Cat Names

Jennyanydots

Growltiger

Grumbuskin

Tumblebrutus

Griddlebone

Gilbert

Rum Tum Tugger

Mungojerrie

Rumpleteazer

Deuteronomy

Great Rumpuscat

Mr Mistoffelees

Macavity

Asparagus

Firefrorefiddle

Bustopher Jones

Skimbleshanks

Before a Cat will condescend
To treat you as a trusted friend,
Some little token of esteem
Is needed, like a dish of cream;
And you might now and then supply
Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie,
Some potted grouse, or salmon paste —
He’s sure to have his personal taste.
(I know a Cat, who makes a habit
Of eating nothing else but rabbit,
And when he’s finished, licks his paws
So’s not to waste the onion sauce.)
A Cat’s entitled to expect
These evidences of respect.
And so in time you reach your aim,
And finally call him by his NAME.

So this is this, and that is that:
And there’s how you AD-DRESS A CAT.

* Cat names taken from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot *