I might as well, now Random's blown my cover... Name game?

[Snoof]

All right, who wants to think of some names for this cat (http://www.catpages.co.uk/talkcats/showthread.php?t=6295)? We need boy names as well as girl names since we don't know her gender.

We will indeed be taking her in unless she has a microchip and it turns out her owners live far away (there is another cat with similar markings in the neighbourhood, so I suspect she's just an abandoned cat who was once a much-adored kitten but had the temerity to grow up).

We shall see. But either way, we'll need something to call "her". Any takers?

Edit for Yola :lol::
http://www.snoof.co.uk/whitecat/02.jpg

Bear in mind that the amber eye is actually light green :lol:

[yola]

Snoof - can you pop a pic into this thread so we've got a reference? I'm quite lazy and it means running between threads to remind myself what she looks like :oops:

[bobbie3917]

good on u Snoof sorry im no good at names

[EmmaG]

how about Poppy ??

[yola]

Whiskey or Brandy (coz of the colour of her tail)?

[EmmaG]

or Petunia ??

[yola]

Pixie? Coz she looks so small and petite.

[Snoof]

If you guys are going to insist on only giving girl names, you know she's going to turn out to be a tom, right? :roll: :lol:

[borderdawn]

Sapphire (Saffi) (blue eye)
Olive (green eye)
Tango (orange tail)

[Mags]

Smudge?.....

[yola]

Oh. I thought kitty was a girl. :oops: I'm sure I saw you refer to her somewhere as 'she'. But I could be confused coz I've been here on and off for most of the day and looked at lots of pics of cats :-D

Help us narrow it down then and give us a clue about the gender ;) (btw - a pixie can be male or female and Brandy/Whiskey could be equally masculine . . . nes pa)??

[smudgley]

Does he / she have odd eyes? ...
names.. blue, teabag, spud, cheeky, pudding, Charlie, Mystique (she looks like the cat at work who is called Mystique)

[smudgley]

yola - they don't know yet if *it's* a boy or girl. They are refering to *it* as she for now, but it may well be a fella.:)

[Mags]

I think 'she' looks like a girl......got a girly shaped face...:-P

[smudgley]

Definitely agree with you there Mags - I'd be surprised if that pretty face belongs to a fella.:)

[Fran]

I would hazard a good guess that she is female ;)

[dandysmom]

She looks like a girl to me also; and looks like a Bella!

[Mags]

I think Bella is a lovely name Eileen!

[Hreow]

Or Mercedes, after the engine (oil). :-)

[Snoof]

She looks like a girl to me, too, which is why I'm referring to her as "she" :lol: But we're not sure yet, and I think she'd be offended if I took a look under her tail after only one date :roll: :-D

I found out that Mila Kunis (the dark-haired girl from That 70's Show) has heterochromia (two different coloured eyes) and she has it the opposite way from the cat we're discussing (blue and green, as opposed to green and blue). I'm considering Mila if she turns out to be a girl. I do like the idea of naming her after a car, but knowing Matt he'd want to call her Jaguar :roll:

[dinahsmum]

Xenia (or Zenia) - Greek for stranger?

[dandysmom]

I think Bella is a lovely name Eileen!
Mags, know why that name popped into my mind: I'm sipping a glass of Pinot grigio as I post, and it's called Bella Sera:-D !

[dinahsmum]

If 'she' turns out to be a boy, Berwin means Warrior Friend (apparently)

[Mags]

Mags, know why that name popped into my mind: I'm sipping a glass of Pinot grigio as I post, and it's called Bella Sera:-D !
:lol::lol::lol: What better way to get inspiration Eileen!!

[Snoof]

Sera is Italian for evening. I'm leaning towards Sera more than Bella (I know an incredibly annoying woman by the name of Bella, LOL).

[dandysmom]

I know what you mean, Snoof! I have known two women nmed Myrtle in my life who were, shall we say, "difficult".....I could NEVER name a cat Myrtle!:roll: :roll:

[Kazz]

Well she/he is a lucky cat to be taken in by you.:) Names hmmmmmmm

How about Pickle its unisex and exactly what you are in trying to find a name and her/his background....Pickle :D

Or you could consider Tang, Suki. Both unisex names.

[smudgley]

I love the name Pickle Kazz.:cool:

Or Damson, Bumble, Brambles, or I still like Teabag best:)

[Snoof]

Teabag is very cool, but I think Matt may object. He has far more rigid rules about what does or does not constitute a "cat name" than I do :lol:

[smudgley]

I had an old rescued Teabag once. :-D She was a real sweetie.

[Snoof]

We'd end up calling her Tea though... Maybe I can sell him on Tea more easily :-D

[dandysmom]

The more I think about it, the more I like Pickle!!

[Canis-Equus]

I said on irc, and ill say it again...... that cat is a Dave, no two way s about it, he or she, is most definately a Dave.

Dave Dave Dave Dave Dave Dave Dave.




Dave.

[Sweet]

I must of missed a thread somewhere..........

Snoof you are going to keep this little one?

Good one....:) think I like the names Pickle and Teabag so far :)

x

[Fran]

I agree with Sweet, teabag and pickele are good :D

[Hreow]

... I do like the idea of naming her after a car, but knowing Matt he'd want to call her Jaguar :roll:
Otherwise I'm sure Rover would mind sharing. :grin:

[Snoof]

I must of missed a thread somewhere..........

Snoof you are going to keep this little one?

Good one....:) think I like the names Pickle and Teabag so far :)

x
It depends on what the ladies down the street can tell me about her, and on whether or not she's been microchipped. Either way we'll be helping her out and we need something to call her!

[Naomi]

I had an old rescued Teabag once. :-D She was a real sweetie.

What on earth would you want to rescue a teabag for :smt017 more to the point, how do you sex teabags so you could say 'she was a sweetie'? :smt102 :-P

Not much cop at names but I've thought of these 2

Scooby
Nova

[Snoof]

Last night, this little beauty (still unnamed :roll: we can't make up our minds) was in the hallway when I came out of the lounge. I lured her to me and she came very close but kept dancing away again and then closer, away again... So I didn't get to pet her, but she did give me a cute little meow and I was very encouraged by how brave she was being :-)

Then Ninja turned up behind her, and she trundled towards him and they played chase. Later on, he came in to love on me and got his flea treatment and his dinner :lol:

I do wish the ladies down the street would come back home so I could ask them about her :roll:

[Julie84]

Aww, I like Teabag!! :smt049

She is gorgeous - her tail is so cute! Sounds like your really building up her confidence, Snoof, I'm sure you'll be able to have a stroke soon! Sounds like she is having fun with Ninja though - that must be really nice to see with him being so happy now. :)

[Naomi]

Yay a little bit of progress, that's what we like to hear :D

[Snoof]

I've already gotten to stroke her, Julie :-) I think that's why she was comfortable coming into the house without rushing off when someone saw her (as she's done before) - when I got to stroke her I also filled the dry food bowl and set out Ninja's wet food (which she had a tentative lick at but didn't eat, as it's his) so she knew it was a good thing :-)

[Julie84]

Aww, how lovely. :-)

And what a lovely boy Ninja is, inviting a needy friend in and even sharing his food.

[Hreow]

Yes... and this was the same cat that you agonized about introducing other cats to? :grin: Don't think he'll be too worried about the kittens, Snoof.

[Snoof]

:lol: Indeed.

I have since spoken to the neighbour of the ladies who feed the strays, and she knew the cat I was talking about (yay for distinctive markings :-D) and says she sleeps in the shed. I can only assume there's some type of machinery in the shed that's leaking oil, which would make sense.

I think she's not letting them close enough to her to do anything about, so I'm already one up (thanks Ninja) and will put the flap in so she'll be trapped inside either today or tomorrow (probably tomorrow as I'm in a world of pain today). I'll also go round theirs when they come back to let them know where she is so they don't worry. The lady said she's sure she doesn't have a home, so I won't have to worry about that. Apparently she's been around for quite a while and has never exhibit signs of having a home :(

Poor girl. At least we'll be able to help this one...

Oh, and Hreow, I think he might be a little bit possessive (of me) but I'm not sure yet... We'll see how it all pans out. I was surprised by the sight of both of them in the hallway - already they look like they belong there :-)

Edit: Yes, of course Ninja does belong here :lol: But the contrast of this white cat kind of made it look entirely different somehow!

[random]

Call her sooty, seeing as she came in all mucky:cool: :lol:

[Hreow]

Yes, you now have Ninja the tame and whatsit the wild and shy. :-)
She seems very familiar with sharing, so I'm sure she'll let Ninja have first claim to you. You may find that she has first claim on him, though... :-) (not likely)

[Kazz]

Looks like Ninja has spread the word to the homeless cat population...on how good the digs are at your place. :) and you were worried about introducing kittens if I were you I would be worried about how many more friends Ninja has. ;)

[Sweet]

Was Ninja a stray then?? Good on you x

[Snoof]

Ninja is a rescue :-)

He does have another friend he keeps trying to invite into my house, but luckily I do know she has a home, and she's nicely plump as well (and far too scared to actually come in)! She belongs to the lady who feeds the cats :-) Big tortie-and-white.

Hreow, it was so nice to see them playing together :-) Lovely that they're both so happy when they're together.

Random, I cannot for the life of me call her Sooty. I get so annoyed at Sooty and Sweep (my son has a DVD of them and inherited Matt's handpuppets - Sooty, Sweep and Soo :roll:) because I can't keep them apart... Sweep might be a nice name though, given the tail :-)

[Snoof]

She has been named - thankyou for the inspiration Random. "The white cat" is now named Sweep :-)

[Bodhi]

Oooh no, you can't call her/him teabag :shock:

I don't want to go into explaining WHY you can't, but you just can't.

[Snoof]

:lol: Bodhi... Sounds like an entertaining story! But don't you worry, the name is Sweep :-)

[Kazz]

:lol: Bodhi... Sounds like an entertaining story! But don't you worry, the name is Sweep :-)

Thats a brilliant name. :-D

[Snoof]

:-D I'm quite surprised I managed to think of one Matt didn't think "wasn't a cat name" :roll: :lol:

[dinahsmum]

that's a good name!
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_13_9.gif

[Snoof]

I just realised Bhodi was probably referring to :shock: Ooooh dear... Thank goodness that was stopped before it was too late as it would've occurred to me at some point when it would've been too late to change :smt005

[dandysmom]

I like Sweep!!:D

[smudgley]

I like the name sweep.

Can't work out why teabag shouldn't be used though:smt017

[Mags]

I like the name sweep.

Can't work out why teabag shouldn't be used though:smt017
Nor me Smudgley :smt102

[Snoof]

Um, "teabagging" is a sexual reference. I don't think I should be putting it out here in case minors read it, so PM me if you want to know and I'll reply - but probably not until tomorrow because I'm knackered!

[Bodhi]

heh - sorry ;)

For some reason it cropped up in conversation yesterday and the phrase was in my mind :lol: