Choosing a nickname for a Scottish Fold kitten is an unusually exciting experience. These funny kids are distinguished not only by their touching appearance, plush fur and large trusting eyes, but also a very playful, mischievous character. How can you call a small pet of an exotic breed Scottish Fold?
General rules of choice
Choosing the right name for a small Fold Scotsman, the new owners are guided by a variety of parameters. It is not only the appearance of the animal, but also its character, habits, and temperament that can suggest the original name.
Some owners in choosing a beautiful and sonorous nickname for a kitten of the Scottish Fold breed find inspiration in art, music, literature, traditions, folklore or history of Scotland. Virtually any topic, one way or another connected with this state, can serve as an inexhaustible source of various versions of the names for a small pet.
Very often, the owners of the lop-eared Scottish cats and cats give their pets beautiful foreign names (both modern English and traditional Scottish).
However, here professional breeders recommend to beware of too complex, intricate and difficult to pronounce nicknames.
Firstly, this pet will have a long and difficult time to get used to such a name, and, secondly, the owner of the animal will soon want to change the complicated nickname to a simpler and more convenient option.
Common nicknames for cats
Many breeders of Scottish cats prefer to give their pets the most simple and common nicknames that are not particularly intricate. The most popular examples here include such names as: Basil, Innokentiy (Kesha), Yasha, Grisha, Prosha, Dyusha (Duchess) Gavrusha (Gavrik), Lavrusha (Lavrik, Lavrenty) Other popular options are Phil (Philemon, Filimosh), Barsik (Bars), Nathan, Hippo.
No less simple, but quite loud are the nicknames that go back to the characteristics of the breed of a kitten. So, very often the owners of the Scottish Fold breed call their pets such names as: Scott (Scotty), Scout, Shot (Shott), Scotch, Fold (Foldy), Shetley.
Quite original sounds and nicknames, one way or another echoing the geography of Scotland. Among the most common examples here you can submit such variants of names for cats as: Ed, Eddie (Edinburgh), Skye or Mull (islands in the west of Scotland); Clyde, Spey, Fort, Tey, Ness (the most famous rivers of the country), Gatcher, Girvan, Erwin, Wals (ports and settlements of Scotland).
Other versions of nicknames associated with the theme of Scotland: Walter, Arthur, Conan, Graham, Irwin, Kilti, Tartan, Gordon, Highland. You can also find a suitable animal name using the list of traditional Scottish names, such as: Aile, Allan, Archie (Archibald), Barclay, Brody, Willy; Grant, Dallas, Kyle, Logan, Maxwell, Knox, Paul, Ramsey (Ramsey), Steeny, Stewart, Thomas, Temhas, Willie, Finley, Fraser, Evart, Errol.
Funny and cat sounds such as nicknames: Bucks, Tugrik, Thaler, Shilling, Dukat, Guilder. No less original are the names associated with jewelry, such as Carat, Spinel, Bando, Agraf, Gaitan, Cameo.
Nicknames in appearance
Notable features and features of appearance - a very popular option, most often used in the search for a suitable name for the pet. For example, depending on the color, you can call the Scottish Fold kitten one of the following nicknames:
- Agat, Black, Chernish (Chernush), Dark, Moor, Knight, Nero, Othello (for animals of black color);
- White (Whitey), Beljash, Snowball, Snow, Pearl, Ice (Aiskrim), Frozi, Crystal, Cloud, Angel, Sugar (for white kittens);
- Smokey, Gray, Grieg, Smoke, Steele, Wolf, Chrome (for gray kittens);
- Peach, Ryzhik, Yantar, Mango, Garfield, Pomegranate, Sunset, Ruby (Ruby), Topaz, Shoko (for red and brown kittens).
If the pet has an unusual color with stripes, spots or a mask on the face, you can resort to such versions of the names as: Huskies, Panda, Raccoon, Skunk, Zorro. Other variants of popular names of pets of original coloring - Point, Pirate, Bambi, Flint, Marble (translated from English marble - marble).
Large kittens are often called Titans, Atlantes, Grandis. In turn, small children are often given such names as: Baby, Baby, Slim, Bambino (Bambini).
Nicknames on the nature and habits
The nature, habits and way of life of an animal can tell its owner more than one dozen funny and original nicknames. For example, Scottish Fold kittens, boys, different naughty, playful or cocky disposition, often called:
- Buyan;
- Butuz;
- Skoda (Shkodlik, Shkodnik);
- Igrun (Toy);
- Typhoon;
- Thunder;
- Hurricane;
- Wilde;
- Clyde;
- Sharper;
- Hunter;
- Tyson.
Pets with a calm and friendly character are often given such names as: Miron, Tikhon (Tisha, Timofey), Joy, Shay, Sunny. Kittens who prefer to hide during games and suddenly appear from unexpected places are often called Caspers, Phantoms, Merlins and even Hamlets.
Focusing on the character of a kitten, you can easily pick up a nickname corresponding to the name or nickname of a fairy-tale character with similar behaviors.
As popular options here are examples such as: Simba, Balu, Pumba, Sherkhan, Aladdin, Sinbad, Robin (Robin Hood), Chip, Dale, Abu.
Beautiful names for cats
Cats of the Scottish Fold breed are most often tried by owners to select sonorous and intricate names. It is noteworthy that in the future the full version of the nicknames are usually reduced to diminutive options. As examples, here are the following nicknames: Seraphim (Sima), Matilda (Motya), Melissa (Mile), Isabella (Bella), Charlotte (Charly or Lotte), Artemis (Tim), Josephine (Josie).
Quite rarely pedigree cats get beautiful, but simple names - Lisa, Bonnie (Bonya), Leia, Freya, Chloe, Fendi, Margot (Margosh). More popular are the traditional Scottish names: Aili, Glenna, Griselle, Jessie, Jeanne, Donella, Jonah, Kirsty, Lilis, McKenna, Morna, Netta, Ron, Seng, Finella, Chirstie, Aila (Eileen), Yuna
Other common foreign names are - Clarissa, Penelope, Shakira, Cecilia, Celeste, Beate (Beatrice), Abby, Daniella, Dominic, Gloria, Jennifer, Tiffany, Shannon, Kimberly. You can’t ignore the popular nicknames that owners give to their pets in honor of famous fairy tale characters. The most prominent examples here are such nicknames as: Hermione, Fiona, Bagheera, Ariel, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Gerda, Malvina.
Unusual and universal nicknames
The easiest and easiest way to choose a sonorous nickname for a Scottish Fold kitten is to appeal to ancient mythology.
It is known that owners of pedigreed animals often prefer to call their pets the names of ancient deities and mythical characters.
As examples, here are the options for nicknames like:
- Neptune, Perseus, Zeus, Hermes, Hephaestus, Mars (Ares), Antey, Zephyr, Triton, Tantalum, Amur (for kittens-boys);
- Ishtar, Aurora, Aphrodite, Diana, Artemis, Nymph, Hebe, Hera, Maya, Nemesis, Ray, Siren, Talia, Venus, Eris, Vesta (for kittens girls).
There are also universal variants of nicknames, suitable for kittens of both sexes. The most popular examples in this case are such names as: Bounty, Bentley, Latte, Martini, Chris, Flaphy, Sunny, Summer, Audi, Ferrari, Brownie, Euro and Whiskey.
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