Name this Cat

January 19, 2024 6:46 AM

We have a new 11 month old Siamese/Bengal mix, female, who is vocal, curious, vertical (climbs), likes to cuddle and be petted, but doesn't like to be picked up. She came with a name but it's sliding off. See for yourself. Suggestions will be taken under advisement, thank you kindly!
posted by seanmpuckett to Pets & Animals (38 answers total)

Greta
posted by phunniemee at 6:48 AM on January 19 [1 favorite]

Beatrix!

The nickname potential is endless: Trixie, Trix, Bea, Bebe...
posted by rabbitbookworm at 6:50 AM on January 19

Mina!
posted by tomboko at 6:51 AM on January 19

Katie
posted by hydra77 at 6:53 AM on January 19 [2 favorites]

Minx
posted by Soap_and_Bathetic at 6:54 AM on January 19

Whatever her name, her title is surely Lengthy Lady
posted by cabbage raccoon at 6:57 AM on January 19 [8 favorites]

Freya
posted by orrnyereg at 6:59 AM on January 19 [4 favorites]

I feel like you want to name her after a famous explorer! Nellie? Amelia? Beatrix and Freya work for this too.
posted by babelfish at 7:04 AM on January 19 [3 favorites]

Flossy
Brightly
posted by dobbs at 7:33 AM on January 19

Olivia
Gladys
posted by neroli at 7:37 AM on January 19 [1 favorite]

She says her name is Rosa Rascal but you can call her Roz.
posted by fiercekitten at 7:38 AM on January 19 [1 favorite]

Marni
posted by greta simone at 7:50 AM on January 19

I like Lanky. It's not a common word, so when she hears it, she won't be confused. It can shorten to Lank or Key. It certainly describes her, but I also think it sounds like a good cat name.
posted by sardonyx at 7:54 AM on January 19 [3 favorites]

Tenzing Norgay, first person to summit Mt Everest
posted by Jacen at 7:55 AM on January 19 [1 favorite]

Philomena
posted by briank at 8:05 AM on January 19

Cleo.
posted by bluesky78987 at 8:14 AM on January 19

Stretch
posted by Czjewel at 8:37 AM on January 19 [3 favorites]

Slinky
posted by ActionPopulated at 9:36 AM on January 19 [5 favorites]

Andromeda
posted by Iris Gambol at 10:20 AM on January 19

Looooong Kitty
posted by The corpse in the library at 11:11 AM on January 19 [1 favorite]

So, I skimmed the details and went directly to the pics, and thought, "Oh, hello KEVIN." Which, you know, may not be applicable to this particular cat.

Upon further review, Cyd.
posted by ApathyGirl at 12:21 PM on January 19

Cynara (pronounced, sigh-nara) cardunculus
The Latin name for cardoons would be an excellent cat name
posted by sciencegeek at 12:55 PM on January 19

Sorry, no name suggestion, but pick her up and go to a window, so she can see cool stuff, and then put her down again before she gets antsy. Keep at it.
posted by Ferrari328 at 2:23 PM on January 19 [1 favorite]

Dottie?
posted by armeowda at 3:19 PM on January 19

Beryl or Junko
posted by the primroses were over at 3:40 PM on January 19 [1 favorite]

Bengeez
posted by a humble nudibranch at 3:56 PM on January 19

Speckles. Spex, for short.
posted by Ursula Hitler at 5:21 PM on January 19

I came to say "Slinky," but see that ActionPopulated got there first.
posted by rpfields at 7:11 PM on January 19 [1 favorite]

What a beauty! For some reason I can't put my finger on, she looks like a Pearl to me.
posted by sleepingwithcats at 9:17 PM on January 19 [1 favorite]

My stoned non-MeFite spouse says “Aggie”.
posted by matildaben at 9:37 PM on January 19

Slynx
posted by meepmeow at 10:41 PM on January 19 [1 favorite]

Katie
posted by hydra77

She really does look like a Katie to me!
posted by unicorn chaser at 1:38 AM on January 20

That's part bobcat (not actually), so, Roberta, Bob, Robbie. Long Lean Bobbie Jean.
posted by theora55 at 10:44 AM on January 20

As I Kathryn, I'll enthusiastically second Katie
posted by kathrynm at 5:09 PM on January 20

Kini (nickname of Ella Maillart). Can't link since I'm on my phone but she was an amazing woman.
posted by gudrun at 10:30 PM on January 20

Leeloo.
I'm having a Fifth Element moment watching her stretch.
posted by TrishaU at 11:32 PM on January 20 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: I think we have a name, and while we didn't pick exactly what anyone suggested, all your thoughts helped us focus in on what needed to be said.

Diva Grigio Anguilla

(Singing Grey Eel)

Really liked the "explorers" angle

Diva started out from Fifth Element, to go with Plava Laguna -- which is Czech for Blue Lagoon. That part didn't fit, but the title + two descriptive names seemed right. So then finding more appropriate descriptors to go with. This part was important because she's very, very vocal.

We liked the gender bent masculine grigio instead of the feminine grigia; she may well be called George or Greg for-short. Her primary colouration is almost totally grey with just a few hints of brown. The spots and strips are dark grey on ticked light grey. This is a cat whose hair will show on everything except maybe houndstooth or heather grey. t-shirts.

Anguilla is the latinate base for the scientific naming of eels, thanks for the suggestions about scientific names, and of course all of your notes about her length (and wigglyness IRL) really do apply. She's a furry little eel.

She's presently sleeping in the window sill and doesn't care about her name at all.
posted by seanmpuckett at 10:57 AM on January 21 [5 favorites]

As well as being a term for soprano opera stars, Diva also literally means "goddess" so it's a good fit.
posted by Pallas Athena at 12:27 PM on January 21 [1 favorite]