Siamese cat names. Ideas at hand!

Of course! Once you've got your new Siamese kitten, cat, or rescue nicely settled in, you'll need to choose a name for it.

So when you're deciding on names for your kitten, make sure you choose ones that will be appropriately sophisticated for grown-up Siamese, too.

Funny and unusual cat names

Naming cats, as T.S. Eliot once said, is a difficult matter, particularly as he thought that a cat ought to have three different names.

Luckily, you only have to choose one.

T.S. Eliot was great at coming up with funny and unusual cat names. In his wonderful poem The Naming of Cats, he mentions Munkustrap, Quaxo, Coricopat, Bombalurina, and Jellylorum, and if you'd like a unique Siamese cat name, you might have to make one up, too.

Writers clearly have an eye for unique cat names. Another poet, Robert Southey, called his cat by the longest cat name ever. Nicknamed Rumpel, his cat's full name was:

The Most Noble the Archduke Rumpelstiltskin, Marquis Macbum, Earl Tomemange, Baron Raticide, Waowler and Skaratchi!

So many Siamese cat names to choose from ...

photo: © iStockphoto | dra_schwartz

Choose two syllable names

However, cats respond best to fairly short names – two syllables is probably best. If you want to give your cat a longer name, give them another nickname that they can learn easily!

Why not take a look at some really cute kitten names for ideas?

If you have two cats

If you have two kittens or cats to name, it's a good idea to choose names that have different vowel sounds, so that the names sound different to your cats when you call them.

To a cat, names like Candy and Dandy would sound very similar, so if, for example, you wanted to call one of your cats Candy (which has 'a' and 'i' sounds in it) think about choosing a name with 'e', 'o' or 'u' sounds in it for your second cat. Like Cocoa, or Jewel.

If you need more suggestions, there are lots of cool names for kittens over at another great cat site, Maine Coon Cat Nation, too.

Ideas for Siamese cat names

If you'd like to see a wider choice, why not head on over to
200 Names for Siamese Cats, or our list of Siamese kitten names?

For now, here are some general ideas to get you thinking.

Match your cat's point or coat color

Look out for names that suit your cat's point or coat color.

Seal point Siamese tend towards the creamy or coffee-colored. Think Capuccino, Kahlua, Tia Maria, Bailey, Coffee, Caramel, Vanilla.

Chocolate point Siamese might suit Hershey or Bournville, Cocoa, Mousse, or Cinnamon.

More flowery names might be appropriate for blue and lilac points – Bluebell, Lavender, Lilac, or Violet, or other blues from nature, such as Blueberry, or Sapphire.

For a Snowshoe, you might choose Slippers or Socks. Both these names were chosen for Presidential White House cats (although these weren't actually Snowshoes).

Famous Siamese cat names

If you'd like something with character, why not name your cat after a cat in a book or film?

There was Tao, from The Incredible Journey, or DC (Darn Cat), from That Darn Cat, or Pyewacket, after the Siamese cat in Bell Book and Candle.

You might choose Sagwa, after the Chinese Siamese Cat, or Skippy (short for Skippyjon) after the Siamese cat hero in the Skippyjon Jones books.

Or for two kittens, there's Si and Am, from Disney's The Lady and the Tramp, or Koko and Yum Yum from The Cat Who ... book series by Lilian Jackson Braun, about two cat detectives.

Siamese names from Thailand

My aunt, who had a series of Siamese cats, gave each one a Siamese (Thai) royal name, in honour of the Siamese cat's regal history. The first one I remember was Chula, named after King Chulalongkorn.

And then there was Sirikit, named after the Thai queen.

Character names

Other ideas could include names of Egyptian pharaohs or Greek or Roman gods - Cleopatra, Apollo, Hermes, Mercury.

Or important titles, like King, Prince or Princess, President or Senator.

Sports heroes, political leaders, singers, bands or other public figures can also provide inspiration.

And, most important!

If your cat is going to be allowed outside, make sure you choose a name you can call easily that doesn't embarrass you in front of the neighbors!

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Why did you choose your cat's name?

I have a friend who named her cat Willow, because the first thing he did as a kitten, when she got him home, was to climb up her willow tree.

Another friend liked the name Tigger, because her ginger kitten was like Disney's Tigger, all stripy and bouncy.

And my cat's named Bandit because he looks as if he's wearing a mask.

What's special about your cat's name? Is there a story behind it? Why did you choose it?

I'm always interested in why you called your cats ... what you called your cats! Why not send us the story of your cat's special name? You can attach up to four photos, too.

The longer and more interesting you make your page, the more likely it is to be accepted. So you can include anything else about your cat that you'd like to tell us!

Stories of 250 words or more, with photos, will be accepted immediately, shorter submissions may need to be merged with others, and take longer to appear.

See what other visitors called their cats

Read about why other visitors gave their cats their special names.

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