Here's my new kitten! He doesn't have a name yet.

[Pithlet]

We just got him yesterday. Some friends of ours rescued a pregnant feral cat over the winter, and we took in one of her kittens. Any ideas for a name are much appreciated. You can't see it in this picture, but he has a very tiny sliver of white on his chest; just a couple of hairs, really. Otherwise he's all black, with dark blue eyes. You can make out some black tabby stripes if you look closely. He's 7 weeks old.

[VenusRising]

1. How cute and fuzzy!!

Congrats on your new fur-baby. :hug:

I'm guessing that is a Memphis State Tigers icon? I could be totally off, but you could name him Beale.

[Kerrytravelers]

2. I don't have a name suggestion, but I gotta say, he is CUTE!!!!

[wildhorses]

3. coal porter

he's a cutie:loveya:

[Connonym]

4. I'm having kitten envy

[MissMillie]

5. Damien

he looks full of the devil


(congrats to you both)

[trof]

6. Looks like reincarnation of our old Ace.

Except he had yellow eyes.
Best cat we ever had.
LOVED dogs.
Hell of a hunter, too.
SQUIRRELS!

[Pithlet]

11. I've always wanted a black cat.

The ones I've known were always great. In fact, I was hoping one of the kittens would be black, and sure enough. :)

[texas1928]

7. When I was growing up I had a solid black cat named Mischief.

She was a fun cat.

[sasquatch]

8. A lot of black cats have those silver hairs on their chest

Don't know why

[MrsMatt]

39. Don't know where I read this but the answer

I've understood goes back in time to when cats were burned at the stake with the "witches". Black cats were considered especially evil, and were hunted with great vigor. But, if a black cat had white markings, it was spared more often.

[femmedem]

9. What a sweetie.

His name will come to you. There was a thread in Pets about names. Maybe this will give you some inspiration.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=243&topic_id=23229&mesg_id=23229

His eyes probably won't stay blue. That's kitten blue--enjoy it while it lasts. :)

[GenDem]

10. Very cute

My neighbor's black cat's name is Smudge.

[ThomCat]

12. I don't know if you want suggestions based on his appearance.

It would be pretty easy to come up with names for a black cat. Names based on his personality would be a bit harder, based on only a post and a picture. :)

He's beautiful! Congratulations!

[jmowreader]

13. I'll tell you EXACTLY what his personality will be like

That's because all black cats are exactly alike. I've had a BUNCH of black cats. Trust me. They're all alike.

He is going to be rotten and evil and demand constant attention. If you're REALLY lucky, he'll turn out to be a self-petting cat.

The self-petting cat will get on the bed while you're asleep, find your hand, shove it over the edge of the bed and walk back and forth under it to pet him/herself. It's not so cute when it happens while you're having sex, which is when it USUALLY happened.

And they can't meow. Any of them. The best you can get out of a black cat is this "mow, mow, mow" pitiful little cry. Of course, the black cat will be sitting in your lap while he/she is doing it.

Proper names for black cats reflect the pure rottenness which they display. Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles...you know, common ordinary names like that. (We had a black cat named Jesus once. We caught this pregnant stray and brought it in. We already had two black cats. The stray gave birth to an orange cat, then a black cat, then this little Manx-pattern tabby, and finally another black cat. When the second black one was born, my wife looked at her and said, "oh Jesus, not another black one." Jesus lived for about five years until she died of whatever genetic defect her other kittens carried.)

[crispini]

22. LOL. That's what my black cat is like!

Very needy, always demands to be petted. Has a little squeak instead of a meow. A real braniac, gets into everything. But those are EXACTLY the traits I like in her. :)

[ironflange]

25. Beg to differ

Our black cat WILL NOT shut up. She will wander the house making blood-curdling wails, for no obvious reason, by the hour it seems. Yelling at her to shut up only produces louder yowls. She even has cries that sound like our names, used when she's looking for someone. She's crying right now, as a matter of fact. She snores too. Must have some Siamese in her, for her to sound like that. We love her to bits anyway, she always greets us when we get home, and loves to cuddle. She's also black with a little white chest spot, and you can see the black smoke tabby pattern when the sun is on her. She has a nice harmless name -- Cleo.

I've noticed that black cats tend to be dumb and/or extremely eccentric. Cleo is both, with paranoia thrown in.


"Lasers fully charged. Awaiting command to fire."

[Shakespeare]

27. "I've noticed that black cats tend to be dumb"

ye gods, that's my cat. Big, black behemoth named Brutus (pic posted downthread), and he's just dumber than a box of hammers. But he's also the absolute sweetest creature I've ever encountered (out of any species anywhere), and wants nothing more than to love you to death.

My other cat adores him (they're buddies), but I occasionally see him look at Brutus as if to say "you are an embarrassment to cats everywhere, you dimwitted jackass."

[ironflange]

42. Similar thing here

The other two kitties are both very smart, and they give Cleo the funny look a lot, as in "What the hell is your problem?!?!?"

[Chan790]

37. I'd whine and holler too...

if you dressed me in a frilly pink thing. Then I'd suffocate you in your sleep.

[Skittles]

38. I agree with Chan

your cat is protesting being paraded around in frilly outfits

[ironflange]

41. Hah!!

The cats get closed in the basement at night, and they haven't figured out doorknobs yet!

[jmowreader]

56. Feel fortunate

The only cat we ever had who figured out how to turn a doorknob was a black one.

Fucking cat could open an outswing door. Inswing (door pushes away from you)? That's no problem. Any cat can open an inswing door; especially if the bolt on the lock is misaligned. Just push against it with your feet. This cat was different. She figured out that you needed to turn the knobwith one paw and pull back on the door with another one.

I kept getting blamed for leaving the bedroom door open when my wife would come in and find the cat on her pillow. What changed THAT shit was the day the cat opened the door while we were in bed.

[Lyric]

14. Poe

It's what we named our black cat. :)

[ceile]

15. Precious!!!!

Kitty fuzz!!!!!

[otherlander]

16. Sage.

[HuffleClaw]

17. he KNOWS he's cute too

from the look on his little whiskery face

[Zomby Woof]

18. Hehe

Look at that glint in his eye. :evilgrin: :hi:

[Guava Jelly]

19. To bad they don't stay that cute forever.

:)

[Shakespeare]

20. Whatever you do, make sure he doesn't grow up to be this:

:rofl:



Seriously, though, that's a precious kitten. I had a black shorthair years ago named Jinx.

[bridgit]

21. let's call him 'him cute'...

:hug:

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. He's very cute! Aww! Pretty eyes!

[stuntcat]

24. Black cats rock!

He's precious, just squeezable!
I have a black one now, my first one ever, she is "Stuntcat"

[sammythecat]

26. Boy, are you in for it !

Just look at his eyes! Nothing, nothing, is more mischievous than a kitten. Nothing more endearing or more entertaining either, in my opinion. Puppies are a close second.

A bunch of years ago we had 5! kittens at once for a few months. Talk about a freakin' circus!

Can't think of a name for the little guy but I'm sure he'll inspire you with one before long. :)

[Beaverhausen]

34. No kidding! I find black kitties especially nutty

I had one that was/is totally wacked.

[Mz Pip]

28. He looks like an Archie

or a Baxter to me. He really is cute.

We had a black cat named Shadow. Not a real original name but my son was 6 when he named him. Shadow lived to be almost 20. He lived with us happily for 2 years then moved next door when we got a dog. He'd always come and visit us, sneaking in when he thought the dog wouldn't notice. He was a great cat.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Pithlet]

31. I like Baxter.

My 6 year old son really likes it, too.

[Flaxbee]

29. Tonio

I was just scrolling through names for a few of the feral males around here that I intend to trap and have neutered. Thought Tonio sounded cute...

He is darling, he's got beautiful eyes. Happiness is a kitten.

[Pithlet]

30. Thanks, everybody. I have some great ideas for a name. Keep them coming, please.

I'll post more pics later. :)

[Whoa_Nelly]

32. Caesar...or....

Bart (as in Black Bart)

Jack (as in Black Jack...yeah...am sooooo original here :rofl: )

Mike

Merlin

Zomby

Skinner

Barney Fife

Nipsy

Doozy

Ok..am done :P

[davsand]

33. Our black hairball is named Chaucer.

He was named that when he came to us and we never changed it. IF I was to name him on my own it would be either Lothario (seducer of virgins) or maybe Kramer because he bursts into a room like Kramer did on Seinfeld.

I take exception to the notion that all black cats are stupid. I have to tell you, that Chaucer is WAY more interactive with people than ANY cat I've ever had--including Tillie(you bitch!) who used to answer the phone for me. This guy runs to the door to meet us when we get home and he actually tries to enter into conversation with us by injecting a meow or two. Darndest thing I have EVER seen, and I have lived with cats for over 45 years...

I will admit he's spoiled, a lap spud, and lazy but he's also one of the sweetest animals I have EVER known.

As far as a name, I thought of Pixel immediately when I saw that picture--don't ask me why. Maybe he's a little black spot so far, but I'm betting he'll be a fairly big boy by the time he's a couple of years old.

Enjoy your new kitty!!!


Laura

[Haole Girl]

35. Bear!

He looks like a Bear to me!

That's my black cat's name, BTW:

[poiuytsister]

36. Welcome to the new baby

from Frank, Frisbee, and Vladimir

[catmandu57]

40. I had a big black cat that I stole from the neighbors

Not actually stole, he just preferred my company. Anyway, this guy just took charge from the moment he jumped through the window. I called him Captain Midnight, later just shortened to Captain, because that was his personality.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

43. G. Gordon Kitty

Renfield
Zool

[kwolf68]

44. Names

Just kinda come to me for my pets.

I got two cats and the girl I had gotten them from called them Charlotte and something else...

within the first few months I had the male named DOODLEY and the female named THE BIT (or LIL BIT, I also call her Tink, Frisky Shitz)...it worked out great and they both know their names.

Let the name come to you...Just watch the kitten at play and eventually you will have a kitten epiphany.

[Arugula Latte]

45. How adorable! Congrats!

:toast:

[legally blonde]

46. what a sweetheart!

He's adorable! I don't have a name suggestion, but you must post more kitty pics!

[mike_c]

47. thank you for sharing!

Oh man, I LOVE kitten pics almost as much as I love the real thing!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

48. Bugsy

What a dollbaby!

[Roon]

49. Onyx

Enjoy your new baby! :-o

[CottonBear]

50. I had a black girl cat named Midnight Kitty. Your little guy is adorable! n/t

[LisaM]

51. Name him Nick, after the Captain!

Or even Stevie. Heck, I have a dog named Gordie Howe.

[EFerrari]

52. So beautiful. Congrats, Pithlet!

:toast:

[tandot]

53. How about "Sly" as in

1. cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
2. stealthy, insidious, or secret.
3. playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor.


He has playful and mischievous written all over him. What a cutie.

[libnnc]

54. "Trouble"

he looks like a load of it coming over the next few months.

But he'll love you forever. :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Pithlet]

55. We have a name. Frizzle. My son named him.

His favorite show right now is the Magic School Bus, and that's where he got the name from. I call him Friz for short. Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.

[Redstone]

57. Nice kitty. Who's a good kitty? You're a good kitty, come over here and see me.

Nice kitty.

Redstone