Name my new kittens [nerdy-edition]
February 15, 2016 12:28 PM Subscribe
I'm adopting two five month old kittens. Yay! Now: what do I name them? Picture 1, Picture 2. The tabby is a girl, mild and pretty shy. The black and white is a boy, super playful and outgoing - he's going to be a trouble-maker! Name criteria inside.
I'd like names based on something - book, tv, movie, musical. I like all sorts of stuff, but gravitate toward sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and mystery.
Some names I'm considering:
-Eve & Roarke (from J.D. Robb's In Death series)
-Imp & Max (Imp short for Imperator Furr-iosa, from Mas Max: Fury Road)
-Scorn & Trouble (two of Morwen's cats from the Enchanted Forest books by Patricia C. Wrede)
I am open to non-nerdy names, too, of course, if they fit!
Thanks, mefites! :)
I'd like names based on something - book, tv, movie, musical. I like all sorts of stuff, but gravitate toward sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and mystery.
Some names I'm considering:
-Eve & Roarke (from J.D. Robb's In Death series)
-Imp & Max (Imp short for Imperator Furr-iosa, from Mas Max: Fury Road)
-Scorn & Trouble (two of Morwen's cats from the Enchanted Forest books by Patricia C. Wrede)
I am open to non-nerdy names, too, of course, if they fit!
Thanks, mefites! :)
I see Mushu and Pork.
posted by Ms Vegetable at 12:42 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Ms Vegetable at 12:42 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Fudge and Ramona!
posted by nkknkk at 12:47 PM on February 15, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by nkknkk at 12:47 PM on February 15, 2016 [5 favorites]
Alexander and Eliza.
posted by jeather at 12:51 PM on February 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by jeather at 12:51 PM on February 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
Mal and Inara
posted by platinum at 12:53 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by platinum at 12:53 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
I'd lean more towards Mavis and Leonardo
posted by galvanized unicorn at 12:54 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by galvanized unicorn at 12:54 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Mabel and Porkchop
posted by monologish at 12:57 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by monologish at 12:57 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Or Mal and Kayleigh
posted by nkknkk at 12:58 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by nkknkk at 12:58 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
I've always been partial to Patience and Fortitude, the names of the NY Public Library lions!
posted by orrnyereg at 12:58 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by orrnyereg at 12:58 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
I came to say Alexander and Eliza Hamilton, so I second that. They can be Hammy and Lizzy! Alternatives, if you're willing to disregard gender: Angelica and Eliza, Hamilton and Laurens, Hamilton and Burr.
And if you're not sold that they should be named after characters from history/Hamilton, maybe you just haven't listened to the cast recording all the way through enough yet. A few hundred times should do it.
posted by meese at 1:03 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
And if you're not sold that they should be named after characters from history/Hamilton, maybe you just haven't listened to the cast recording all the way through enough yet. A few hundred times should do it.
posted by meese at 1:03 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
Did they ever push an old lady into an oven? Even if not, I suggest "Hänsel & Gretel".
posted by KMB at 1:07 PM on February 15, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by KMB at 1:07 PM on February 15, 2016 [4 favorites]
Jane Marple and Sherlock Holmes.
posted by christinetheslp at 1:11 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by christinetheslp at 1:11 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Binky and Boo
posted by supermedusa at 1:12 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by supermedusa at 1:12 PM on February 15, 2016
I see Gozer for the troublemaker. If you want a 2nd name to match the source Dana for the girl. If the names can be from another source I'd go with Echo for the girl.
ZOMG they are adorable!!!
posted by CoffeeHikeNapWine at 1:12 PM on February 15, 2016
ZOMG they are adorable!!!
posted by CoffeeHikeNapWine at 1:12 PM on February 15, 2016
Weridly, I too first thought Hansel and Gretel. I have NO idea why.
I like people names for kitties. Lulu for the tabby girl and Max for your tuxedo boy.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 1:19 PM on February 15, 2016
I like people names for kitties. Lulu for the tabby girl and Max for your tuxedo boy.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 1:19 PM on February 15, 2016
Poirot and Marple!
(They are adorable! Congratulations!)
posted by bookmammal at 1:19 PM on February 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
(They are adorable! Congratulations!)
posted by bookmammal at 1:19 PM on February 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
Mulder and Scully.
posted by quincunx at 1:20 PM on February 15, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by quincunx at 1:20 PM on February 15, 2016 [6 favorites]
Came to say sort of what bookmammal said.
Hercule and Miss Marple.
Without the limitations, I would have said,
Tony and Toni
posted by AugustWest at 1:23 PM on February 15, 2016
Hercule and Miss Marple.
Without the limitations, I would have said,
Tony and Toni
posted by AugustWest at 1:23 PM on February 15, 2016
how nerdy can you go? bra and ket?
posted by andrewcooke at 1:25 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by andrewcooke at 1:25 PM on February 15, 2016
If going with names from the In Death series, what about Ian and Peabody (or use her first name of Delia), although I do like Mavis and Leonardo!
posted by bCat at 1:35 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by bCat at 1:35 PM on February 15, 2016
(oops, Mulder and Scully were already taken, so I'll offer another pair: Meg and Charles Wallace)
posted by xris at 1:41 PM on February 15, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by xris at 1:41 PM on February 15, 2016 [6 favorites]
The tabby is a girl, mild and pretty shy. The black and white is a boy, super playful and outgoing - he's going to be a trouble-maker!
Don and Peggy, obviously.
posted by Johnny Assay at 1:48 PM on February 15, 2016 [7 favorites]
Don and Peggy, obviously.
posted by Johnny Assay at 1:48 PM on February 15, 2016 [7 favorites]
Mojo and Jello.
posted by Sternmeyer at 2:08 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by Sternmeyer at 2:08 PM on February 15, 2016
Umm.. they are of course Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
posted by Crystalinne at 2:33 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by Crystalinne at 2:33 PM on February 15, 2016
Nastassja and Klaus.
posted by mr. digits at 2:36 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by mr. digits at 2:36 PM on February 15, 2016
Sherlock and Molly (from the BBC Sherlock series)
Hercule (Poirot) and Agatha (Christie)
posted by litera scripta manet at 2:39 PM on February 15, 2016
Hercule (Poirot) and Agatha (Christie)
posted by litera scripta manet at 2:39 PM on February 15, 2016
Zoinks and Jinkies
posted by amarynth at 2:44 PM on February 15, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by amarynth at 2:44 PM on February 15, 2016 [6 favorites]
Aw, I like Max and Furiosa! And Scorn and Trouble.
Other pairs - Merry and Pippin, Luke and Leia, Edmund and Susan, Thom and Alanna.
posted by ChuraChura at 3:40 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Other pairs - Merry and Pippin, Luke and Leia, Edmund and Susan, Thom and Alanna.
posted by ChuraChura at 3:40 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Wrath and Hunger. (Names of two warships in my upcoming Honor Harrington pastiche.)
posted by Bruce H. at 3:49 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by Bruce H. at 3:49 PM on February 15, 2016
One of my first thoughts was also the Firefly route - Mal and someone, maybe Kayleigh? (Or to continue on the Nathan Fillion route, Castle and Beckett?)
Merry and Pippin also came to mind, as did some sort of Tamora Pierce reference (I thought there was a cat in the Daine books named Scamp, which I think is a great name for your little fellow, but apparently I'm misremembering and Scamp and Grizzle are young dragons). Numair and Daine, maybe?
I love your original suggestion of Scorn and Trouble (especially since it sounds like your fellow might be a Trouble anyway!).
If you're willing to be sort of ironic in the role-reversal, Phryne and Jack could be really cute too.
Or Miles (Vorkosigan) and... well, he doesn't really go for demure women, but someone. Rowan? Elli? Taura? Elena (to get the sister-not-partner) reference?
Your kittens are adorable!
posted by bananacabana at 4:19 PM on February 15, 2016
Merry and Pippin also came to mind, as did some sort of Tamora Pierce reference (I thought there was a cat in the Daine books named Scamp, which I think is a great name for your little fellow, but apparently I'm misremembering and Scamp and Grizzle are young dragons). Numair and Daine, maybe?
I love your original suggestion of Scorn and Trouble (especially since it sounds like your fellow might be a Trouble anyway!).
If you're willing to be sort of ironic in the role-reversal, Phryne and Jack could be really cute too.
Or Miles (Vorkosigan) and... well, he doesn't really go for demure women, but someone. Rowan? Elli? Taura? Elena (to get the sister-not-partner) reference?
Your kittens are adorable!
posted by bananacabana at 4:19 PM on February 15, 2016
Lucy and Edmond (the two younger Pevensie children from the Narnia books)
posted by tuesdayschild at 4:28 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by tuesdayschild at 4:28 PM on February 15, 2016
Amy and Rory.
posted by slateyness at 4:30 PM on February 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by slateyness at 4:30 PM on February 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
I see Gozer for the troublemaker. If you want a 2nd name to match the source Dana for the girl.
There is no Dana, only Zuul.
posted by MsMolly at 4:41 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
There is no Dana, only Zuul.
posted by MsMolly at 4:41 PM on February 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
> Amy and Rory.
This is the answer. That or Imp and Max.
They're really adorable, congratulations.
posted by zrail at 4:55 PM on February 15, 2016
This is the answer. That or Imp and Max.
They're really adorable, congratulations.
posted by zrail at 4:55 PM on February 15, 2016
Mork and Mindy, obvs.
posted by fiercekitten at 5:03 PM on February 15, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by fiercekitten at 5:03 PM on February 15, 2016 [4 favorites]
Data & Spot
posted by Sys Rq at 5:26 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Sys Rq at 5:26 PM on February 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Tony and Tia, of Witch Mountain fame.
posted by current resident at 5:31 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by current resident at 5:31 PM on February 15, 2016
Mannie and Wyoming (wyoh) from the moon is a harsh mistress
posted by unreasonable at 5:42 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by unreasonable at 5:42 PM on February 15, 2016
I know we're all on an X-Files spree these days, but how about some Twin Peaks love? I vote for Cooper and Diane.
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 5:46 PM on February 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 5:46 PM on February 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
Sweet and Full of Grace for the girl, and Very Little Gravitas Indeed for the boy.
Grace and Gravy for short.
List of Culture ship names.
posted by vers at 6:20 PM on February 15, 2016
Grace and Gravy for short.
List of Culture ship names.
posted by vers at 6:20 PM on February 15, 2016
Dar and Kiri
posted by Confess, Fletch at 7:46 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by Confess, Fletch at 7:46 PM on February 15, 2016
Crispin and Calla
Arthur and Guinevere
Opis and Camilla
Triton and Selkie
posted by futz at 10:06 PM on February 15, 2016
Arthur and Guinevere
Opis and Camilla
Triton and Selkie
posted by futz at 10:06 PM on February 15, 2016
BTW, I love Imp and Max.
What about Merlin & Nimue? From WPedia:
Lady of the Lake is the titular name of the ruler of Avalon in the Arthurian legend. She plays a pivotal role in many stories, including giving King Arthur his sword Excalibur, enchanting Merlin, and raising Lancelot after the death of his father. Different writers and copyists give the Arthurian character the name Nimue, Viviane, Vivien, Elaine, Ninianne, Nivian, Nyneve, or Evienne, among other variations.
...
When Malory was looking at other texts to find inspiration for his characters, he chose the best aspects of all the other Lady of the Lake characters, making her a compassionate, clever, strong willed, and sympathetic character. Nimue is a different kind of woman, one who does not shrink behind the male figures in her life. Instead, she is pragmatic, unflappable, and knowledgeable.
(sorry, got a bit carried away!)
posted by futz at 10:26 PM on February 15, 2016
What about Merlin & Nimue? From WPedia:
Lady of the Lake is the titular name of the ruler of Avalon in the Arthurian legend. She plays a pivotal role in many stories, including giving King Arthur his sword Excalibur, enchanting Merlin, and raising Lancelot after the death of his father. Different writers and copyists give the Arthurian character the name Nimue, Viviane, Vivien, Elaine, Ninianne, Nivian, Nyneve, or Evienne, among other variations.
...
When Malory was looking at other texts to find inspiration for his characters, he chose the best aspects of all the other Lady of the Lake characters, making her a compassionate, clever, strong willed, and sympathetic character. Nimue is a different kind of woman, one who does not shrink behind the male figures in her life. Instead, she is pragmatic, unflappable, and knowledgeable.
(sorry, got a bit carried away!)
posted by futz at 10:26 PM on February 15, 2016
Lint and Fuzz
posted by Mister Moofoo at 11:27 PM on February 15, 2016
posted by Mister Moofoo at 11:27 PM on February 15, 2016
Boris and Natasha.
posted by BoscosMom at 12:46 AM on February 16, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by BoscosMom at 12:46 AM on February 16, 2016 [2 favorites]
The description sounds like they're a gender-flipped version of Dipper and Mabel from Gravity Falls, but I don't think Dipper's shy per se.
Steven and Connie from Steven Universe!
posted by divabat at 5:21 AM on February 16, 2016
Steven and Connie from Steven Universe!
posted by divabat at 5:21 AM on February 16, 2016
Response by poster: Mefites, you are all amazing. :) :) :)
I've got a list going of my favorites from this post, and will try them out when they come home tomorrow and see what fits best.
Thank you thank you thank you!
posted by firei at 5:46 AM on February 16, 2016
I've got a list going of my favorites from this post, and will try them out when they come home tomorrow and see what fits best.
Thank you thank you thank you!
posted by firei at 5:46 AM on February 16, 2016
Holden and Naomi?
posted by Thistledown at 1:58 PM on February 16, 2016
posted by Thistledown at 1:58 PM on February 16, 2016
Pebbles and Bamm Bamm?
posted by tallmiddleagedgeek at 5:21 PM on February 16, 2016
posted by tallmiddleagedgeek at 5:21 PM on February 16, 2016
Response by poster: Hi everyone - just a brief and sad update about the kitties. Before they came home with me, we knew that they were having some tummy troubles, and the rescue organization believed it was due to stress.
While they seemed to be doing well with me in my place, uh, emotionally, for lack of a better term, their tummies did not get better - I started finding liquid poo all over the place. That, coupled with a big flare up in my depression, made me and the rescue organization mutually decide it was in my and the cats' best interest to go back to the rescue organization, who had the time and resources to care for their tummy troubles. (They were with me for a week.)
However, it an even sadder and shocking turn of events, it the boy cat was diagnosed FIP, a fatal and fast-acting illness with no cure. He went into a rapid decline, was given some holistic treatments and improved for a week, and then ended up passing away last Saturday, two and a half weeks after they went back to the rescue organization. From all reports the sister is fine and doing well, and was with her brother and licking him while he passed.
posted by firei at 4:41 AM on March 19, 2016
While they seemed to be doing well with me in my place, uh, emotionally, for lack of a better term, their tummies did not get better - I started finding liquid poo all over the place. That, coupled with a big flare up in my depression, made me and the rescue organization mutually decide it was in my and the cats' best interest to go back to the rescue organization, who had the time and resources to care for their tummy troubles. (They were with me for a week.)
However, it an even sadder and shocking turn of events, it the boy cat was diagnosed FIP, a fatal and fast-acting illness with no cure. He went into a rapid decline, was given some holistic treatments and improved for a week, and then ended up passing away last Saturday, two and a half weeks after they went back to the rescue organization. From all reports the sister is fine and doing well, and was with her brother and licking him while he passed.
posted by firei at 4:41 AM on March 19, 2016
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about this. I'm sure you gave both those kitties a loving home while you had them.
Hugs to you if you want them . . . and I hope you're doing better, too.
posted by bookmammal at 1:44 PM on March 19, 2016
Hugs to you if you want them . . . and I hope you're doing better, too.
posted by bookmammal at 1:44 PM on March 19, 2016
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posted by LaBellaStella at 12:33 PM on February 15, 2016