specialmama Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) We just picked up my new kitty! She's a 7 mth old blue-point Ragdoll with rabbit-soft fur and she's very regal looking with her cream coat, thick tail and dazzling blue eyes! I'm looking for a regal name, perhaps an ancient princess' name, and dh prefers a non-human name, or at least a very rare human name. :tongue_smilie: I've been bashing my head against the wall with a "soft" sounding name, something like Chanel or... or... arg! Please help me! For some reason I can't upload my pics, so here is a link to a cat that looks identical: the second cat down, called Destiny. Names we've bashed around: Chantilly, Lacey, Chanel, Ophelia, Minuet, Saigon (Miss Saigon, Sigh for short?), Sapphire, Zippora, Freesia... please add to this list because I don't think any of these are "it"... thank you! Kitty needs a name! UPDATE on post #40 Edited February 13, 2011 by specialmama update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Regina Empress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Cleopatra. Chalice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Cashmere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Sephora Cleopatra (call her Chleo) Chione Iris Pandora Beatrice Zara Saraphina Xena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Isis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Creme Brule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Ishtar Wasn't that the Sumerian goddess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Ishtar Wasn't that the Sumerian goddess? I like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Parfet Hmmm snack time, can you tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Anya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Close to above, Enya (the singer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Cleo. Short for Cleopatra. Easy to say. Rhymes with Leo (lion). Silverbell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Athena, Sheba, Minerva, Leto, Brunhilde lol, Gweneviere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I am not fond of "people" names for pets. (I guess that happens when my name is in the top most popular dog names. When I go to the park and hear my name called in a certain way I feel like I should pop a tennis ball in my mouth and go running towards the person calling me! Annnnnnnyyyyyywaaaayyy...) Cupcake Muffin Honey Mittens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) I am not fond of "people" names for pets. (I guess that happens when my name is in the top most popular dog names. When I go to the park and hear my name called in a certain way I feel like I should pop a tennis ball in my mouth and go running towards the person calling me! Annnnnnnyyyyyywaaaayyy...) I have a funny story about people names for pets. We lived next to a young couple with 2 dogs--Jacob/Jake and Jessica/Jessie (the dogs' names). The couple also had J names. They had a son--named him J-name after the dad. Then they had a daughter--another J-name. Years later, after we'd moved a couple times and they'd moved, we ran into mutual friends who still kept in contact with our former J neighbors. Turns out they'd had another daughter. Named her Jessica. :001_huh: "After the dog?" I asked. Actually they'd had to give away that dog several years before so no one knew they'd once had a dog named Jessica. Can you imagine being named after the dog? Like Indiana Jones, I guess. :lol: ETA: I didn't give any cat name ideas. Ours is an orange tabby named Squirrel. Doesn't quite fit your kitty, though. Ok, I actually don't have any good ideas. Sorry! Edited February 12, 2011 by Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Zelda Fiona Anastasia Q-tip Periwinkle Electra Phaedra Trixie Aurora Andromeda Chloe Nike Ione Pandora (curiosity and cats go together, after all....) Persephone Tabitha Zoe She looks just like one of our cats -- very pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Oh, so pretty! I had a ragdoll years ago that we adopted from a local shelter... oh how I loved him; he was the best cat we've ever had. His name was Gable, so my first thought for yours was Gabriella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 cupcake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Thank you! I do like several of the names mentioned. Still no decision yet though, it's driving me crazy! This poor kitty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest momk2000 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Princess Snowball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in MS Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Our new kitty is named Penelope. She looks a lot like Destiny but with short hair and very light gray eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chai Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 You have some great names to choose from. We just got 3 ragdoll kittens. (Yes, crazy, but we needed one for each of us.) We have a blue lynx like yours, a blue point and a seal/flame point. They are wonderful pets! You wouldn't like my names though; they are Molly, Maxwell and Mitzi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I have a funny story about people names for pets. We lived next to a young couple with 2 dogs--Jacob/Jake and Jessica/Jessie (the dogs' names). The couple also had J names. They had a son--named him J-name after the dad. Then they had a daughter--another J-name. Years later, after we'd moved a couple times and they'd moved, we ran into mutual friends who still kept in contact with our former J neighbors. Turns out they'd had another daughter. Named her Jessica. :001_huh: "After the dog?" I asked. Actually they'd had to give away that dog several years before so no one knew they'd once had a dog named Jessica. Can you imagine being named after the dog? Like Indiana Jones, I guess. :lol: Heh. Let us hope nobody tells (Human) Jessica. A family I knew as a kid had a baby and named her Candy. A few weeks after the baby was born, they adopted a dog, also named Candy. They decided to rename the baby, who became Cindy, reasoning that the dog already knew her name and the child did not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) Our kitty that answers that description is named Sophia. Sometimes shortened to Fifi. She has her own facebook. And drinks "special water". And pokes her claw inside my nose when I'm asleep. Edited February 12, 2011 by Remudamom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnlvr Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Calliope (really like this one) Princess Daisy Flump Unfortunately, we have a similar-looking cat and her name has degenerated in "Ms Fatty Foop" or "mamacat". lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lainey Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Maya Cello Countess Duchess Katarina Jasmine Tiana Laila Astrid Tia Carmen Isadora Tallulah Cashmere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 These are all great ideas. I like Calliope best, I think. The pictures of the kitties are just lovely. Gucci Girl makes me laugh, because she has this expression on her face that suggests, "I'll pose for your photo, but this crib demeans us both." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Shalimar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 "After the dog?" I asked. Actually they'd had to give away that dog several years before so no one knew they'd once had a dog named Jessica. Can you imagine being named after the dog? I know someone else who did this, too. They had a few dogs, and one was named Hunter. Later, they had a daughter...whom they named Hunter. Everyone who knew about the dog Hunter was...:confused: "Wasn't that their dog's name?" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Nefret (can you tell I like the Amelia Peabody books?) Amaterasu (Japanese sun goddess) Aphrodite Athena Aurora Diana Juno Luna Atalanta Duchess Josephine Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Nefret (can you tell I like the Amelia Peabody books?)i Oooh - yeah! Or = Peabody! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iona Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 champagne marchesa anastasia diana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Ooh, brainwave. Your kitty is an Arwen. It has a bit of princess, a bit of mythology-ness, a bit of softness, not too people-name-y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylianna Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I live near a city named after a Native American princess - Mishawaka Mishee or Misha for short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 For those prices, I'd name it Silver :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 For those prices, I'd name it Silver :) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 You have some great names to choose from. We just got 3 ragdoll kittens. (Yes, crazy, but we needed one for each of us.) We have a blue lynx like yours, a blue point and a seal/flame point. They are wonderful pets! You wouldn't like my names though; they are Molly, Maxwell and Mitzi. :ack2: I guess it's a popular cat name now, too. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I know someone else who did this, too. They had a few dogs, and one was named Hunter. Later, they had a daughter...whom they named Hunter. Everyone who knew about the dog Hunter was...:confused: "Wasn't that their dog's name?" :lol: I don't like that name for a DOG or a GIRL. :confused: Do you want your dog to be a hunter? Or your DD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 For those prices, I'd name it Silver :) :lol: No kidding! FWIW, we lucked out and got this girl at the Humane Society. She's 7mths old, and owner surrendered. The reason they gave: they didn't realize that cats shed. :confused::001_huh::lol: Their loss, my gain! hee hee! Well thank you everyone, there were some AWESOME names here, and I seriously could not decide. That is so frustrating for me because I love naming pets/people and have never hit such a road block as this. As much as I loved many names, none of them felt right, if that makes any sense. Anyhoo, I had a dream about a name in the middle of the night, bolted up and shouted "THAT'S IT!" and so it is. Her name is... Persia. :D I toyed with the spelling a bit, Purrja, Purrsia, Purr-Ja, but ultimately wanted it more regal and ancient and feminine sounding, so Persia it is. :D Thanks for playing along everyone! You all had amazing ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) Anyhoo, I had a dream about a name in the middle of the night, bolted up and shouted "THAT'S IT!" and so it is. Her name is... Persia. :D I toyed with the spelling a bit, Purrja, Purrsia, Purr-Ja, but ultimately wanted it more regal and ancient and feminine sounding, so Persia it is. :D Thanks for playing along everyone! You all had amazing ideas! Nice! It bet it fits her well. I had a similar experience naming our kitten (now 6yo). We were driving home with her, throwing out names. From the driver's seat I glanced into the rear view mirror at my daughter holding her on her lap, and the next thing I know "Mira" came from nowhere and out my mouth. Later I realized it must have been because I'd been looking in the mirror!! (Say it like a southerner! Meer-uh. LOL). Enjoy your kitty! I've definitely learned over these past 5-6 years (esp. the last two) that I'm a cat person and not a dog person. Our cat was feisty for several years -- we couldn't really hold her. Then we moved to the sorta country last year, let her become an indoor/outdoor cat, and now she lays on my lap purring contentedly for an hour or more every night. Apparently having the freedom to chase mice, birds and bunnies was what she needed. Edited February 13, 2011 by milovaný Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I think Purrsia woud be cute! Like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I don't like that name for a DOG or a GIRL. Do you want your dog to be a hunter? Or your DD? :iagree: The outspoken grandmother reportedly said, "UGH! Hunter? That's a horrible name for a little girl!" :tongue_smilie: And Persia is awesome! What a great name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I have a new kitty that I tried to name Sasha but my son kept calling her Tasha. I also had an Alexandria who was called Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 :iagree: The outspoken grandmother reportedly said, "UGH! Hunter? That's a horrible name for a little girl!" :tongue_smilie: And Persia is awesome! What a great name! I do this thing with DH when we hear "occupation" names. "Why not call the kid Butcher or Plumber? Cop? Proctologist?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I do this thing with DH when we hear "occupation" names. "Why not call the kid Butcher or Plumber? Cop? Proctologist?" I'm reminded of a Frasier episode in which a character is suggesting baby names such as Tanner, Cooper, and Fletcher; her husband says something like, "Where are you getting these names? The Big Book of Medieval Professions?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I'm reminded of a Frasier episode in which a character is suggesting baby names such as Tanner, Cooper, and Fletcher; her husband says something like, "Where are you getting these names? The Big Book of Medieval Professions?" ROTFLMyeslf silly! This just made my morning. I never saw that episode but that is exactly what I mean! "Bailey" kills me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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