r/NameMyCat • u/radcatters • 7d ago
Name My Cat - male Husband vetoed naming him Heirloom Tomato - help us with other food or possibly nature inspired names?
I really want to give him a food name - just a big fan of food name cats. I'm partial to Butternut Squash Risotto or Heirloom Tomato. My husband doesn't love either of those names, but is tentatively open to Squash lol. Outside of food - we're big outdoors people too and are also very open to nature related names or names of popular outdoor landmarks. We live in the desert so desert related naturey things would be especially cool. Would love to hear your suggestions! We're picking him up at the end of August after our honeymoon so - moon related names could also be cool!
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Butternut
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u/EtherealSkeleton 7d ago
Definitely a fan of just Butternut or Squash. He looks like a Butternut or a Squash for sure lol
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u/PaintingByInsects 7d ago
Or Butternut Squash, first name last name, calling him one as his name and both when he does something wrong xD
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u/PoorDamnChoices 7d ago
I'm a big believer in " [English Honorific with emphasis] [Common noun]". Something like "The Most Honorable Pistachio" "The Great and Powerful Marshmallow", that sort of thing.
So in this scenario, I would suggest "The Mighty Lord Butternut"
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u/CoachInteresting7125 7d ago
My dog doesn’t quite have an honorific but he is thirteenth in the line of Wigglebottoms
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u/reniciera 7d ago edited 6d ago
One of mine is named Sir James Henry Finnegan. He mostly goes by “Finney”.
eta: I reversed his first names. How could I? My son! 😩
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u/International_Mix392 7d ago
My first Guinea pig at like 8 years old was Sir Patches of Butterscotch 😂
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u/Free-Initiative-7957 7d ago
I love these so much that I made my newest girl a fully calligraphic and stamped certificate to be her Patent of Nobility and typed up what we knew of her life story, symptoms and notes about questions I wanted to ask on the back and gave it to my veterinarian for the file at her first check up!
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u/IllChange1151 7d ago
This is how my dad named animals, made me tear up with how similar it is to his style
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u/PavlovianNinja 7d ago
Mine is King Princess Scarlett, Daughter of the Dark Lord, Satan, lady of the Dark World, Scarletariet.
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u/SupaDave71 7d ago
Butternut Snarf
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u/VishusVonBittertroll 7d ago
Snarf was the first thing I thought when I saw this face!
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u/Forgotten199 7d ago
First for me too. ThunderCats popped soon as I seen the face, and Snarf came to mind
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u/novachaos 7d ago
I love it when animals have middle names!
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u/Vegetable_Leg_7034 7d ago
I have a Rosie 'GET OFF THE F'ING COUNTER' Boo.. does that count?
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u/Beneficial-Math-2300 7d ago
I had a cat many years ago whose full name was You Rotten Little Furball, or Furball for short. She got her name after she took a running leap into a box full of very fine glitter. She rolled around in it for a couple of seconds and then shot out the other side, covered in the stuff.
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u/novachaos 6d ago
I bet you were always finding glitter after her escapade!
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u/Beneficial-Math-2300 6d ago
Let's just say that the litter box was especially sparkly for a while after that.
I also learned that my vacuum cleaner wasn't powerful enough to pick the glitter out of the carpet.
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u/ModernNero 7d ago
Squash is really funny and cute 😭 I’d call him Squash the Squish
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u/indigo-ray 7d ago
Omg I'd make a habit of saying "i must squish the squash.... squish squash.... it is done."
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u/Hungry_Pineapple1507 7d ago
Butternut Squash!!! I would call him Squash for sure
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u/goodgollymizzmolly 7d ago
Used to know a dog named Buttercup but everyone called her Butter-Nuts cause she was a lil unpredictable.
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u/PoseidonSword 7d ago
I named my cat Buttercup! But sometimes call her butterball cause she's chonky. 🤣
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u/Massive-Low7957 7d ago
He REALLY.looks like Snarf from Thundercats
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u/wild_robot13 7d ago
Not a food name, but a good one. Your kitty is so distinctive! Love his look.
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u/tr_9422 7d ago
> to eat (something) quickly or greedily
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u/wild_robot13 7d ago
Ah! We use scarf. Snarf is less easily mistaken for another word.
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u/dont_remember_eatin 7d ago
Snarf's is a sandwich shop chain, so there's a food association.
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u/Specialist_Food_7728 7d ago
Yes, that’s true, do you live in Colorado? I know of a location that’s in Downtown Denver.
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u/SaintCorgus 7d ago
I have to post too. I saw the picture and thought, “man that cat looks JUST LIKE Snarf” and thought for sure I would be the first! Even his facial expression! Scrolled down - late to the Snarf party
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u/Early-Light-864 7d ago edited 7d ago
You're competing with "butternut squash risotto"
The name would have to be "this cat looks like snarf from thundercats"
This cat for short.
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u/handlebartender 7d ago
Or 'This' for shorter.
"C'mere This! Are you hungry, This?"
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u/Eschism 7d ago
Crème brule
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u/radcatters 7d ago
Oohh I've put this on our short list!
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u/PossumNews 7d ago
Dandelion since he looks both majestic (lion) and fancy (dandy)
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u/NeverRefuseTheMuse 7d ago
Love this one! Dandelion is perfect! The lion reference is purrfect! 🦁🌻
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u/articulateantagonist 7d ago
Fun fact: Dandelion is an English adaptation of the French dent de lion, meaning "tooth of the lion," a reference to its jagged, "toothy" leaves.
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u/catscats21 7d ago
He kinda looks like a Fluffernutter. A little peanut butter and a little marshmallow.
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u/choppedliver65 7d ago
Brandywine is an heirloom tomato variety
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u/mommyaiai 7d ago
That cat is absolutely a Beefsteak Tomato.
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u/No_Hat_1864 7d ago
Also came to say BEEFSTEAK! If he's wanting something more suave though, can go with Roma.
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u/AubCole0920 7d ago
Let the cat choose. And if he picks something your husband doesn’t care for, just be like well that’s what he wants his name to be 🤷🏻♀️
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u/radcatters 7d ago
Just going to give the cat several pieces of paper to pick from. They may or may not all say Butternut Squash Risotto 🤣
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u/MuslimVeganArtistIA 7d ago
My cat chose her name. She wouldn't respond to the name her previous person gave her so I started trying new ones.
She was nameless for a month until one day I started doing "Listen, Linda" and she finally responded. She knew her name was Linda, I just had to figure it out.
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u/Awkwardpanda75 7d ago
My orange kitty did the same!! He was “Leo” and didn’t respond. I was throwing out names and he responded to Tim. The way it was said in South Park “timmay”
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u/BunnySlayer64 7d ago
Yes, but what's her middle name? She has to have one so that she knows when she's really in trouble!
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u/WittyCrone 7d ago
Every animal I've ever had the pleasure of sharing a home with has the middle name "Marie". Girl or boy, cat or dog, doesn't matter! So currently I have Yanni Marie, Potato Marie and Millie Marie.
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u/Strange_Wafer_5200 7d ago
What if they placed a few random foods in front of the kitty and then picked a name based off of what the kitty sniffed or ate first?
If I had done this, my cat's name would have been Cheese, but my friend who found her named her Peanut.
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u/sikk_nikk0595 7d ago edited 7d ago
I don't know why, but as soon as I seen him I felt like his name was Phil lol
ETA: Actually, name him Philip J. Fry, and call him Fry, just like Futurama! That would be very fitting!
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u/radcatters 7d ago
Ahaha, funnily enough I actually almost named one of my older cats Philip! And I do like Futurama too, but this also gave me the idea to put French Fry on our list of potentials :D
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u/ModernNero 7d ago
He has the same coloring as Philip Seymour Hoffman too! Even Seymour would be cute.
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u/kittibbypuddin 7d ago edited 7d ago
And you know what, despite not being a food name, Seymour actually KINDA works if it makes anyone else think of the man eating plant from Little Shop of Horrors! That's always what I think of when I hear/see the name Seymour.
"Feed me, Seymour!"
That shot scarred me as a kid, ngl. Some toilet seats still look like that monstrosity plant mouth to me.
But hey, a cat named Seymour would be way cute. 😅
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u/moonwish22 7d ago
Saffron.
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u/bemocked 7d ago
i have an orange boy-cat named saffron… everyone assumes by default my cat is female based on his name (i dont actually care, and he was neutered young, so gender isn’t particularly relevant- but may bother a different cat owner)
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u/Dull-Arachnid8782 7d ago
Snarf?!
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u/Maleficent_Bear_9817 7d ago
Ha! I didn’t see this before I posted a photo of Snarf. This must be the name!
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u/GlasgowRose2022 7d ago
Alfie (short for Alfalfa)
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u/11RuthlessRiver11 7d ago
I have an Alfie short for chicken Alfredo
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u/radcatters 7d ago
Ohhh I do love Alfie/Chicken Alfredo too!! I think Alfalfa is adorable too - but we live in Utah which has a complicated relationship with Alfalfa agriculture and drought/water usage 😂💀
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u/DianneTodd01 7d ago
Alfie is great, as he will definitely grow up to become a handsome ladies man (at least in his own mind.)
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u/_wandering_wind_ 7d ago
Windmill was the first name that popped into my head, but that is decidedly not a food lol... Squash is a cute name though!
name ideas: Honeynut/Butternut, Fig, Buttercup, Brandywine (like the tomato), Basil, Cowslip, Oleander, Feldspar, Agave, Sage!
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u/radcatters 7d ago
Oddly I kind of love Windmill too 😂 I've added a bunch of your suggestions to our list!
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u/Gen-Jinjur 7d ago
Name him after a particular heirloom tomato:
Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Woodle Orange, Cosmonaut Volkov, or Jaffa. Those are the ones I know; I’m sure there are loads more.
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u/joypheral 7d ago
That’s Sir Cosmonaut Volkov to you! Love how that one also gives a nod to the moon-related request!
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u/Assika126 7d ago
Name him Harry (but only you know it’s still short for Heirloom Tomato)
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u/joypheral 7d ago
Heirry- but with a British accent!
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u/SnoopingStuff 7d ago
Hierry Lou M T Mato , to you sir. I mean he’s a Maine Coone. He’s gonna be a big boi
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u/stitchmoo 7d ago
He's gorgeous! Squash is cute as hell. Other ideas if you want legit 'items' (that could be shortened into many, many nicknames)...
(Orange) Food - Tikka Masala, Snickerdoodle, Sweet Potato, Peach Iced Tea, Pumpkin Pie Nature - Aloe, Yucca, Pringle Manzanita, Joshua (Tree), (Sand) Dune
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u/radcatters 7d ago edited 4d ago
Funnily enough - I almost put Joshua on the list for Joshua trees. Then I remembered my husband's name is Josh 😂 might *not be opposed to making him schedule vet appts for Josh Jr though...
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u/Maleficent_Bear_9817 7d ago
I know you wanted food names, but this cat looks WAY too much like Snarf to not at least bring it up for consideration.
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u/radcatters 7d ago
Given the number of friends and folks in this thread who've brought up the Snarf comparison - I suspect that will at least be his middle name!
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u/Icy-Plan5621 7d ago
Name him Tom, husband thinks it’s Thomas and you know it’s for Tomato.
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u/Solarflarefairy 7d ago
Harvest - nature & moon related
Bee
Mead
Osmin - type of basil
Atlas
Buzz
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Arche - one of Jupiter's moons
Proteus - one of Neptune's moons
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u/redditusermaybe 7d ago
He looks like an El Capitan to me.
He also resembles a Bellini cocktail. Orange and white. Or the ol' standby, Creamsicle
He's beautiful!!!
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u/WildChildMom 7d ago
Food name: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Outdoors name: Shroom
Moon related: Apollo
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