tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post7536437882592853763..comments2024-03-28T05:35:08.224-07:00Comments on I Have Three Cats: The Naming of BeastsJohn Bellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-33160469613024750622016-11-06T13:52:33.821-08:002016-11-06T13:52:33.821-08:00You're quite right: cats grow into their names...You're quite right: cats grow into their names, and sometimes we can't imagine them having any other, even if we didn't think we'd like the names at first.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-4764652139600661702016-11-06T13:51:59.976-08:002016-11-06T13:51:59.976-08:00Their names' origins can be interesting someti...Their names' origins can be interesting sometimes.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-49870117624882224492016-11-06T08:19:03.401-08:002016-11-06T08:19:03.401-08:00I have always dreamed of names for cats. I wanted ...I have always dreamed of names for cats. I wanted A Daphne and this was to have been Holly's name. But just as you spoke of it seemed odd to change her name when her foster family called her Holly. I had fallen for her and had come to thinking of her as Holly before I even adopted her. So Hollybher name has remained. But I do call her Holly-Daphne. Jessica had found me as a young stray or lost kitten. I was working with street kids - many of whom were named Jessica so Jessica she was named. Cats grow into their names. Eileen (missing Jessica very much)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05139009582829996379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-89457213770368601742016-11-05T18:23:47.378-07:002016-11-05T18:23:47.378-07:00Nice to learn about how your cats got their names....Nice to learn about how your cats got their names. pilch92https://www.blogger.com/profile/12263559408792146826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-6047834607194929742016-11-05T12:40:57.074-07:002016-11-05T12:40:57.074-07:00I knew the brothers had been born on a farm, but h...I knew the brothers had been born on a farm, but had no idea how dangerous it could be for a cat there. I'm glad they came to live with you.<br /><br />I always thought they were named after the actor, Eric Flynn, who had died not long before your boys were born. But the actor was pretty minor as actors go, and couldn't think why you would name the boys after him. It turns out - you didn't!John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-24839313734483742282016-11-05T12:38:00.716-07:002016-11-05T12:38:00.716-07:00I can't see Derry as 'Rock'. Derry and...I can't see Derry as 'Rock'. Derry and Nicki fit them so well, I think.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-25111027682754608192016-11-05T12:37:20.583-07:002016-11-05T12:37:20.583-07:00Yes, sometimes they do choose it themselves.Yes, sometimes they do choose it themselves.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-24019393176236769812016-11-05T12:37:05.910-07:002016-11-05T12:37:05.910-07:00I sometimes call her 'Cammio'.I sometimes call her 'Cammio'.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-27699928610937301452016-11-05T12:36:49.170-07:002016-11-05T12:36:49.170-07:00Albert the Cat. I like that; he sounds as though h...Albert the Cat. I like that; he sounds as though he should wear an apron and manage a corner grocer's.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-16774535250759609972016-11-05T12:36:03.054-07:002016-11-05T12:36:03.054-07:00I figured your names were after a favourite food, ...I figured your names were after a favourite food, but I didn't know it was in honour of your grandpa.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-31568371437781122522016-11-05T12:35:16.103-07:002016-11-05T12:35:16.103-07:00It's no wonder some people believe the cats de...It's no wonder some people believe the cats devise their own names.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-19219911181356168612016-11-05T12:34:47.764-07:002016-11-05T12:34:47.764-07:00I've always liked Ping's name. It reminds ...I've always liked Ping's name. It reminds me of a fairy, like Puck, knowing and mischievous.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-52617038049137265012016-11-05T12:34:03.101-07:002016-11-05T12:34:03.101-07:00There are cat-fostering blogs I follow on here, an...There are cat-fostering blogs I follow on here, and the people behind them have trouble sometimes coming up with names, they foster so many. Choosing just the right name can be tough.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-59753261658273814612016-11-05T10:06:24.298-07:002016-11-05T10:06:24.298-07:00This is a lovely post, and I agree that Tungsten&#...This is a lovely post, and I agree that Tungsten's name suited her so well. I remember you telling before why you named her so. I believe it was in your tribute to her.<br />Strictly speaking, Eric and Flynn were not rescues and we named them when we got them at 5 1/2 weeks old. Although they didn't come from a shelter they came from a farm where they would have to fend for themselves. Most of the kittens there were lucky to reach a year old due to being killed by other tom cats, trampled by the bulls when they slept in the straw or getting run over by tractors. I don't think they have any cats there any more and I hope it stays that way.<br />I seem to have got side-tracked! I joked to Ivor that we should call them Eric and Derek. He decided he liked the name Eric, and I chose Flynn's name because it is Irish for flame haired.Memories of Eric and Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895995542393169845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-59095104010758730822016-11-05T03:56:41.311-07:002016-11-05T03:56:41.311-07:00Oh goodness, yes, that last line has me crying too...Oh goodness, yes, that last line has me crying too. Jeepers. <br /><br />You've written another wonderful post. And so we realize just how aptly named Tungsten was, and forever will be.<br /><br />"Chumley" was the only shelter name I kept, of the four felines who have graced my life. The others didn't suit, for instance, Derry's shelter name was "Rock." (His brother was "Roll".) I'd have to look at Nicki's adoption papers to recall his shelter name, but it, too, didn't suit, nor did Annie's.Fuzzy Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505853082591216696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-48985418619893649462016-11-05T02:53:55.884-07:002016-11-05T02:53:55.884-07:00Poppy was the nickname of my last cat Puss, so it ...Poppy was the nickname of my last cat Puss, so it seemed to fit. Her nicknames are monkey and button. My last cat Puss, she arrived by jumping in through my open lounge window and deciding to stay. Everytime I would call her Puss she would run over and purr, so she seemed to choose her own name.Poppy Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-18634209481132996892016-11-04T23:34:44.821-07:002016-11-04T23:34:44.821-07:00I always thought Cammie was short for Cameo , th...I always thought Cammie was short for Cameo , the prized piece of Victorian jewelry with a carving of a classically styled beautiful woman, because she was so beautiful..<br />Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01172029625828982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-11896028833395261472016-11-04T16:34:58.479-07:002016-11-04T16:34:58.479-07:00Ri like ordinary names too..
Our dogs are called W...Ri like ordinary names too..<br />Our dogs are called William, George, Winnifred and Mary<br />Our cat is called<br />Wait for it<br /><br />ALBERTJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-84587349766144898082016-11-04T15:05:59.231-07:002016-11-04T15:05:59.231-07:00guys....we troo lee N joyed yur storeez bout yur n...guys....we troo lee N joyed yur storeez bout yur namez.... !!!!! ☺☺☺<br /><br />me ...tuna ...& sauce...was named: tuna N sauce... afturr gram paw dude died; in hiz honor ... coz hiz fave o rite food waz.... tuna IN sauce<br /><br />we haz even named de community cats we see pass bye; just ...sew they haza name ~~~~~~~ ♥<br /><br />happee fryday & heerz two a zebra tilapia kinda week oh end ~~~~~~~~ ♥♥♥da tabbies o trout townehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716543768517442543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-5232092539110836902016-11-04T12:56:23.251-07:002016-11-04T12:56:23.251-07:00What a beautiful post, John. I've had 11 cats...What a beautiful post, John. I've had 11 cats in my life, and I've named all of them after either a character in a book or a character on a TV show. I've tried to match the personality of the cat with the personality of the character. Sometimes I was accurate, but other times the name didn't fit the cat's personality at all.Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993528390901569340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-17554938463769109632016-11-04T12:26:05.521-07:002016-11-04T12:26:05.521-07:00I named Boo Boo because she was mostly black and w...I named Boo Boo because she was mostly black and well Halloween. Jinx was named after a James Bond girl (Played by Hallie Berry) and Ping came because of a commercial on at the time and Ping was the name of man in the commercial and I just liked it. Abby was already named Abby and had been Abby for nearly 6 years so I just kept that name and Gracie was such a sweet girly name for our sweet angel tabby. So that leaves Annabelle. I wanted another manx and to honor her never known sister Abby I chose another "A" name. She is such a girly girl Annabelle it was thank goodness because she was known as Fritzy. How anyone could call her that I don't know. She is definitely no fritzy. Names are important.ANGEL ABBYGRACEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777233381092226583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-91936080145665231082016-11-04T10:59:27.375-07:002016-11-04T10:59:27.375-07:00Wonderful post. Beautiful tribute to Tungsten. I o...Wonderful post. Beautiful tribute to Tungsten. I often wondered why you had named her that. We always gave our pets full names too. Recently with all our visiting cats I have had to think up names for them as only one had a collar and tags on. <br />Beautiful last line….you had me in tears. Cat Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504271572051737490noreply@blogger.com