Choosing a nickname for a kitten is not an easy task, because most owners want it to be not only sonorous and original, but also suitable for a small pet. Choosing a nickname for a British kitten-boy of gray color, you can take into account the shade of his coat and breed. Some owners look at the nature and habits of the animal before giving it a name. Consider the options for the original and unusual nicknames for the British.
Most popular options
Animal coloring is one of the brightest landmarks, which is usually taken into account when choosing a suitable name for a pet. The gray color of wool is a fairly objective argument to give the cat a nickname like:
- Gray, Grieg, or Gri;
- Smokey (in translation from English - "smoke");
- Stone ("stone");
- Steel ("steel");
- Silver;
- Sylvester;
- British;
- Ashes (from English - "ash");
- Tin (translated from English - "tin").
If the owner of a gray cat Briton wants to associate his future name with color, you can consider such original options as:
- Graphite;
- Dusk;
- Ash;
- Marble;
- Crystal;
- Dodo;
- Stealth;
- Boeing.
The popularity of foreign words in the names of British cats is not an accident. This trend is usually associated with the country of origin of the breed - the UK.
Other common foreign nicknames for British male cats are Pepper (“pepper” in English) and Piper (in English means “rat catcher”).
Foreign human names are also often used to pick a British cat name. Most often, the owners call their pets with such names as: Tom, Chucky, Stewart, Charles, Matthew, Stephen, Angel, Nightgel, William (Willy), Bill (Billy), Douglas, James, Richard, Michael, Mark, Martin, Oscar , Justin, Benedict (Benya).
If there are no good ideas in choosing the original name for the pet, can be called a kitten in honor of some famous person. The most popular options in this case are such as: Tyson, Lincoln, Churchill, Shakespeare, Byron, Bono, Darwin, Lennon, Williams, Dreiser.
Another simple way to pick up an unusual name for a gray British cat is to assign him the name of a fabulous character or hero of a sensational film. Enough funny examples here are such nicknames as: Ivanhoe, Argo, Frodo, Guy Fox, Lecter, Tarzan, Zorro, Maximus, Indiana, Batman, Vader, Sherlock.
The names of the characters in animated films are also able to become an inspiration in the search for a suitable name for the cat. In this case, we can give such common examples:
- Timon;
- Pumba;
- Simba;
- Sinbad;
- Aladdin;
- Shrek;
- Donald
Other options
Many owners of British cats prefer to give their pets names by the names of popular titles, statuses, titles. Here, the following options are considered to be quite common: Herzog, Marquis, Baron, Graf, Lord, Sir, Prince, Pharaoh, Monarch, Prince, Peer. Less popular versions are General, King, Leader, Khan, Cardinal.
The nature of the animal is another significant landmark that can tell a great name for the pet. As you know, most cats of the British breed have a difficult and unpredictable temper.
They are mobile, inquisitive, restless and quite active. If similar traits are characteristic of a kitten, then perhaps one of such names as: Igrun, Shalun, Butuz, Burun, Buran, Vulcan, Typhoon, Hurricane, Pirate, Ghost, Shadow. In turn, for kittens with a calm and easygoing disposition, such nicknames will suit: Tikhon (Tisha), Miron, Dobrynya.
Point to a suitable name for a British kitten and his physique is capable. As examples of the most popular names here you can cite such as: Fortress, Kid, Dwarf, Donut, Gopher, Groundhog, Hippopotamus, Tank, Titan, Baton.
You can not ignore the simplest nicknames, which are often assigned to cats. The most popular options are Vasya, Yasha, Fil, Stepa, Timofey, Grisha, Trifon, Kesha (Innokentiy), Barsik. Also often such nicknames as Leopold, Alisher, Asher, Lawrence (Lavrik), Afonya, Nathania, Platosh, Archie (Archibald).
How to choose an unusual name?
Very often, pet owners choose names for their pets by resorting to the topic of astronomy. The most popular examples of such nicknames are: Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto, Altair, Phobos, Deimos, Cetheus, Phoenix, Mercury, Tarvos, Mars.
It is possible to pick up the original nickname for a British kitten using ancient mythology. The most striking example here is the nickname Zeus, which is most often appropriated to pets. However, in the pantheon of ancient deities, other names are known, for example, Heracles, Prometheus, Perseus, Hephaestus, Amur, Hermes, Poseidon, Apollo, Ares.
Useful recommendations
Experienced cat and cat breeders do not recommend calling a pet too long, difficult to pronounce and an intricate name. Firstly, it will greatly complicate the process of getting the kitten to the nickname, and, secondly, the owner himself will have difficulty constantly contacting the pet by name. Well, if the animal's nickname is one or two syllables.
After the search for a suitable name for a small pet is completed, you should start learning the kitten.
In order for the baby to quickly remember his nickname, it is necessary to pronounce it out loud regularly and distinctly during the feeding of the animal and during the games.
Every response of a kitten to its name must be encouraged by a delicacy.
In the process of teaching an animal, it is impossible to shorten and in any way modify its name (for example, pronounce it in a diminutive form). Communication with the kitten should take place in a relaxed atmosphere without other people and distractions. Calling an animal by name should be a clear, even and not very loud voice. During training, the kitten is not allowed to shout and raise his voice.
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