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how did your cat get his/her name?? and post a picture!!
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my girl Jenadel 
i came up with her name by merging my two great aunts names....Jenny & Del
i never got to meet them but would have loved too as apparently they were complete opposites!! so this is to honor them 
i came up with her name by merging my two great aunts names....Jenny & Del
i never got to meet them but would have loved too as apparently they were complete opposites!! so this is to honor them
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Gilmour, Maui and Jenade are three lovely cats. 
BTW, my husband and I love hockey too. There is an old thread with a similar theme that I thought I would add to this one: How did you choose your cat's name?
BTW, my husband and I love hockey too. There is an old thread with a similar theme that I thought I would add to this one: How did you choose your cat's name?
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‘Stache because… obviously 
I don't remember how I settled on Phoebe for her name, obviously I liked the sound but I don't remember more details. My cats' names don't have more significance than that, I never name them after humans.
Daisy was her shelter name, the only one I've kept - I'd fancied calling a cat Daisy but at the time wasn't adopting another.
Daisy was her shelter name, the only one I've kept - I'd fancied calling a cat Daisy but at the time wasn't adopting another.
I adopted this beautiful girl from the local animal shelter they told me what her name was but she never responded to it or even acted like she knew the name. (She was also reportedly abused badly 
)anyway when we brought her she settled in so quick and loved to lay with us for cuddles and love. After a few days of her talking to us all day every day it was official Gabby because she is a very vocal girl. 
)anyway when we brought her she settled in so quick and loved to lay with us for cuddles and love. After a few days of her talking to us all day every day it was official Gabby because she is a very vocal girl. Attachments
This is my _girl_ Henry because they told me she was a boy. By the time I figured out she was a girl it was her name, so I guess it’s short for Henrietta! I just prefer people names for my kitties. No particular reason I chose Henry, just liked it. She is 18 years old now. Her brother Jack crossed the bridge 7 years ago.
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From tv! NOT from the movie duo Thelma & Louise like everyone thinks.
I loved the manner of an actress who played a nurse several years ago on the uk drama Casualty. Her name was Louise!
I loved the manner of an actress who played a nurse several years ago on the uk drama Casualty. Her name was Louise!
lily rose because those are my favorite flowers
lucky because she was " lucky that jon found her"
stardust was a name that i made up while playing a video game
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This is Peaches, we had a few fruity and non fruity names in mind and she didn’t suit any of them when we saw her. Then we thought of Peaches and it just suited her. We love her being called Peaches and we like to think she does too as she always comes to her name!
Mango - Following the fruit theme, Peaches and Mango went together well and his colouring suits!
Blueberry, or Bluey - we kept the theme and also his colour suits the name
Rhubarb, or Rhu as she’s always called instead. Blue’s sister so Blue and Rhu went together well and keeping in theme
Mango - Following the fruit theme, Peaches and Mango went together well and his colouring suits!
Blueberry, or Bluey - we kept the theme and also his colour suits the name
Rhubarb, or Rhu as she’s always called instead. Blue’s sister so Blue and Rhu went together well and keeping in theme
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Kabuto is named after the character from the Naruto anime. Its also japanese for helmet which suits him. He is the black and white cat.
Indy is named after Speilburg's Indiana Jones. She is quite the little explorer.
Indy is named after Speilburg's Indiana Jones. She is quite the little explorer.
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Our new family member came to us through a feral rescue (though we suspect she was an abandoned pet) and the young man in her foster house named her Freyja. He said it was because she was so full of love.
After that story, I didn't have the heart to change her name.
It also suits our household, as we are a fan of all myths.
Bella was brought in to my Vets office with 4 other tortie siblings at around 2wks old-she and one sister held on to each other from day one-I was there when a distraught woman brought them in a shoe box after she witnessed the Mama get killed by a car they were the only 2 that survived
An Vet tech volunteered to care for them and foster until weaned then brought them to the office for adoption....everyone wanted them
adopted as a bonded pair,they were inseparable BUT no one was interested in the dark one with the funny markings they called her Eleanor--- "the ugly one"
Eleanor would just scream and cry when anyone tried to separate the 2,she was fearful of everyone,would scream bloody murder and did not want to be held- the only time she was quiet was embracing her sister
I thought Eleanor was adorable,my 18yr old Cheech was very ill and fading fast and I had just adopted little Graycie from my Vet because I knew I'd be losing my boy of 18 yrs and couldn't fathom an empty home without him-'so I'd seen little Eleanor many times as I was constantly there with my very sick boy----I was the only person little Eleanor was not terrified of and I held her many times- I said if anyone adopts one I'll take the other but I really preferred Eleanor
Sorry this is so long but it's the story how she got her name- the day I brought Cheech in to say GoodBye was the worst day of my life-I was leaving with an empty carrier and hysterical crying... something was very odd because the entire staff was behind the front desk but I was too distraught to see what was going on--' suddenly a little kitten came barreling past everyone and leaped onto my chest wrapping her little arms around my neck and hiding her face under my chin -As I peeled her off of me I realized who it was and said" Uhhhh,Bella-do you want to come home with me"
What seemed so odd,what I didn't know was the other was adopted,little Bella slipped out of the Cafe and it had been over an hour they were all trying to catch her....
Nope,she was beautiful and should be named Bella.... here she was and here she is- my Bella,who chose me first
An Vet tech volunteered to care for them and foster until weaned then brought them to the office for adoption....everyone wanted them
adopted as a bonded pair,they were inseparable BUT no one was interested in the dark one with the funny markings they called her Eleanor--- "the ugly one"
Eleanor would just scream and cry when anyone tried to separate the 2,she was fearful of everyone,would scream bloody murder and did not want to be held- the only time she was quiet was embracing her sister
I thought Eleanor was adorable,my 18yr old Cheech was very ill and fading fast and I had just adopted little Graycie from my Vet because I knew I'd be losing my boy of 18 yrs and couldn't fathom an empty home without him-'so I'd seen little Eleanor many times as I was constantly there with my very sick boy----I was the only person little Eleanor was not terrified of and I held her many times- I said if anyone adopts one I'll take the other but I really preferred Eleanor
Sorry this is so long but it's the story how she got her name- the day I brought Cheech in to say GoodBye was the worst day of my life-I was leaving with an empty carrier and hysterical crying... something was very odd because the entire staff was behind the front desk but I was too distraught to see what was going on--' suddenly a little kitten came barreling past everyone and leaped onto my chest wrapping her little arms around my neck and hiding her face under my chin -As I peeled her off of me I realized who it was and said" Uhhhh,Bella-do you want to come home with me"
What seemed so odd,what I didn't know was the other was adopted,little Bella slipped out of the Cafe and it had been over an hour they were all trying to catch her....
Nope,she was beautiful and should be named Bella.... here she was and here she is- my Bella,who chose me first
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And no-Bella was not being scruffed- the Vets assistant grabbed her scruff as I had peeled her off me with my hand under her little butt- they were going to put her back in the cage when I said- put her in my carrier and I'll take her
They thought I wasn't thinking clearly & kept saying " if you change your mind just bring her back",.. I said " she's not a an appliance,I won't be returning her once she's home"
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Cheshire, from Alice in Wonderland.
He is very mischievous and has a big grin!
(almost named him Schrodinger, but ended up choosing Cheshire)
He is very mischievous and has a big grin!
(almost named him Schrodinger, but ended up choosing Cheshire)
Patches was supposed to be called Tac, I already had a cat called Tik at the time
and thought Tik and Tac would go well. Patches had other ideas he wouldn't respond to Tac so I asked him what he wanted and started saying names. When I said Patches he came straight to me purring so Patches it was. Bandit was named by my hubby I was going to name him coal, but the moment my hubby said Bandit I thought it was a better name for him.
Love this story---I always ask my animals what they like too in the same way.... except Bella,she needed to know she was not the "funny looking" one or ugly cat
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thank youGilmour, Maui and Jenade are three lovely cats.
yay for hockey!! 
oh i did not see that,thank you. im still learning how to get around on this site 
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soooo cute
