I'm getting a red male Sphynx this weekend. I need HELP naming. Here is a list of possible names. Other suggestions welcome.

Blaze
Pyre
Blur
Bodhi
Cairo
Crash
Czar
Fela (after Fela Kuti)
Fievel
Helios
Linus
Maceo (after Maceo Parker)
Meetsi (german for kitty)
Mogwai
Mojave
Olly
Pablo
Pharaoh
Professor
Quentin
Rascal
Ren
Rex
Rocko
Rumi
Sebastian
Sake
Saturn
Satchmo
Scamper
Simba
Solar
Sultan
Syntax
Taj
Wasabe
Wonka
Yogi
Zazu

I forgot to say....a Sphynx is a hairless cat...for those who may not know that.


XOXOXO
beth

stick with the egyption theme and go with pharoah

I sort of like Helios.

I like either Quentin or Rocko.

I like Cairo. It has the Egyptian theme, and I like the sound of the word. :D

Make it simple. Name him Bob. :)

Actually, I like Satchmo -- gotta go with the jazz greats. (My brother named his cat Ella).

Good luck!

Mskedi

My advice, wait until you get him and the name should just jump out at you from that list. I don't believe in naming animals before you meet them, they all have different personalities...

right on Maniacal. thats our plan, but we wanted to get a general idea of names we like and then see him :)

Definitely wait until you bring him home. A name is something that you want to fit and not regret later.
Otherwise, I like Rocko. Or you could just skip all those names and call him fluffy.

Originally posted by shewolf
My advice, wait until you get him and the name should just jump out at you from that list. I don't believe in naming animals before you meet them, they all have different personalities...

Ditto. Someone evidently felt that the cat we adopted two weeks ago was a Joy. (see left) After having her for a day, though, Joy simply didn't fit for us (not that we weren't happy at her presence), so we ended up calling her Krava, which is Croatian for cow, since she looks like a holstein. It fits us better, and we enjoy calling her cow.

Seems to me you might be over-analyzing it.

Cairo or Sultan.

I like Pablo or Linus. I'm partial to naming animals with human names.

I'm a huge fan of Louis Armstrong, so of course, I'd go with "Satchmo." You can just call him "Satch" for short :)

I like Sebastian, that's my son's name. See what type of personality the cat has first though! I had a grey cat who went from being named "Grandpa" to "Diablo". Had another cat named "Slick"- he was covered in grease when he came to my apartment and "Spazz", daughter of "Wingnut". They all had names that fit their personalities.

a new idea. anyone have any ideas about the name RONIN

what connotation does that name have to you? does it sound like a mischevious boy name, or a mercenary, or what?

a ronin is a "masterless samurai" that wanders the earth. but I dunno if they can be heroes, or if they are always failed samurais whose master died. Ive heard both.

Cairo

you guys were right! we had to see him first. and the name is...RONIN

it means "masterless samurai." he needed a manly boy name that still sounded cute like him.. he's the most mischevious lovable rascal. we are having a ball.

here are his pics, for those interested...

http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?UV=617284852408_61060132305&collid=13328922305&page=1

highlight that whole mess above and pop it into your browser.

XOXOXO
beth
p.s. sorry for the useless list. i know better now! :)

beth,

Great name choice! :) don't worry 'bout the list -- it was fun.

Mskedi

Great name!

FWIW, I don't think you should give animals your favorite names for children. Then, if you do have children, you won't be able to use those names because what are you going to tell you daughter, "Honey, you were named after the cat."

Ren!!!
or Rocko.

two of my fave cartoons hehe.

That's a great name:) That's cool to give him a name that matches his looks/personality, I usually just name my pets something that sounds cute:)

porcelina,
those names were after those two characters. all my friends recognized Ren but NO ONE knew Rocko's Modern life. I miss that show!!
XOXO
beth

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