Maybe I'm weird in this, but I've always wanted my cats to have dignified names. My current cat is entirely black, and I named him Raven, which is a name I wouldn't be embarrassed to be heard screaming if I went looking for him.
You could try a normal name. Thomas? Alex?
That's not dignified, that's some serious nerdery. (NTTAWWT, but don't kid yourself)
I'll second the idea for people names though.
My cats are named after a Russian author and a food item.
Charlie? Nebraska?
?? Not getting how that's not dignified (or why it's serious nerdery). He's black. Raven is a very descriptive name. Pretty sure some native Americans would adopt names which were thought to describe them, and that's just in line with that. I find that it's a good way to name pets. My parents gave our husky a a poetic Inuktitut name when I was younger (though I now forget what it translated to...) Anyway, it sure is less embarrassing to me to be heard screaming "Raven!" than "Mr.Scruffles!".
So yeah, a unique descriptive name might be good, rather than "McFluffalot". Your pet will be totally unique, since people often name theirs after fictional characters or just put "fluff" in there somewhere.
Maybe something related to the road you found him on? What was the name of the road? It might be a good one.
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EshTending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles.Portland, ORRegistered Userregular
Maybe I'm weird in this, but I've always wanted my cats to have dignified names. My current cat is entirely black, and I named him Raven, which is a name I wouldn't be embarrassed to be heard screaming if I went looking for him.
You could try a normal name. Thomas? Alex?
That's not dignified, that's some serious nerdery. (NTTAWWT, but don't kid yourself)
I'll second the idea for people names though.
My cats are named after a Russian author and a food item.
Charlie? Nebraska?
?? Not getting how that's not dignified (or why it's serious nerdery).
When I think of someone or something named "Raven" I think of a neckbeard in a black trench coat with bad face makeup who carries a cane and shops at Hot Topic and who got into The Crow about 15 years too late. "My name is Raven, please don't mind my horrible B.O....I'm spooky!"
I think it'd be pretty damn adorable to yell "Mr. Scruffles".
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EsseeThe pinkest of hair.Victoria, BCRegistered Userregular
When I think of someone or something named "Raven" I think of a neckbeard in a black trench coat with bad face makeup who carries a cane and shops at Hot Topic and who got into The Crow about 15 years too late. "My name is Raven, please don't mind my horrible B.O....I'm spooky!"
I think it'd be pretty damn adorable to yell "Mr. Scruffles".
I wouldn't really expect someone hearing anybody calling out "Raven? Raaaaven!" like they're looking for their pet to think "Oh, they're looking for a Raven? Man, must be some gross neckbeard," though, so I don't really get the relevance. :P
I'm trying to remember what my great-grandma called her cat, since it was male... My own family's first cat (also male) was named Loki, which is generally a pretty good name for just about any mischievous pet. Actually, most god names out of large pantheons of gods are pretty fun for pets in my opinion.
But if you named your cat Darth Revan; people will think you're looking for the Dark Lord of the sith. No one will want to mess with someone with those kind of connections. Just sayin'
but yeah - agree with Raven. Silly name - too gothic.
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?? Not getting how that's not dignified (or why it's serious nerdery). He's black. Raven is a very descriptive name. Pretty sure some native Americans would adopt names which were thought to describe them, and that's just in line with that. I find that it's a good way to name pets. My parents gave our husky a a poetic Inuktitut name when I was younger (though I now forget what it translated to...) Anyway, it sure is less embarrassing to me to be heard screaming "Raven!" than "Mr.Scruffles!".
So yeah, a unique descriptive name might be good, rather than "McFluffalot". Your pet will be totally unique, since people often name theirs after fictional characters or just put "fluff" in there somewhere.
Maybe something related to the road you found him on? What was the name of the road? It might be a good one.
When I think of someone or something named "Raven" I think of a neckbeard in a black trench coat with bad face makeup who carries a cane and shops at Hot Topic and who got into The Crow about 15 years too late. "My name is Raven, please don't mind my horrible B.O....I'm spooky!"
I think it'd be pretty damn adorable to yell "Mr. Scruffles".
I wouldn't really expect someone hearing anybody calling out "Raven? Raaaaven!" like they're looking for their pet to think "Oh, they're looking for a Raven? Man, must be some gross neckbeard," though, so I don't really get the relevance. :P
I'm trying to remember what my great-grandma called her cat, since it was male... My own family's first cat (also male) was named Loki, which is generally a pretty good name for just about any mischievous pet. Actually, most god names out of large pantheons of gods are pretty fun for pets in my opinion.
but yeah - agree with Raven. Silly name - too gothic.
No, I don't care that it doesn't fit perfectly. That and a dog named Pavlov and I'd be a happy man.
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Leopold, Leo for short
Manfried, Manny
Sherman
Jojo the boss
Ha Ha! That's great
I've decided to name him Hades, god of the Underfoot.
Sir.
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Aww. Too late.