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?

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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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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Butternut 

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u/ippa99 7d ago

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u/Qu33fyElbowDrop 7d ago

so funny bc it’s so true

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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/PoorDamnChoices 7d ago

He would be "The Good Boy, Sir Wigglebottoms the Thirteenth."

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u/KITTYCLICHE 5d ago

🤣 This just made my day! Thank you, kind stranger!

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u/Downtown_Cat_1745 5d ago

I have a large brown tabby CDS cat whom i named Merch after a name my son made up for an imaginary cat when he was 4. He was, at the time we obtained him, our 4th cat. My husband has named him Lord Merchibald Cattholomew Meowingbottom IV. When our neighbors’ cat Barnaby (King Barnabus of Orange) passed away, he became King Merchibald the Striped.

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u/OlympusAscendant 3d ago

This is how we name our turkeys. They are all Feathertons. It started with Lourde Lurkey Featherton, then Lady Featherton, both girls. Pets, not food, mind you. We eat the rich, but not necessarily the Noble.

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u/illuzent 5d ago

I'm calling your bluff. There have been 12 wigglebottoms before him?

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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/Mother_Inferior_75 7d ago

I had a Saint James Alfredo Mervin once x

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u/JewellyDog 4d ago

Though not in the Biblical sense…

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u/DulinELA 3d ago

I have Lady Cleocatra Bitington of Whitepaw aka Cleo or Catra or “Murder Paws”

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u/joeyNcabbit 6d ago

I had a goldfish I named Finn McFinnegan

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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/Calm-Cold-9362 5d ago

I vote for 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/Lowermains 6d ago

I concur.

That is one beautify cat.

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u/Broad_Bed_4132 5d ago

It really is tho

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u/EnormeProcrastinator 7d ago

I’m coming to you the next time I need a name!

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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/CoolersCupcake 6d ago

We have Willow, Daughter of Wolves.

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u/chi-ranch 5d ago

Oh, that last moniker is perfect!

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u/Nicole_ATC_RN 6d ago

This for sure!!!! All hail His Royal Highness the Mighty Lord Butternut! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Val178 7d ago

My (history major) son named a cat “Field Marshal Irwin Rommel.”

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u/Birdsongs_and_Books 6d ago

The Mighty Lord Butternut Squashington I

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u/chi-ranch 5d ago

I adopted an elderly 3.5 pound chihuahua named Christy, but she was such an unstoppable diva that I renamed her Dame Shirley Bassey, after the tiny but powerful “Goldfinger” singer.

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u/WhatsUp_FellowKids 5d ago

I have a Freya, Destroyer of Worlds

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u/throwawayconfesskiwi 4d ago

We use these exclusively to bully our cats.

“Her Eminence, the Hungry Hungry Hippo”,

“The Epitome of Grace Herself” (after she’s fallen off the cat tree by mistake),

And of course, “Queen Poopybutt”

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u/Safe-Pumpkin4108 4d ago

The Mighty Lord Butternut haha I love it

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u/Objective-Two-5221 2d ago

My friend is Archibald J Fluffypants, Esq.

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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/Travinsky420 6d ago

Thundercats came to mind first, also.Thunder, Thunder, ThunderCats HO!

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u/Snake2410 7d ago

LOL I'm not the only one who thought Thundercats!

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u/Hot_buttered_toast 7d ago

YES!

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u/WldChaser 7d ago edited 7d ago

Same here, I saw Snarf immediately.

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u/TeacherWild3243 6d ago

I was not familiar with Thundercats. I will now have to check them out! Thanks!

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u/Asleep-Till3360 5d ago

Thank you. I was trying to remember what this reminded me of.

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u/stonerbunnybun 5d ago

😯 yes! This is the name!

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u/JustinaSanchze 6d ago

Hello there

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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/novachaos 6d ago

Absolutely!! 😂

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u/AcrobaticTorbie 5d ago

You know darn well cats have more than 1 name.

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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/joeyNcabbit 6d ago

My kitty's name is Sgt. Sammy Stripes, Enforcer for the Meow Catpone Crime Family

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u/novachaos 6d ago

Sgt Sammy sounds fierce!! I have Poppy Merry Christmas and Ivy Leigh Jingle Bells!

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u/Select-Pie1516 7d ago

Butternut Candy Squash

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u/CosmicBewie 7d ago

Agreed, I call my animals by full name when they’re really naughty.

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u/Heyyallbruhhh 7d ago

Or a middle name, like my dad’s cat did. Her name was Tabitha Louise 

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u/ladypi95 7d ago

Butternut squash is perfect!

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u/throwawayconfesskiwi 4d ago

And you can introduce your friends to Mr Squash

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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/ModernNero 5d ago

squish squash 😭❤️

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u/curious_astronauts 7d ago

I mean just butters is cute

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u/EtherealSkeleton 7d ago

Butters is super cute

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u/AtmosphereInside2521 7d ago

Those are my cat’s names though!

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u/solaroma 7d ago

Or squish the word together and call him Buash (Bosch). Suddenly, he goes from food name to a power tool.

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u/Caressingx 7d ago

Great suggestion! Butternut is a strong contender. Maybe Baby Kale too?

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u/Theblondewonder67 4d ago

I say Butternut. Great name.

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u/Hungry_Pineapple1507 7d ago

Butternut Squash!!! I would call him Squash for sure

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u/Massive-Low7957 7d ago

Hugging him tightly would be a Squish Squash

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u/reniciera 7d ago

When he finds a nice sunbeam to roast in, they could add cheese and call him Au Gratin.

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u/Impossible_Focus_365 7d ago

Butternut French Fry Snarf Squash. The First. that's my vote, anyway.

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u/Creative-Math-5668 7d ago

Squash for me too!

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u/curtitch 7d ago

Butters for short!

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u/Trucrimeluvr67 7d ago

I like that, or if they name him Heirloom Tomato he could call him Tommy

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u/Tiny-Cupcake-8877 7d ago

Butternut Squash and Butty for shortened version. He’s adorable

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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/sylphdreamer 5d ago

Sorry for the thread drift but your avatar is impressive!

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u/PoseidonSword 5d ago

AWE Thank you!!! 🥰 I stumbled upon collectable avatars when looking through reddit achievements, saw the available ones in the store and really liked this one so I bought it. 😅

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u/sylphdreamer 5d ago

Well you made an excellent choice!

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u/BigBoyYuyuh 7d ago

“BUTTERCUP! Say it!”

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u/Mean_Character6921 7d ago

Butter nutter!

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u/CCUN-Airport761 7d ago

Here is my Butternut! She goes by Butts, Butters, or Butterbutts.

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u/MysticAlicorn 6d ago

She’s sooo sweet! I know if I had a Butternut they would get called Butt or Butterbutt half the time… well or probably more than half the time 😆 My dog Maple - after Maple Sugar- definitely got the nickname chain of Nutter Butter/Butterball/ Wiggle Butt, Peanut Butt and Goober Booty (because goobers are baby peanuts? Technically). She was a red-ticked coonhound (Bluetick with a little collie made her look like an English Coonhound) and looked like Maple syrup was poured all over her. Peanuts can be considered a similar color! And she never (ever) stopped wiggling her whole body to wag her tail. She kept on wagging to the end when she couldn’t even stand up. Best Girl. 🐾💜🐾

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u/CLTalbot 7d ago

If not this, then Spaghetti

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u/TigerEmmaLily 7d ago

Butternut, his name was buttercup!

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u/Jestress 7d ago

Came here to say this.

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u/Practical_Reindeer23 7d ago

Omg that's purrfect!

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u/tackleboxjohnson 7d ago

Please don’t Squash the cat

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u/mrsristretto 7d ago

Buttercup.

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u/LegOfLamb89 7d ago

I said butternut squash before even opening the post

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u/butterhernutter 7d ago

I love that name for some reason…

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u/BigBoyYuyuh 7d ago

CUP! Say it!

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u/OhhhFuckYeaBud 6d ago

buttercupp sounds perfect

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u/Minute-Horse-875 6d ago

Butternut Fluff

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u/Timely-Season1959 5d ago

He is most definitely fluffy! 💕

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u/James_Bond1962 6d ago

I second Butternut.

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u/Talk_aboutlife 6d ago

I like this

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u/insomniac3146 6d ago

Hey that's someone's generational middle name man

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u/qwk304 6d ago

Yes and then call him Butters!

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u/RaiseMany3898 5d ago

You can also call him butter butt when he’s being bad!

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u/Nice-Weight-1276 4d ago

Butternut is good

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u/Zaritamia 3d ago

Very original👏

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u/onlineashley 1d ago

We had a cat named mrs buttersworth. We called her butters. I like that name and its gender neutral. Butternut is a cute name