Help! Name for a lilac male kitten

We are finally getting a British Shorthair baby!! :scream_cat:

He’s a lilac boy and currently 5 weeks old. Coming home to his new family in about 5 weeks’ time. :purple_heart:

I have a shortlist of vintage British boys names and nicknames, but I would love to hear your name ideas for this little guy! All suggestions welcome, doesn’t have to be a British-style name, or even a human name. We’re open to novelty pet names too.

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Oh my gosh, he’s amazing!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about…

[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]/[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]

[name_m]Albert[/name_m]/[name_m]Albie[/name_m]

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]/[name_u]Bernie[/name_u]/[name_m]Ben[/name_m]

[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]/[name_m]Barney[/name_m]

[name_m]Clive[/name_m]

[name_m]David[/name_m]

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]

[name_m]Edward[/name_m]/[name_m]Ned[/name_m]

[name_m]George[/name_m]

[name_u]Ira[/name_u]

[name_u]James[/name_u]

[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]

[name_m]Leo[/name_m]

[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]/[name_m]Lad[/name_m]

[name_m]Martin[/name_m]/[name_u]Marty[/name_u]

[name_m]Nigel[/name_m]

[name_m]Niles[/name_m]

[name_m]Percival[/name_m]/[name_u]Percy[/name_u]

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

[name_m]William[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

He’s so adorable!! I’m not sure if this is the type of names you’re looking for, but what about:

[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaze[/name_u]
[name_m]Vick[/name_m]
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Knight[/name_m]
[name_m]Major[/name_m]
[name_m]Alder[/name_m]
[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
[name_u]Oak[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Lyon[/name_m]/[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rocky[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Prince[/name_m]
[name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Piers[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] nn [name_u]Pip[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_u]Lynx[/name_u]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_u]Cairo[/name_u]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]

[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]/ [name_m]Ernie[/name_m]
[name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]/ [name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralphie[/name_m] **
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Giles[/name_m]
[name_m]Rocky[/name_m]
[name_u]Danny[/name_u]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_u]Scottie[/name_u]
[name_u]Dusty[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]/ [name_m]Tommy[/name_m]

Aww he’s perfect! :heart: Maybe [name_m]Walter[/name_m]?

[name_m]Seymour[/name_m] or [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] :heart:

I always wanted to name a pet [name_m]Jim[/name_m] [name_f]Darling[/name_f].I don’t know why

So funny to see the names [name_m]Albie[/name_m] and [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] come up, they’re the name of family cats!

@MichelleM - Thank you! [name_u]Alfie[/name_u], [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] and [name_u]Percy[/name_u] are already on our list so you’ve totally got our style down! I love the unexpected suggestion of [name_u]Ira[/name_u] though. So cute!

@[name_f]Estrela[/name_f] - Thanks! [name_m]Basil[/name_m] is already on our shortlist, but I love your suggestions of [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], [name_m]Major[/name_m], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_u]Ash[/name_u] and [name_u]Pip[/name_u]. I’ll run them past my boyfriend and see what he thinks!

@river_dweller - Thanks so much! [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] and [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] are already on our list, but I think [name_u]Rudy[/name_u] and [name_m]Giles[/name_m] are super cute. [name_m]Will[/name_m] share with these with the boy too.

@Kittylitter - Yes! [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Walter[/name_m]! Adding it to the list.

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@[name_u]Everest[/name_u] - Oh, [name_m]Seymour[/name_m] is my absolute favourite pet name but I have a friend with a British Shorthair called [name_m]Seymour[/name_m], so I couldn’t steal it. :pensive: Have added [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] to the list as per my comment above.

@Rhettagain - Cute! I hope you use it once day. I have a friend with the surname [name_f]Darling[/name_f]. Isn’t it delightful?

Too cute!

What about …
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_m]Beauregard[/name_m] “[name_u]Beau[/name_u]”
[name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Elvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] “[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]”
[name_m]Geronimo[/name_m] “[name_u]Mo[/name_u]”
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m]
[name_m]Lancelot[/name_m] “[name_m]Lance[/name_m]”
[name_u]Lucky[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] “[name_m]Monty[/name_m]”
[name_m]Mortimer[/name_m] “[name_m]Morty[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
[name_u]Noble[/name_u]
Rascal
[name_u]Rebel[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] “Bash”
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] “[name_u]Wally[/name_u]”

@ThunderLee - [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Chase[/name_u], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] “[name_u]Dash[/name_u]”, [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] “Bash” and [name_u]Storm[/name_u]. We might have to wait until we meet him to see if his personality lives up to such names! [name_m]Elvis[/name_m] and [name_m]Nelson[/name_m] are super cute too. [name_f]My[/name_f] OH is actually from a place called [name_m]Nelson[/name_m] too haha!