Must Read Hints and Tips for Choosing Girl Cat Names

By Felicity McGrath

If you think naming a cat is a simple matter, guess what? You’re wrong. Cats are sensitive and extremely intelligent creatures, so don’t do them the dishonor of whacking an inappropriate name on them at birth and then watching them wriggle and squirm for the rest of their lives in the soul-destroying indignity of having a substandard name. Consider these steps and you should be ok and so should your cat!

Tip 1 – A name is for life! When you name your cat, the name is going to stick for the cat’s entire life. Even if a new owner (heaven forbid the cat needs one, but it does happen from time to time) gives the cat a new name, the cat won’t be able to respond and will naturally become depressed. Think about the longevity of the name from this perspective but also from the perspective of changing cultures. A 1980s cat name, after all, won’t be the same as a name for the 2010s.

Tip 2 – Don’t screw around with colors. There’s a time and place for being funny and ironic and naming your kitten is not the time and is not the place! So if your cat is black, don’t give it a name that screams out ‘white’, such as “Michael Jackson” and if your cat is white, don’t give it a name that screams out ‘black’, like “Michael Jackson”. Get me? If you have a ginger cat, call it “Ginger” or if the cat looks creamy, call it “Cream”. Get me?

Tip 3 – History matters. All too often people give a kitten a name that turns out to be rooted in more ways than one. The Latin and other ancient language roots of cat names are fundamental to a cat’s development (they are, after all, at least as old as the Sphynx which is based on a cat, as you know). If you give your cat a name like “Phalluseus”, your cat will instantly know what the Latin root is on about and you do not want to be around when she finds out.

Tip 4 – Be creative. In particular, I’m referring to all those people who name their cat “cat” and their dogs “dog”. There have been numerous surveys all around the world that show year after year the most popular name for cats is “cat”, and to my way of thinking this is completely unacceptable. If you can’t be bothered creating an appropriate name that reflects something of the cat beyond its genus, you don’t deserve to be a cat owner. Give your cat the compliment of caring about her by actually putting effort into her naming!

Tip 5 – Research, research, research! Feedback is critical but not just from anyone. You want to hear what the people who will actually be in your girl cat’s life think about the names you have selected for the short-list. It will be pretty clear which ones are bad and which ones are good, but make sure you remember the tips above because it’s easy to give in to peer pressure and if they’re all telling you to name your female cat “cat”, tell them where they can go.

So in summary, follow these five great tips on cat naming and you will be assured of a positive relationship with your cat for 12 – 14 years at least.

Get some great suggestions on girl cat names by visiting Felicity McGrath’s site about how to choose the best girl and black cat names.

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