These little sweet boys arrived here yesterday after much premonition and preparatory discussion about cats and kittens and the obtaining of such. I never dreamed we’d have not one but TWO kittens, but there they are, and aren’t they gorgeous?
The only problem is, besides the obvious magnetic qualities of the litter box and the cat food (Eric’s already tasted some kibble*), these boys need names! They’ve been fostered since I think August along with their brother and sister with a wonderful and warm volunteer who named them Dylan and Wyatt. I’m not crazy about those names, although she explained that Wyatt means “water” and “warrior”, and since he was rescued from near-drowning when he was just a little guy she gave him that name.
Still, when I hear “Wyatt” I can only think of one thing: Earp.
Here he is, copper eyes and all:
And here’s his brother. The photo does not do justice to his emerald eyes:
So, help us out! Whoever posts a comment with the winning names gets a, uh, LINK! To their blog! Yay! And a nice mention about their cat-naming prowess. How can you resist?
But I have to warn you: Nathaniel and Serena will be judging this event.
UPDATE AND DISCLAIMER: Due to the overwhelming commentudinous response received thus far, as well as the almost certain whimsical capriciousness of the judges, I’ve decided to reward everyone who comments with a link! NOW I dare you not to comment!
*When I was about 10, we had six cats. Six! When the cat food Meow Mix came out, my mom was taken in by the advertising and brought some home. Four flavors! Beef, chicken, liver, and tuna. (Which has been changed since then to reflect our evolving palates to chicken, turkey, salmon, and “oceanfish”.)
My mom was so taken by the idea of Four! Flavors! that she suggested we try it to see. Not just her, mind you, but us! me! That’s right, feed your kid cat food.
I did try it, one of each. It was salty, and savory, and they all tasted about the same, although for obvious reasons I immediately detested the Liver flavor.
Thanks, Mom. I’ll never think of cat food the same way again.
[tags]cats, cute, names, Meow Mix, bleeah[/tags]
[tags]kittens, names, help[/tags]
December 10th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
Achilles:
During his infancy his mother plunged him in the Styx, thus making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. ( not that this kitten was plunged into a river by his mother…. but the whole water thing is there.)
Ajax:
Apparently was Achilles hunting partner.
Frick and Frack?!
Laurel and Hardy?
December 11th, 2006 at 12:39 pm
Chico and The Man?
Romulus and Remus?
Kirk and Spock?
Batman and Robin?
Hippo and Rhino?
Amp and Volt?
Gallant and Goofus?
Steve Austin and Bigfoot?
Quirk and Quark?
Ninja and Pirate?
Monkey and Robot?
Esmerelda and Constance? (Just to mess with their gender roles)
Mr. Smellypants and the Eliminator? (They fight crime!)
Warthog and Gilgamesh?
…
That’s all I got for now…
December 11th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
I swear, the first one (the fuzzy one) looks like a Coco, and the second one looks like a Roger. Can’t get past those names at the moment, but I’ll stare at their adorable faces a little longer, see if I can’t come up with something more cat-like…
December 11th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
I don’t have a blog. Just like to name things. Once knew a cat named Getzinta.
December 12th, 2006 at 9:04 am
How about Copper and Jade…for their eyes! They are beautiful cats!
December 12th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
Do we win something for commenting? I would love one of those fabulous fancy little robot vacuumns, or maybe a chia pet (the cats would likely enjoy this more).
Just kidding.
I like cats, but I am terribly allergic. Name suggestions? I don’t have any, but I am commenting as requested.
December 12th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
Ooh! I love them!
But the judges haven’t seen them yet. Stay tuned.
Rebecca, I can send you a picture of a robot vacuum. Would that do?
December 13th, 2006 at 5:00 am
Hmm. I like naming things, but it’s hard to do from afar without getting a chance to observe their personalities! I’m torn between wanting to give every animal in my life a literary or mythological name and being fond of generic human names.
I’ve been wanting to name a black or grey male cat Grendel for years. Grendel and Caliban, perhaps: a nice pair of literary Others for the budding post-colonialist critic.
Probably the two most appealing male names ever are Charlie and Sam. Charles and Samuel are dignified and catly, but can be shortened to the all-important cooey, affectionate Sammie and Charlie. Or Sam and Chuck if you want to be monosyllabic. Also, Sam and Max — two characters in a computer game I played as a kid — are a great pair of names.
Ivan and Vlad. It’s dead Russian night here on the history channel, so I have Slavic names on the brain. Dmitri, Aleksey, Nikolai, Fyodor, Lev, Leo?
Actually, both Lev and Leo mean ‘lion,’ as you probably know, and so would be excellent names for a cat, I think. Ari is Hebrew for lion (my cat is named Ariel — ‘lion of god’), and I think that Llew is Welsh?
Trickster gods: Loki (love this for a cat!), Puck, Raven, Anansi, Hermes. I know someone with a cat called Jester.
Cain and Abel. Okay, this would probably be tempting fate, but I can’t think of any Biblical brothers except for maybe Jacob and Esau, which isn’t much better.
Socrates and Aristotle, Leon and Noel, Castor and Pollux … okay, I’m officially out of names.
Actually the names I like best for them are Jade and Copper.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:20 pm