Conference misery::feline

    Ninja - as in Tortieshell (-8

    Your new cat is just a tortie, no need to call her a black tortie.  The
    color tortie describes a black cat with patches of red and cream.
    
    Jo

This is a little off the intended purpose of this note, but since I was going to
call my basenote "The Naming of Cats" (from the show Cats :-)), here goes:

Could someone please explain the formal naming of cats; that is, how are cattery
names (and other elements?) used in the name of the cat?

Also, how is the alphabetic naming (e.g. "the names must start with "M"..)
used?  Is it across a club, a breed, a cattery (ie personal choice)?  When
does it restart?  Yearly?  After 26 years?

And no, I'm not going to become a breeder :-)  I just am getting more curious
and interested as I read more.

Jill

    If you register a cattery name with an association, then you can use
    that name as a prefix on any litters that you bred, or as a suffix on
    any cat that you own and register in your name.  Generally, the first
    word in a registered purebred's name is his breeder's cattery, for
    example, in the name Mysinhs Our Obsession of Kattah, Mysinhs means
    that I bred the cat, the cat's actual name is Our Obsession (Obi for
    short), and the suffix Of Kattah, means that Patsy Lanman is owner (in
    this case, we co-own him but she gets to put her cattery suffix on
    him).  If Kattah wasn't a registered CFA cattery, she couldn't add it
    to the end of his name.  Then he would just be Mysinhs Our Obsession.
    
    The alphabetic naming of Birmans was started by the breed club many
    years ago, and we use every letter of the alphabet.  1992 will be the P
    year, and so on.  Right now we are in the O year.  This is a French
    tradition, so mostly it only occurs in breeds that originated in France
    or who have a heavy French influence.  Other than Birmans, I know that
    Chartreux also to alphabetical naming but they don't use all the
    letters of the alphabet, they drop the tough ones, like Q,X,Y and Z.
    
    I believe that Birmans have been doing this since they were recognized
    in CFA, but I am not sure.  No one is forced to do this, but almost
    everyone does it.  I even have my pet people name their pet kittens
    with the right letter. :')
    
    Registering a cattery name costs $50 in CFA.  
    
    In dogs, the breeders name their first litter with an A, their second
    with a B, third with a C, etc.  Also, AKC won't let you register your
    kennel name until you have bred X number of litters.  They will,
    however, let your puppy buyer's put your kennel name first on the
    papers if they want, even if your kennel isn't registered.  Weird. ;')
    (I have a registered dog too!  Pinnacle's Annabelle Leigh -- her
    breeder's kennel name isn't registered, but having me use the kennel
    name on my papers helps the breeder get her kennel registered.)
    
    Jo

    A friend of mine is an Abysinian breeder.  She's been on a "fly" kick,
    so to speak.  She's been naming a series of cats with the word "fly" in
    it.
    
    Well, her "fruitfly" is going to have kittens soon and she'd like to
    come up with some fly names.  I told her I'd check in here.
    
    She's already got the following:
    
    Dragonfly
    tse-tse fly
    Barfly
    buttonfly
    
    Anyone got any other ideas??
    
    Thanks.
    
    Holly
    

	super-fly
	I'll fly away
	low-flying missle
	flyboy
	flygirl
	fly me to the moon
	fly me away

    

    Yvonee suggested unzipthatfly but was too embarrassed to enter it.  :^0

    butterfly
    fly-by-night
    flying dutchman
    shoo-fly

    re:  .8
    
    Ya gotta watch Yvonne every minute, I see.  She's certainly got a
    vivid imagination with a slightly risque' viewpoint.   ;-)
    
    
    Jan

    Aw! Cheryl gave away my best one! ;-) Actually, I wish I had thought of
    it! But, now we know what kind of mind Cheryl ALSO has! See! It's not
    just me! :-( ;-)
    
    Anyway, I did think of another one that may be kind of nice: (I know
    your expecting something risque', but:
    
    
    Damselfly  
    
    I also thought of:
    
    Housefly
    Horsefly
    and:
    
    Blowfly! After reading Cheryl's note, I know this last one will raise
    some eyebrows! ;-)
    
    Love,
    
     Y

    Straight from the Horse & Rider mag on my desk...
    
    Horsebot fly                             Hump-backed fly
    Sun fly (I like this one...Sunny)        Assassin fly (?)
    Bot fly                                  Black fly
    Spiny-legged fly                         White fly
    Stilleto fly (this one too!)             Moth fly
    Snipe fly  (snipe hunting? (: )          Mydas fly (not bad!)
    Stable fly
    Soldier fly
    Horse fly
    Dung fly   (definitely not recommended!)
    Flesh fly  (ugh!)
    
    Lynne

    "Fly So Free" (named after a race horse (one that makes money :^))
    "Eternal Flight" or does it have to be "fly"?
    
    Lynne, for some reason, I don't think "Dung Fly" would make a very
    happy cat!  Sure would get a lot of laughs from friends though....

    Hi-fly......

    Venus flytrap (I like this one!)
    Madame Butterfly
    [I had another one and now I can't think of it! :^#]

    You know, I'm REALLY surprise that Yvonne or Cheryl didn't come of with
    the name ..
    
    SPANISHfly! (-:
    
    Hahah!
    
    Holly
    

    How about:	Madame Butterfly
    		Flutterby (I know it's not a fly word but I liked it)
    		Macfly
    		May-fly
    
    Roslyn

    For your sports fans.....Pop Fly

    
    No one has said Firefly, and those were my favorite things to catch
    in the summer....in glass jars.....and when you put them by your bed
    they would light up like candles....  a true sign that summer was
    really here!!!!!!!!!
    
    (Just went back thru these notes and saw Yvonne's Unzipyourfly, or
    some such thing....  she's a beaut!  Hey Yvonne, "myfly'sbuttoned"
    
    Nan

    How bout Medfly?
    
    Jo

	Fly-half     this is a running/tackling position in rugby

	flyover

	flywheel

	flyleaf

	flycatcher  - my cats catch flys

	flyspray    - any un-nutered males?

	flyweight   - a fighter?

	flying saucer - spaced-out cat?

	flying start - any cat athletes?

	flying fox

	flying officer

	flying squad

	flying fish

	Heather

    Heather,
    
     I was just reading your list of fly names, and when I got to the line
    that said Heather, I found myself thinking, "There's no 'fly' in that
    name!" Then dawn broke over Marblehead! DAH!
    
    Y

	Well its Friday ..........................      :-)

    Thanks Heather! You're too kind! I'm such an airhead today, it's
    amazing! 
    
    Y

    How about:
    
    Shoefly (you from the song)
    
    Kim
    
    P.S.  Hey Yvonne don't feel bad I did the same thing when I hit the
    name Heather.

    Or...Fly me to the Moon
    

	Ah well,.................as it's a day to be nuts


	Faith-fly     faithfully 
	
	beautifly     beautifully

	forcefly      forcefully
		
	artfly	      artfully

	bountifly     bountifully

	dutifly	      dutifully

	cheerfly      cheerfully

	carefly	      carefully

	dolefly	      dolefully

	eventfly      eventfully

	gainfly	      gainfully

	gleefly	      gleefully

	greatfly      greatfully

	.............................Heather

    Yes, I thought Heather wanted a namesake, and was trying to sneak that
    one in :-)
    

    Heatherfly?
    
    Lynnefly?
    
    Karenfly?
    
    Yvonnefly?
    
                     HEY, WHY NOT!

or.....how about

	Wildefly - *blush*  you shouldn't have!

	Dillyfly - a Birman name works for an abby - if it shreds paper and
			looks adorable all the time!!!

	Hanafly - only appropriate if the kitten is regal, fussy, talkative,
		    and irresistable...

	Flashfly - FAST....really fast....and sneaky....and beautiful

	Samfly - dark and mysterious

		The wilde house gang

    Dillyfly..I like that one!

    Help!  My two new babies have been at my house for 10 days, and I still
    haven't named them!       
    
    I haven't written here before, but used to read a lot before my Smokey
    died two years ago.  Since then I've been too sad to read - everything
    reminded me of him too much.  
    
    But I survived!  And have two beautiful babies to fill my heart again.
    But I'm tired of calling them Sister and Brother.  
    
    They're sort-of Maine-Coonish (father was a Coon, mother was just a
    cat), long haired gray/black tabby colored.  They look exactly alike
    except he's larger than her, and her face is a little shorter.
    
    Their personalities are so different, though!  She's the little boss,
    very aggressive and curious, full of life, attacking everything (my
    arms have back-claw scratches from her bath - front-claw scratches
    from everything else).
    
    He's sort of shy, more a mama's boy.  Purrs constantly (she purrs
    occasionally), loves to be held, and is slower to attack things.
    He waits on her a lot, and if she thinks it's ok to kill, he'll
    kill it, too.  
    
    They're both large for their age (like a Coon), and very well-
    behaved (well, for kittens anyhow. ha ha).
    
    The only names I can think of that suit their personalities are
    Lucy and Linus from Charlie Brown.  I'm just not sure I like the
    names, though.  She could be a Lucy, but he just doesn't look like
    a Linus.
    
    They're 9 weeks old, very healthy, and for those of you that are
    concerned about these things, they will be spayed and neutered, and
    will be house-only cats unless on a leash with Mom (me).        
    
    I would like names that go together, but they don't have to be "real"
    names, if you know what I mean.  
    
    Any help I can get would be appreciated - my brain is tired!
    
    Sharon

    How about Lucy and Charlie Brown???  
    

    Or...
    
         Bonnie and Clyde
    
    	 Romeo and Juliet
    
         Ike and Tina (Turner)
    
         

    
    
    	I like Lucy and Charlie Brown...... =)
    
    	Lucy sounds like my Sasha (coloring, purrsonality etc....)

    Harry and Sally????  (from the movie, "When Harry met Sally")
    
    Sugar and Spice?? (sugar for the male since he's so sweet and lovable,
    spice for the female since she's full of spice!!)
    
    
    Just a few suggestions.
    
    Holly
    

    How about Murphy Brown and Myles? 
    
    Nanci

    re -.1 That's very good. I also was going to suggest Lucy and Charlie
    Brown.
    
    How about Anthony and Cleopatra, or Nick and Nora (Charles) (The Thin
    Man).
    
    Steffi
    
    

    I think Murphy Brown and Miles would be great!!!  Those names
    definitely fit the purrsonalities you described.

    It's me again - the name searcher.  I'm home today with the kids, and
    decided to dial in to see if I got any suggestions.  
    
    I'm smiling from all the suggestions.  Lucy and Charlie Brown,
    Ike and Tina, Sugar and Spice (reversed- ha ha), and yes,
    Murphy and Myles definitely suits the purrsonalities.  I had
    a Sally once, and don't want to repeat that, but loved the pairing
    of Harry and Sally.    And I LOVE the Thin Man.  
    
    Oh, choices.  I'm gonna run these past my hubby tonight to see what
    he thinks.  Thanks for all the suggestions.  I plan to decide by
    week's end, so I'll still take more (although I think I'm pretty
    close to deciding - will let you know.)
    
    Little Miss Lively slept in my lap for an hour today, and purred the
    whole time - that was a first!  
    
    Will check back tomorrow -- thanks again!
    
    Sharon and Babies

    I thought of another one last night.  Scarlett and Rhett or Scarlett
    and Ashley. (Since she did have 2 beaux).
    
    Steffi

    Well, I named them.  I didn't have any luck with any of your
    suggestions - my husband kept making faces!  We FINALLY agreed
    on Dixie Twister for her (I'm from Tennessee, hence Dixie, and she's
    definitely a little tornado), and Maxwell Evinrude Johnson the 3rd 
    (Maxwell 'cuz I liked Max, hubby says he purrs like fishing boat motors, 
    hence Evinrude and Johnson, the 3rd 'cuz it sounds distinguished),
    or Max and Dixie! 
    
    Thanks for all your help!
    
    The Riveras:
    Sharon, George, Max and Dixie  

    
    OK gang, put your thinking caps on.  A former Feliner, Cin Gerry as a
    matter of fact, needs help with a couple of names:
    
    1)  Tortie Exotic SH
    
        Mother:  Cattyshack's Who Nose? (cuz she has a nose and shouldn't)
        Father:  Jenita's Bar None (as in the candy bar) of Cattyshack
    
        The name can either me candy bar related or "nose" question (like
        mum).  Cin is really excited about her and I cannot wait to see
        this little girl at Seacoast.
    
    
    2)  Black & White Exotic SH female
    
        She needs a "Girl" or "Woman" name.  Her mum's name is Silly Girl,
        two sisters from other breedings are Funny Woman and Pretty Woman.
        Cin loves "American Woman" but she is saving that.  This girl is
        special in that odds were totally against her to be a SH.  Her mum
        is a LH Exotic and has produced only one SH (5 or 6 litters).
    
    
    

    Here's SOME names she could use ...
    
    For #1)
    
    Cattyshack's No Nose
    Cattyshack's Whatchamacallit (as in the candy bar) (kind of neat since
                 it's a tortie)
    
    
    For #2
    
    Cattyshack's Material Girl
    Cattyshack's Always a woman
    Cattyshack's My Girl
    
    What about "Lady" names?
    
    Cattyshack's Lucky Lady (since she wasn't supposed to be a SH)
    Cattyshack's Lady of the night (oooo!!)
    
    I'll probably think of some more.
    
    Holly
    
    

    
    you've got some good ones there, holly!!!!!!!
    
    
    
    

    
    Cattyshack's Almond Joy (Joy for short)
    Cattyshack's No Nose That's Why
    Cattyshack's Babe Ruth (or is it Baby Ruth? I forget)
    Cattyshack's A nose by any other name
    
    
    Cat#2
    
    Cattyshack's Chantilly Woman
    Cattyshack's Woman of the year
    Cattyshack's Liberated Woman

    Cattyshack's Bo Nose ;')
    
    
    Cattyshack's Funny Girl (as in the movie)
    
    Jo

    Or..
    
    Cattyshack's No Nose is Good Nose

    RE: Lynn
    
    Shouldn't "Almond Joy" be saved for a "Whole Male"?? (-:
    
    Holly
    

    No, a whole male would be named Reeses Pieces.  :'O  ;'D
    
    Jo

    Since you guys are so good at this names stuff, I could use some help
    with Q song names.  I have only come up with a few:
    
    Quite Unrehearsed
    Quiet Riot (okay so it's a band, give me a break already!) ;')
    Quarterflash (")
    Queensryche (")
    Que Sera Sera
    
    I have a very nice baby that needs a name.  I usually name my kitten's
    after songs or bands, and I have to stick with the Q until 1994.  The
    father's name is Pleasantview Orestes of Mysinhs.  The mother's name is
    Zauklapaw's Laci of Mysinhs.  I thought of naming this baby Mysinhs
    Queen Anne's Lace, but she is too spunky (that seems like a sweet name
    for a sweet cat), and it isn't a song.  I am leaning towards Quiet
    Riot, but Ken doesn't like that.
    
    I have another litter of two, a seal girl and a blue boy, and they need
    Q names too.  Their father's name is Windflower Nepenthe of Myinhs, and
    the Mom's name is Mysinhs Night Dreams.  Any suggestions??
    
    Jo

    I had a friend who had a pet cat with a very long muzzle and she named
    her Yentl.  :')  Maybe Cin could file that one away for her next long
    nosed exotic or Persian. :')  Or she could just name her Barbra. :')
    
    And I thought of another funny name for an exotic shorthair...Rapunzel.
    :'D :'o   There is a cat in our neighborhood that carries that name. 
    The funny thing about it is that 1) it has shorthair 2) it's a boy!
    
    Jo

    I would have 'expected' those last two from Cheryl, but Holly and Jo?
    ;-) I love it though! ;-)
    
    Y

    Jo, I'll get back to you tomorrow on this one.  My fiance has over 400
    CD's at home.  I'll go through them (and ask him as well) and see if I
    can come up with some Q names.
    
    Holly
    

    
    cin sends her thanks, mhj, are we losing brain cells? ;'D
    holly, "lucky lady" is winning votes for the bi-color...
    
    i'll start thinking about q's......
    
    
    

    RE: .53
    
    Yonne, 
    
    "She don't know me vewy well, do she?" (-:  
    
    heehee!
    
    Holly
    

    Another one for Cin,
    
    Cattyshack's Wild Woman
    
    

    Jo,
    
    Looked at Bob's CD's a little bit last night and found a good name.
    
    "Quicksilver Girl" - by the Steve Miller Band
    
    Holly
    

    re .51 and .58 - Quicksilver Messenger Service was one of my favorite
    Bay area "summer of love" bands, and the name seems appropriate for the
    blue male...
    
    len.
    

    Cattyshack's Lady Be Good
    
    Queen of the Nile

    How 'bout Cattyshack's Luck Be A Lady
                                    
    (Luck be a Lady is a song from Guys and & Dolls...just wanted to 
     refresh your memories)

    I am so tempted to name a cat Mysinhs Queen of Denial. :'D ;')
    
    Get it?
    
    Jo

    Jo, that's BAD!!!!
    
    H

    BTW, either of those Quicksilver names would fit Mondo Baby perfectly!
    I will run them by Ken tonight and see what he says.  He is a big Steve
    Miller fan.
    
    Jo

    I know Holly, my true self is coming out these last few days.  :')
    
    Yep, Queen of Denial, and we could call her Cleo for short. ;')
    
    Jo

	Quicksand
	Quickstep
	Quart of ..........whatever takes your fancy
	Quake in your shoes
	Quaint ............anything you like
	Quark of fate
	Quantum leap
	Quizzical kitty
	Quarrelsome kitty
	Quality kitty 
	
	Heather

    Another song that Bob came up with this morning ...
    
    "Queen of Spades" by Styx
    
    Good luck picking a name, Jo.
    
    Holly
    

    An old album by The Who.  Not sure whether there's actually a song by
    that name, but seems like a funny name for a cat :-)
    
    Eduarda

    These Q songs are great!  I ran QMS and Quicksilver Girl by Ken last
    night and he liked both of them.  Now I will have to add Queen of
    Spades and Quadrophenia to the list to run by him tonight.  We need to
    make a decision fast if I want to get her registered in time for the
    show at the end of the month.
    
    Ken really liked Quicksilver girl for the Laci/Reste baby.  He looks
    forward to calling her "Quickie". :')
    
    Jo

    
    re:  .62     Thanks, Jo.  I needed that this morning....
    
    
    
    

    Glad I could be of service. :')
    
    Jo

    
    How about just plain ole "Q"?  Works for Star Trek - TNG
    
    

    > How about just plain ole "Q"?  Works for Star Trek - TNG
    
    Along the same line (and probably the same age?) why not "Suzy Q."?
    
    Eduarda
    

    I had a Suzy Q. already, in the O year.  As in Mysinhs Oh Suzy Q. :')
    Thanks for the suggestion though.  
    
    Ken really thinks he likes Quadrophenia now. :')  We may never get this
    little girl named.
    
    Jo

    I am thinking about different names for one of my kittens.  It might be
    fun for us to try to think of something!  
    
    A little about the kitty first:
    she is a Chocolate Lynx Point Siamese/Colorpoint.   Her body is
    completely white and at this time has faint chocolate lynx markings on
    her head, legs and tail.  Her eyes are her biggest feature, they are a
    deep indigo blue and are a very unusual but standard shape.  She is
    very different, like she could stare you down and must be smarter than
    me!  She also has quite the temper!!!  I have to laugh, she doesn't
    actually hurt you, but has batted me in the face once or twice.  Her
    coat is purrfectly short and suede like and all her little muscles show
    right through.  Very tall on her legs and ears set on the side of her
    head that could catch radar!
    
    Now, we had started out calling her chocomate girl and have now
    progressed to Moonsta's Chocomundo.  I am not sure this is quite the
    right name for such a pretty thing to be shown under.  Altho, I have
    seen some pretty bizzare ones.  So, any ideas?
    Karen
    
    Oh,  the name would have to start out with "Moonsta" blahblahblah.   
    I had even thought of Moonsta's Modus Vivendi

    H...
    
    Moonsta's Mallo Cup
    Moonsta's Symphony (as in the chocolate bar)
    
    Moonsta's Indigo girl (for her eyes)
    Moonsta's blue eyed lady
    
    There's just a few to get you started, Karen.

    Oh, by the way, what did you decide on for a name for your little girl,
    Jo???
    
    Holly
    

    I also thought of For Your Eyes Only, as in James Bond.  I like to use
    things from movies.  Old movies are especially good.  Nat, is there
    anything from where you are that would be appropriate, such as a color
    or something?
    Karen

    Hmmm,
    
    
    Moonsta's Blue Velvet
    Moonsta's Midnight Blue
    Moonsta's Chocolate Craving
    Moonsta's Hershey Kiss
    
    Mary-Michael

    We registered our little female as Mysinhs Quicksilver Girl.  Haven't
    gotten the papers back from CFA so I don't know if they accepted it or
    not.  My husband was worried that since she isn't silver they would
    have a problem with it, but Quicksilver isn't the name of a color (CFA
    has a show rule that registered names can't contain a color unless the
    cat is that color).                               
    
    "Quickie" has her first show this weekend at our Regional Awards show
    in Eugene, Oregon.  Wish her luck.
    
    Jo

    This has got to be the year mondo/mundo babies, right?!  Must be that
    California talk...it's spreading!
    K

    We called her Mondo Baby because she was almost 5 ounces at birth and
    had to be delivered via c-section!  She is still huge.  At four months
    old she weighs over 5 pounds.  Most of my Birman girls are only 4
    pounds at four months.
    
    BTW, called CFA and got her reg. number this afternoon. They accepted
    Quicksilver Girl with no problems (told you so Ken!) :')
    
    Jo

    re .75 and .78
    
    Sure there is a purrfect name for her! There's a famous Hungarian
    arti-folk song about 'only if her eyes're blue is she beautiful' or the
    like. The name should be
    
    Azasz�p Akineka Szemek�k
    
    (Can shorten it or chhose one only, e.g. Akineka sounds Japanese, that
    *can* match a Siamese as Far East, too...)
    
    BTW, I took up telepathic contacts to the cat. She told me her name is
    Cilla. So easy...
    
    Nat :)

    HI NAT! 
    I like that name (both actually).  How did you do the telepathic thing? 
    and do you pronounce Cilla with a hard ch sound or an s sound?
    
    what else did she tell you ;')
    Karen

    I am happy you like the name(s). About the telepathic thing let's go
    offline mail, if it interests you... And the Cilla name 'sounded'
    telepathic actually like 'tzeelee' (there is a Hungarian nickname 'Cili'
    for Cecilia that sounds so); I chose Cilla for it's more common
    overseas (I think). I would pronounce it with an 's' sound, as 'silla'
    or try 'tzeelee' for Cili...
    
    Meow, Nat
                                

    Ok, I need your help.  My dear little MONDO needs a registered name.
    
    This kitten promises to be a TOP show boy.  His nicname (and probably
    his call name from now on) is Mondo.  Why?  Because he was 6 1/2 ounces
    when he was born!  Right now he's 3 months old and looks like he's at
    least 4-5 months.  
    
    He's a black and white turkish angora.  He's got a black "mask" with a
    white blaze between his eyes.  Black ears with white tufts inside.  A
    black body, white feet (black paw pads), and a little white dot on the
    end of his tail (yes, it's adorable!).
    
    Anyway, he needs a registered name.  His mother's name is Raham's Kyra
    of Taliea.  His father is Dumas Blue Thunder.  
    
    My cattery name is Taliea.  We're not sure what type of name to go
    with.  I was thinking of a mythological theme (Kyra is the name of one
    of Zeus's daughters), but that doesn't have to be.  We were also trying
    to think of something to go with "Mondo", but haven't found anything
    else we like.  
    
    He needs a distinguished name.  Doesn't have to go with any type of
    theme at all.  Anyone have any ideas?
    
    Holly
    

    Holly,
    
    Have you seen the show "CATS"?  One of the cats was Busterfer Jones. 
    He was a large black and white cat.   The first line of the song is
    "Busterfer Jones was not skin and bones, in fact he is amazingly fat." 
    He is described as having white spats and dining in the finest
    restaurants, etc.  He's an elegant man about town.  I'll have to listen
    to my tape again to get more of the words and also check the correct
    spelling for Busterfer.
    
    Steffi 

    
    Since he is a Turkish Angora how about a Turkish name.
    
    Mondo Ossman el Taliea
    Ahmed abu Taliea 
    Immam Mondo el Taliea 
    
    Shaw ;-)

    Busterfer Jones is kinda cute.  I'm not sure, though.
    
    Shaw,
    
    I like those names.  What do they mean?  Also, the "Taliea" would have
    to go in the front.  Kind of like this:
    
    Taliea's Ahmed abu
    Taliea's Immam Mondo
    Taliea's Mondo Ossman
    
    If you can think of other turkish names, that would be great too.
    
    Holly
    

    Oh, and I'd really like more info on Busterfer Jones.  What type of cat
    was he?  I'll have to "sell" Bob on it (as it's his cat too).
    
    Holly
    

    When reading your description I was thinking, with all that black and
    white, of those clapboards they use to start the scene in movies, which
    brought to mind 
    	"Taliea's Take One"
    
    -dana

    When I read the description all I could picture was this cut
    Panda bear:
    
       Taliea's Mondo Panda
    
             or
    
       Taliea's Mighty Mondo Panda

    Well, having MET Mondo, and seeing the little look in his eyes, I would
    go with:
    
    Taliea's Damien the Possessed!!!!! 
    
    He's a real 'guy' this little one! He's a riot, and cute as anything! I 
    still think he's possessed though! ;-)
    
    BTW, I told Holly about this name at the cat show where I met Mondo!
    ;-) 
    
    
    Sorry Holly, I couldn't resist!
    
    Yonee
                        

Taleia's Thunder Mountain

    Taliea's Magical Mondo
    Taliea's Mysterious Mondo
    Taliea's Mystical Mondo

    When I needed to come up with a name for a Siamese little girl, I
    hauled out the world atlas and looked for interesting names on the
    map of Thailand.  So you could look at Turkey and see if anything
    strikes your fancy.
    
    Carl

    
    Hi Holli,  Unfortunately I am not Turkish ;-) so I have to look 
    into my story/history books later to get more Turkish names, but 
    Ahmed Abu simply means  'brother Ahmed'. 
    Immam Mondo, Immam is what they call a religious scholar, they usually
    wear this black robes with a little white showing from the shirt.
    Ossman is just a Turkish guy name but has been name of some Turkish 
    royalty in the past. 
    
    Shaw

    Well, I ran all of the names by Bob last night.  So far he likes Panda
    Bear and Take One.  Still have to make up our minds by tomorrow!
    
    Holly
    

    
    Taliea's Blue Thunder Blaze
    
    

    
    Taliea's Mondo Thunder Blaze
    
    

    
    I need some names to pass on to my Mom, before she names
    her new male Aby kitten something tacky....
    
    He's a Ruddy, and one beautiful little fella.
    
    
    Any ideas?
    
    Lynne

    Well, thanks to my FELINE friends, Mondo now has his official
    registered name.  
    
    He will now be know to the cat world as ..
    
    "Taliea's Panda Bear"
    
    I know, it didn't go along with any theme what so ever.  In fact, a few
    of the names that you gave us gave us good ideas for themes (we were
    thinking of calling him "Thunder Mountain" after the ride at King's
    Dominion and then naming his kittens after amusement rides).
    
    Thanks for the idea, Sandy.   I loved it and OH did it fit!
    
    Holly
    

    You can tell I have ALOT of experience naming cats!!!!!  We just
    recently named some of my strays because I was sick of calling
    them white guy, orange short hair etc.    Some of their names
    are    Ziggy, Rio and Capone!!    Capone is the old beat up Tom
    who has so many scars on his beat up old white face!!!!!!
    
    I love naming cats....
    
    Sandy

(Sorry if I'm too late!)

Taliea's Domino Thunder 

(I had this impression of greatness that reminded me of the "mondo" 
 domino chains that clubs set up - and I'm sure he'll be knocking out 
 those awards!  Even the paw-pads and the dot on his tail reminded me
 of dominos... in action! (-> the blaze)).

-Tanya

    
    
    	Hello All,
    
    	A friend here at the C.S.C in Basingstoke has just got an
    	British Blue Shorthair.
    
    	She is Female and rather sweet, her pedigree name is Loraston
    	Lousia May but the name need not have any reference to that. 
    	She is quite cobby which is usual for this breed. 
    
    	Any suggestions for names?
    
    
    	Thanks, 
    
    	Andrea.

    I'm not sure what the term means, but how about "Cobby"?
    
    As an aside, I've always been mildly amused at the notion of naming
    my cats; I'm an over-all animal type, and have two dogs as well as
    one cat. The dogs know their names and come when called; but I've
    always harbored this sinking feeling that the cat (a) doesn't know
    what her name is, (b) doesn't care what her name is, (c) couldn't
    be bothered coming when called even if (a) and (b) were false, or
    (d) all of the above.
    
    Enjoy,
    
    	/Harry

    
    
    	Thank you Harry, apparently Cobby means chunky.
    
    	She is having a problem finding a name that her husband and she can
    	agree on.
    
    	Andrea.

    I think 'cobby' means sort of short between the front and back legs,
    giving a bit of a chuncky appearance. I love British shorthairs for
    this very thing! They always look like they are wound up to spring, but
    that's all there is of them! ;-) 
    
    My Furby is sort of cobby too, and can make herself look even shorter
    if  she wants, and with all her fur, she looks like a furball with 
    britches! ;-)

		Crescent



		you know,  blue smoke and all that    :-)

	Hearher

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    I use "people" names for each of my 6 kitties.  These names came to me
    after having them for a little while - the names fit their individual
    personalities.  Also they have ended up with nicknames.  I have a
    friend who loses track of who I'm referring to because of the multiple
    names I use.  Here are the names:
    
    Gloria - aka "the princess"
    Elizabeth - aka Liz or Lizzie
    Olivia - aka "Woobie"
    Florence - aka "tubby" (she weighs 21 lbs.!)
    Maddie - aka Veruka (littermate to Florence - she weighs 16 lbs.)
    Bambi - aka "gurrfriend"
    
    For me kitties just seem to grow into a name (or names).  Hope this
    helps.
    
    Regards,
    
    Donna
    
    

    Names for blue kittens:
    
    Blue Velvet
    Midnight Blue
    Blue Moon
    Chicago Blues
    Lady Sings the Blues 
    Singin' the blues
    Blue suede shoes
    
    Of course, she is a "brittish" shorthair, so you could name her after
    royalty!
    
    Lady di
    Fergie
    Elizabeth
    
    Have fun!
    
    Holly
    

    I named my stray cat Fergie! He's a boy, and Fergie is short for
    Ferguson. I named him that, because I had to keep my "F" naming
    convention intact, and since he has "red" hair, it just seemd like the
    right name for my guy!
    
    Now,if I could only trap him again, and get him to the vet! Then,
    "Fergie" might take on a whole different meaning! 8-} ;-)
    
    Yonee

    
    Our Chunky (R.I.P.) got named that because of his massive (Maine Coon)
    constitution.  He definitely knew his name - if you said his name he
    would flick his great bushy tail; if you said anything else he'd ignore
    you.  Also, my own kittens seem to be learning their names; Rocky looks
    up when you say his name, but he ignores calls to Robin or Blueberry.
    Blueberry is starting to respond to her name, but Robin, independent
    little thinker that she is, can't be bothered by such mundane
    considerations as what we want to call her.  She's always at hand
    (quite literally) anyway.
    
    len.
    
    

    Is kitty musical? 
    
    Rhapsody in Blue(s). Short Rhap or Rhappie. (I don't
    like RAP music, but some cats do.) 
    
    Nat :)

    
    	Hello,
    
    	Well thanks for all your suggestions so far.
    
    	She is thinking along the lines of Blues singers Nat so your on the
    	right lines. Ella as in Ella Fitzgeralg is the most likely name.
    	She likes Pumpkin and also Patsy.
    
    	Wait for the results, anymore suggestions are welcome.
    
    
    	Ta,
    
    	Andrea.

	Well, there's also      

	Bluebell........or bluebelle

	Or   Jean     (as in blue jeans)

	Dazzle.........as in dazzling white, after you've used the blue-bag

	Or 

	Plum
	Blueberry
	Blackberry (the're not quite black, more blue/purple)
	Loganberry
	Firework    (light the blue touch paper........)	
	????????   that blue liquer I can never remember the name of		
	Paraffin   (boom boom boom boom........esso blue!)
	Bluebird   (or Dover........there'll be blue birds over.....)
	
	Heather

    
    Re: -1
    
    >> 	????????   that blue liquer I can never remember the name of		
    
    Curacao?
    
    (Not sure about the spelling!!)
    
    Nice name for a cat.
    
    Geoff
    
    

    In a musical "blues" vein, Ella sure is nice.  What about Gershwin?
    
    For colors, Azure is blue, so is Azul (en espanol, pronounced ah-SOOL) and
    Blau (auf Deutch, sounds like "blouse" without the final s sound).
    There's also Indigo (and a song titled "Moon Indigo") and Cerulean,
    both hues of blue.
    
    Carl

    Blue is 'k�k' in Hungarian, pronounced about 'kaykh'. What about Kay?
    
    Nat

    re: -.18
    
    Wasn't that song "Mood Indigo"?

    I thought of Mood Indigo too! I love that song! There is a great
    arrangement out for a Barbershop Quartet, and I used to have it sung to
    me all the time! ;-) AAAhhhh! Music for me without all the blaring
    instruments! 8-)
    
    Yonee (who is also partial to the name Indigo! Mood(y) would probably
    fit a lot of the time too! 8-})

    I checked my music stash and yes, you are right, the name IS "Mood
    Indigo".  Must have been getting it confused with "Blue Moon".  In
    either case, it was the "Indigo" part I was suggesting as having
    kitty name potential.
    
    Carl

    I must admit, I liked your suggestion of the Spanish word for
    blue (Azul, pronounced 'ah-SOOL'). Think how easily it could be
    distorted when you're angry! ;-) ;-) ;-)
    
    	/Harry

Gentian is a flower that grows in the mountains of Switzerland and 
has a very intriguing, deep blue color that I can't really describe.
I also like just plain Berry.

Leslie

    
    
    	Just to say many thanks for all your suggestions for a name for my
    	friends cat.
    
    	She and her husband deceided on Ella.
    
    
    	Andrea.

    I just got e-mail from Jo.  She is fine, and will be getting a blue
    point Birman kitten next month.  This is an "R" year, so she's thinking
    about names and asked me to ask all of you for help.  So far they have
    thought of Roxanne or Rhythm 'N Blues.  It has to fit Pleasantview on
    the front and Mysinhs on the end and only be 35 letters and spaces. 
    I'll pass on your suggestions to her.
    
    Thanks,
    Steffi

    Steff...please let Jo know I said Hello and I truly miss not having
    her in the file.   I use to love helping her think of songs starting
    with the particular letter!!!!   Gee....my mind will have to start
    thinking of the "R" songs again!!!
    
    Sandy

    Sandy, Jo says hi, and she missed Feline, too.  BTW, I suggested Run
    Around Sue, and she thinks that it is cute.
    
    Steffi

    Steffi,
    
    Here are some names that Bob and I came up with last night for Jo.
    
    Reannon (sp???) - Fleetwood Mac
    
    Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
    
    Runaway - Dion
    
    Revival - Allman Brothers
    
    Runaround - Van Halen
    
    Roundabout - Yes
    
    
    And if she has a male later on that she wants a name for ..
    
    Ramblin Man - Allman Brothers
    
    Hope this helps!
    
    Holly
    

    
    It's spelled Rhiannon, and Fleetwood Mac borrowed it from Celtic
    mythology.  The name has much deeper roots than the band's use of it.
    
    len.
    

    Well, if it's a name of great class, then it's PERFECT for one of Jo's
    Birman's. (-:
    
    Thanks for the clarification, Len.  I'm not the music Buff in the
    family, Bob is. (-:
    
    Holly
    

    Here's a few more::::::
    
      o River of Dreams (Billy Joel)
    
      o Reason to Believe (Rod Stewart)
    
      o Release me  (Wilson Phillips)
    
      o Room to Move  (John Mayal)
    
      o Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones????)
    
      o Rain (Madonna)
    
      o Raindrops keep falling on my head  (?????)

    Thank you, I'm sending them on to Jo.  Lots of good names.  I'm sure
    she'll like one.  
    
    Keep them coming. ;)
    
    Steffi

    And some more:
    
      o Roll with it   (Steve Winwood)
    
      o Rocky Raccoon  (Beatles)
    
      o Return to Sender (Elvis)
    
      o Rhythmnation  (Janet Jackson)
    
      o Rama Lama Ding Dong (Sha-na-na)
    
      o Rock Around the clock (Sha-na-na)
    
      o Rose are red  (bobby vinton)
                                    

    
    I have just adopted a beautiful Sacred of Burma lady cat (she is 3
    months) and I would like to find a name starting with a "J". 
    I've think of "June" or "Jilin". 
    
    Any other ideas ?  
    

    Jasmine is a beautiful name.  Josephine, Jade, Jessica, Jewel,Juno who
    was the cihief goddess of the Roman pantheon sister and wife of
    Jupiter, June is the consecrated to the goddess Juno.
    
    Try looking up famous woman who have the initial "J",or greek or roman
    mythology.  Shakespeare happens to have many a name that I have used
    for my cats.
    
    Oh just thought of another Jillian, or better yet get a baby book
    that has the meaning of the names and find a name through that.
    
    Good luck and congratulations on your adoption.

    Juliet....  Jules...   Jennifer....Jasmine....Jessi...
    
    

    
    Thanks a lot for all these good ideas.
    
    Sacha

    Jill. Jantha.
    Jana. From Buddhism's Mahayana...

    Jasper

    Joleen....Jenna....

    
    I'll bet she's a Jezebel!!

    I am looking for words that mean "lynx".  I have already considered 
    calling one of the kitties Vax8000 (aka lynx).  Nat, do you know of any
    words for "lynx".  
    
    Just trying to prep for more lynx babies!!
    thanks,
    Karen

Was code named lynx, an early (and miserable) attempt at a high
end workstation. I had the (mis)fortune to work with these
beasts as part of the PHIGS and GKS teams. DEC sold about 50 of them
and had to take back or replace many of them when they got desupported.
An ill omened name for a perfectly good cat :-).

Lynxes were common throughout europe, so names OUGHT to exist
in most of the european languages (german, french, russian etc.)
for that animal. Hopefully we didn't all steal it from the same 
latin root or something like that...

Thanks,
Keith 

    Thanks Keith!
    I am glad to find out that it was a "dog" so to speak, I certainly
    wouldn't want to name one of my kitties after something that failed!
    
    Good point about the european lynx'. :'}
    Thank you,
    Karen

    Hi Karen & all.
    
    The lynxes did not fail, just grown old... and the Big Lynx was a hit.
    I would not hesitate to name my cat after this name. As far as I know,
    the Germans and the Italians also call their lynxes also lynx. We in Hungary
    call them "HI�Z" (with one long accent on the u of the hiuz),
    pronounced approximatively 'HEE-youws' or 'he-ews'. If you call me on
    DTN 798-5526, I can say it for you :)
    
    
    Nat

    
    I was apart of the HPWS back in the lynx days - we were working on the
    the VAX9000 then. (FWIW)

    Hi Louisa!
    Can you tell me specifically which "number" was the 
    good vax lynx?  I must have it correct if I am to use
    it!
    Holiday Purrs,
    Karen

    Okay, I'm trying to change Joey's name.  His full name is currently
    "Joey Bishop" (his original children named him Joey).  I want to 
    keep the "Joey" part but I want to come up with something better
    that Bishop.  How many other famous, semi-famous or infamous Joeys
    can you guys come up with.  
    
    All suggestions will be considered.  Two I've already thought of are
    Joey Lawrence (from Blossom) and Jo Jo Starbuck (I do call him Jo Jo
    a lot).  I'm not that fond of either of those though.
    
    He's a brown tabby with white and he has green eyes.  He's got a 
    rather quizzical (is that a word) expression on his face that makes
    him look as if life is a total question mark to him.  He's also got
    extra long feline fangs which remind me of a vampire (in fact I thought
    seriously of calling him Armand after one of Anne Rice's vampires... 
    but, 1) Armand doesn't have a last name and I like my cats to have 
    full names :^) and 2) I'd have to change his first name and possibly 
    confuse him.
    
    Oh rats, another great name just came to me and I can't use it for
    Joey.  It's..."Nick Danger" (those of you familiar with Firesign 
    Theater will recognize that one).  Guess I'll save that for some 
    kitty who likes to live dangerously.  Hmmm, maybe I should have named
    Mac that.
    
    Okay, ready...set...go...let's hear those names. :^)
    
    Jan
    

    A cat is a joy. If you call him Jo-Jo, what about Joey Joy?
    
    Nat

    
    	Joe Cool - or Joey Cool...
    

Is he a bit macho?
Does he like (much) younger women?
Does he look like the type that works in an auto body shop?

How about...

JOEY BUTTAFUOCO?

;-) ;-) ;-)

    How about Joe DiMaggio?
    
    Deb

    
    Well, given the green eyes, there's a very famous Joe Green who wrote
    a few operas under his Italian name, Giuseppe Verdi...
    
    And if he's a tough guy, you could call him Joe Palooka.
    
    len.
    

    Isn't there also a football player named "mean Joe Green"
    
    Sandy

    
    	You could also call him Joltin Joe after Joltin Joe Frazier the
    boxer.
    
    Fred
    
    

    Yes, "Mean" Joe Green was a football player. For those non-sports fans,
    he was the in a coke commercial where he gave this big-eyed little kid
    the coke that he was about to drink.
    
    Deb

    I think that Joltin' Joe was Joe DiMagio; Joe Frazier was "Smokin' "
    Joe Frazier.
    
    Deb

    
    There's always Joe Montana.   Sounds like you're keeping the cats!
    

    
    	Sorry your right just a little brain cramp, nothing to worry about.
    I think?
    
    Fred
    
    

    
    >Sounds like you're keeping the cats!
 
    It's beginning to look that way. <sigh>
    
    
    Lessee, I'm looking at that sweet Joey face right now and thinking
    he's just too sweet to be a Buttafuco.  Joe Cool, Joe DiMaggio and
    Joe Montana are a little closer to his personality and look.  He's
    not a big brawney cat, he's more petite (quarterback vs. a lineman).  
    Right now he's stretched out on the 4ft x 4ft purple corduroy pillow 
    (stuffed with 12 lbs of shredded foam) that an old boyfriend made for 
    me back in the 70's.  He's got his front paws stretched out as far as 
    they'll go in front of him and he's sunk down into the pillow in a 
    little Joey-sized indentation.  He's got the cutest little "this pillow 
    is mine, all mine" look on his face as he looks up at me from the pillow.  
       
    Keep those names a comin'.
    
    Jan
    
       

    Okay, I'm leaning towards Joe Cool now.  It's just so....him.
    Little Mr. Cool.  If you could see the photo I took when I was
    trying to find him a home, well, he's laying on his side and he's
    just soooo "Cool" in that picture.
    
    Thanks to all for the help.
    
    Jan

    
    How about Joe Friday?

    Hey, that's cute too.  But, I called him Joe Cool most of the weekend
    and I think it's sticking.  Will have to take this new Joe possibility
    for a spin around the block and see how it sounds.
    
    Jan

    
    	Hey, alright!!  Now just take a picture of him with sun glasses
    	on...  glad you picked my suggestion.
    
    	Now, I just picked up a little calico female.  She was born on
    	Hallowe'en.  Btw, I'm the guy who had to put my "what a ride..."
    	kitten to sleep.  
    
    	I kinda lean towards "cute" for females (kittens too ;^) so are
    	there any suggestions?  The only one I have so far is Pumpkin.
    	I like that one since it's literally a "pet name".
    
    	Any suggestions?
    
    	Tom
    

    
    
     Tom, Glad to hear that you have a new furry friend now, hope 
          this one will stay your companion for many healthy years;-)
    
          For some reason when you mentioned halloween the first female
          the came to mind was Cortney (sp) Love from band Hole.
    
     Shaw

    Re:  .167
    
    Janet Bobb has a picture of the little tyke.  You anywhere near her?
    He doesn't have sunglasses on but given the pose he's in it would 
    only take a little imagination to see him wearing them.
    
    Jan

    
    	I'm out in Maynard and, looking her up in ELF and seeing a
    	301 area code, I don't thinks so...
    
    	Joe Cool cracks me up!  As he goes zipping out of the room
    	and crashes into a chair I can just see him strutting and
    	saying "Yeah, I meant to do that - I'm Joe Cool".
    
    	Tom
    

       >Joe Cool cracks me up!  As he goes zipping out of the room
       >and crashes into a chair I can just see him strutting and
       >saying "Yeah, I meant to do that - I'm Joe Cool".
       
    Yep...sounds like you've got him pegged.  This is the same cat 
    who was frantically playing with my legs under the covers this 
    morning...and I wasn't even moving.  But, the way he was going
    at it you'd have thought I had the best toy in town under there
    enticing him.                                
    
    He's the cutest little guy.
    
    Jan

    Okay, I waffled on the name.  Just as it came time to register
    Joey for the show...I changed the name again.  I definitely call
    him Joe Cool around the house but, he's showing as Joe Friday.
    
    Poor little guy is going to have an identity crises.  Ah well, at
    least the Joe part hasn't changed.
    
    Jan

    My nephew, Boswell, and my niece, Amanda, are getting a new baby
    brother. Bos and Amanda are both orange and white Scottish folds.
    The baby is a Blue fold. Their mom asked me for any suggestions I might 
    have and I've drawn a blank. Boswell was a Scots poet of some renown.
    Anyone know of other Scots poets or friends of Boswell or something 
    relevant?
    
    Thanks!
    Sari

    We just adopted a 9 month old female kitten to keep our almost-1-year
    old Sassafras company.
    
    She is jet black with bright yellow eyes, a long tail, and the wedge
    shaped face and wide set ears of a siamese, but is some sort of
    domestic short hair, probably a Heinz 57 variety.  She has a tiny voice
    that often sounds like a squeaky toy.
    
    We were thinking of a name that indicates black, but haven't come up
    with one we like.  Ebony is already taken.  Something that indicates
    squeaky might be O.K., too.   She was named Sheba by her foster care
    family, but I'm not too hot on that one either.
    
    Any ideas?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Bob

   well, black with yellow eyes -  bumblebee ???  silly, I know, but it's
   late .........

   smokey ?

   

    When I think of a black cat..I always think of the name Satin.
    
    Squeeky voice..how about a name after a mouse...Minnie
    (there must be other mouse names...) 
    
    I always loved the name Nikita for a little female kitty.
    
    Have fun with your new baby.
    

    How about Panther!
    
    Deb

    Jet?  Or Onyx?  Shadow?  Nuit?  (To me "nuit" sounds like a little
    squeaky kitty voice right there!)
    
    Leslie

    My all black cat with gold eyes is named Onyx.  His original name was
    Domino because he had just a few little white hairs in the his bikini
    area. :^)
    
    Onyx's brothers name is Bagheera (sp?) after the Panther in the Jungle
    Book.  I've alwasy liked that name.  His sister's name was Shadow.  All
    of them are jet black with gold eyes.
    
    Right now I'm semi-fostering an outdoor kitty at my old apartment
    complex.  She tends to sound more like she's squeaking than meowing
    so I just call her "Squeak" kitty (which sometimes becomes Squeaker
    and Squeaky kitty).
    
    Hope you find a name you like.  In my experience, they cats tend to
    name themselves in a short amount of time.  You'll see, something
    will just come to you when you least expect it.
    
    Jan

    Thanks for all the ideas.  She is going to the vet tonight for a
    check-up and the rest of her shots.  According to the woman who was
    fostering her, she had had some sort of respiratory infection.  She is
    sneezing again.  I'm going to ask the vet if her squeaky voice is
    permanent.  If so, I'm leaning towards calling her Squeaky Toy, since
    that's what her meows reminds me of.  If it's temporary, it would be
    rather stupid to call her that, in which case I'm leaning towards
    Shadow or perhaps an Italian word that describes her.
    
    Bob

	I've found a few names that are cute...if the squeak is there to
 stay,  in Japanese, "KiiKii" means squeak.   "Kuroneko" is black cat,
 "Kokuhatsu" is black hair, "Konjiki" is golden color (for the eyes)".

 I thought this was a cute name for a cat... "Nikoli" is Slovene for "before
 the cat can lick the ear.", "Zimska raca" is golden eye...just Zimska is cute.

In Finnish, "Neekeri kissa" is Black cat.

In Swahili, "Weusi paka" is black cat, "Zari" is gold in color, "Jicho or
Kijicho" is eye.

Laura

    I had origonally named my little Eirene (Panther's identical twin
    sister, also a solid black, half Siameese) "Squeekie" becuase of her
    little squeeky voice. Then she out grew the squeeky voice, and she
    became such an elegant young cat that I decided she needed a more
    dignified name. Since she was such a sweet peaceful cat, I named her
    Eirene (which means "peace" in greek).
    
    Deb

    >I always loved the name Nikita for a little female kitty.
    
    Isn't "Nikita" a male name! I seem to remember someone by that name
    pounding his shoe on a table during the Cold War.
    
    Deb

    Deb...I don't know if it's male or female...all I know 
    is Elton John sings the song. 
    
    Sandy
    
    

    
    
    	And in the song it's female.  =)
    

Here's a few more:

Amber (for the eyes)
Bear
Carbon
Cinder
Charcoal
Midnight
Raven
Jet
Amarillo (Spanish name for yellow)
Bijou (French for Jewel)
Simba (African for lion)     
Dinah (Alice's cat from Alice in Wonderland)
Onyx
Diamond (there are black diamonds)
Jet
Cognac
Brandy
Pearl

    *My* first cat (I got her for my birthday whenI was 1 year old) was a
    beautiful all black cat we named Jet (as in jet Black). I think that
    she is the cat that started the "thing" I have for black cats.
    
    Deb

    I have a solid black cat w/gold eyes.  I named her Sambuca (Sammie for
    short) after my favorite licorice flavored liqueur :*)  Sammer's picture
    is on my home page (see note 903.11).
    
    I also adopted a semi-feral cat 4 years back.  A tiny little black and
    white female that I named Nikita.  I only had her for 2 years before 
    losing her to kidney failure.  I still have dreams about this cat, she
    turned out to be such a doll.  I still miss her...
    
    Nikita went nameless for 2+ months until I found a name that I felt 
    fit her.  I'm sure that in time you'll find an appropriate name.
    
    Sharon
    

    re.176: Nikita is a russian male name!
    
    ANd, I wanted to suggest Blackhawk.
    
    And, I sooo often suggested names.
    
    And, Never one was accepted!! :^)
    
    Maybe 'cos I'm always late...
    
    Nat

    re. 183 Yes, Deb, it was Chrushtshow, the Rus Boss. (Ugh).
    
    As for me, I should read first all notes, before making dozen replies
    steado' one!
    
    Nat
    
    

    Re: .189 Blackhawk
    
    Anyone besides me remember Blackhawk in the comics?  Great name
    for a kitty.
    

    Thank you, Karen! At least one!  :^)
    Nat

    Well, the vet says that squeaky voice is permanent and Sheba is
    starting to grow on me.  We've been calling her Sheba and Squeaky and
    she ignores each one equally:-)
    
    Thanks for all the ideas.
    
    Bob