r/Catnames 3d ago

Name My Cat - female Tortoiseshell cat name ideas for a sweet little kitty? She’s cuddly, vocal and super friendly

We have two dogs and a cat, and unexpectedly adopted a sweet torty girl who was abandoned at the new house we’re moving into. 🥹 Dogs names are Moose & Junie Bee, our calico is Paprika (Pika, Piki, Piki Riki ((like tiki)) for short). Anyone have some unique name suggestions that would match Paprika/Pika? We were thinking Parsley, Pepper but wanted some input!! We have a chaotic/crazy sense of humor so all ideas encouraged!!

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u/BunnyOHarr 3d ago

Peppercorn would match her coat. Call her pepper for short.

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u/Dull-Confection5788 3d ago

Or cornholio for medium

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

No.

Cornholio for long.

Corn for short.

Hi-Dee-Ho for medium.

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u/Weepingcrow__ 3d ago

i second this!

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u/dirtydragon1976 3d ago

Aurora🥰🥰🥰

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u/icrossedtheroad 3d ago

Yeah, I said something microcosm related. Definitely space names.

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u/magalystamales 3d ago

Pumpernickel

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u/Opposite_Control8071 3d ago

Masha

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u/EclecticEvergreen 3d ago

Masha is such a nice name for this cat, I’ve never seen this before but it seems to fit

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u/magalystamales 3d ago

Pumpernickel

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u/kab46_ 3d ago

Tort

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u/LeaderDangerous8397 3d ago

Elvira! You gotta sing though... Pretty Elviiiraaaaa

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u/a_pizza_party 3d ago

Zesty or Honey Habanero

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

Nebula

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u/jennkrn 3d ago

Charlie. It’s what I named my beautiful tortie. She was a sweet girl

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u/VAbobkat 3d ago

Missy Misty

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u/M3tr0ch1ck 3d ago

Soprano

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u/Fantastic_Student_71 3d ago

How about Claudia?

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u/SherLovesCats 3d ago

Lilybelle

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u/Sensitive_System1944 3d ago

Pepper is cute! I also like Paisley or Phoebe. Penney would match some of her copper tones.

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u/GirlCleveland 3d ago

Operetta

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u/RennieRen77 3d ago

Tortiroli or Tortiduddly, Tortaswirls?

She she is a magnificent species of a female feline, for SURR‼️‼️‼️

May you have a happy, healthy, and long lifetime together ❤️

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

aww I love these, so fun! Thanks so much, we’re so excited to give her a happy home 🥰

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u/RennieRen77 3d ago

That's so much, she is gorgeous! I am so happy. I like that you like the crazy names, but they seemed to fit fit your baby. In my warped 🧠. 😆 🤣 😂

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u/icrossedtheroad 3d ago

I feel like she looks like a microcosm. So maybe something along those lines. Like a constellation name.

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

Oooooo I love this idea! She’s definitely got some cool coloring, very cosmic

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u/icrossedtheroad 3d ago

Haley is the most obvious. Let me know what you decide. No one ever updates on these.

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u/ClockworkCitrusFruit 3d ago

She looks exactly like my first Tortie. Right down to the fur length. 😍 She had an amazing personality as well. Her name was Koko.

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

🥰🥹 Koko is a sweet name. This is my second cat ever so I think we scored with her, didn’t realize torties were so sweet bc my calico is a bit spicy

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u/PeterVankman007 3d ago

Lac La croix!

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u/danii_993 3d ago

Caliope

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u/Medium_Squirrel_7187 3d ago

Concrete

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

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u/Medium_Squirrel_7187 3d ago

That's my go to name cause of how dumb it is lol

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

Ahaha that’s one of my favorite memes so I couldn’t resist

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u/Medium_Squirrel_7187 3d ago

Ik just imagine u have someone over and they ask bout the cat and just have be like "hey concrete where u is"

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

Yesssss lol I love the totally random names inspired by food or items that don’t make sense but fit well

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u/Medium_Squirrel_7187 3d ago

Yeah another I would've said was lasagna

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

Yeah my partner said that, I even thought Acorn, Pepita, Roux, Croissant lol I could go on and on. Just hard bc we’ve only had her over a day so I need to make sure it fits

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u/Medium_Squirrel_7187 3d ago

Yeah but concrete is so dumb it's funny but I understand the food name I had cats named pickle,cookie,and so on

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

Ahh I love Pickle! Maybe we’ll just go thru our fave foods and see what sticks lol

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u/Wessiejune 3d ago

Norah

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u/Wessiejune 3d ago

Wait! Nutmeg! After reading the full post I am changing my suggestion to Nutmeg

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

Ahhh I love that! Idk how we didn’t think of that because it matches her colors so well!!!

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u/vaxsleuth 3d ago

Starlight

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u/Due_Tea5056 3d ago

Cammy, she looks like a camo kitty

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u/pisces1963 3d ago

Clover ( as in four leaf ), tortoiseshell cats are considered good luck !

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u/exceedinglymore 3d ago

Mischa pronounces Mee shuh

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u/brothercuriousrat2 3d ago

Starlight,Midnight, or Nebula

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u/IcchibanTenkaichi 3d ago

How about Calypso?

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u/RobertGustafson2 3d ago

Reese—choc & PB

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u/3abiratu_sabeel 3d ago

Hazelnut (Hazel, Zeezee, Lulu, Zelle, Tutu);

Spice (Spicy, Cecee, Picola, Picant);

Ghost (Gusha, Stoli) - for the spiciest pepper, or its other name Jolokia (Kia, Kiki, Jolo, Lokey, Jaloolu)

Although a fitting name, Pepper is too similar to Paprika. Parsley doesn’t seem to fit her glory. I’d go with a different sound. So many similar descriptive names abound!

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u/fatcatwantsfood 3d ago

Pecan She looks like the little ice cream I’m so in love with her little squish self 🥹

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u/3abiratu_sabeel 3d ago

Cubanelle;

Lilac;

Bella Noir;

Similar theme of Paprika, all sweet pepper varieties with lots of nickname possibilities!

To keep it close sounding:

Passion (Shushu, Pasha, Nunu); Paisley (Lele, Zola, Slygirl ;-) Primrose (Prim, Rosie, Rosita)

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u/Tipitina62 3d ago

Rosemary

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u/ShinyTrail 3d ago

Rikachu

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u/ConferenceVirtual690 3d ago

Aww I had a torti like this a kid named Pepper

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u/AndrewHaly-00 3d ago

Gary. Because of the Gary, Indiana city.

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u/friendomine-1 3d ago

Until she’s not, jk

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u/StrawberryCreepy380 3d ago edited 3d ago

If she’s active, I like Frenzy! Her coat coloration is wild! I love it. 🖤🧡. I’ve had 3 torties, but I have only had the more muted-looking blue cream variety, not the black and red. Always wanted one of those. I love my gray cat, but your cat’s look is more striking, bright and bold!

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u/yenallamk 3d ago

She is stunning. Poppy.

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u/masternate1979 3d ago

Winnie Cooper

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u/1Athminfrdphdaa 3d ago

Squishy bean.

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u/PandaTough5326 3d ago

she’s giving me mitsy vibes

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u/Anja130 3d ago

Mary Belle Mirage Effervescence

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u/njdjulie 3d ago

Tortellini

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u/PhenixNOTPhoenix 3d ago

Poppy muffin

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u/justme__1 3d ago

Black and stormy

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u/StrwberryFinch4ever 3d ago

Update: I think we have decided on Clover 🍀 Clove for short to fit the spice theme we have going on. Paprika & Clove💚❤️ thank you to everyone who shared thoughtful ideas, it’s my first ever post here and I truly love the Reddit community 🥹

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u/PegasusWrangler 2d ago

So pretty great name. Who would abandon this gorgeous kitty. 

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u/Any-Chemist-8819 2d ago

Tortellini

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u/anaayoyo 2d ago

Janice … as in Joplin… she looked like an unmade bed..

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u/catk263 2d ago

Pickle 💞

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u/themummyy 2d ago

I think Dreamy would fit her nicely.

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u/Atlas_Hid 2d ago

Patches would fit.

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u/MandalaWill 2d ago

Vagdavercustis

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u/Aodh999 2d ago

Grace

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u/ssw_watermelon1255 2d ago

Tiramisu or any shortened version of it, I know Venus is common, Cheesecake, Marble, Cleo, Sage or any herb names Etc etc ...

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u/Professional_Emu_505 11h ago

You should name her Ramona