**Help me name my new cat!**

[Phillycat]

Okay, so I don't have him yet. Heh. But I am going to an adoption day for one of the local shelters on Saturday and I know what I'm going to get. An adult, male cat, kind of dopey and affectionate.

I know I should wait and see what he's like before I decide on the final name, but I want to have a short list of 5 or so to choose from, just to narrow things down.

To give you an idea of my taste, I am leaning right now toward "Lex Luthor".

Any suggestions welcome! I prefer people names to things like "Fluffy".

[LuckyTheDog]

1. Mine is called "Miles"

Named after Miles Davis.

[Phillycat]

7. Miles is a nice name

We'll have to see how slick he is though. I think you have to be pretty slick to be named Miles.

[Blue-Jay]

26. I had a cat called Miles for that same reason.

Plus, he had a skinny triangular head and looked a little like Miles Davis.

[RagingInMiami]

2. Kryptonite

Or just Krypto

[Phillycat]

5. I do like that!

[RagingInMiami]

20. Well if you do name the cat that

I want to be the cat's godfather.

[Magrittes Pipe]

3. Death Anthony McFuckstick, Jr.

:thumbsup:

[Phillycat]

6. Well, sure, but that's so played out. nt

[WoodyTobiasJr]

4. Wolfgang, Angus or HuggyBear

[Phillycat]

8. Huggybear! LOL!

Nice cultural reference and also cute with a capitol Q!

[dolo amber]

9. I'm gonna name my French bulldog "Grendel"

But if it doesn't suit him, I'm just gonna call him The Who. :D

Feel free to appropriate either for your needs. :thumbsup:

[Phillycat]

12. Ooh, I do like the idea of having the name start with "the"!

"The Badlands" might be cool.

[SoCalDem]

10. An adult cat would probably be a turn-in.. don't re-name him right away

He will already have a name and will be scared at first.. Just add a name that will be apparent once he worms his way into your heart,..

Our Sammy, soon became Bubby, even though Sammy suits him too.. He's just such a Bubby...and sometimes Blubby, because he is HUUUUGE

[Phillycat]

21. I know, thanks. This is really just a fun thread.

But I promise I will let him tell me his name - I just want to have some suggestions for him.

I am excited to have a furry face around the house - it's been a long time. :loveya:

[mikeytherat]

11. Male, dopey, friendly? -- How 'bout Boo (Radley)?

mikey_the_rat (and my three furries):


Hannah


Tate


Charlie

[Phillycat]

22. That picture of Tate is awesome.

I had a cat named Boo a long time ago, so that is off-limits, but the suggestion was great! I like all three of your kitties' names. :)

[Maraya1969]

13. I had to give up Oliver because he, well a lot of reasons[pic heavy]

But he was sweet and I miss him. Let's just say he was placed in a home where there are no other cats and where he can't get out to bring back live animals to "play" with. Now that I am thinking about it maybe that is not the best name.

[Phillycat]

29. Pics not working.

But I do love the name Oliver. Sorry you couldn't keep him. :(

[Beware the Beast Man]

14. Killdozer.

[Phillycat]

32. Hmm...that is a good tough name.

I could rent him out to monster truck shows to make spare cash.

[jpgray]

15. Zap Rowsdower

[Deep13]

23. Rowsdower...

...saves us and saves all the world!

[Phillycat]

33. .

Crow T. Robot: "So, Rowsdower... is that a stupid name...?"

[jane_pippin]

16. Name him Doug

I think it's hilarious when pets have regular people names. A friend of mine used to have a parakeet named "Kevin," for instance. I still crack up when I think about it.

[Phillycat]

34. I enjoy that as well.

I know a dog named "Wayne".

[RedStateShame]

17. Creedence

[Phillycat]

35. I could name him "Freebird"

Then every time I called him, I'd have to hold a lighter up.

[wildhorses]

18. when you get him, if you will post a pic... I might be able to tell

you what his name is. Sometimes the kitties on here talk to me. Several of them have told me their names. They all said in the end it didn't matter what their humans called them as long as they were called for supper. One kitty did have issues with his nickname...I think it was stinky or something like that. His real name was something cool (I forget now, the details). Anyway who among us would want to be known as stinky?

[Phillycat]

37. That is an amazing talent you have there. nt

[wildhorses]

46. amazing...and yet

worthless:silly:

[NoSheep]

19. Colbert!

[Phillycat]

39. Too French.

But I love the man!

[Deep13]

24. What difference does it make?

He won't come when you call him anyhow.

[dolo amber]

28. Winner!

[Phillycat]

40. I know, but I need a name to go along with the inevitable

obnoxious "Look at my kitty pics!" threads I'm going to post in the lounge.

[bluethruandthru]

97. Kitty pics are never obnoxious! n/t

[Taverner]

25. CATastrophe, CATalog or aristoCAT

[KyndCulture]

31. I have a friend with a cat named CatAssTrophy....

he basically just calls her little shithead cause she chews thru EVERYTHING like a puppy.

[Phillycat]

41. I think I'm picking up on what you're doing here...

:D

[Deep13]

27. How 'bout Newt...

...short for 'nuetered.'

[Phillycat]

44. Ew, no.

Too many associations with Gingrich. :puke:

[Deep13]

57. So Gingrich is gross but not nuetered?

:shrug:

[Phillycat]

65. God, if there was ever a case to be made for neutering humans...

it's that guy.

[Deep13]

77. That might explain his voice.

[Xipe Totec]

94. How about Unix

homonym for eunuch.

[KyndCulture]

30. My furfull one is knocked up... I have a few names picked out

for the blessed event.

Corretta and Rosa for a girl baby

Wellstone and Dennis if it's a boy


All my pets are political figures or Hindi gods/goddesses

[Phillycat]

45. I like Coretta a lot.

:thumbsup:

[Fox Mulder]

36. Name him Bob.

:)

[Phillycat]

47. What about Doug, like above?

Kevin? Wayne?

[Fox Mulder]

55. Doug works.

:)

[Deep13]

61. Yah! Then you can say "Hi, Bob" when you see him.

[MissMillie]

86. I used to have a cat named Newman.... so I could say "Hello, Newman"

from Seinfeld

[Phillycat]

88. Yes, the low cold hatred in your tone. LOL! nt

[billyskank]

38. Superdude

:)

[Phillycat]

49. OMG I love that.

We may have a winner.

[Xipe Totec]

42. How about Clawdius?

Or Clawdia if female.

or Catalina?

[Phillycat]

50. Claudius is great, but very noble.

We'll see if he has any noble in him. I like cats who tend to fall off things, so, who knows? :D

[Xipe Totec]

91. Hmmm. Then how about Allyson

as in son of Alley Cat.



:evilgrin:

[slide to the left]

43. lex luthor

is my DH's pen name on his blog!

[Phillycat]

51. No kidding!

I really like the name.

[bettyellen]

48. Arthur. i knew a supremely dopey affectionate cat named Arthur.

he wasn't even mine, but he thought i was a godess from another planet. gotta love that.

[Phillycat]

52. I knew an Arthur cat, too, and he was awesome!

He wasn't dopey though, he was extremely smart and cool and slick, you know? All black.

Hmmm...Arthur...

[bettyellen]

54. my Arthur was a tabby with big soulful eyes, even his owner couldn't

understand why this cat worshipped me so. i did love him like my own.
the name suited him.

[mockmonkey]

53. A friend named his cat

"Move" because he was always under foot. Or maybe he was too lazy to come up with a real name. We named the last cat we got "Kerry",it was just after the election and we used that name to cheer ourselves up.

[Phillycat]

66. Heh. "Move" or "Stop that!" nt

[madinmaryland]

56. I use very democratic names.

One of our cats is named Roosevelt.

I would suggest Clinton, Carter, Fiengold, Clark, Gore, etc.!!!
:hi:

[woo me with science]

59. Mondale would be a good name for a cat. nt

[Deep13]

63. Lyndon

[madinmaryland]

93. Fritz would work too!!!!

[Phillycat]

68. Good suggestions!

:hi:

[NoSheep]

58. Pronounce it Cole-Bert!!!!

:P

[Phillycat]

69. Ha!

That might be cute.

[Deep13]

60. Fillibuster

[Phillycat]

70. I actually kind of LOVE this. nt

[grace0418]

62. Chairman Meow

That one always cracked me up.

[Phillycat]

71. Hee.

I do enjoy titles for cats. Supreme Commander Overlord of Catnip, that sort of thing.

[Deep13]

Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ, will you stop clawing the sofa!

[mtnester]

67. Or simply, due to economy of words, Jesus

Jesus will you stop clawing the sofa?

:)

[Phillycat]

74. Remember that old Cosby routine?

Where he thought his name was Dammit and his brother's name was Jesus Christ? :)

[Deep13]

79. Um, yup.

[MissMillie]

64. I like "Frank" or "Ernest"

I don't know why.

[Phillycat]

72. Goes along with the whole Doug/Kevin/Bob discussion above. :)

[Ikonoklast]

73. Mr. Smith

Just be ready to get credit card applications in the mail within six months for him, though.

Kind of handy when someone calls or rings the doorbell, you can always use the excuse, "I have to go now, Mr. Smith is cranky and is demanding his supper." or

"I'd love to talk to you some more, but Mr. Smith needs his toenails clipped and we have to chase him down to do it." or

"Sorry I can't let you in right now to discuss the Watchtower, Mr. Smith just got out of the bath and is lying on my bed waiting to get his tummy rubbed."

[Phillycat]

76. HAHAHA!!!!!!! Awesome.

I love it. :D

[RedCloud]

75. Insect Control

Or Mr. Pee Pee when he gets near those throw pillows.

[Phillycat]

78. He better not be Mr Pee Pee!

He'll be Mr Bye Bye!

[shugh514]

80. Go with the Jane's Addiction reference

Call him Perry and if he's really wild he could be "Perry Feral"(mispelling intended):)

[Phillycat]

81. That was dumb enough to make me LOL

Thanks. :D

[underpants]

82. Lyndon Johnson

I wanted to name our boy cat that but my wife didn't like it so much. I'm not a big fan of LBJ's I just thought it would be cool to have a cat named Lyndon Johnson.

[Phillycat]

83. It is a good solid name.

"Lyndon Johnson, stop hacking up all over my carpet!"

Hmm, got a nice ring to it.

[UrbScotty]

84. Howard or Dean (nt)

[Phillycat]

85. Hmm...perhaps a little too YEEEARGHH!!

But thanks. :D

[atomic-fly]

87. Mr. Jones or Mister Cat

[Phillycat]

89. Mr Jones is a song. I like Mr. Cat and Mr. Smith, above.

Thanks. :D

[Magrittes Pipe]

90. Toledo Gryphon

[chaska]

92. I once named a cat 'Algeber' (mispronunciation of Algebra) after the mule

on the Little Rascals.

I had another cat I named 'Bucky'.

Here's another 'Fiddle'. Get it? Fiddles used to use catgut strings.

Someone on DU named her cat after my Aunt 'Lola Belle'.

My mother named her new cat 'Pepsi'.

[liberalitch]

95. DEMON NAME WEB SITE

http://www.angelsghosts.com/underworld_demons.html

[Phillycat]

96. LOL! How about Baal?

[liberalitch]

106. Then pick a neo-con vet.....

how delicious!

[filer]

98. Name that cat.

Although my current feline companion of 15 years is named Kelly, a former and much beloved tom was named Toby. Just a suggestion from Oklahoma.

[Phillycat]

99. And your very first post, too!

Welcome to DU! :toast:

[BreweryYardRat]

100. If the personality matches...

Wolverine.

[Phillycat]

101. HA! I could name him Hugh, too.

and then tell him "This is series!!!" all the time. ;-)

[sakabatou]

102. Kakashi Hakate?

[alfredo]

103. Ah Choo!!

[KitchenWitch]

104. Wasabi

[SOteric]

105. Cato.

Not as in "Kato Kaelin the worldes most notorious houseguest." But 'Cato the mad houseboy' from The Pink Panther movies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Panther#Cato

[bertha katzenengel]

107. May *insert your fates/deity here* bless you for adopting a shelter cat!!

This kitty from Mutts tries to save pound animals and endangered species. I give you his picture to say, "Well done, janesez!"



http://muttscomics.com/cast/shtinky.asp

[bbernardini]

108. LUMPY. nt

[grannylib]

109. The goofiest male cat I ever knew was named "Norton." He was sweet.

I tend to like human names better too...
My two are Rio and Layla.

I also had a parakeet named Larry (Larry Bird) and a fish with popeyes named "Marty" after Marty Feldman, 'cos that's what he looked like.

[dysfunctional press]

110. you can't name a cat until you HAVE it...

and even then, they have to EARN a name...

just ask my cats: Mr. Excitement & Dangercat

[deucemagnet]

111. I always thought Jasper was a good name for a cat.

I think it sort of fits the personality you're looking for, too.