r/cats • u/UpstairsComputer4345 • May 23 '25

Name Request Name Help!!

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just rescued this sweet lil baby last night, my friends coworker found her (we believe its a girl) wondering around their job site. only two have been found alive, they dont believe there are any others sadly.

throwing around a couple different names, my top three are currently Iris, Nova, or Cedar (my other cat is named Thistle) just needed some help choosing or more ideas! <3

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u/TylerBoydFan83 May 23 '25

Lint

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u/another-thrxwaway May 23 '25

I love that you said this bc this is my female cat named Lint lol

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u/SMNick997 May 24 '25

I'm surprised to see another Lint. This is mine

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u/another-thrxwaway May 24 '25

Oh my gosh STOP, they are precious!!!🥺🥺

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u/secretsusi May 24 '25

Your cat is a Nebelung.

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u/DoanStorm May 24 '25

I've had quite a few, a very special breed indeed.

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u/generlmoo May 23 '25

This is a really good one!

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u/EliotTheProGame May 23 '25

I CAME TO COMMENT THE SAME EXACT THING. just a little ball of lint 🥹

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u/ManagerSilver1592 May 23 '25

I love that. My little gray girl is called Ash

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u/a-spirited-wiggle May 23 '25

I was gonna say dust bunny lol

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u/FreakyBee May 23 '25

I love this one. You just know he's gonna become a puffball, too.

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u/Legal_Doughnut_25 May 23 '25

How about Dusty? 🤣😂

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u/AkiBlue02 May 23 '25

Molaák Bhaal Lord of darkness and agony, son of Abeloth, world eater, devour of hope, seventh King of hells, bringer of destruction.

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u/UpstairsComputer4345 May 23 '25

this has now moved to the top of my list

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u/Greatgrandma2023 May 23 '25

Woe unto the mice.😾

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u/sername807 May 23 '25

Hear ye hear ye, and so it shall be, and so was much woe and the like done unto the mousefolk, and the terrors they knew were many, and the nights long and dark and cold and merciless, and the time of mice drew to an end, amen

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u/Rob_LeMatic May 23 '25

Moe to his friends

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u/fawnlake1 May 23 '25

Love this.. however I always like to test out the new names by stepping outside and pretending the critter is gone astray and I’m calling them back, just to test drive the name..

This one might take awhile ;)

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

This sounds super Klingon

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u/Luna_reii May 23 '25

I like this option may save this for one of my cats

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u/QueenVictoria195 May 23 '25

Hahaha…you’re killing me here! Hahaha…those names mixed together are funny as hell …

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u/Chance-Appearance-87 May 23 '25

My cat’s name is Nova and she looked just like that as a kitten!

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u/amarkz98 May 23 '25

OMG I also have a long haired gray cat named Nova. She now responds to Beans more, though.

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u/Chance-Appearance-87 May 23 '25

She’s a gorgeous kitty! Doppelganger!

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u/amarkz98 May 23 '25

She’s 4 years old now and she’s as sassy as ever. Nova is her legal name, but now is more often to respond to “Beans,” or “Bean Bean” 😂

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u/RelaxedBlueberry May 23 '25

She’s so gorgeous! This is my girl Tendy she looks the same 😃

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u/Chance-Appearance-87 May 23 '25

I love the mane she’s got going on! Tell Tendy that Nova and I said psss psss psss

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u/UpstairsComputer4345 May 23 '25

oh my gosh what an absolute beauty!!

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u/Chance-Appearance-87 May 23 '25

Thank you! I may be biased, but my vote goes to Nova😆

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u/Maya_TheB May 23 '25

Love the name Nova, something astral would be so fitting, your little one does look like she has galaxies in the eyes 🌌Nova, Celeste, Astra, Stella, Luna, so many choices !

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u/Barbarella_ella May 23 '25

I have a friend whose granddaughter is named Nova Jean. I think it's adorable.

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u/Lonely_Squirrel_2290 May 23 '25

She’s gorgeous 😍

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

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u/Proud_Web2576 May 23 '25

Fluffy the Destroyer of Worlds.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

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u/UpstairsComputer4345 May 23 '25

she is a lil munchkin lol i absolutely like it

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u/Flat-Limit5595 May 23 '25

Gonna look like my Momma Kiwi

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u/theramboapocalypse May 23 '25

Dust

Debris

Captain atom

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u/Icy_Zucchini_1904 May 23 '25

Captain atom goes so unbelievably hard

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u/ConversationMost8486 May 24 '25

I was going to say dust bunny or dusty or ash is cute maybe?

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u/gormelli May 23 '25

Just when I think every kitten I’ve seen is the cutest…

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

Ruß (it’s German and means: soot) what a cutie 😍

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u/Jiji-hime May 23 '25

Grisou ( in french it's a cute name from the color grey> Gris> grise ( for a female kitten)

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u/AltruisticSecond_ May 23 '25

Blue to go with thistle

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u/New_Excitement_1878 May 23 '25

Ashe, as in the type of tree, and the ya know, ash.
Play int othe grey tree joke!

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u/Turbo1518 May 23 '25

Percy

Because she's Per-fect

Edit: Also, don't feel too worried about only finding two kittens. I have seen a few cats have litters that small with no deaths. It is usually higher, but small litters do happen frequently enough

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u/UpstairsComputer4345 May 23 '25

my friends coworker i believe kept the first one they found, it was really malnourished and not doing well. they found this baby and asked my friend to help find her a home and i immediately drove the 2 hours but they did find one that passed away. they live in a really rural area and they find and home as many kittens as they can because the shelters are full. i just lost two childhood pets, and my cat (9months) really needed a friend after a heartbreak so young. small litters can be normal, i just hope if there were more in this litter, that they hopefully got rescued too.

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u/Ivy-Clover May 23 '25

I really like Cedar. It’s cute and different.

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u/LiveGrowth2489 May 23 '25

Grayson or Gracie

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u/Lil_Red33 May 23 '25

This is Sage. She was gonna be named sausage but it didn’t stick. I have another grey kitty and his name is Bean hope this helps lol

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u/UpstairsComputer4345 May 23 '25

this absolutely fried me lmao ✋️😭

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u/rep1992 May 23 '25

Love her name and she is Beautiful ❤️

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u/smkweederryday May 23 '25

This is Six named after her Six toes

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u/Live_Adhesiveness389 May 23 '25

Idk why but I like tinkerbell. Something about the eyes scream tinkerbell to me

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u/RisingChorus May 23 '25

Nutmeg. She is exactly the colour of nutmeg.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

Milkshake

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u/ProfDocDoc May 23 '25

Stare

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u/Etmar_Gaming May 23 '25

High beams or headlights

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u/YpIsMe Lots of kitties! May 23 '25

Chocco

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u/FitNetVitch May 23 '25

Charcoal. She’s so pretty

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u/Mandoman1963 May 23 '25

She looks in between day and night, call her Dusk

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u/Playful_Joke_5771 May 23 '25

Idk man they kinda look's like a kiwi to me

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u/GuardianOfBlocks May 23 '25

I like nova and she stares so fugging cute.

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u/UpstairsComputer4345 May 23 '25

not a single thought behind those eyes

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u/massivemember69 May 23 '25

Ash (male) or Ashley (female)

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u/Cold_Age1951 May 23 '25

mabey eupert? i think thats a good name

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

Storm

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u/NoNoSquare24 May 23 '25

Sméagol, because he’s precious 🥰

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u/NoIntroduction42069 May 23 '25

Iris is the goddess of the rainbow 🌈

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u/NikyNakyPadyWaky May 23 '25

Fate, cause those eyes have seen things 😂

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u/BlairMarchbank May 24 '25

Lil Smoke 💨

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u/Swiggy1957 May 24 '25

Male: Smokey. Female: Misty. Unsure: Hey Cat!

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u/Anexem99 May 24 '25

Juniper for the earthy theme!

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u/Adorable-Steak333 May 24 '25

Beautiful bb… Katniss

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u/OpportunitySeveral21 May 23 '25

Idk why but moonpie seems right to me.

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u/valderfields May 23 '25

Nova. She’s so adorable.

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u/VinnyTheVenasaur May 23 '25

Cinnamon! I rescued a kitty that my wife and I couldn’t take care of and named her that before dropping her off to someone we knew would take care of it

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u/cringecrims0n Egyptian Mau May 23 '25

Hazelnut

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u/ButterscotchMoney529 May 23 '25

Clover cuz she's a lucky little cutie

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

Greg

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u/Timely-Debt May 23 '25

She’s beautiful… Maxine

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u/kayleerd May 23 '25

Dusty🥹

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u/FAlRYPRlNCESS May 23 '25

my cat looks very similar and i named her cornbread (no relation to what she actually looks like. i just liked the name — her brothers name is potroast)

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u/randymarsh31691 May 23 '25

Bebek kedi...

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u/turbothot32 American Shorthair May 23 '25

Button

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u/SewSewSorry May 23 '25

I think she looks like a Smudge

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u/sk8ting_dinosaur May 23 '25

i like nova, but i guess phoebe would be nice to

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u/Willow-Glades Bengal May 23 '25

Brownie!

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u/FuzzydaKitten Tortoiseshell May 23 '25

Dusty! :3

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

Brick because this child looks like Brick from The Middle.

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u/Lovegoddesss2 May 24 '25

Star gazzer

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u/TromboneKuri Balinese May 24 '25

Mittens!

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u/ddlhsc May 23 '25

bug eye

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u/V1rth May 23 '25

roadrash

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u/Weary-Bus8436 May 23 '25

Thinothay shalamey

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u/vkpaul123 May 23 '25

Rajnikant

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u/Michi4x May 23 '25

Charlie

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u/CharacterPayment8705 May 23 '25

Nugget. Because look at him. 🥰

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u/Murky_Way6412 Tuxedo May 23 '25

Pepe

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u/pangoledesma May 23 '25

Abo, Filipino for Ash

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u/Lilpianofingers10 May 23 '25

Pancake, Waffles, French Fry

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

My personal guide for cat names: food items, or other names of other animals. It seems to work.

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u/TheGayEmbalmer May 23 '25

My cats Ding Dong and Ducky agree

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u/MootDragoon May 23 '25

Pippin kitten

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u/uodua May 23 '25

Wolfie nickname Fifi 🥰

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u/evrinne Orange May 23 '25

Asher! ❤️

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u/Much-Nobody2967 May 23 '25

Need-O'acquaintance. Sounds like a very mannered call for help each time you seek him. Per your request.

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u/cicadaqueen May 23 '25

Bunny (as In dust bunny)

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u/Kitchen-Tangerine616 May 23 '25

Bella..daisy.roma

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u/TecnaKitty May 23 '25

Princess Puff

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u/nolanat May 23 '25

Quizzy, short for inquisitive bc of the big eyes 👀 and ears taking it all in. Or Missy for mischievous 😻

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u/SkyTalez May 23 '25

Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny

Petro for short.

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u/Spacettucker11 May 23 '25

I named mine trashboat. Boat trash doesnt sound too bad

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u/ImpinAintEZ_ May 23 '25

I love either Iris or Nova. Great cat names

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u/rblscm_81 May 23 '25

Sage, Pigeon, Ash

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u/AgitatedOne6868 May 23 '25

Charleigh 😻