sources say a made up word)
Nevão blizzard in Portuguese
posted by cat_link at 11:00 AM on March 28, 2012
Ivory
Yukiko snow child (Japanese Female)
Intla snow that has drifted indoors (some say Inuit, other sources say a made up word)
Nevão blizzard in Portuguese
posted by cat_link at 11:00 AM on March 28, 2012
Maui ==> Meow oui (mais oui).
Mauno ==> Meow non (mais non).
So, Mauno.
Which, if she's anything like the other white cats I've known, will probably suit her quite well-- and it seems to be an often used alternate spelling for 'Mauna' in Hawaii.
posted by jamjam at 11:15 AM on March 28, 2012
Mauno ==> Meow non (mais non).
So, Mauno.
Which, if she's anything like the other white cats I've known, will probably suit her quite well-- and it seems to be an often used alternate spelling for 'Mauna' in Hawaii.
posted by jamjam at 11:15 AM on March 28, 2012
Jade is the name that popped into my mind, because of the eyes.
posted by orange swan at 11:43 AM on March 28, 2012
posted by orange swan at 11:43 AM on March 28, 2012
are you kidding? you have one cat named maui, this one has to be wowee!
My immediate thought was "Zowie!"
(but I really like Yuki)
posted by dlugoczaj at 3:38 PM on March 28, 2012
My immediate thought was "Zowie!"
(but I really like Yuki)
posted by dlugoczaj at 3:38 PM on March 28, 2012
So, uh...What did you name the cat?
posted by apricot at 8:22 PM on April 3, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by apricot at 8:22 PM on April 3, 2012 [3 favorites]
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posted by facetious at 8:49 PM on March 27, 2012