Name My Cat #372
September 4, 2014 7:32 AM Subscribe
This is my new gentleman. He's 9 years old and a little camera shy. He is the biggest snugglebug of a cat I have ever met. He joins his new sisters in my home. He came with the name Chester, but I really don't like it. Looking for names from mythology.
I don't like common human names. I've been contemplating Apollo and Thor. Part of me is worried that people will think the latter is named after the movie character.
What do you guys think, what name does he seem to embody?
I don't like common human names. I've been contemplating Apollo and Thor. Part of me is worried that people will think the latter is named after the movie character.
What do you guys think, what name does he seem to embody?
I personally feel like Hercules would be super funny.
posted by Hermione Granger at 7:40 AM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Hermione Granger at 7:40 AM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
Forget mythology. He's a Colonel Mustard if I ever saw one
posted by thelonius at 7:43 AM on September 4, 2014 [10 favorites]
posted by thelonius at 7:43 AM on September 4, 2014 [10 favorites]
What about Finn?
Irish Meaning:
The name Finn is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Finn is: Fair. Mythology; Finn Mac Cumhail was legendary Irish 3rd century hero similar to the English Robin Hood. His warrior-followers were named Finians.
posted by misseva at 7:44 AM on September 4, 2014 [3 favorites]
Irish Meaning:
The name Finn is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Finn is: Fair. Mythology; Finn Mac Cumhail was legendary Irish 3rd century hero similar to the English Robin Hood. His warrior-followers were named Finians.
posted by misseva at 7:44 AM on September 4, 2014 [3 favorites]
What are his sisters' names?
posted by Elly Vortex at 7:44 AM on September 4, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by Elly Vortex at 7:44 AM on September 4, 2014 [3 favorites]
Best answer: Orion
(I don't always pay attention to the cat naming "rules", sorry, they just kind of tell me their names.)
posted by Ms Vegetable at 7:45 AM on September 4, 2014
(I don't always pay attention to the cat naming "rules", sorry, they just kind of tell me their names.)
posted by Ms Vegetable at 7:45 AM on September 4, 2014
Maybe Caspar? Sounds enough like Chester that it may be less for him to get used to.
posted by mmiddle at 7:45 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by mmiddle at 7:45 AM on September 4, 2014
Cuchulainn?
(Non-mythology: Rogers. As in Ginger.)
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 7:47 AM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
(Non-mythology: Rogers. As in Ginger.)
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 7:47 AM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
He looks like a Blooboo.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 7:57 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 7:57 AM on September 4, 2014
Seconding Finn.
Or Baldur, Norse god of light and purity; seems to fit a lovejunky.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:58 AM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
Or Baldur, Norse god of light and purity; seems to fit a lovejunky.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:58 AM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
Loki
posted by kinddieserzeit at 7:58 AM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by kinddieserzeit at 7:58 AM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
Zeus
posted by Salamander at 7:59 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by Salamander at 7:59 AM on September 4, 2014
Actually, I think Apollo is perfect.
posted by Hermione Granger at 8:02 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by Hermione Granger at 8:02 AM on September 4, 2014
freyja (pronounces freYA or with a throaty h like freyHya)
goddes of some of my favorite things: love, fertility, beuaty and battle. (ok not that last one!)
posted by chasles at 8:03 AM on September 4, 2014
goddes of some of my favorite things: love, fertility, beuaty and battle. (ok not that last one!)
posted by chasles at 8:03 AM on September 4, 2014
Or Samson, if you don't mind going biblical.
posted by Salamander at 8:03 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by Salamander at 8:03 AM on September 4, 2014
Camazotz or Zotz, Mayan bat god
A non-mythology suggestion: Mr. Cat Chairington. Chairy to his friends.
posted by OrangeDisk at 8:11 AM on September 4, 2014
A non-mythology suggestion: Mr. Cat Chairington. Chairy to his friends.
posted by OrangeDisk at 8:11 AM on September 4, 2014
Lubberkin?: – 'A legendary creature of English folklore … He is typically described as a large, hairy man with a tail, who performs housework in exchange for a saucer of milk and a place in front of the fire.’
posted by HandfulOfDust at 8:11 AM on September 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by HandfulOfDust at 8:11 AM on September 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
Zeno (pronounced ZEH-no). I know a cute little boy called Zeno who might looks like your cat if he were a cat.
posted by Dragonness at 8:18 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by Dragonness at 8:18 AM on September 4, 2014
He likes cuddles and has a "ch" in his name. You should call him Bacchus.
posted by showbiz_liz at 8:20 AM on September 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by showbiz_liz at 8:20 AM on September 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
Lugh, ancient Irish hero.
About that Lubberkin...where can I get one? Clean my house and he can have a place before the fire and saucer of milk any day!
posted by mermayd at 8:24 AM on September 4, 2014
About that Lubberkin...where can I get one? Clean my house and he can have a place before the fire and saucer of milk any day!
posted by mermayd at 8:24 AM on September 4, 2014
Response by poster: Sisters are Morgan and Ivy (box lover).
posted by royalsong at 9:04 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by royalsong at 9:04 AM on September 4, 2014
I always associate Hephaestus with orange, he is often shown in that colour scheme since he tends to hang around in volcanoes/forges a lot.
posted by biffa at 9:07 AM on September 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by biffa at 9:07 AM on September 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
Might be too much like a normal human name, but Aengus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aengus), god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration (and suits a redhead like your kitty, I think).
posted by SugarAndSass at 9:20 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by SugarAndSass at 9:20 AM on September 4, 2014
Ulysses, Roman name of the hero of The Odyssey. And, he looks so like the cat from Inside Llewyn Davis, also called Ulysses.
posted by gladly at 9:42 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by gladly at 9:42 AM on September 4, 2014
Best answer: Another vote for Orion. Points: 1. Mythological hunter, 2. "Or" same letters in "Orange", 3. Was the name of the sassy cat who saved the universe in "Men in Black".
Also, it's an awesome and very recognizable constellation!
posted by auntie maim at 9:45 AM on September 4, 2014
Also, it's an awesome and very recognizable constellation!
posted by auntie maim at 9:45 AM on September 4, 2014
I once knew a cat named Chester. He was an enormous orange beast who ruled the household with an iron paw. One time he stole an entire roast turkey by muscling it off the table, whereupon he dragged it across the room and hid it behind the curtains, where he proceeded to devour it.
What I'm saying is, you should keep the name Chester.
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:45 AM on September 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
What I'm saying is, you should keep the name Chester.
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:45 AM on September 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
If you've got a Morgan, you could accompany with a Merlin, Gawain, or Lancelot.
posted by ChuraChura at 10:03 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by ChuraChura at 10:03 AM on September 4, 2014
Whatever you do, don't name him Trouble.
Maybe Cheshire would be good.
posted by monopas at 11:36 AM on September 4, 2014
Maybe Cheshire would be good.
posted by monopas at 11:36 AM on September 4, 2014
Horus? He kind of looks kingly. Of course some people might think his name was Horace like the poet, but that wouldn't be a shabby name, either.
posted by BlueJae at 11:41 AM on September 4, 2014
posted by BlueJae at 11:41 AM on September 4, 2014
As a ginger, he might be suited to an Irish mythology name. Fergus?
posted by lakeroon at 3:08 PM on September 4, 2014
posted by lakeroon at 3:08 PM on September 4, 2014
Tyrion, if that's not too human (Game of Thrones of course).
And cherry Coke Zero?! I must find some.
posted by analog at 3:17 PM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
And cherry Coke Zero?! I must find some.
posted by analog at 3:17 PM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Ooh.. I'm torn between Orion, Finn, and Helios!
You guys are great at this! I'm so glad I asked MeFi. Thank you!
posted by royalsong at 6:01 PM on September 4, 2014
You guys are great at this! I'm so glad I asked MeFi. Thank you!
posted by royalsong at 6:01 PM on September 4, 2014
Response by poster: I think on paper he's going to officially be called Orion.
But I've taken to calling him my gentleman.. which he's already responding to.
posted by royalsong at 8:30 AM on September 15, 2014
But I've taken to calling him my gentleman.. which he's already responding to.
posted by royalsong at 8:30 AM on September 15, 2014
Response by poster: Last update. Gentleman was the name that ended up sticking.
Unfortunately he stopped eating a few weeks ago. Even with syringe feeding, he couldn't be enticed to eat. Then he started having some urinary problems. Vets could feel a mass around his kidney, and suspected cancer. He's gone over the rainbow bridge.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
posted by royalsong at 1:24 PM on November 19, 2014
Unfortunately he stopped eating a few weeks ago. Even with syringe feeding, he couldn't be enticed to eat. Then he started having some urinary problems. Vets could feel a mass around his kidney, and suspected cancer. He's gone over the rainbow bridge.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
posted by royalsong at 1:24 PM on November 19, 2014
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