Siamese Cat Names. Ideas at Hand!

Trying to find just-the-right Siamese cat names for your new arrival? Of course you are. Once you've got your Siamese kittens, cats, or rescues nicely settled in, you'll need to find them names.

This can be tricky, particularly with kittens, which might be cute and cuddly balls of fluff now, but who'll look and act quite differently when they grow up.

So when you're looking through all those Siamese cat names for your new little kitten, make sure you choose ones that will be appropriately sophisticated for your grown-up Siamese, too.

Funny, 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, in fact, 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 like to consider making 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"

Two Syllable Names Are Best

Leaving poetry to one side, cats respond best to fairly short names – two syllables are about right. If you want to give your cat a longer official name, give them another nickname that they can learn easily.

Take a look at our list of 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.

More Ideas for Siamese Cat Names

We've got loads of ideas for names here, so 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

Keep an eye 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, Cinnamon or S'mores.

(S'mores, yummy American treats involving chocolate and marshmallows, was suggested by one of our readers, Melanie, who also has a Lynx Point called Bean - for her vanilla coat and her dark vanilla bean ears and tail.)

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 ones 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 can 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!

Still Need Help?

We've had some great suggestions sent in by our readers - take a look at great cat names for Siamese cats for even more ideas, or browse through the selection of readers' own stories below.

Related Pages

• We Are Siamese! The Cat Who Turns Up Everywhere
  
• Skippyjon Jones - The Kitten Who Was Really A Chihuahua
  
• Sagwa - The Chinese Siamese Cat
  

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