I'm getting 2 cats today!

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[–]ISaidWhatISaid 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

I own 5 cats myself and in terms of cat names it's important that the name has an emphasized I-sound because cats respond to those sounds best, especially when they are young and they are first learning different commands like "come" and "off/stop". For example, "Thing 1 and Thing 2" from your list are not good names for cats because they are too much alike and your cats will not be able to tell whether you're referring to the one or the other when you're calling them. Good names with I-sounds from your list are the following:

Shere Khan & Bagheera

Cyrano & Pinocchio

Kubrick Villeneuve & Gilliam Nolan

Pygmalion & Galileo

Gingivitis & Halitosis

WithNail & LitterAlly

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks! Good to know about the I-sound (assuming hard I). Perhaps other I-words might do instead of "come" and "off/stop". I'm not really expecting the cats to learn their names. Usually "tsk tsk tsk" grabs their attention and after that it's up to them if they come or whatever.

I live by a wonderful park and I may get them used to wearing a harness (better than a leash) so that eventually I can take them for walks. Most cats aren't into this, but some will.

[–]ISaidWhatISaid 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Perhaps other I-words might do instead of "come" and "off/stop"

You can try "here" instead of "come", and "sit" instead of "off/stop".