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« on: May 14, 2011, 11:35:20 AM » |
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So I'm getting a kitten, and she (I I think; hard to tell with little kittens) needs a name. Seeing as how HPL was such a cat lover, I thought of mining his stories for cat names, but the only one I can think of off the top of my head, uh, starts with an "N." So I turn to y'all. Can you think of any decent names from Lovecraft that might reasonably apply to a cat?  |
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« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2011, 02:35:41 PM » |
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Well, if it were a male cat I'd recommend "Menes" from The Cats of Ulthar. But for a female cat, I dunno. Female characters are few and far between. "Asenath" from The Thing on the Doorstep, maybe?
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2011, 03:00:54 PM » |
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Yeah, it's tough. I was thinking maybe Ulthar, but that's a bit clunky for a cat name.
Hey, how about Keziah? That could work.
Any Dunsanian names that might fit?
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« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2011, 03:18:58 PM » |
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There's always Lavinia. Or you could buck convention and call her Detective Thomas Malone.
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2011, 05:34:27 PM » |
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The crawling cuteness,
The fuzz that shall not be named.
Cathulhu
The catz in the walls
Steve...
Take your pick!
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2011, 05:55:08 PM » |
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Lavinia would be cute, but Cathulu is an instant favorite!  |
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2011, 08:21:59 PM » |
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My current cat is named Cthulhu.
- Derrik
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2011, 10:09:37 PM » |
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Lavinia would be cute, but Cathulu is an instant favorite! I thought for sure That steve Would be taker...but I digress, Non gender specfic names are good to stick with ... I have Chicken named Xerxes, better safe than sorry, I learned that hard way. however it is funny to have a rooser named "cuddle puff" after I found out he was a rooser I quickly re-named to El Diablo, Cause he was the devil in chicken form...I kid you not. |
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2011, 12:49:54 AM » |
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Since s/he is white is a lot of places, you could call her "Cracker".
Lilith might also work. [shrugs] It is hard assuming a female. I'll likely do similar with my next cat that has no name.
You might call her Horribly Precious Lovecat.
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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2011, 02:20:58 AM » |
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How about just "H.P."
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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2011, 06:33:21 AM » |
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You might call her Horribly Precious Lovecat.
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« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2011, 07:52:59 AM » |
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Randolph Carter, or Akureyri.
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« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2011, 11:25:45 AM » |
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Just call her "Unnameable."
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« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2011, 11:42:52 AM » |
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Sonia...like HP's wife would/could work. Or course Hazel or Zealia Not exactly a Lovecraftian name, I had a cat named after Lucio Fulci...who made a few HPL-ish movies. The Italian, not that cat I mean  . |
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« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2011, 08:24:36 PM » |
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Holy hell that cat is cute. If you wanted something cat-related I guess it could be Atal, but I'd say go for Wilmarth. There's nothing funnier than giving an animal high status, especially when they shit in a box.
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