The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn’t just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
I love this poem by T. S. Eliot, and I've learnt to love cats. The poem is made into a song and is part of the musical "Cats" which is really superb. It proves that great people like T.S.Eliot or A. L. Webber can make a masterpiece of any light thing. I saw the video of the musical and was so impressed by the performance of the actors.
But back to the cats. You know, I have a cat and almost all my relatives and friends have cats, too. I would ask you to give to those cats that you see here the names that would suit them . It is so interesting to learn how people name cats in different languages.
Here we go:
1.This is Dima. It isn't a typical name for a cat, it's just a whim of his owner.2. Meet Belka. The word "belka" in Russian means squirrel but the "bel" part means white so that name is often given to white cats
3.This is Moorka. It is a popular Russian name for a female cat which is derived from "moorr". "Moorr" is what Russian cats do instead of "purr'.
4. Last but not least - my cat Pixel. In fact, he's the biggest of all those cats because he is a tom-cat. He got his name because of me spending much time on the net and the first part of the word "pix" is similar to the Russian word meaning "squeak". So I broke the tradition of naming red cats. Most red cats in Russia are named Chubayss after that red-haired politician.
Now, I'm waiting for the names for those cats!
Comments
Thanks, Estanis, those names are cool! And again my own cat gets the most unusual name. ha ha Manolo seems very nice, too.
Btw, Mary sorry for your lost.
My cat's name's Manolo. I know it's a not usual name for a cat here but he is cool and a really good doves' hunter :D Sorry that I can't introduce him here.
O.k. Here are my attempts for these cats:
1. Max 2. Batface. 3. Manolo (she's exactly like mine). 4. Spongebob.(I always wanted to name a pet like this)
Hope you'll like them :)
Mary, thank you for the comment. You suggested such linguistic names for my cats, were you keeping in mind your lessons? :)))
Ha ha, Muskan, you have a taste for exotic names!
Oh what a cute cats Inna :3 I love all these russian names!!! But you have to tell me that about having 3 different names!! haha.... If I adopt a cat again someday, I'll name it after a russian name for sure :)
I lost my old lady cat 3 months ago (I miss her so much) She was very old and sick and I had to put her to sleep. Her name was Mitxi, that's a common name in my country for a cat, because it's a short from 'Michín/Michino' (male) 'Michina' (female), that's a kind of 'slang' way to say 'kitten' in my language (spanish). It's not like a very original name, but is easy to remember and pronounce :D
Okay, these are my names for your cats:
1) Apostrophe, 2) Metaphor, 3) Sarcasm 4) Proverb
Ratu, looooooooooooooool, such funny names!!
Anna, thanks for the comment, much appreciated.I like the names that you suggested, especially Jowlye, it seems similar to jolly in pronunciation. By the way, Moorka and Belka are female cats and Dima and Pixel are tomcats.
Dara gino, I'm astonished that you don't give names to cats!!
Cool, pitse, blue-eyed cats look so cute.
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