New Kittens!

stu1883 · Post by **stu1883** » Mon September 12th, 2011, 9:22 am

It is only a couple of weeks since our beloved Jake passed away, but someone referred us to a charity and asked us if we would like to adopt another! Not sure if it too soon, but we went to see them on Saturday & they are lovely!

One is a male and the other female. Nicki is naming the boy & I am naming the girl.....but I'd like to name her after someone in the middle ages. I am thinking of Ellie (after the original Matriarch, Eleanor of Acquitaine). Do any of you lovely people have any other suggestions?

I'll post photo's once we get them home!

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Mon September 12th, 2011, 10:27 am

Sorry to hear you lost your other cat.

I suppose if you're calling the girl after Eleanor, then the boy should be Henry? Although Henry is more of a dog name than a cat I think.

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Mon September 12th, 2011, 11:36 am

I don't think Eleanor was ever an Ellie - just not her, and her name in her day was Alienor. Although I do like Ellie as a name and it's your kitty! Here's a few more.

Petronella - Eleanor's sister
Ela - Longespee's wife.
Maude - for all the Matilda's out there!
Emma
Sybilla - lots of them around in the MA
Melisande - Queen Melisande of Jerusalem
Edith - one of the names of Henry I's queen
Ida
Isabelle/Belle/Bella - Bel-Bel was a mistress of Henry II
Eve - Marshal daughter
Isolde - daughter of Robert Earl Ferrers
Alice (Alais) - lots of them around
Cecily
Gytha
Lucy - Countess of Chester
Mabel - Countess of Gloucester

Mythica · Post by **Mythica** » Mon September 12th, 2011, 2:10 pm

Godiva? Though people might think you named her after the chocolate.

How about naming her after a place instead of a person? Like Avalon or Mercia? I always think it's weird when pets have human names (though when I was a kid, our dog was named Sadie so I can't really talk).

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Mon September 12th, 2011, 2:25 pm

There are cats from history too. Pangur Ban for example - although it's thought he was a white tomcat.
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/p ... urBan.html

fljustice · Post by **fljustice** » Mon September 12th, 2011, 2:57 pm

Stu, thanks from the pet rescue community for adopting from a charity! I've fostered dozens of kittens and friendly adult cats dumped into feral communities and we depend on generous people like you to provide forever homes. Blessings!

Nefret · Post by **Nefret** » Sun September 18th, 2011, 4:18 am

Sorry about your cat.

I like Alais as a cat name. (I nearly adopted a kitten today myself, but would not have enough time for one that young right now.)