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What shall we call our new kitten?

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kittylester Fri 03-Aug-18 12:51:31

I know we helped nina (or not!) so I am hoping you can help us as we are stuck for a name for the kitten we are keeping. She was born in June

I will continue to try taking a photo of her but she is a short haired, dark tabby with white bib and wellies.

We have two other cats - an all black male born during the Rugby World Cup - his name is Kiwi.

The kitten's Mum was born in May and is, therefore, called Maisie.

Please help - inspiration has dried up in the Lester household.

lemongrove Sat 04-Aug-18 14:20:16

Come on kitty .....what’s the verdict? grin
And does the winning GNer get a prize?

gillyknits Sat 04-Aug-18 14:25:13

Just remember ,whatever you call her, you will be standing in the garden at eleven o’clock at night shouting it in a very loud voice!

sharon103 Sat 04-Aug-18 14:41:19

What about Fifa, ( World cup Football)

nigglynellie Sat 04-Aug-18 14:45:03

I had a friend who called his Labrador puppy Taxi!! It always turned heads when calling him!! ?? (Sorry, deviation I know)

Auntieflo Sat 04-Aug-18 14:50:11

gillyknits, how srange that you should say about shouting out the name. We had coffee with friends this morning, and she mentioned, that when she was expecting, a friend had said, 'just imagine calling to him in the park', so they practised calling out various selected names in their, long, garden. smile

Nanny41 Sat 04-Aug-18 15:03:32

We had a lovelt cat with white boots, she was of course called "Boots" I still miss her.
Another black and white, she was called Whisky.

grandMattie Sat 04-Aug-18 15:22:27

one of my friedns has a queen called "Edie" - for "Ediepuss" - perhaps if it's male, "Oedi"... grin

kittylester Sat 04-Aug-18 15:42:54

I chose the kitten so DH gets to choose the name - he didn't really want another cat. He's still calling her Baby. The thing about that is we are having a real live baby soon - due in October.

The winner gets a kitten - with their choice of name!! grin

willa45 Sat 04-Aug-18 15:56:04

We had a beloved cat named Sophia... aka 'Soapy', Mama', 'Noonah' and 'Choux Choux'. She died almost three years ago, at the ripe old age of twenty one!

Margie is our current house guest. She's almost sixteen but still acts like a kitten. She's all black, small in size, whip smart and cute as a button. She belongs to our son who travels a lot. We have become so smitten with her, one of these days, we may decide not to give her back (just joking).

Over the years we've always had cats (both genders). Females were Kitty and Dolly. Males were Mitch Oscar and Frankie (Frankie can be female too).

Have fun naming your kitten.

PS. Our old neighbor had a very sweet cat named Sylvia (her face was half brown and half white).

Juggernaut Sat 04-Aug-18 16:04:23

Gosh, big surprise, mabon1 has been dismissive and rude...again!

grannyqueenie Sat 04-Aug-18 16:07:27

What a cute kitten, I’d opt for Clara!

Jalima1108 Sat 04-Aug-18 16:12:36

And does the winning GNer get a prize?
Yes, a kitten!! grin

However, DH would say 'It's the cat or me'

glammanana Sat 04-Aug-18 16:43:04

I knew as soon as I went to pick my Oliver that it would be his name,he is now known locally as Oliver the Great as he is such a big lump of a cat.
For a she cat I like the name Bubbles easy to call and the males in your family will not object to calling her in.

NannyC2 Sat 04-Aug-18 16:59:24

Juno -

A daughter of Saturn, she is the wife of Jupiter and the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Bellona and Juventas. She is the Roman equivalent of Hera, queen of the gods in Greek mythology;

phoenix Sat 04-Aug-18 18:04:16

Yes, do consider the "standing on the step calling" thing.

That is why one of our cats that we "acquired" (another story, but wine was involved blush) was renamed Lily.

Mr P just couldn't see himself shouting "Spunky, Spunky, are you coming in?"

annsixty Sat 04-Aug-18 18:53:35

Oh I really want to win the kitten so my name for yours is Kateycat. Katy for short.

Caro57 Sat 04-Aug-18 19:35:30

Ceefa - as in ‘c’ for cat

PECS Sat 04-Aug-18 19:46:56

Willow as in Pussy willow or Catkin ..does she have a fluffy tail like a catkin?

Brigidsdaughter Sat 04-Aug-18 19:49:32

JUNO. As in Juno and the Paycock... an old play set in Dublin

phoenix Sat 04-Aug-18 19:57:09

Caro57 ahem, blush I had included in my first post of suggestions, but having seen the photo, she doesn't look like a Ceefa, or even a Ceefur!

And sorry, Brigidsdaughter I had already suggested Juno, too!

phoenix Sat 04-Aug-18 20:14:56

Ok, just had a better look at the photo (on my new, much bigger tablet!) and like many tabbies, she does indeed have an "M" on her head.

Now, of course, viewed from behind, an "M" becomes a "W", which made me think "Wombat" confused

However, still think Juno is good, and seems to be popular with many GN members!

phoenix Sat 04-Aug-18 20:27:42

Or, sticking with the "W" theme, Winnie, so that when you're emptying the litter tray, you can say "Oh, Winnie, the poo"

I'll get me coat..................as they used to say on a certain sketch show.

etheltbags1 Sat 04-Aug-18 20:44:15

I called one of mine Clootie Dumplin. I miss her so much

grannybuy Sat 04-Aug-18 20:47:55

Our tabby was called Topsy.

Brigidsdaughter Sat 04-Aug-18 20:49:45

Phoenix - yes you were there first!!