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Every cat owner can tell you that they do know their names when spoken. Also, people can train cats without transforming their voices.
I own cats, and I'm not sure if they are reacting to me or my voice. Regardless, I never said either was impossible. Only they react differently to high pitches.
My cat knows my dogs name.
I mean, you did say "we sound like noise to them", which implies they can't pick out their names.