How to Name a cat

How to name a cat

You do Not want your Cat to look like the Cat on the picture above when you call its name. Therefore:

1. Consider that cats respond better to names containing a long “ee” sound, such as, for example (girl cats), Abbee, Aileen, Amy, Aubrey, Billie, Capri, Cody, Darcie, Ellie, Jaime, Kiley, Ruby, Tawnee, Zoe and (boy cats), Atlee, Bailey, Barry, Cree, Dundee, Finlay, Knightley, Lee, Rodney, Stanley, Toby.

2. Consider what the cat looks like – the color, the pattern of the cat’s coat, its eyes. Some cats have so striking traits that you will know what to name them right away.

3. Consider the cats behavior – traits to look for include skittishness (anxious or fearful versus calm or trusting); outgoingness (curious or active versus aimless); dominance (bullying or aggressive versus friendly and submissive); spontaneity (impulsive versus predictable); friendliness (affectionate versus solitary or irritable).

4. Consider the breed of the cat – is it a Ragdoll, a Russian Blue, a Pixie-Bob. or a York Chocolate, and you may already have all the inspiration that you need to name it. 

5. Consider why you got the cat, how you got the cat. Or if you found the cat, where or why did you find it? If the story of how you got or found the cat is good or important to you, it may give you the inspiration for its name.

Arguably, an ideal name should combine the “ee” sound with one or more of the other considerations above. Go through the considerations and create a list. Say, for example, that you like the name Zoe, the cat’s color is brown, it has no outlandish behavior, the breed is a York Chocolate, and you bought the cat in a store – you may want to name it “Chocolate-Zoe” (a brown York Chocolate).

What do you think – do you have any tips and tricks on how to name a cat or any great names to suggest? Please Register to comment below.