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I’ve been thinking about getting a black cat after graduation. I want to pick a black cat cuz I think they’re pretty cool. So might as well think of a name first rather than giving them one when I am actually carrying them home.

One of my friends has given me the name “Murphy” and I think that’s actually kinda cool, like 4 out of 5. I was thinking Inky, Pancake, and Filigraph (if the cat is striped). What do you think about the names? Are there any other cool names?

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[–] HarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago (2 children)

We named our black cat Alcatraz but it didn't stick, mainly because I started calling him Darkness. Cause you'd go into a dark room and accidentally sit on him. You had to learn to look for this darker spot in the dark. Our youngest child couldn't say darkness and what he said sounded like Dennis so now we call him Dennis.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lmao I love the transition to Dennis

[–] 42yeah@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

Is this how the human language evolve?

[–] Mesophar@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

My cat is also named Dennis, though because he was a mischievous kitten and named after Dennis the Menace. Though I've had more than one person ask if he was named after Nedry in Jurassic Park...

[–] Donut@leminal.space 16 points 7 months ago
[–] QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

I may be a weirdo, but I've always named cats after adopting. I like to get to know the cat a bit before deciding on a name. Shadow and Midnight are two that I considered for my black cat.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 months ago

Rufus Tremaine Philomena Van der Klappenhaus IV.

[–] dgbbad@lemmy.zip 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

We had a black cat named Snowflake and a white cat named Sam Jackson.

[–] dankm@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago
[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago
[–] StarsongDusk@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My black cat is named Ember!

[–] 42yeah@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

God. So cute!!!

[–] TedJ70@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

Our kids named their black kitten Toothless.

Toothless, a smol black kitten

[–] TheMadIrishman@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ours is named Frank Reynolds because he always looks haggard due to his long wispy hair. And I think it’s funny to give animals “human” names.

[–] HarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

We do too. It's frickin hilarious. Our black cat is Dennis.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago
[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

Salem, C'thulu (Lulu), Morgan, Morticia (Tish) or Gomez (from the Addams family), Cocoa

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Our cat is named Vada and her all black kitten is named Inkblot. Another we simply named spot for the tiny patch of white on her belly

[–] 42yeah@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’m sorry, but she is just too cute.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

She knows it too! That's easily one of the best spontaneous photos I've ever taken

[–] flux@lemmyis.fun 4 points 7 months ago

The kids named ours Luna.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago
[–] cardboardchris@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I had a black cat when I was a kid and his name was Spooky. I think if I ever have another male black cat, I'd name him Nox, or for a female, Nyx.

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

I like human names for animals. George. Greg. Grisham. Gertrude. Gunther. Etc.

There are other letters too

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 2 points 7 months ago

Lord stunkywimps

[–] s3rvant@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

We have a 3-week old black kitten we've named Slate

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago
[–] redditron_2000_4@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Salami, it is a Salem variant inspired by Bernie Sanders.

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago
[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

All our cats have each had like 5 names, and their official names are only on paperwork

And when we're admonishing them lmao

Otherwise they're all like, baby, chubby cat, snugly cat, good girl, naughty cat, silly cat, etc etc

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago
[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 7 months ago

Ashley or Ash for short.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

dingleberry

[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 7 months ago

googles

https://www.meowsnpaws.com/other/black-cat-names/

The Ultimate List of Black Cat Names: 800+ Unique, Popular, Famous Names for Your Black Cat or Kitten

[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My cat has a name but I never use it. It's just a cat so I call it cat. Do cats even learn their names like dogs do?

[–] Sizzler@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 months ago

It's suggested that cats know their name but can choose to ignore it, showing they are smarter than dogs possibly.