Getting my first cat tomorrow...

[Crothian]

Since you are in South Carolina he should be called Gamecock!

 

[mgbeach]

Since you are in South Carolina he should be called Gamecock!

I went to the University of South Carolina (the real USC ) .. the mascot's name is Cocky.. I think our hats might still be the best selling out there..

 

[mgbeach]

how about Vader?

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Melchior - after one of the magi.

Moloch - after a bad news god.

Bealzebubbles (fed on blood and milk! I heard you I did, you told him 'Bubbles, drink your bloody milk!') From Blackadder.

The Auld Grump

 

[freyar]

Hmm, Tybalt comes to mind but might be a little played out.

 

[Wycen]

How about Ravana after the rakshasa in the Ramayana?

 

[mgbeach]

Great suggestions guys! Thanks much!

When I was by there earlier I suggested "lucky" for its irony and all the vets and assistants there yelled out in unison, "Nooooooooo!" Evidently naming a pet "lucky" is just asking for misfortune, as seen by the veterinary profession.

 

[mgbeach]

How about Ravana after the rakshasa in the Ramayana?

Ohhh.. that's good too. And brought to mind Bagheera from the Jungle Book (and the Blues Traveler song)

 

[Umbran]

Evidently naming a pet "lucky" is just asking for misfortune, as seen by the veterinary profession.

My wife is a veterinarian - yes, the proportion of pets named "Lucky" that aren't lucky is high.

Several other names you should avoid: Loki, Odin (even if he does have one eye), Eris, Miles (Vorkosigan). Generally avoiding figures of chaos and destruction is a good idea.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

My wife is a veterinarian - yes, the proportion of pets named "Lucky" that aren't lucky is high.

Several other names you should avoid: Loki, Odin (even if he does have one eye), Eris, Miles (Vorkosigan). Generally avoiding figures of chaos and destruction is a good idea.

A friend of mine had a cat named Anansi that lived a good long time. (In spite of the owner sometimes singing 'Spidercat, Spidercat! Sitting wherever the Spidercat's at....' and other bits of, umm, doggerel?)

The Auld Grump, 'course Anansi is a trickster, but there doesn't seem to be much destruction in his portfolio.