Another edition of “name this cat!”
July 17, 2019 10:44 PM Subscribe
A few days ago we adopted this very handsome boy, but have yet to figure out his name. Help us name this cat! (More details within.)
The new kitty is three years old, male, and incredibly chill. Very little seems to phase him except for loud startling noises and the site of a cat carrier. When we got him home he did not hide behind any furniture in his starting room, but instead just walked to the food bowl and had a snack.
He is very friendly and snuggly, sometimes rubbing on my legs so much that I have trouble sitting down. Not a lap cat so far but will lean against you and just PURR. He has large paws that he kneads with a lot when happy.
We have two incumbent cats who he hasn’t been introduced to yet, but their names don’t follow a pattern so no help there. We do tend to prefer person-names rather than object or fanciful names like “Mittens”.
(Note: our home has had multiple cat generations over the years and we have a lot of practice with integrating new family members, so no advice needed there. Looking for naming help only. :) )
The new kitty is three years old, male, and incredibly chill. Very little seems to phase him except for loud startling noises and the site of a cat carrier. When we got him home he did not hide behind any furniture in his starting room, but instead just walked to the food bowl and had a snack.
He is very friendly and snuggly, sometimes rubbing on my legs so much that I have trouble sitting down. Not a lap cat so far but will lean against you and just PURR. He has large paws that he kneads with a lot when happy.
We have two incumbent cats who he hasn’t been introduced to yet, but their names don’t follow a pattern so no help there. We do tend to prefer person-names rather than object or fanciful names like “Mittens”.
(Note: our home has had multiple cat generations over the years and we have a lot of practice with integrating new family members, so no advice needed there. Looking for naming help only. :) )
That cat looks like a Gus to me.
posted by RandomInconsistencies at 10:59 PM on July 17, 2019 [4 favorites]
posted by RandomInconsistencies at 10:59 PM on July 17, 2019 [4 favorites]
Miles or Matthew.
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 11:00 PM on July 17, 2019
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 11:00 PM on July 17, 2019
Murray
posted by corey flood at 11:00 PM on July 17, 2019 [5 favorites]
posted by corey flood at 11:00 PM on July 17, 2019 [5 favorites]
Sir Horace Rumplemeyer, Catbassador at Large.
He’s gorgeous!
posted by MexicanYenta at 11:13 PM on July 17, 2019 [5 favorites]
He’s gorgeous!
posted by MexicanYenta at 11:13 PM on July 17, 2019 [5 favorites]
Steve? Peter?
posted by batter_my_heart at 11:14 PM on July 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by batter_my_heart at 11:14 PM on July 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
Calloway? Eddard?
posted by Weeping_angel at 11:17 PM on July 17, 2019
posted by Weeping_angel at 11:17 PM on July 17, 2019
Oh my, that's GREYSTOKE!
posted by lois1950 at 11:21 PM on July 17, 2019 [11 favorites]
posted by lois1950 at 11:21 PM on July 17, 2019 [11 favorites]
Oswald (Ozzy), Jebediah, Mike.
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 11:29 PM on July 17, 2019
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 11:29 PM on July 17, 2019
I can't believe somebody (lois1950) beat me to Greystoke!
posted by jamjam at 11:42 PM on July 17, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by jamjam at 11:42 PM on July 17, 2019 [2 favorites]
He looks like a Milton. I don’t know why.
Congratulations on your new family member! He is handsome and adorable!
posted by bookmammal at 11:48 PM on July 17, 2019
Congratulations on your new family member! He is handsome and adorable!
posted by bookmammal at 11:48 PM on July 17, 2019
He kneads a lot, how about a baking name? Mr Bun the Baker. Or Dai Bread.
posted by Bloxworth Snout at 11:59 PM on July 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Bloxworth Snout at 11:59 PM on July 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
Rex
posted by cartoonella at 12:43 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by cartoonella at 12:43 AM on July 18, 2019
I thought Greystoke right away.
posted by vrakatar at 12:53 AM on July 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by vrakatar at 12:53 AM on July 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
Hubert or Cuthbert. Something with “bert” in it. He’s so cute!
posted by bananacabana at 1:01 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by bananacabana at 1:01 AM on July 18, 2019
Looks like a Jeff to me as that is a very Jeff Goldman pose in that there pic.
posted by Faintdreams at 1:24 AM on July 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by Faintdreams at 1:24 AM on July 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
I do believe that handsome young gentleman there is (Lord) Oscar Foppington Swish.
posted by b33j at 1:39 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by b33j at 1:39 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Riker was my first thought, if you're a nerdy household.
Perkins is my second thought.
Dangit he's adorable.
posted by bunderful at 1:52 AM on July 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
Perkins is my second thought.
Dangit he's adorable.
posted by bunderful at 1:52 AM on July 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
Albert
posted by sciencegeek at 3:11 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by sciencegeek at 3:11 AM on July 18, 2019
Dave. Dave the Cat.
posted by Johnny Assay at 4:08 AM on July 18, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by Johnny Assay at 4:08 AM on July 18, 2019 [3 favorites]
Albert Finney.
posted by apparently at 6:14 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by apparently at 6:14 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Winston
posted by brook horse at 6:19 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by brook horse at 6:19 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Felix may be too obvious as a cat name, but it suits him. Very dignified cat.
posted by pinochiette at 6:33 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by pinochiette at 6:33 AM on July 18, 2019
He is a Grriffin (Griff).
posted by TwoStride at 6:38 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by TwoStride at 6:38 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Pete
posted by katypickle at 7:00 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by katypickle at 7:00 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Aloysius (al-uh-WISH-us) Pendergast, "Al" when being truculent
posted by Etrigan at 8:27 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Etrigan at 8:27 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Louie.
posted by PussKillian at 9:33 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by PussKillian at 9:33 AM on July 18, 2019
Tom Hanks.
posted by valoius at 10:14 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by valoius at 10:14 AM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
He looks like a Morris to me!
posted by wuzandfuzz at 10:19 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by wuzandfuzz at 10:19 AM on July 18, 2019
Theodore
posted by ChuraChura at 10:22 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by ChuraChura at 10:22 AM on July 18, 2019
Lin-Manuel?
posted by spamandkimchi at 10:22 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by spamandkimchi at 10:22 AM on July 18, 2019
He looks like the twin of my dear departed kitty Martha, so I think he might be George. (General or Mr. President for short.)
Since he's wearing a very dapper pinstriped suit, you could name him after Gomez Addams.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:03 AM on July 18, 2019 [3 favorites]
Since he's wearing a very dapper pinstriped suit, you could name him after Gomez Addams.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:03 AM on July 18, 2019 [3 favorites]
Also, Long John Silver.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:03 AM on July 18, 2019
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:03 AM on July 18, 2019
Cecil
posted by FirstMateKate at 12:16 PM on July 18, 2019
posted by FirstMateKate at 12:16 PM on July 18, 2019
His cousin's name is Charcoal. Or Charbon, if you're feeling Gallic.
posted by BWA at 12:21 PM on July 18, 2019
posted by BWA at 12:21 PM on July 18, 2019
Nathan
posted by destructive cactus at 12:29 PM on July 18, 2019
posted by destructive cactus at 12:29 PM on July 18, 2019
Aldous, as in Aldous Huxley, aka Hux aka etc etc
posted by parm at 1:33 PM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by parm at 1:33 PM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Bernard! Or maybe Jerome.
(although I kind of like the suggestion of "Jeff Goldblum" for the pose, but only it it's the full name; he could probably pull off "Burt Reynolds" too)
posted by karayel at 1:40 PM on July 18, 2019
(although I kind of like the suggestion of "Jeff Goldblum" for the pose, but only it it's the full name; he could probably pull off "Burt Reynolds" too)
posted by karayel at 1:40 PM on July 18, 2019
Seconding Jebediah, per fluffy battle kitten
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 5:34 PM on July 18, 2019
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 5:34 PM on July 18, 2019
Leroy. A happy fellow, that Leroy.
posted by Mystical Listicle at 6:01 PM on July 18, 2019
posted by Mystical Listicle at 6:01 PM on July 18, 2019
Tralfaz
posted by Rob Rockets at 7:07 PM on July 18, 2019
posted by Rob Rockets at 7:07 PM on July 18, 2019
Monty
posted by HiroProtagonist at 8:22 PM on July 18, 2019
posted by HiroProtagonist at 8:22 PM on July 18, 2019
I don't know why, but I thought of Sherlock Holmes when I saw his picture. I think he might actually be an (Sir) Arthur (Conan Doyle). Yes. Sherlock or Arthur.
posted by JuliaIglesias at 10:40 PM on July 18, 2019
posted by JuliaIglesias at 10:40 PM on July 18, 2019
Eccleston.
I honestly have no idea why, but that cat just screams “Eccleston” to me. He doesn’t sound very much like the Ninth Doctor, but there you have it.
posted by cabbage raccoon at 10:45 PM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
I honestly have no idea why, but that cat just screams “Eccleston” to me. He doesn’t sound very much like the Ninth Doctor, but there you have it.
posted by cabbage raccoon at 10:45 PM on July 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Theodosius (“Theo”)
posted by rw at 9:41 PM on July 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by rw at 9:41 PM on July 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: After trying out a few names, he seems to be a Percy. Thanks everyone!
posted by a device for making your enemy change his mind at 11:16 AM on July 27, 2019 [5 favorites]
posted by a device for making your enemy change his mind at 11:16 AM on July 27, 2019 [5 favorites]
Mercy, mercy, pretty Percy!
posted by The Underpants Monster at 1:01 PM on July 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by The Underpants Monster at 1:01 PM on July 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
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posted by aubilenon at 10:58 PM on July 17, 2019