Subject: LotR-based naming is never off topic!
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Posted on: 2021-01-17 23:29:46 UTC
And cats are always welcome, too, IMO. Can we see a picture of him? And/or, can you tell us a bit more about him—what he's like, anything you know about his past, etc.? I'm sure we can come up with plenty of good ideas. ^_^
~Neshomeh is 100% here for this.
This is very off topic, but does anyone have a good LotR name for a cat? My family is adopting a stray called Anchovy and we want to change his name.
And cats are always welcome, too, IMO. Can we see a picture of him? And/or, can you tell us a bit more about him—what he's like, anything you know about his past, etc.? I'm sure we can come up with plenty of good ideas. ^_^
~Neshomeh is 100% here for this.
https://ext-5622893.livejournal.com/266.html. His picture is here.
He’s a real sweetie who loves snuggles (and food). He’s like a big meatloaf basically XD.
His past isn’t the best; he was our neighbor’s outside cat, but they moved away and left him. They had some young kids who didn’t treat him very well when he was a kitten, but they sent him outside when he was about three months old. It gets pretty cold where I live and we have predators, so it’s a marvel he lived this long.
He looks like such a sweet boy. I'm very happy you're taking him in and giving him a safe and loving indoor home.
So, I'm immediately thinking of Beren, the hero who lived as an outlaw in his own land for years after his people were betrayed and who finally fell in love with Lúthien and took a Silmaril from the iron crown of Morgoth to appease Lúthien's father, Thingol. He, too, had a hard life but wound up in a pretty good place in the end. Plus, "Beren" is short and easy to say, and it sounds a bit like "bear" (think cuddly teddy-bear), and I think he looks like a Beren. {= )
For similar reasons of "survived living rough for a long time and found love and happiness in the end," you could also choose any of Aragorn's many names, or just Ranger, or maybe even Dúnadan.
A Hobbitish name could suit him, too, since they're all about a life of simple pleasures such as food and friends (but are also very tough when they need to be). Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, etc.
That's a few thoughts to mull over, so I'll leave it there for now.
~Neshomeh
He has big Theoden energy. That's a very Theoden cat, especially from what you said about his past.