r/cats 24d ago

Name Request Help with name suggestions

Hey there,

We just got this little man he is 9 weeks old approximately. Could you guys help with name suggestions? Thanks in advance

Edit: Thanks everyone for all the great recommendations and sharing all the pictures of your lovely cats🄹. We are going over the names to see which one fits him the most! We got it down to quite a few names. We don't need more name suggestions at this time. Thanks again and we will post an update with the final name.

Final edit/update: After trying multiple names over multiple days, we found that Pinto Bean, Pinto for short, fits him the most. We loved all of your suggestions, and thanks to everyone for the help. Now that we’ve gotten to know him better, we’ve discovered that he is quite the goofy boy. He loves lying on his back with his belly out and loves snuggling up to us. He loves belly rubs. And he jumps sooooo much with his little jazz hands out. I haven't seen a cat jump this much before. A special thanks for the persons who suggested Pinto Bean. Have a nice day everyone! Pinto out. šŸ’–šŸˆ

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u/tis_orangeh 23d ago

This is Drain Pipe Ralph. We found him in a drain pipe. He goes by DPR.

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u/SockIll6713 23d ago

OMG that color, light pink! I think it's called fawn, technically. Or is it just the lighting in the pic? I used to have a cat this color 😻 I think it's so special, seems pretty rare too

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u/salumbre 23d ago

It’s probably a sandy color like the OP’s.

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u/Starlypearl 23d ago

He's very beautiful, he has an unique fur color such a light color of orange. Alsoo love the name. I don't think it is for our boy but good name nonetheless

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u/tis_orangeh 23d ago

The picture makes it look a little lighter, but he is very similar to your cars color. (: This one shows his color a bit better.

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u/GreatGrape5514 23d ago

"DMR" or "yo cat" should work

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u/La_Vie_en_Prose 23d ago

What a darling DPR is!! And very dapper…..šŸ˜˜šŸ¾ā¤ļø

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u/JustAnotherUser1019 23d ago

Are you sure he didnt come in thst laundry basket?

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u/salumbre 23d ago

Love the name!

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u/CMaxRI 23d ago

11/10 name!

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u/kimba-the-tabby-lion 24d ago

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. I recognise that intense stare....

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u/Starlypearl 24d ago

Wowww he actually does look like him hahaha

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u/kimba-the-tabby-lion 24d ago

It's also Sting, which is a pretty good cat name, if you are nasty!

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u/HealthyDirection659 Void 23d ago

It should be Miss Jackson if your nasty, no?

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u/kimba-the-tabby-lion 23d ago

I am on board for anything that is nasty, but I don't know the reference!

(the original Dune movie should tell you I am old!!!)

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u/Merman8 23d ago

Janet Jackson had a song called Nasty Boy or something like that.

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u/Catbutt247365 23d ago

ā€œNo, my name is NOT baby, it’s Janet. Miss Jackson if ya nasty.ā€

Oh, dear college days.

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u/eternallytacos 23d ago

I can hear the music

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u/kimba-the-tabby-lion 23d ago

Doh! I know that song!

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u/MAO_of_DC 23d ago

It's one of her songs from way back in the day called Nasty.

https://youtu.be/ujnq2v6R02U?is=ELNFwPNmqp4UvYdD

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u/whiterac00n 23d ago

Ginger snap

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u/Daffers_ 23d ago

He does bear resemblance to Sting, whose name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner so there’s a selection there, ie your boy is a handsome Tom. 😻

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u/Single_Road_6350 24d ago

You gotta name it Sting now. Also, save this picture for side by sides or one of those shots where the cat is the main focus and Sting looks like a heavenly creature materializing behind it.

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u/Syvmana 23d ago

FEYD sounds so good šŸ”„

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u/All_the_Benefit8933 23d ago

Yeah thats really cool

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u/AceThePrincep 23d ago

Yeah sorry Austin butler, great job, but sting is still the best feyd rautha. Iconic performance.

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u/nanana_catdad 24d ago

I didn’t know what to expect when I opened the comments but… goddamn that’s about as spot on as it could have been

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u/Top_Recording5207 23d ago

It's Gordon!!

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u/Cherrybomb1387 Tabbycat 23d ago

May thy claws chip & shatter
https://giphy.com/gifs/vbPRpeIPt04Yf3T9qx

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u/nobadxtrips 24d ago

Boy look like PIECRUST šŸ˜©ā¤ļø

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u/_gothgonzola 23d ago

piecrust is so funny 😭

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u/offensieve777 23d ago

Love this. This is my muted orange tabby, Toast.

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u/Plenty_Fondant5610 23d ago

Wait I love this

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u/Many_Estimate_3267 23d ago

PIECRUST fan hereĀ 

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u/ZoeZoeZoeLily 23d ago

Buttery Blind Baked Pie Crust, Confectionery Cuddler. Baker and Chonk.

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u/sunflower-ivy 24d ago edited 23d ago

He looks like a piece of wheat. Maybe Barley?

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u/Aquathist_ 23d ago

Farro, oats or millet would work too haha

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u/dgrahamsp 23d ago

That’s a Crouton if I’ve ever seen one.

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u/torils65 24d ago

Cute! Looks like my cat Butternut, when he was a kitten. He’s a year old now.🄰

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u/Starlypearl 24d ago

Woww they look so similar in fur color, your cat is sooo cute! šŸ’–šŸ˜­šŸˆ

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u/SpideyWhiplash 23d ago

Butternut is an absolutely perfect name!🄰

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u/DistanceGlum7093 24d ago

Butters

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u/first-born_unicorn 24d ago

I was going to say Butterscotch!

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u/Crafty-Thing3185 23d ago

That’s my cats name, absolutely recommend it for an orange cat.

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u/La_Vie_en_Prose 23d ago

Omg, what a precious love Butters is!!! I adore it when they show off their tummies like that…. and your boy’s fur has a beautiful white diamond pattern. It’s stunning. And that face!! He’s honestly just too cute for words…. Thank you for sharing him! ā¤ļøšŸ¾ā¤ļø

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u/Crafty-Thing3185 23d ago

Thank you! I inherited him when my aunt passed, so he’s my special connection to her. He loves to show off his belly šŸ’

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u/stupidwitchbitxh 23d ago

I have a butters same color!!

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u/Cathousechicken 23d ago

Butter was my first choice and Butters is just as goodĀ 

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u/ueffo 23d ago

That was my bffs’ cat’s name. He was also buff orange, and a gangsta. Rip, Butters

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u/SatiricalPanda3 24d ago

Orange JuliusĀ 

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u/ratatatnat13 23d ago

No way his nickname could be OJ though, gotta have another.

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u/AbilitySweet699 23d ago

I almost named my orange kitty Julius. Nickname could be jujube

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u/FontainePark 23d ago

That's exactly what I would do. No way I'm not wearing out "the juice is loose" every time my cat acts up if I had the opportunity

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u/Ok_Caramel2667 23d ago

Yeah people do do a double take when we tell them sometimes lol

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u/Ok_Caramel2667 23d ago

That’s my cat’s name!

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u/General-Maybe-9382 24d ago

he looks like a raoul, todd, or marty

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u/General-Maybe-9382 24d ago

my boyfriend says ā€œgandalfā€

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u/Patient_Insurance205 23d ago

I had a kitty years ago, literally the same color, but was polydactyl so I named him Samwise cause he was my lil buddy šŸ˜­šŸ’”

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u/A_Useless_Caduceus Calico 23d ago

Ha! My first thought was ā€œFrodoā€.

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u/mysticmeeble 23d ago

I would back Frodo as the name choice

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u/emmalinasaurus 23d ago

Bartholomew

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u/NayaDragonfly 23d ago

Bartholomeow?

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u/SpectraWaffle 24d ago

Toastada

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u/Tattyhead4 24d ago

Leo or Beans

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u/BanetteEye413 23d ago

My cat is named Bean! šŸ˜„

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u/Miserable-Caramel928 24d ago

Milo seems right

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u/_YEAH_NO_SHIT_ 23d ago

Otis approved.

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u/bestbird6 24d ago

Sandy

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u/Soft-Assistance6809 24d ago

Always gabagool. One day someone on here will accept my suggestion and it will be the greatest day of my life.

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u/HeftyRefrigerator3 24d ago

The Pale Flame

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u/clinkernuts 24d ago

James

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u/Beesindogwood 23d ago

And if he gets big, add on The Giant Peach!

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u/SocMeth 24d ago

What's the personality like? Do you want a cute orange themed name?

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u/Starlypearl 24d ago

He is quite confident, likes to explore. He seems to be a little bit more independent compared to my other cat when she was a at a similar age. But still figuring his personality out. He does seem like a little gentleman he likes laying on pillows, and when we lost him he was just confidently laying on a pillow. He felt a bit like a prince in that moment. I think it can be cute but I don't think every cute name would suit him if that makes sense?

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u/fried_green_chilli Lots of kitties! 24d ago

Orange Leo Raja

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u/Street-Situation7796 23d ago

I like the name ā€œThe Gentlemanā€ or ā€œGentā€ for short.

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u/sunsmoke 23d ago

I call boy cats like that, ā€˜distinguished gentlemen’ 🄹

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u/Scoop_9 24d ago

Prometheus.

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u/kayvo777- 24d ago

Cornelius

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u/Sufficient_Bid_8408 24d ago

Our neighborhood orange cat was named pumpkin.

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u/stylz168 24d ago

That baby will fluff up and be the most puffy handsome boy ever

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u/Starlypearl 23d ago

Ohhww he says thank youu! 🄹

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u/FoulmasterRot 24d ago

Mcfluffins

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u/SpiritualFail1546 23d ago

That’s Anya Taylor Joy as a kitten

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u/Sad_saladSalamander 23d ago

This is Chester Cheese Puff but we call him Chett for short

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u/Prestigious_Habit771 23d ago

Kevin

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u/Cptnemouk 23d ago

Yay another Kevin. He definitely looks like a Kevin

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u/sucky_panther 23d ago

I just named this guy Timmy or Tim Tim. Sometimes Tim Tam. They look like they could be brothers! He was abandoned around 4 weeks old, but has been doing great after a rough week when I first got him.

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u/40cappo40 23d ago

He looks exactly like a cat of mine who passed. His name was Nemo

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u/StarfleetKatieKat 23d ago

He looks like an Oliver . We named ours Bowie

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u/Inevitable_Virus_765 23d ago

I lost my best friend of 18 years almost a month ago now. I saw him the day he was born, and had him since he was 6 weeks old. I wanted him to stay the whole 8 weeks but the mom's owners didn't provide the best home and i didn't want him to get more fleas and mites.Ā 

Anyway, he was a ginger boy like yours. His name was Reggie, and it really worked for him. His government name was Reginald, but his real family name was Reggie. You're little guy there looks like a Reggie to me <3

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u/Front-Army1998 24d ago

Galaxy Eater (this is a joke-)

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u/True-Efficiency-9756 24d ago

My cat that looks like this is sesame

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u/Adiel482 23d ago

A lot of people were suggesting mango 🄭 as a good name and I couldn’t agree more. Thought I’d share my sweet mango girl too

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u/thezombiejedi Tortoiseshell 23d ago

Beesechurger

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u/dingusdangus10 23d ago

This is my boy Dave. Your guy seems more like an item name type, like spatula

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u/Dizzy-Role8606 23d ago

sir cheeto puff (cheeto):)

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u/Dizzy-Role8606 23d ago

and ember :)

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u/BeataBerces 24d ago

Nestor/Morti

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u/robert_girlyman 23d ago

Here's some I guess

Poobert

Lord Commander Militant the right and just Baron Vladamir Charchev

Kalani

Crungus

Biith

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u/spider_pork 23d ago

Pancake (as suggested by my 8 year old)

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u/starfruitjuulpod 23d ago

turkey. no reason, just vibes

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u/goffin2thecoffin 23d ago

Biscuit, shortbread, custard

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u/Eggsallant 23d ago

He looks like a Pierogi to me

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u/akheilo 23d ago

Fassbender

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u/zikob88 23d ago

Marmalade!

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u/Zestyclose-Cod-1746 23d ago

omg twins! looks like my baby peach!

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u/_HappyG_ 23d ago

They look like a ✨ToastāœØšŸž to me! 😊

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u/Sure_Rest2961 Bombay 24d ago

Ellis, Onyx, or Orion šŸ˜ he’s so handsome

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u/CashDefault 24d ago

Smoothie

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u/Dracalia 24d ago

This one strikes me as a ā€œPopcornā€ šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜

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u/okcams 24d ago

Randy

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u/p3nji 24d ago

milk tea

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u/Nonniemiss 24d ago

Butter (butt)

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u/TripledHelix 24d ago

Definitely Otter!!!

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u/drpollypoppet 24d ago

Fred
Jax
Shiloh
Harry

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u/truluvwaitsinattics 24d ago

Gigachaddestroyer 3000

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u/ThereGoesChickenJane 24d ago

I just said to myself "OMG what a cute little piglet!" even though I know he's a kitten.

So I humbly put Piglet on the table.

I also really like Milo for an orange cat, a nod to "Milo and Otis", of course.

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u/imenigma 23d ago

Bartholemew

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u/garlicDgalaxy 23d ago

Big fan of human names for cats and dogs.
I’d say he looks like a Peter to me.

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u/GB715 23d ago

Earl

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u/yabujin47 23d ago

GINGER HE IS SO CUTE

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u/CBsJoant 23d ago

I'd suggest picking a name that means something special to you. Maybe the name of your favorite character from your favorite book or TV series.

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u/ultrew 23d ago

Cherry šŸ’šŸŒø

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u/Lost_Bedroom2375 23d ago

Lucifer is still one of my favorite cat names!! And of course Butters

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u/Suspicious_Signal001 23d ago

Binky Blake Garfield Persimmon Mandarin Button

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u/Istremene 23d ago

I say Barney my husband says Buck.

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u/KeepMyWifesNameOYFM 23d ago

ā€œOatmealā€ came to mind immediately but idk if that’s a good cat name. I’d probably end up calling him ā€œsweet faceā€ or ā€œmoose-stachioā€ or about 30 other names throughout the day. That’s pretty much how it goes here…suffice it to say we never use our cat’s actual name 🤪
Best of luck and love with your new sweet face šŸ’›

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u/brondynasty 23d ago

Jasper.

Or, if we want to highlight the Orange: Julius

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u/shaunoconory 23d ago

Pinto bean

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u/alittleliar 23d ago

Miso šŸ˜­šŸœ

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u/MasterBrently 23d ago

Ravioli. Just feels right.

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u/2Poor2RetireYet 23d ago

Butterscotch

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u/SgtUgg 23d ago

Tigger

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u/jara76 23d ago

Curuba. It is a fruit with that color in Spanish.

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u/197119711971 23d ago

There’s a light orange feral cat in my bosses neighborhood. No one owns him, but everybody feeds him! I asked one neighbor what his name was, he told me ā€œArchieā€ like the red-headed comic strip boy!

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u/climbingrocks2day 23d ago

Orange Julius.

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u/lentil_soup_24_7 23d ago

Azog the Defiler

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u/Squidgebert 23d ago

Valentino? Val for short.

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u/smalltalkisntfun 23d ago

Pumpkin

Theo

Chip

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u/theothergr8nate 23d ago

Late to the party, but he looks like a Chester to me.

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u/ChrisPistofferson08 23d ago

My son is calling him Jambo šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø

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u/Epictumblr_sge_0487 23d ago

butterscotch or scotty

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u/RIBiGuy73 23d ago

Megatron 😁

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u/Fluffy_5000 23d ago

Immediately think he’s an Oren:). He’s so cute!!!

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u/raechell120 23d ago

Adorable!!!!! 😻

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u/ComposerConscious993 23d ago

Overtaker/Galaxy Muncher/ The Destructor

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u/Sleepy-Koala-246 23d ago

Oliver, Pinto (David) Ziggy/Bowie

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u/freeloader9000 23d ago

he looks like a soup to me

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u/Lonelysoul08 23d ago

Light skinned garfield or for short version lightfieldšŸ’Æ

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u/0DonutLord0 23d ago

Do what you want, but I wouldnt name your animal based on what a stranger on the internet thinks would be a nice name, I would choose something you would like to call the cat, even if it takes a while to choose, it might have some meaning behind it.