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iemanja

(57,741 posts)
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:07 PM Dec 2025

Suggestions for cat names

I'm going to meet a cat tonight. If all goes well, I'll take her home with me.

Here she is!



They are calling her Joyce, but I don't like the name. I'm trying to come up with another name that suits her. I've been thinking of Leia or Aria, but I would love suggestions. I'd like a pretty name rather than a traditional cat name.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Suggestions for cat names (Original Post) iemanja Dec 2025 OP
Isis, Lila, Tina (that's my name & I really like it), Sami, Leilani... tblue37 Dec 2025 #1
Leilani sounds great! iemanja Dec 2025 #19
Hera or Athena Keepthesoulalive Dec 2025 #31
We generally give a cat or dog time to show us who they are Attilatheblond Dec 2025 #2
Good advice. nt iemanja Dec 2025 #13
Our shelter cat WmChris Dec 2025 #34
She's a beautiful kitty berniesandersmittens Dec 2025 #3
I like Ambra. nt iemanja Dec 2025 #14
Sophia, Skylar, Sheila, Chloe, Samantha, Ceres, Daphne, Cora, Penny, Lucia, CoCo, Snickers, Nora, Marley, Maple, Bridie Nanuke Dec 2025 #4
One of our current 4 is a female tuxie. Her shelter name was Penny, which was my husband's ex-wife's name. 3catwoman3 Dec 2025 #8
Good choices iemanja Dec 2025 #16
She's gorgeous. She looks like a Snickers 💙🐾 TommieMommy Dec 2025 #5
Abby justaprogressive Dec 2025 #6
Maybe iemanja Dec 2025 #45
I had a peach tabby I named Abigail justaprogressive Dec 2025 #48
Aww. How sweet! iemanja Dec 2025 #50
What a pretty little tabby. Perhaps Tabitha? 3catwoman3 Dec 2025 #7
It went great! iemanja Dec 2025 #44
So happy to hear this. 3catwoman3 Dec 2025 #46
Indeed, it is! iemanja Dec 2025 #47
We had a tabby named Claudia. murielm99 Dec 2025 #9
lol. I just posted that, but spelled Clawdia blm Dec 2025 #33
Trixie Endlessmike56 Dec 2025 #10
I second Trixie! bamagal62 Dec 2025 #25
Zena, She ra, Princesses of power or Princess Leai cksmithy Dec 2025 #11
Nice suggestions! I like Zena. iemanja Dec 2025 #17
Zena was an indoor cat, so didn't have the opportunity to become a hunter, other than a laser red dot hunter. cksmithy Dec 2025 #20
Thanks for the info iemanja Dec 2025 #22
I agree, but you might have to finish the job for her. cksmithy Dec 2025 #23
Flerken or Loki! Enter stage left Dec 2025 #12
Aura, Aurelia, Aurora, Sophie/Sophia, Bella biophile Dec 2025 #15
I had thought of Bella. iemanja Dec 2025 #18
How about... GiqueCee Dec 2025 #21
I definitely need a good goddess of the hunt iemanja Dec 2025 #27
There ya go! Problem solved. GiqueCee Dec 2025 #28
Twister bif Dec 2025 #24
She looks like a Joy to me FullySupportDems Dec 2025 #26
How about "Zoroaster"? MadLinguist Dec 2025 #29
Khaleesi Catlady123 Dec 2025 #30
Clawdia blm Dec 2025 #32
That's cute. iemanja Dec 2025 #38
I always try calling out the name bamagal62 Dec 2025 #35
Give it a few days and pay close attention. She will tell you her name. niyad Dec 2025 #36
Yes, that's the best advice. iemanja Dec 2025 #39
We will be looking forward to what she tells you. I am sort of hearing Angelique, niyad Dec 2025 #40
I decided she's not Angelica iemanja Dec 2025 #42
Let us know what name you choose. tblue37 Dec 2025 #37
She's posed like a dancer or an acrobat chowmama Dec 2025 #41
I think you're right. iemanja Dec 2025 #43
Looks like "Magic" Donkees Dec 2025 #49
Lily? Ocelot II Dec 2025 #51
She kind of seems like a Lily iemanja Dec 2025 #53
was gonna say hilda. tilda? my next pair i wanted chester + percy(sephony). pansypoo53219 Dec 2025 #52
How about "Memphis"? whathehell Dec 2025 #54
If she already answers to Joyce Figarosmom Dec 2025 #55
She doesn't answer to Joyce iemanja Dec 2025 #56
Good Figarosmom Dec 2025 #57
Has she told you her name yet? nt chowmama Dec 2025 #58
I think so iemanja Dec 2025 #59
Nice chowmama Dec 2025 #60

WmChris

(718 posts)
34. Our shelter cat
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:00 PM
Dec 2025

She had some name at the shelter. We gave her time to acclimate and we noticed she really looked around the house. When we found her part way up the fireplace chimney we decided to call her Scout since she had to scout out e very nook and cranny.

berniesandersmittens

(13,169 posts)
3. She's a beautiful kitty
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:11 PM
Dec 2025


Whatever you name her, she's gorgeous!

First name that popped in my head was Amber, and Ambra for her eyes.

Nanuke

(922 posts)
4. Sophia, Skylar, Sheila, Chloe, Samantha, Ceres, Daphne, Cora, Penny, Lucia, CoCo, Snickers, Nora, Marley, Maple, Bridie
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:15 PM
Dec 2025

3catwoman3

(29,274 posts)
8. One of our current 4 is a female tuxie. Her shelter name was Penny, which was my husband's ex-wife's name.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:26 PM
Dec 2025

Nasty woman. No way we were keeping that name.

The kitty was renamed Chessie before we even left the shelter.

iemanja

(57,741 posts)
16. Good choices
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:57 PM
Dec 2025

I like Daphne and Lucia. I already had a cat named Lucy though, so maybe not Lucia.

iemanja

(57,741 posts)
44. It went great!
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:54 AM
Dec 2025

I brought her home last night. She’s been cuddling with me ever since. Such a sweetheart!

murielm99

(32,957 posts)
9. We had a tabby named Claudia.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:28 PM
Dec 2025

She was named after the baby vampire in the "Interview with the Vampire" books. We loved those books and loved our Claudia. She lived to be seventeen.

We named her after the baby vampire because our kitty loved to nip people if she was not getting enough attention. She was a spoiled thing.

cksmithy

(488 posts)
11. Zena, She ra, Princesses of power or Princess Leai
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:42 PM
Dec 2025

were some name of our girl cat's names. We also had a Daphne, a goddess. Our tabby was Zena, a sweet stray I rescued in 2008 along with her sister, She Ra. Hope it all goes well and you come with a new cat. Tabby cats, I think have the most sweetest and curious personalities.

cksmithy

(488 posts)
20. Zena was an indoor cat, so didn't have the opportunity to become a hunter, other than a laser red dot hunter.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:16 PM
Dec 2025

But when we had a ratpocalypse situation, in our 100 year old house, she essentially was acting like a pointer dog, until we got the problem solved. Our first tabby cat way back 1972, a indoor/outdoor cat, was a great hunter.

iemanja

(57,741 posts)
22. Thanks for the info
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 03:53 PM
Dec 2025

I have a mouse problem in my house, so I need a good mouser. This cat is described as affectionate and very playful, loving to chase after her toys. Evidently playfulness and batting around toys is meant to be a sign of a potential mouser.

biophile

(1,385 posts)
15. Aura, Aurelia, Aurora, Sophie/Sophia, Bella
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:56 PM
Dec 2025

She will also have a few other names- Sweetie, Princess, pretty-pretty, bad girl (a possibility 😆
We had a cat named Sasha but she got Sishy-Sashi, squishy-sqaushy, sashinator, Sasha-squash, and all of the regal names of Princess and Queen Sash.

MadLinguist

(904 posts)
29. How about "Zoroaster"?
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:01 PM
Dec 2025

She looks so golden and playful. I like the sound of Zoroaster and the idea of such a playful creature responding to that name makes me smile. According to google ai, the original form of the name, translated variously as "owner of yellow camels," "possessor of old camels," or "he who loves the light/gold".

bamagal62

(4,482 posts)
35. I always try calling out the name
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:13 PM
Dec 2025

To see how it fits when I’m calling them or talking to them. For some reason, when I do that, I find the name. Some names are awkward to call out. Weirdly, I find 1-2 syllable names the best.

iemanja

(57,741 posts)
39. Yes, that's the best advice.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 08:24 PM
Dec 2025

I have her home now. She kind of seems like an Angelica since she's such an angel. I'll wait though.

niyad

(131,931 posts)
40. We will be looking forward to what she tells you. I am sort of hearing Angelique,
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 09:55 PM
Dec 2025

but not sure why.

We do, of course, expect regularly updated photos!

iemanja

(57,741 posts)
42. I decided she's not Angelica
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 11:06 PM
Dec 2025

Maybe Liza. We’ll see. And yes to photos. She’s already climbing all over my lap demanding to be pet. Such a sweetheart.

chowmama

(1,075 posts)
41. She's posed like a dancer or an acrobat
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 10:16 PM
Dec 2025

So I'm thinking something like Pavlova, Misty or Ms Tallchief.

But those may not suit her personality. Often if you wait a few days, her name comes to you. Possibly by telepathy; I'm not entirely convinced that cats don't have that capability.

Ocelot II

(130,323 posts)
51. Lily?
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 05:02 PM
Dec 2025

She's beautiful! Maybe some other flower names - Pansy, Petunia, Dahlia, Daisy?

Congrats on your new kitty friend! I'm adopting a couple of big gray brother cats next week, so I get your excitement. I can hardly wait...

iemanja

(57,741 posts)
53. She kind of seems like a Lily
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 05:50 PM
Dec 2025

Liza also came to mind, but I'm not sure. I do like Lily.

Figarosmom

(11,621 posts)
55. If she already answers to Joyce
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:24 PM
Dec 2025

Maybe keeping it simular like Joy is better to make sure she doesn't get confused.

iemanja

(57,741 posts)
56. She doesn't answer to Joyce
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:22 PM
Dec 2025

She didn’t have the name very long and spent a lot of time crated.

Figarosmom

(11,621 posts)
57. Good
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:36 AM
Dec 2025

Go to town and give her a name that fits her. She's a very pretty Tabby. Maybe Tabatha. Looking at her though I keep seeing a Butterfly.

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