Mama Kitty does have a real name other than Mama Kitty--it is Nickabrick. We use to call her Nicky for short. Over time, however, she had given birth to so many kittens that we began calling her Mommy. Today everyone in our household refers to her as Mama Kitty, and so that is the name I call her when she is in a picture on my blog.
A long time ago she would answer to her name if I called, "Nicky!" Today she does not respond to that name. If I call out "Mama Kitty,” she turns to look at me, and sometimes she comes to rub her soft body against my legs in response. To her, Mama Kitty is her name.
Lots of our cats have had different names; many of them have been given nicknames that have stuck. Snowflake started out Glorfindel, but when we decided to bring him into the house as a house cat, we all agreed we preferred to call him Snowflake. Charcoal is frequently called Chuck Bunny, Betelgeuse is now called Bug, Orion is sometimes called Wannabe, and William of Orange is usually called Willie. A cat’s name in our household, unlike people names, seems to change to fit the personality of the cat as it grows up.
Thanks for asking!
Jean
3 comments:
Hi Jean....glad you're back if only for a bit! I do love the kitty pics and will continue to stop by to see if you've been here.
Gini AR (from WTMBoard!)
That is how it is with my cats.We have like a real name and then the name we use..haha.Its quite confusing.One of our cats name was Amego and we called him waffle(Long story.Amegoa osunded like Ego,like ego waffles so it stuck)
LP.
Sweet story, Jean!
Katie is fond of the name Snowflake :o)
I like Mama Kitty's name best :o)
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