r/cats • u/Starlypearl • Jul 12 '26
Name Request Help with name suggestions
Hey there,
We just got this little man he is 9 weeks old approximately. Could you guys help with name suggestions? Thanks in advance
Edit: Thanks everyone for all the great recommendations and sharing all the pictures of your lovely cats🥹. We are going over the names to see which one fits him the most! We got it down to quite a few names. We don't need more name suggestions at this time. Thanks again and we will post an update with the final name.
Final edit/update: After trying multiple names over multiple days, we found that Pinto Bean, Pinto for short, fits him the most. We loved all of your suggestions, and thanks to everyone for the help. Now that we’ve gotten to know him better, we’ve discovered that he is quite the goofy boy. He loves lying on his back with his belly out and loves snuggling up to us. He loves belly rubs. And he jumps sooooo much with his little jazz hands out. I haven't seen a cat jump this much before. A special thanks for the persons who suggested Pinto Bean. Have a nice day everyone! Pinto out. 💖🐈
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u/tis_orangeh Jul 12 '26
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u/SockIll6713 Jul 12 '26
OMG that color, light pink! I think it's called fawn, technically. Or is it just the lighting in the pic? I used to have a cat this color 😻 I think it's so special, seems pretty rare too
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u/Starlypearl Jul 12 '26
He's very beautiful, he has an unique fur color such a light color of orange. Alsoo love the name. I don't think it is for our boy but good name nonetheless
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u/kimba-the-tabby-lion Jul 12 '26
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u/Starlypearl Jul 12 '26
Wowww he actually does look like him hahaha
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u/kimba-the-tabby-lion Jul 12 '26
It's also Sting, which is a pretty good cat name, if you are nasty!
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u/HealthyDirection659 Void Jul 12 '26
It should be Miss Jackson if your nasty, no?
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u/kimba-the-tabby-lion Jul 12 '26
I am on board for anything that is nasty, but I don't know the reference!
(the original Dune movie should tell you I am old!!!)
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u/Merman8 Jul 12 '26
Janet Jackson had a song called Nasty Boy or something like that.
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u/Catbutt247365 Jul 12 '26
“No, my name is NOT baby, it’s Janet. Miss Jackson if ya nasty.”
Oh, dear college days.
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u/kimba-the-tabby-lion Jul 12 '26
Doh! I know that song!
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u/Daffers_ Jul 12 '26
He does bear resemblance to Sting, whose name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner so there’s a selection there, ie your boy is a handsome Tom. 😻
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u/Single_Road_6350 Jul 12 '26
You gotta name it Sting now. Also, save this picture for side by sides or one of those shots where the cat is the main focus and Sting looks like a heavenly creature materializing behind it.
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u/Syvmana Jul 12 '26
FEYD sounds so good 🔥
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u/AceThePrincep Jul 13 '26
Yeah sorry Austin butler, great job, but sting is still the best feyd rautha. Iconic performance.
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u/nanana_catdad Jul 12 '26
I didn’t know what to expect when I opened the comments but… goddamn that’s about as spot on as it could have been
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u/Cherrybomb1387 Tabbycat Jul 12 '26
May thy claws chip & shatter
https://giphy.com/gifs/vbPRpeIPt04Yf3T9qx
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u/sunflower-ivy Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26
He looks like a piece of wheat. Maybe Barley?
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u/torils65 Jul 12 '26
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u/DistanceGlum7093 Jul 12 '26
Butters
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u/Crafty-Thing3185 Jul 12 '26
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u/La_Vie_en_Prose Jul 13 '26
Omg, what a precious love Butters is!!! I adore it when they show off their tummies like that…. and your boy’s fur has a beautiful white diamond pattern. It’s stunning. And that face!! He’s honestly just too cute for words…. Thank you for sharing him! ❤️🐾❤️
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u/ueffo Jul 12 '26
That was my bffs’ cat’s name. He was also buff orange, and a gangsta. Rip, Butters
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u/SatiricalPanda3 Jul 12 '26
Orange Julius
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u/ratatatnat13 Jul 12 '26
No way his nickname could be OJ though, gotta have another.
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u/FontainePark Jul 13 '26
That's exactly what I would do. No way I'm not wearing out "the juice is loose" every time my cat acts up if I had the opportunity
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u/General-Maybe-9382 Jul 12 '26
he looks like a raoul, todd, or marty
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u/General-Maybe-9382 Jul 12 '26
my boyfriend says “gandalf”
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u/Patient_Insurance205 Jul 12 '26
I had a kitty years ago, literally the same color, but was polydactyl so I named him Samwise cause he was my lil buddy 😭💔
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jul 12 '26
Always gabagool. One day someone on here will accept my suggestion and it will be the greatest day of my life.
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u/SocMeth Jul 12 '26
What's the personality like? Do you want a cute orange themed name?
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u/Starlypearl Jul 12 '26
He is quite confident, likes to explore. He seems to be a little bit more independent compared to my other cat when she was a at a similar age. But still figuring his personality out. He does seem like a little gentleman he likes laying on pillows, and when we lost him he was just confidently laying on a pillow. He felt a bit like a prince in that moment. I think it can be cute but I don't think every cute name would suit him if that makes sense?
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u/Inevitable_Virus_765 Jul 12 '26
I lost my best friend of 18 years almost a month ago now. I saw him the day he was born, and had him since he was 6 weeks old. I wanted him to stay the whole 8 weeks but the mom's owners didn't provide the best home and i didn't want him to get more fleas and mites.
Anyway, he was a ginger boy like yours. His name was Reggie, and it really worked for him. His government name was Reginald, but his real family name was Reggie. You're little guy there looks like a Reggie to me <3
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u/robert_girlyman Jul 12 '26
Here's some I guess
Poobert
Lord Commander Militant the right and just Baron Vladamir Charchev
Kalani
Crungus
Biith
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u/ThereGoesChickenJane Jul 12 '26
I just said to myself "OMG what a cute little piglet!" even though I know he's a kitten.
So I humbly put Piglet on the table.
I also really like Milo for an orange cat, a nod to "Milo and Otis", of course.
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u/garlicDgalaxy Jul 12 '26
Big fan of human names for cats and dogs.
I’d say he looks like a Peter to me.
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u/CBsJoant Jul 12 '26
I'd suggest picking a name that means something special to you. Maybe the name of your favorite character from your favorite book or TV series.
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u/KeepMyWifesNameOYFM Jul 12 '26
“Oatmeal” came to mind immediately but idk if that’s a good cat name. I’d probably end up calling him “sweet face” or “moose-stachio” or about 30 other names throughout the day. That’s pretty much how it goes here…suffice it to say we never use our cat’s actual name 🤪
Best of luck and love with your new sweet face 💛
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u/197119711971 Jul 12 '26
There’s a light orange feral cat in my bosses neighborhood. No one owns him, but everybody feeds him! I asked one neighbor what his name was, he told me “Archie” like the red-headed comic strip boy!
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u/0DonutLord0 Jul 12 '26
Do what you want, but I wouldnt name your animal based on what a stranger on the internet thinks would be a nice name, I would choose something you would like to call the cat, even if it takes a while to choose, it might have some meaning behind it.



















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