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Naming her cat

What will Miss Tatana call her new kitten? There are thousands of names to choose from, but she probably doesn't want to call it the name of one of her school pupils!

Here are some choices of names for her - divided into names for males, and names for females. The top two tables are of the top 20 names in two different countries, while the bottom table gives categories of names.

Male names

AUSTRALIAN FAVOURITES

AMERICAN FAVOURITES

RANKING

Oscar

Max

1

Max

Sam

2

Sam

Simba

3

Simba

Charlie

4

Milo

Oliver

5

Sooty

Oscar

6

Monty

Gizmo

7

Felix

Buddy

8

Jack

Toby

9

Casper

Spike

10

Charlie

Rusty

11

Thomas

Jake

12

Toby

Buster

13

Oliver

Sylvester

14

Gizmo

Rocky

15

Sebastian

Milo

16

Billy

Bailey

17

Jasper

Simon

18

Tom

Sebastian

19

Sylvester

George

20

Female names

AUSTRALIAN FAVOURITES

AMERICAN FAVOURITES

RANKING

Misty

Sassy

1

Coco

Misty

2

Chloe

Princess

3

Lucy

Samantha

4

Missy

Lucy

5

Molly

Missy

6

Cleo

Molly

7

Bella

Sophie

8

Ginger

Pumpkin

9

Daisy

Maggie

10

Muffin

Callie

11

Jessie

Daisy

12

Sophie

Cleo

13

Jasmine

Chloe

14

Sasha

Angel

15

Zoe

Nala

16

Phoebe

Sadie

17

Lily

Katie

18

Holly

Jasmine

19

Minnie

Peaches

20

It may be surprising, but more than half (50%) of all Pet Names are either human names or nicknames. People largely name their animals as they would name themselves.

Another fifth (20%) of names are based on the Pets appearance or personality. A black cat becomes Blacky or Midnight, and active dog Comet or Dash.

Categories of names

Category

Possible names

Affectionate

Angel, Joy, Cuddles

Appearance

Shadow, Bandit, Smokey

Art & Literature

Aslan, Plato, Dante

Beanie Babies

Blizzard, Slither, Bongo

Cars

Beemer, Ferrari, Thunderbird

Cartoon

Scooby, Mickey, Homer

Drink

Chablis, Pepsi, Kahlua

Fashion

Versace, Jag, Calvin

Food

Sushi, Peanut, Cookie

Foreign

Fritz, Sacha, Fleur

Geography

Dakota, Sydney, Paris

Historitcal

Zeus, Nelson, Caesar

Human names

Max, Jessie, Molly

Music

Elvis, Jazz, Mozart

Nature

Blossom, Panda, Bear

Nicknames

Buster, Boof, Puss

Personality

Foxy, Cuddles, Woffer

Religious

Sheba, Buddha, Zen

Screen

Radar, Scully, Beethoven

Sport

Pele, Rodman, Jordan

Titles

King, Princess, Czar, Lady

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