What food-related name should I give my kitten?

My last cat was named Mochi, but sadly, Mo stayed with my roommate when I moved out. Now I'm getting ready for a new kitten (!!!!) but I need help with the name. Preferably food-related, but not a requirement (I'd like to name the cat "Bippity Boop," but it's been vetoed by several parties). Other ideas: Lamb Chop/Lamby, Tuna, Duck, Sir Peanut, Mr. Pickles, Lentil/Lenny. It's a boy cat.

Please help!

Posted by: Sarah Jampel
July 11, 2016

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Cindy A. March 4, 2018

dumplings

Miss_Karen March 3, 2018

Ganache. (1/2 chocolate and 1/2 cream) or Vanillate (vanilla+ chocolate)
Chocilla (Pronounced: Choc ill a)

Exbruxelles March 1, 2018

We're going to name our new puppy Gnocchi.

Picholine August 27, 2016

Picholine 😊

BerryBaby August 27, 2016

Me, along with many others I'm sure, have been awaiting your announcement on the selected name for your kitten. Did I miss it? So many choices!

caninechef August 2, 2016

When is the christening taking place? Or did I miss something?

BerryBaby August 2, 2016

I, too, am looking forward to big name reveal! To be honest, even selecting one 'given' name won't be the only name Sarah uses. I would bet at some point the kitten will be referred to as Cupcake, Cookie, Baby, Pumpkin, My Little Dumpling, and the list goes on. My dog knows her name but also answers to about 20+ others!

Mil H. August 2, 2016

Alfalfa!

MMH August 1, 2016

PUREE

Leanne July 31, 2016

Snaffles

Annie S. July 31, 2016

I went into a market to buy some good tomatoes. I ran right into an adoption event and came home with a kitten. Her name is Tomata.?

scruz July 31, 2016

lucky little tomata!

arcane54 July 30, 2016

Tonnato (Tony); if brownish- Curry; choux (chewy); the ev-popular Muffin; Frico; Chuleta (pork chop)... OTOH I had a carpenter friend who named his two cats, Mortise and Tenon.

arcane54 July 30, 2016

Didn't see the photo posted! What a cutie! And some great names!

Robert M. July 28, 2016

It seems that plain ole "Chops" would fit nicely.

cbforesman July 28, 2016

That little cat is a Smokey Joe.

Kimbra July 27, 2016

Mushroom or Cocoa

prandial July 27, 2016

Miso? Maitake (Take for short)?

Christina M. July 27, 2016

Basil

Annie S. July 25, 2016

We had a cat named Sass- Purr- Illa because my girls thought everyone should have a first,middle and last name.?

paseo July 25, 2016

Gateaux (pronounced gato)

Droplet July 25, 2016

Love it! And Gatto is the Italian for cat, pronounced the exact same way....:)

paseo July 31, 2016

El gato is Spanish for cat - pronounced ga toe (accent on first syllable. I am thinking of the way the English pronounce gateaux.

peg July 24, 2016

Raisin

Emily |. July 14, 2016

This is out there, but after my husband and I visited Amsterdam we vowed if we ever got a dog to name it Bitterballen, Bitte (sounds like BeeTee) for short.

keg72 July 14, 2016

Chutney or Pepe (as in cacio e pepe)

louisez July 14, 2016

How about Benedict (Ben or Benny, from Eggs Benedict; from Latin blessed)?

Pegeen July 14, 2016

Love "Oreow." Orie for short.

Patti R. July 13, 2016

How about Freska, as in Pasta Freska...or Fazool! Then you'd have Kitty Fazool!

L. B. July 13, 2016

Roux seems like a cute name :)

L. B. July 13, 2016

Also Frico, Spritz or Panko

creamtea July 14, 2016

Panko is so cute.

Melusine July 13, 2016

Since she's a combination of chocolate and vanilla, I'm trying to make Stracciatella work.

Suzanne July 13, 2016

Puff.... as in cheese puff.

702551 July 12, 2016

Droplet July 12, 2016

Oreow, Malty

BerryBaby July 12, 2016

I'm still liking the Gumbo :) after seeing the kitty photos.

Niknud July 12, 2016

Cashew (which is, incidentally, what we call our kids since they're half Catholic, half Jewish). I'm also throwing in another vote for Pickles which was what I was going to suggest until I saw you had it listed up there.

BerryBaby July 11, 2016

Cream Puff (call him Puff as in the Dick and Jane books from elementary school).

Bevi July 11, 2016

Pesto

Asha L. July 11, 2016

I am a fan of cheese names like Reggiano (Reggie for short)!

Sarah J. July 11, 2016

VERY cute

EmilyC July 11, 2016

Semifreddo -- Fred, for short. Ok I'll stop now! : )

Sarah J. July 11, 2016

Emily!!! That's amazing.

BerryBaby July 11, 2016

Or Alfredo, you can call me 'Al'!

Greenstuff July 11, 2016

My grandparents had a cat named Martini. She was pretty crazy as a kitten and kind of nasty as a cat. So, sadly, there were no second Martinis in my family.

pierino July 11, 2016

Pastis. Which turns cloudy when you add water.

amysarah July 11, 2016

My childhood cat was named Lamb Chop - after Shari Lewis' puppet (the old folks around here will know that ref.) She was a good cat.

Info about the kitten might help inspire a name, food or otherwise - color, markings, etc.

sexyLAMBCHOPx July 11, 2016

LambChop? : )

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Sarah J. July 11, 2016

Okay, here's a picture. One of these ones!

amysarah July 11, 2016

Ragdolls are the best - we have one. Sweetest thing ever. Over time, his dark markings may get darker, making him look more white/tan with black face and “boots.” (Btw, HOW do you post a picture on Hotline??)

Given his coloring and sweet disposition, how about "Babka"? https://firstlookthencook.com/2010/01/15/chocolate-babka/ For both the delectable cake and the hilarious Seinfeld episode (The Dinner Party): https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/04/10-iconic-nyc-foods-of-seinfeld.html

PS SexyLambChopx - does your name come from Shari Lewis too? Too funny!

Lindsay-Jean H. July 11, 2016

amysarah, just below the box where you type an answer/response, on the left side, you should see a button to add an image!

amysarah July 11, 2016

Aha! Thx, Lindsay Jean - naturally the answer was right there all along!

Anyway, Sarah - when our ragdoll was a kitten, she looked exactly like yours. As she grew, her color became more contrasted. (Btw, I see you coincidentally just posted a piece on babka....fate?)

Sarah J. July 11, 2016

What a beautiful cat!

sexyLAMBCHOPx July 12, 2016

@amysarah - No, Shari Lewis reference just my husbands pet name for me. The sexy was added because the handle lamb chop was already taken on the site.

scruz July 31, 2016

haha. my sig other calls me "pork chop" (blush) and it kind of fits. it's his take off on lamb chop.

EmilyC July 11, 2016

Rabe?

Ali S. July 11, 2016

Falafel

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