Name my cat
November 2, 2015 4:24 PM Subscribe
I just picked up a cat from the humane society. She's 11 years old, chatty, and loves just chilling in my lap or lying next to me. Here she is the day after I brought her home, still looking a bit suspicious. Here she is watching birds on YouTube. And here she is doing what she does best.
So what do I call her?
My first thought when I saw her: "Hello, Clementine!"
posted by kitten magic at 4:31 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by kitten magic at 4:31 PM on November 2, 2015
I had a tortishell cat once that I nicknamed Sweet Potato. Depending on how you feel about goofy names, I think your new puss looks like a Sweet Potato.
Other ideas: Crouton, Crumpet, Toast, Sepia, Mica.
posted by OrangeDisk at 4:31 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
Other ideas: Crouton, Crumpet, Toast, Sepia, Mica.
posted by OrangeDisk at 4:31 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
Minerva :)
posted by Drosera at 4:33 PM on November 2, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by Drosera at 4:33 PM on November 2, 2015 [5 favorites]
Eleanor Butterfingers, the Countess of Couchshire
posted by melissasaurus at 4:34 PM on November 2, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by melissasaurus at 4:34 PM on November 2, 2015 [8 favorites]
I saw her and just kept saying 'hello Sweetie' so that's my gut response.
Aren't older rescue cats grand!
posted by Thella at 4:39 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
Aren't older rescue cats grand!
posted by Thella at 4:39 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
Lolly. (Because then you can make up words to go with that old "Schoolhouse Rock" song: "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your cat food here/Quickly, quickly, quickly, make it disappear.")
Yay for both of you!
posted by MonkeyToes at 4:41 PM on November 2, 2015 [7 favorites]
Yay for both of you!
posted by MonkeyToes at 4:41 PM on November 2, 2015 [7 favorites]
Rosario.
posted by AppleTurnover at 4:43 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by AppleTurnover at 4:43 PM on November 2, 2015
Waffles!
posted by dayintoday at 4:49 PM on November 2, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by dayintoday at 4:49 PM on November 2, 2015 [3 favorites]
Congrats! She looks wonderful. A couple ideas: Beatrice (Bea for short) or Petal.
posted by but no cigar at 4:54 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by but no cigar at 4:54 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
The first name that popped into my head when looking at that sweet face was Miss Millie.
Congrats on your new family member-- and good for you for adopting an older rescue kitty!
posted by bookmammal at 4:56 PM on November 2, 2015 [3 favorites]
Congrats on your new family member-- and good for you for adopting an older rescue kitty!
posted by bookmammal at 4:56 PM on November 2, 2015 [3 favorites]
Since she's virtually a Halloween cat -- Milly (short for 'familiar').
posted by jamjam at 4:58 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by jamjam at 4:58 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
Fern
posted by cotton dress sock at 5:00 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by cotton dress sock at 5:00 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Verity
(thank you for adopting an older cat, I'm sure she'll make you glad you did)
posted by you're a kitty! at 5:02 PM on November 2, 2015 [4 favorites]
(thank you for adopting an older cat, I'm sure she'll make you glad you did)
posted by you're a kitty! at 5:02 PM on November 2, 2015 [4 favorites]
I come, Greymalkin!
Paddock calls - anon!
Fair is foul and foul is fair
Hover through the fog and filthy air!
I'd name her Hurlyburly after the three witches in Macbeth but both of the bolded names above are the names of familiars.
posted by janey47 at 5:04 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Paddock calls - anon!
Fair is foul and foul is fair
Hover through the fog and filthy air!
I'd name her Hurlyburly after the three witches in Macbeth but both of the bolded names above are the names of familiars.
posted by janey47 at 5:04 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Ada. She is gorgeous.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 5:14 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 5:14 PM on November 2, 2015
Cecelia - sweet, slightly old fashioned but also a heart-breaker in the Simon and Garfunkel song.
posted by metahawk at 5:15 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by metahawk at 5:15 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Dame Maggie Smith
posted by ChuraChura at 5:16 PM on November 2, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by ChuraChura at 5:16 PM on November 2, 2015 [3 favorites]
She is Mamie. A sweet, yet tough old broad kind of name.
posted by primate moon at 5:21 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by primate moon at 5:21 PM on November 2, 2015
Ginger? Any name you pick will be grand, I'm sure. Good on you for adopting an older kitty. They're the best, and I hope you two have lots of quality lap time!
posted by jzb at 5:43 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by jzb at 5:43 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Gertrude. Obviously.
posted by DarlingBri at 5:51 PM on November 2, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by DarlingBri at 5:51 PM on November 2, 2015 [3 favorites]
Hattie?
posted by en forme de poire at 6:01 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by en forme de poire at 6:01 PM on November 2, 2015
Miso.
And you're awesome for adopting a mature kitty, congrats!
posted by Huck500 at 6:07 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
And you're awesome for adopting a mature kitty, congrats!
posted by Huck500 at 6:07 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
She looks like a brush. Her name shall be Basil.
posted by turbid dahlia at 6:11 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by turbid dahlia at 6:11 PM on November 2, 2015
Since she's virtually a Halloween cat -- Milly (short for 'familiar').
I have a black cat named Milly (short for 'familiar') and she will turn 20 this Nov 14 -- it is a good name for old lady cats that mostly like to chill out with you -- for the longest time.
posted by Pigpen at 6:17 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
I have a black cat named Milly (short for 'familiar') and she will turn 20 this Nov 14 -- it is a good name for old lady cats that mostly like to chill out with you -- for the longest time.
posted by Pigpen at 6:17 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
Can't improve much on the above names, but bless you for adopting an older cat!
posted by chaoticgood at 6:21 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by chaoticgood at 6:21 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Sahara?
posted by A Terrible Llama at 6:37 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by A Terrible Llama at 6:37 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
Sally. I like Ada, too.
posted by Weeping_angel at 6:40 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by Weeping_angel at 6:40 PM on November 2, 2015
Seconding Gertrude (Gertie), that was exactly the name that came to mind for me too.
posted by LobsterMitten at 6:44 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by LobsterMitten at 6:44 PM on November 2, 2015
Annabel
posted by brujita at 6:47 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by brujita at 6:47 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Ella! She's beautiful.
posted by bunderful at 7:21 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by bunderful at 7:21 PM on November 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Maude
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 7:21 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 7:21 PM on November 2, 2015
She looks like a Stephanie to me, but she also looks like my old neighbor's cat Wendy, and Maggie is a good choice as well.
posted by Metroid Baby at 7:23 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by Metroid Baby at 7:23 PM on November 2, 2015
Seconding Sepia!
posted by leslievictoria at 7:38 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by leslievictoria at 7:38 PM on November 2, 2015
Hazel!
posted by littlewater at 8:17 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by littlewater at 8:17 PM on November 2, 2015
also think Minerva, as she looks so wise. could be shortened to "Erva" when she gets on your last 'nerve-a'. beautiful cat.
posted by Twist at 8:23 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by Twist at 8:23 PM on November 2, 2015
I vote Isabella Bella Bea.
You know you are honor bound to tell us all what you decided on when you decide, right?
I recently got a rescue cat and I let my inner 12-year-old go wild and her name is: Petunia Daffodil Blueberry Rose Xena Warrior Princess Buttercup. Don't limit yourself, long names are very freeing!
posted by eggkeeper at 9:23 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
You know you are honor bound to tell us all what you decided on when you decide, right?
I recently got a rescue cat and I let my inner 12-year-old go wild and her name is: Petunia Daffodil Blueberry Rose Xena Warrior Princess Buttercup. Don't limit yourself, long names are very freeing!
posted by eggkeeper at 9:23 PM on November 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
A friend suggests: Sir Francis Tinglebottom the 9th.
posted by JHarris at 9:33 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by JHarris at 9:33 PM on November 2, 2015
Duchess of Curl
posted by a humble nudibranch at 10:13 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by a humble nudibranch at 10:13 PM on November 2, 2015
Mrs. Sauce says: "Toddy. Like the drink."
posted by Sauce Trough at 10:16 PM on November 2, 2015
posted by Sauce Trough at 10:16 PM on November 2, 2015
Did she not come with a name? I would have thought a kitty of that age and friendliness had a home and name previously; in which case, I would probably stick with that so that she is hearing a familiar sound. And then, of course, I would come up with about a million nicknames and variations of her original name. :)
posted by Halo in reverse at 2:54 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by Halo in reverse at 2:54 AM on November 3, 2015
Tabitha!
posted by Verdandi at 3:50 AM on November 3, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Verdandi at 3:50 AM on November 3, 2015 [2 favorites]
You've been given a prime opportunity to name a cat after one of the Golden Girls. Don't squander it.
posted by juniperesque at 5:52 AM on November 3, 2015 [7 favorites]
posted by juniperesque at 5:52 AM on November 3, 2015 [7 favorites]
Seconding Tabitha. Spooky that someone else thinks so!
posted by Kat_Dubs at 7:33 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by Kat_Dubs at 7:33 AM on November 3, 2015
Aurora
posted by Ostara at 7:40 AM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Ostara at 7:40 AM on November 3, 2015 [1 favorite]
She's suit an old fashioned kind of name like the Clementine someone else suggested, or an Esme or even a Dorathia (Dot for short).
posted by wwax at 8:03 AM on November 3, 2015
posted by wwax at 8:03 AM on November 3, 2015
Snyps.(say: snips)
The first rescue cat we caught in a trap (six years ago), a torty similar to your sweet kitty, is a bonafide lapcat and qualified purr machine. We are in a place where unadoptable feral cats can be released. They make a decent living along a small creek near our house. "Snyps" decided to stay with us instead of returning to the wild. We named her after the org that helped us get feral cats to a vet for neutering and shots: Spay Nueter Your Pets.
Sammi, Georgie, Bubba, Porgie, and That Little Bastard all had to earn their names the hard way.
posted by mule98J at 10:07 AM on November 3, 2015
The first rescue cat we caught in a trap (six years ago), a torty similar to your sweet kitty, is a bonafide lapcat and qualified purr machine. We are in a place where unadoptable feral cats can be released. They make a decent living along a small creek near our house. "Snyps" decided to stay with us instead of returning to the wild. We named her after the org that helped us get feral cats to a vet for neutering and shots: Spay Nueter Your Pets.
Sammi, Georgie, Bubba, Porgie, and That Little Bastard all had to earn their names the hard way.
posted by mule98J at 10:07 AM on November 3, 2015
Response by poster: OK I like the idea of a Halloween-theme named since I got her a few days before Oct. 31. I think I'll call her Millie, or Mills, which is short for "Familiar." I like the 'familiar' idea because Millie and I are now a team.
posted by mcmile at 11:22 AM on November 3, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by mcmile at 11:22 AM on November 3, 2015 [8 favorites]
I WAS LITERALLY JUST COMING HERE TO SUGGEST MILLIE!! Yay!
posted by sarcasticah at 2:53 PM on November 3, 2015
posted by sarcasticah at 2:53 PM on November 3, 2015
Rose... simple, elegant, and refined
posted by jasminejakes at 3:24 PM on November 3, 2015
posted by jasminejakes at 3:24 PM on November 3, 2015
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posted by Hermione Granger at 4:30 PM on November 2, 2015