| Choosing a name for your beautiful new kitten or cat | | | | and Eve, Fish and Chips, Salt and Vinegar, Abbott and |
| can be difficult - especially if you want an interesting | | | | Costello. |
| name or one that has particular meaning. | | | | 8. Sport |
| Try to avoid choosing a long name, as it is likely to | | | | Sport stars offer lots of name possibilities. If you're |
| be abbreviated. Consider how the name would be | | | | into tennis, you might like Sampras, McEnroe, Agassi, |
| shortened and whether you like the shortened form. | | | | Stefi or Martina. Boxing fans might like Ali or |
| It is also important to consider whether you will be | | | | Hurricane. Soccer enthusiasts might like Beckham or |
| comfortable calling out the name, or if not you, other | | | | Pele. |
| members of the household. | | | | 9. Fashion |
| There are lots of ways to find great names. The | | | | Fashion designers and models provide good |
| following categories will get you thinking creatively: | | | | possibilities for your kitten's name. Dior, Chanel, Coco, |
| 1. Appearance | | | | Armani, Tyra, Claudia, Giselle, Prada, Hugo, Gucci, |
| Looking at your kittens coloring or coat pattern, | | | | Cartier, Fendi, Dolce, Tiffany, Zegna, Ray Bands, |
| what words come to mind? Grey cats might suggest | | | | Hermes, Lacroix, Givenchy, Hermes. |
| Smokey or Misty. Calico cats might suggest | | | | 10. Food |
| Patchwork or Cookie. | | | | The possibilities are endless. For sweets, there is Baci, |
| 2. Books and Film | | | | Sugar, Toffee, Fudge, Choc and Biscuit. Herbs and |
| Who are your favorite book or movie characters? | | | | spices are another helpful category - Basil, Nutmeg, |
| Who are your favorite authors? Names like Sherlock | | | | Cinnamon, Sage, Ginger, Pepper, Saffron and Vanilla. |
| or Agatha may appeal if you like mysteries. Dickens | | | | 11. Places |
| or Bronte? Harry or Hermione? If you like older films, | | | | What's your favorite city or town? Sydney, |
| maybe Groucho or Harpo. You could surely create a | | | | Melbourne, Paris, Milan, London, Aspen, Cairo, China, |
| huge list of possibilities here. | | | | Vienna, Congo, Giza, Kashmir, Reno. |
| 3. Cartoons | | | | 12. Historical |
| Cartoon cats to consider are Tom, Sylvester or | | | | Mythology, politics and science could give you some |
| Garfield. Disney and Dreamworks films offer a | | | | great ideas, like Nightingale, Avalon, Aztec, Camelot, |
| plethora of character names...Ariel, Bambi, Aladdin, | | | | Delilah, Evita, Godiva, Sheeba, Einstein, Freud and |
| Shrek, Mulan, Woody, Buzz. | | | | Edison. |
| 4. Gods/Goddesses | | | | 13. Titles |
| Some examples are Aurora, Zeus, Aphrodite, Venus, | | | | Is your kitten rather regal? Countess, Duchess, |
| Mercury and Apollo. | | | | Fraulein, Senorita, Dame, Madam, Duke, Earl, Baron, |
| 5. Philosophers | | | | Viscount, Queen, Princess, Prince, Lady to name a |
| Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Descartes, Nietzsche, | | | | few. |
| Voltaire... | | | | 14. Nature |
| 6. Musicians | | | | Inspiration can come from gems, flowers, trees, |
| Classical music lovers might like Mozart, Strauss, | | | | animals and weather. Bamboo, Amber, Crystal, |
| Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, Vivaldi, Chopin or Puccini. | | | | Blossom, Bonsai, Buttercup, Coral, Cosmic, Tempest, |
| Modern music lovers might like Elvis, Zeppelin, Dylan, | | | | Daisy, Firefly, Cougar, Nimbus, Nova and Opal. |
| Joplin, Madonna or Bowie. | | | | 15. Alcohol |
| 7. Pairs | | | | Wines, spirits and beers offer lots of |
| If you are naming a pair of kittens, consider famous | | | | inspiration...Amaretto, Baccardi, Vodka, Whisky, |
| couples or duos such as Sonny and Cher, Oscar and | | | | Brandy, Champagne, Daiquiri, Kahlua, Madeira, |
| Lucinda, Simon and Garfunkle, Napoleon and | | | | Margarita, Moet, Moonshine and Shiraz. |
| Josephine, Torville and Dean, Rain and Bow, Adam | | | | |