So, I hear you re-name cats here....
September 5, 2014 12:01 PM Subscribe
I adopted "Daisy" from the local shelter. She's not a "Daisy" in looks or personality and I'd like to call her something else.
Her nick-name is "Princess Pretty Feathers No Bitem Whiskers"-- but that's a mouthful and more a term of endearment than it is something I want to call out to get her to come out from under the couch. I'd prefer a proper girl's name, but am open to any name as long as it suits her.
Photo album here...
Her nick-name is "Princess Pretty Feathers No Bitem Whiskers"-- but that's a mouthful and more a term of endearment than it is something I want to call out to get her to come out from under the couch. I'd prefer a proper girl's name, but am open to any name as long as it suits her.
Photo album here...
Ethel
posted by Sal and Richard at 12:07 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by Sal and Richard at 12:07 PM on September 5, 2014
Danny Glover
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 12:07 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 12:07 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Clare.
Clarisse, Clarabell, Cl-errible, Clar-issima, Klara, Alles Klar Der Kitten-ssar.
I like names that can be then nickname fodder.
posted by travertina at 12:08 PM on September 5, 2014
Clarisse, Clarabell, Cl-errible, Clar-issima, Klara, Alles Klar Der Kitten-ssar.
I like names that can be then nickname fodder.
posted by travertina at 12:08 PM on September 5, 2014
Oh my goodness, what a regal kitty. You could pull from monarchs. A quick scroll through this here list pops up a few ideas.
Cleo
Suiko
Raja
Theodora
Beatrix
Matilda
Lavinia
posted by phunniemee at 12:09 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Cleo
Suiko
Raja
Theodora
Beatrix
Matilda
Lavinia
posted by phunniemee at 12:09 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Merlin. Maeve.
posted by fingersandtoes at 12:17 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by fingersandtoes at 12:17 PM on September 5, 2014
A daisy is also a marguerite: Marguerite, Margaret, Peggy (common nickname for Margaret), Marge, Meg, Molly, Greta, or May.
posted by Lyn Never at 12:17 PM on September 5, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Lyn Never at 12:17 PM on September 5, 2014 [4 favorites]
Delilah! Lila or Didi for short!
posted by Hermione Granger at 12:19 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by Hermione Granger at 12:19 PM on September 5, 2014
Azrael (that photo of her in the cat cave suggested she needs a gothy name!)
posted by snaw at 12:23 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by snaw at 12:23 PM on September 5, 2014
That's a Maude if I ever saw one.
posted by Otter_Handler at 12:26 PM on September 5, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by Otter_Handler at 12:26 PM on September 5, 2014 [3 favorites]
She's more of a Violet than a Daisy to me...
posted by three_red_balloons at 12:26 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by three_red_balloons at 12:26 PM on September 5, 2014
Response by poster: BACKGROUND: Daisy was surrendered from a home with too many cats and she was neglected. She has skin issues and a hyper-sensitive reaction to being petted and/or groomed-- she bites. She's not violent or aggressive and only "bites" when pet too hard or groomed too much, but she did used to bite quite a bit and quite hard-- even drew a good amount of blood once and gave me two scars on my forearm that will last for years, but now she just gives gentle love nibbles. Her other nick-name is "Little Miss Biter Sioux".
She weighed in at a whopping 19 pounds (she was free fed), and her extra-long fur was so matted they had to shave large portions of her gorgeous floof. She didn't come out from under the couch for three weeks.
She is very, very sound and motion shy, shadows and the wind blowing the curtains freaks her out. She's absolutely terrified of men and large bags so she gets called "Skitty (short for skitterish) Kitty" and "Chicken/Chicken Baby" a lot. She keeps to herself and spends her time between laying under the couch and laying in front of the window in the sun. She won't seek me out, but if I sit in the middle of the floor she'll come over for grooming or play. She's an introvert, but very loving.
I absolutely love old-fashioned girl's names for her.
posted by goml at 12:27 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
She weighed in at a whopping 19 pounds (she was free fed), and her extra-long fur was so matted they had to shave large portions of her gorgeous floof. She didn't come out from under the couch for three weeks.
She is very, very sound and motion shy, shadows and the wind blowing the curtains freaks her out. She's absolutely terrified of men and large bags so she gets called "Skitty (short for skitterish) Kitty" and "Chicken/Chicken Baby" a lot. She keeps to herself and spends her time between laying under the couch and laying in front of the window in the sun. She won't seek me out, but if I sit in the middle of the floor she'll come over for grooming or play. She's an introvert, but very loving.
I absolutely love old-fashioned girl's names for her.
posted by goml at 12:27 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
Adelaide might be a good fit, then! You can call her Lady!
posted by Hermione Granger at 12:34 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Hermione Granger at 12:34 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Eleanor
posted by chaoticgood at 12:35 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by chaoticgood at 12:35 PM on September 5, 2014
Beauty
posted by just asking at 12:37 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by just asking at 12:37 PM on September 5, 2014
Harriett
posted by Ms Vegetable at 12:40 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by Ms Vegetable at 12:40 PM on September 5, 2014
Maud
Florence
Gertrude (Gertie/Trudy)
Harriet
Morgana
posted by melissasaurus at 12:41 PM on September 5, 2014
Florence
Gertrude (Gertie/Trudy)
Harriet
Morgana
posted by melissasaurus at 12:41 PM on September 5, 2014
She looks like a Fiona to me.
posted by Metroid Baby at 12:48 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by Metroid Baby at 12:48 PM on September 5, 2014
Tawanda
Talulah
Lola
Sharkeisha (my personal favorite)
posted by Sara_NOT_Sarah at 12:55 PM on September 5, 2014
Talulah
Lola
Sharkeisha (my personal favorite)
posted by Sara_NOT_Sarah at 12:55 PM on September 5, 2014
Gretchen or Suki, please.
posted by kellyblah at 12:58 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by kellyblah at 12:58 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
Penelope. As a nickname, you could call her Penny.
posted by AppleTurnover at 12:58 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by AppleTurnover at 12:58 PM on September 5, 2014
Molly as in mollycoddle due to her sensitivities :)
posted by Constant Reader at 1:02 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by Constant Reader at 1:02 PM on September 5, 2014
Katherine, for which a nickname is Kitty. Or Katrin or Katrina, nickname Kitty Kat.
posted by janey47 at 1:03 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by janey47 at 1:03 PM on September 5, 2014
Do you know that the foster home called her Daisy? Foster homes may not be using the website name. If you have not talked to them, ask.
posted by Lesser Shrew at 1:14 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by Lesser Shrew at 1:14 PM on September 5, 2014
Gwendolyn.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 1:14 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Narrative Priorities at 1:14 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Matilda
Madeline
Lucinda
Isadora
Clarissa
Juliana
Belladonna
Adelaide
Gertrude
Ginevra
Genevieve
Viviane
posted by bile and syntax at 1:28 PM on September 5, 2014
Madeline
Lucinda
Isadora
Clarissa
Juliana
Belladonna
Adelaide
Gertrude
Ginevra
Genevieve
Viviane
posted by bile and syntax at 1:28 PM on September 5, 2014
Anastasia.
posted by sciencegeek at 1:56 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by sciencegeek at 1:56 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Seconding Violet, as she is both a shrinking violet and it's an old-fashioned name too.
posted by cabingirl at 2:02 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by cabingirl at 2:02 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
oooh - I like Violet!
posted by harrietthespy at 2:04 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by harrietthespy at 2:04 PM on September 5, 2014
You could call her Nellie, one of my favorite old fashioned pet names. Since she's a bit timid, she would be your Nervous Nellie.
posted by diamondsky at 2:34 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by diamondsky at 2:34 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thank you, but nothing solid yet... Feel free to keep throwing suggestions out there even if you played once already!!
I like Gretchen, but she seems to respond well to the "EE" sound of Dais-EE, so I'm kind of feeling: quinn/quinnie, grace/gracie, holly, charlotte/charlie, georgia/georgie, susan/susie-- She reminds me of a Black-eyed Susan... or a Tiger Lily, but Tiger Lily was my last cat, so I don't feel right using that. Although she was called Tigra, I could call Daisy Lily, but meh.
posted by goml at 2:38 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
I like Gretchen, but she seems to respond well to the "EE" sound of Dais-EE, so I'm kind of feeling: quinn/quinnie, grace/gracie, holly, charlotte/charlie, georgia/georgie, susan/susie-- She reminds me of a Black-eyed Susan... or a Tiger Lily, but Tiger Lily was my last cat, so I don't feel right using that. Although she was called Tigra, I could call Daisy Lily, but meh.
posted by goml at 2:38 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
I like the idea of Katherine, but spell it the cool way... Kathryn :-)
Seriously, the first one I though of was Stella.
posted by kathrynm at 2:39 PM on September 5, 2014
Seriously, the first one I though of was Stella.
posted by kathrynm at 2:39 PM on September 5, 2014
Camilla!
posted by prewar lemonade at 2:54 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by prewar lemonade at 2:54 PM on September 5, 2014
Camie for short.
posted by prewar lemonade at 2:55 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by prewar lemonade at 2:55 PM on September 5, 2014
Maudie.
From Tennyson, "Come into the Garden Maud."
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 3:18 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
From Tennyson, "Come into the Garden Maud."
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 3:18 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
Wilhelmina, with Willy as a nickname. (A predecessor who also often was chic and fluffy.)
posted by gnomeloaf at 3:18 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by gnomeloaf at 3:18 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
My own lovely girl looks completely different, but her name might suit, because of the ee sound: Mimi. We named her because of the sad, tiny, little baby mewing sounds she made in the car on the way home for the first time: mee! mee! I often call her Mims or Mimsy.
posted by primate moon at 3:19 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by primate moon at 3:19 PM on September 5, 2014 [2 favorites]
What a magnificent kitty! So pretty!
She looks like a Sasha to me. Or perhaps an Abigail. Something kind of fancy and fussy. Maybe Jessica.
posted by Ursula Hitler at 3:41 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
She looks like a Sasha to me. Or perhaps an Abigail. Something kind of fancy and fussy. Maybe Jessica.
posted by Ursula Hitler at 3:41 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Winnie? Seems like a shy sort of name, don't you think?
posted by LaBellaStella at 4:17 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by LaBellaStella at 4:17 PM on September 5, 2014
That cat is a Bonnie. I am only so positive about this because both her appearance and demeanor lead me to believe that she is the long lost twin of a cat that I had as a child whose name was bonnie.
posted by cheerwine at 5:05 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by cheerwine at 5:05 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Dorothy? Old fashioned, storied, keeps the D and the eee sounds. (But cheerwine has me thinking "Bonnie" is the way to go for your beautiful floofy lass.)
posted by falldownpaul at 5:17 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by falldownpaul at 5:17 PM on September 5, 2014
Charlotte! Most definitely and awesomely, Charlotte.
posted by HortonHearsWhat? at 5:24 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by HortonHearsWhat? at 5:24 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
If she's shy - Emily. After Emily Dickinson.
It has the "e" sound, it's an old-fashioned name that's still contemporary, and she'd be named after a graceful recluse.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:38 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
It has the "e" sound, it's an old-fashioned name that's still contemporary, and she'd be named after a graceful recluse.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:38 PM on September 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
She looks just like Clara Bow. I mean, if Clara Bow were a cat.
posted by apricot at 8:21 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by apricot at 8:21 PM on September 5, 2014
Based on your follow-up, I still say Penelopeeee/Pennyyyy is perfect. She looks like one, too.
posted by AppleTurnover at 10:53 PM on September 5, 2014
posted by AppleTurnover at 10:53 PM on September 5, 2014
My +1 suggests Daphne.
posted by sciencegeek at 6:36 AM on September 6, 2014
posted by sciencegeek at 6:36 AM on September 6, 2014
Minnie
Not as in Minnie the Mouse but Minnie the moocha
posted by evil_esto at 7:30 AM on September 6, 2014
Not as in Minnie the Mouse but Minnie the moocha
posted by evil_esto at 7:30 AM on September 6, 2014
Maudie as suggested above.
Sophie although that's so overplayed now.
Dodie.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:50 AM on September 6, 2014
Sophie although that's so overplayed now.
Dodie.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:50 AM on September 6, 2014
I think you had it already as Feather. But Bonnie looks like a good choice too.
posted by Deodand at 10:37 AM on September 6, 2014
posted by Deodand at 10:37 AM on September 6, 2014
Belinda.
posted by feral_goldfish at 10:18 AM on September 9, 2014
posted by feral_goldfish at 10:18 AM on September 9, 2014
Maharani, or Rani - "queen" in various Sanskrit-based languages.
posted by divabat at 5:39 PM on September 21, 2014
posted by divabat at 5:39 PM on September 21, 2014
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