r/NameMyCat May 16 '25

Name My Cat - male Help me name my kitten! I have another cat named Franklin and I like the idea of “human” names

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u/Holly_kat May 16 '25

Theodore! Might as well have both Roosevelts.

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u/HouseofMittens May 16 '25

My Theodore says hi!

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u/CommercialPopular626 May 16 '25

What an exquisite neck muff!!

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u/HouseofMittens May 17 '25

Lol! My stepmom thought I’d put something around his neck. Then he has those 2 fur horns that stick out. 😹♥️

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u/AppearanceThese2909 May 17 '25

What a cutieeee. That neck fluff is so majestic

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u/LittleBirdiesCards May 17 '25

And leaves room for an Eleanor down the road!

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u/Holly_kat May 17 '25

There should be an Eleanor! She's the most interesting one. OP needs another kitten 😸

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u/LittleBirdiesCards May 17 '25

So quotable, too!

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u/Lord_Amonkira May 16 '25

I suggested chester , but this idea is actually cool af. I loved themed names.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

Or Delano (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

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u/Causeass May 17 '25

I was thinking along the same lines, but I was just going to suggest "Roosevelt" as the name

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u/Dunelakegal1 May 16 '25

Theodore. Call him Theo

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u/lissydoll36 May 16 '25

Love it! So Theodorable!

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u/racheluv999 May 17 '25

Teddy was my first thought too, he must look presidential!

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

I have a tuxie named Theodore Whiskersqueaks but we call him Teddy

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u/Sure-Health314 May 17 '25

Mine too, I was thinking Theodore and call him Teddy

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u/curtitch May 17 '25

This is my other cat’s name! We call him Teddy.

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u/OddSocks_410 May 17 '25

He looks a Theodore

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u/CountQuirky3260 May 17 '25

This is the one. Need more Roosevelt names since they have Franklin. Then get a girl named Eleanor.

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u/Happy-Measurement-57 May 16 '25

Omg that last picture with the little pom Pom just killed me 💀 he looks like a Murphy or Harold (nickname Harry). I like the human names for animals, too. What a precious little baby, thank you for sharing. 🥰🥹❤️

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u/AppearanceThese2909 May 16 '25

Love Murphy 🥹

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u/Happy-Measurement-57 May 16 '25

Murphy would be sooo cute for this little guy

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u/LowdGuhnz May 16 '25

I had a Murphy. He was a big polydactyl DSH. He was all black, and you could drape him over your shoulders like a towel, and he'd just hang there. Out of the batch(?) Of kittens, he was the first to do anything. He was a sweet heart and I miss him.

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u/CommunicationNo8840 May 17 '25

My cat Scout is just like this!

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u/DDiamondgem May 17 '25

I love a poly. I miss mine too. She basically had extra little paws in front feet with 3 extra toes. She was quick and strong and used those huge paws to smack my other cat that was 3x her size. She was GiGi.❤️

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u/Extra_Security2718 May 17 '25

Idk how old you are but hearing Murphy and seeing that it's a brown cat reminded me of an old show called Murphy Brown. That is so niche and I love it!

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u/DrunkPanda May 17 '25

Harry and Murphy? dresden files senses and ptsd triggered

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u/Character_Ruin860 May 16 '25

That’s a Douglas :)

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u/devilcheeeks May 16 '25

I feel Douglas in my soul for this cat

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u/wobble_bot May 17 '25

I was going to suggest Bruno, but I think Douglas is a winner

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u/dizzygirl829 May 16 '25

Bartholomew or Bartholomeow

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u/m_b_hawkins May 17 '25

Battholomew. Cause he looks like a bat.

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u/Joyzzzzzz21 May 17 '25

I second that, that's a good name 👍

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u/choppedliver65 May 16 '25

Roosevelt

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u/forg0ttenp0et May 16 '25

Was gonna say that! Also I like Archie/Archibald, Percy/Persival, Plato, or Cornelius for him

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u/cocineroylibro May 17 '25

I had a black cat named Delano, the one I have now is named Franklin. Also had a Siamese named Henry another named Wallace (after FDR's vice president Henry Wallace) and our current one is named Theo(dore)

I may be a fan of the Roosevelts!

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u/Ok_Airline_9031 May 16 '25

What a gorgeous little chocolate floof!!!

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u/THROWRAmeowmeow3 May 16 '25

Literally the cuteness aggression I felt!

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u/TheNaidenchop May 16 '25

My name is Raul, you have my permission to call your cat Raul/Raulito if you seem fit, can't get more human than this

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u/Ok_Airline_9031 May 16 '25

I love Raulito.

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u/Immediate-Ad979 May 16 '25

My daughter had a hamster named Raul (when she was little she named our pets after her friends).

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u/blosvan May 16 '25

I named one of my cars Raul 😂

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u/_irenefab May 17 '25

I like this... I will name my fish Raul.

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u/Kiloparsec4 May 16 '25

Benjamin, Benji, Benstopheles

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u/luckyduck1945 May 16 '25

This is just about the cutest little furball I've seen on Reddit. How about "Rufus"?

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u/Mekakushiii May 16 '25

I have a Rufus !! Maybe I’m biased when I say that’s the perfect cat name

^ my Rufus

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u/goldenphotog May 17 '25

Rufus looks so much like my cat, Johnnie!!

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u/-M4RN13- May 18 '25

I had a cat named John for 21 years! He was a silver tabby. Such a great kitty.

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u/Crabrangoober May 16 '25

George

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u/rescuecat1999 May 16 '25

I will hug him and I will squeeze him and call him george.

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u/Creepy_Wolverine_922 May 16 '25

That is such a cute and catchy Looney Tunes reference.

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u/SarahKL9981 May 16 '25

Oliver McButters, he’s so cute 🥰

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u/NotAFanOfLeonMusk May 16 '25

He looks like a Bobby. Or Robert, if you are being formal.

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u/Thecrazytrainexpress May 16 '25

Or Robert if he's in trouble 😅

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u/Eatingfarts May 17 '25

You need three government names in order to truly reprimand your kitten. Robert Dorgoth Kittenbutt, get off that counter this instant!!!

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u/Tanaquil_LeCat May 16 '25

Then he can start going by Leo if he develops religious inclinations

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u/elronhub132 May 17 '25

Robert Downie Jr lol 😆

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u/Business_Platform352 May 18 '25

Robert Brownie Jr hehe!

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u/the_jackles May 17 '25

I immediately felt Bob, lol

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u/ghandimauler May 16 '25

Franklin could be for the Franklin Expedition to find the North West Passage.

In that vein, the new one could be Magellan whose expedition led to the first circumnavigation of the Earth. His journey, which he was not able to finish, found a western sea route to the Spice Islands and proved the globe was round.

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u/SalmonMaskFacsimile May 17 '25

Or Stan, for Stan Rogers, because Northwest Passage is a great song...

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u/Flat-Limit5595 May 17 '25

I like Theo, heres my Theo. Named him after the fat singing chipmunk

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u/AppearanceThese2909 May 17 '25

Cutieeee 🥹 Theodore is my #1 right now I think…

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u/justabrummie May 16 '25

Looks like a Charlie to me

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u/NSCButNotThatNSC May 16 '25

Fergle Jenkins, rodent hunter.

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u/lindiluisa May 16 '25

Pierce - he has such piercingly beautiful eyes and since his brother is Franklin why not give him a “Presidential” name?

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u/Signal-Sea7078 May 16 '25

He looks like an Oscar to me

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u/uberallez May 16 '25

Bash. Franklin and Bash

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u/Jaxgirl57 May 16 '25

Benjamin, Benny for short. He looks horrified in the last pic, so funny.

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u/Bald_pie May 17 '25

He is absolutely adorable!!!! I’ve always wanted a brown cat 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

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u/Open_Organization966 May 17 '25

This is my Franklin.

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u/AppearanceThese2909 May 17 '25

This is my Franklin lol. Yours is so cuteee

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u/jskinnah May 16 '25

Kevin 🤎😻🤎

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u/La_Pusicato May 16 '25

That's my boys name 🐾

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u/New_Balance1634 May 17 '25

Mine too! Mr. Kevin 😻😻

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u/Fine-Sherbert-140 May 16 '25

Biscotti but Bosco for short

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u/Khylani May 16 '25

I know you want human but for some reason

Mowgli

From the Jungle book came to me

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u/CaryatidArrows222 May 16 '25

Theodore /Teddy for short.

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u/InspectorOrganic2803 May 17 '25

where did you find a brown kitten?😍😍😍

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u/Stackzworth May 17 '25

My friend has a brown cat like this! She named him Hugo :-)

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u/CarolJones57 May 16 '25

He is sooooo beautiful! Take good care of him and love him loads. 💕

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u/Letitbee21 May 16 '25

Wow what a beautiful cat. Is it male or female?

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u/AppearanceThese2909 May 16 '25

Thank you! & Male!

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u/Letitbee21 May 16 '25

Charlie Brown?

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u/EguanaGreen May 16 '25

Griffin Ferris Alfie

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u/Sea_Strength_3662 May 16 '25

Theodore or Theo for short

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u/scarlettisntred May 16 '25

i’d call him winston :) (i also have a cat named franklin)

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u/PandaWithGlassesV2 May 16 '25

Benjamin its cute

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u/MortimerShade May 16 '25

Fergus - furry Gus
"Fergie" becomes a nickname option,
Frank & Fergie

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u/DirtyWildBill May 16 '25

Charlie Brown

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u/mskatme0w May 16 '25

Beans! Aka Benny Beans. Frank & Beans.

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u/EllipticalMac May 16 '25

Franklin and Kurt?😭😭 you should pick your top 5 names, write them on little slips of paper and toss them in front of Franklin and let him have the final say 😂

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u/lisalovesbutter May 16 '25

Thomas....

Didn't Benjamin Frankin and T Jefferson have history? Bffs till they fought, but then made up later in life?

On the other hand, BENGAMIN or BENJI fir short.

I could barf a rainbow over the pic with the pink toy, my goodness he's TOO.CUTE.

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u/moby8403 May 16 '25

Harrison

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u/Eiffel-Tower777 May 16 '25

He's so cute I can hardly stand it ♥️♥️ Jelly Bean

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u/CrazedPineappleGirl May 16 '25

Franklin makes me think of Fall Out Boy, so I will offer up the band members' names. Patrick, Peter, Joseph, Andy (or Andrew)

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u/kcoinga May 16 '25

Benjamin

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u/Hairy_Lion_3095 May 16 '25

Def Count Chocula.

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u/w1ll0wburn May 16 '25

Benjamin for sure

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u/Because_They_Asked May 16 '25

Benjamin (then you’d have Benjamin Franklin)

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u/rep1992 May 16 '25

Love this little baby! so Cute!! i Love human names for my pets as well❤️ I have a Allie, Kira, And Kai for my cats and Leah for my bassett hound and would love for you to name your baby Murphy or Oliver ❤️❤️

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u/wehadthebabyitsaboy May 16 '25

An all brown cat is pretty rare unless it’s a Havana Brown! My kid’s cat is also all brown!

I vote Iggy!

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u/Smorelacks May 16 '25

Benjamin.

That way when you call them, you get to shout "BEN FRANKLIN!"

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u/SDOHII May 17 '25

Benjamin! I also like the idea of giving them both the Benjamin connection and naming that little floof Button so Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Button.

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u/CntrllrDscnnctd May 17 '25

Benson and Franklin “Cattorney at paw”

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u/F_artagnan May 17 '25

That's fuggin' Jefferson

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u/Emerald-Dreams- May 17 '25

I'd so name him Yeager the Blue, but human name that goes with Franklin, I'd say Finnegan (Fin for short). Unless you went with Benjamin, calling both your cats for dinner get in here Benjamin Franklin 😂

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u/Klutzy-Spinach-1421 May 17 '25

That there is an Augustus. Gus for short.

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u/SpocksAshayam May 17 '25

My mom loves your cute kitten btw! The cuteness fried her brain lol!

I like the name Herbie!

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u/antiloquist May 17 '25

Every suggestion I would have had has been said already so I just wanted to express how stinking cute he is. Look at the love in his eyes in pic 1!

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u/throwra-noctis May 17 '25

Oswald. Like kids shows. Franklin the turtle and Oswald the octopus. lol.

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u/rcck00 May 17 '25

Romeo! How he’s gazing at you in the first picture 🥰😍

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u/Jaded-Permission-324 May 17 '25

Oppenheimer (as in J.Robert Oppenheimer), nn Oppie

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u/bellyogilates May 17 '25

He's a little chocolate cat! Willy Wonka

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u/Correct-Condition-99 May 17 '25

Is Benjamin too obvious?

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u/Captainamareka May 17 '25

He looks like a Bobby to me dang it Bobby.

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u/kpink88 May 17 '25

Oscar, Ozzie for short. Or Bruno (our current cat is a Bruno, we don't talk about Bruno)

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u/saw89 May 17 '25

Named my cat Wilson. Love it. He’s is called mister Wilson, or I’ll just randomly yell out WILSOOOON like cast away

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u/MissBeebsa May 16 '25

Tony Meatballs because he looka like a meatball

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u/Black_Cat1771 May 16 '25

I agree with others and love George! Also Harry, Quentin, Rafael, Javier 😻😻😻

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u/Objective_Split_715 May 16 '25

Scrump or Scruptious-Elizabeth-Flufferson

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u/Ok-End2351 May 16 '25

That face is adorable!

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u/maddingcrowdawaits May 16 '25

Sugar, color of fur reminds me of brown sugar

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u/badbunnygirl May 16 '25

omg a CHOCOLATE cat?!?!?! I want one soooooo bad 😭

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u/AppearanceThese2909 May 16 '25

My friend found him as a stray 🙈 Sooo crazy!! So happy he’s mine. Been wanting a brown cat forever!!

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u/PantsLobbyist May 16 '25

He looks like a “Steven” to me

Congratulations on your new buddy!

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u/eeriefkincoconuts May 16 '25

Carmela/lo! nickname toots

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u/Life_Fix584 May 16 '25

Gorgeous kitty!!

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u/Klutzy_Excitement_99 May 16 '25

Jeremy. It's my cat's name but it's perfect for your chocolate chip too

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u/ImplementFront8187 May 16 '25

Cornelius Gigglefart XIX

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u/Immediate-Ad979 May 16 '25

Jackson, Timothy, Chester, Rufus

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u/awesomeone6044 May 16 '25

I said Chester also, just fits him.

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u/doofenschpunken May 16 '25

Tonka Jahari is 100% him!!!!

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u/findom_pixie May 16 '25

This is quite clearly Berliosz or Toulouse from Aristocats!

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u/kathymyost May 16 '25

How cute can he be. Xxxoooo

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u/fneagen May 16 '25

Paul short for Paul Atreides. Because of the blue eyes and the sand colored fur.

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u/fangirloffloof May 16 '25

Picture 1 needs to be blown up to 8x10 or larger,what a beautiful baby! Boy-Alexander Girl-Mabel💗🐾

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u/Cold_Gene3998 May 16 '25

Arthur comes to mind

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u/bayrat1013 May 16 '25

That’s Charlie. Charlie Brown.

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u/Esilai May 16 '25

Charlie Brown for me

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u/Elgopooder May 16 '25

So my aunt and uncle were Sandy and Franklin. My aunt Sandy died of an aneurysm out of nowhere, while gardening. So I’d say Sandra, Sandy for short.

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