Resources for creative cat names
I like unusual names and have looked through various unusual word
collections and dictionaries as well as online sites to collect them.
These references are true for both
Delta Tau name ideas
and the
catagories of names lists.
1 These are all words and definitions found in
Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words
by Josefa Heifetz Byrne; Citadel Press 1974.
- 2-17 These are all ideas from the
Magic Names for Mystic Cats
site. To find the exact page for each name listed refer to the following list.
If you are interested in
god/goddess names or mythical names you will really enjoy the
whole site. Bookmark it and take your time.
- If you are considering one of these names please go and
read the entry on it's page. The stories and details are great!
2 Ancient Middle East
, 3 Africa
, 4 Celtic
, 5 Egyptian
, 6 Finnish
, 7 Greek
, 8 Haitian
, 9 Indian
, 10 Japanese
, 11 Meso-American
, 12 Middle Eastern
, 13 Nordic
, 14 North American
, 15 Roman
, 16 Slavic
and 17 South American
18 These are names, pronunciations or meanings from the book
The New Age Baby Name Book by Sue Browder; Workman Publishing Company 1978.
19 These are names, pronunciations or meanings from the book
The Complete Book Of Magical Names by Phoenix McFarland; 1996.
20 These are names, pronunciations or meanings from the book
The Perfect Name for the Perfect Baby by Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen, Ballantine
Books, 1993.
21 These are names from the book
5001 Names For Cats by Stephen Baker.
22 These are name ideas from the website
Grandiloquent Dictionary.
23 These are name ideas from the website
worthless word of the day.
24 These are foreign terms for cat from
this website.
foreign terms for cat
(which make good cat names)
home
URL: http://www.artfulbadger.net/animalhouse/namesreference.htm
