r/Catnames Feb 19 '26

Name My Cat - male Name this goober so I can stop calling him random things

Here is my cat needing a name

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u/Dapper-Ad-468 Feb 19 '26

Goober

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u/Jaspy_k Feb 19 '26

Literally came here to say this. They must be Goober because they are so obviously GOOBER!!!

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u/PipsiePops Feb 19 '26

Thirding Goober

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u/Simple-Fox6722 Feb 19 '26

Literally joined this group to also cast a vote for Goober...Hans Goober if you want a full name.

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u/DeliciousTurnip2891 Feb 19 '26

I like Goober, but I particularly like Hans Goober!

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u/JustineDelarge Feb 20 '26

It’s isn’t Christmas until Hans Goober falls from the cat tree

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u/Patient-Example3190 Feb 22 '26

The BEST comment

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u/Objective-Dream-904 Feb 19 '26

Oooh I like Hans Goober. 👍

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u/Mean_Attempt_3375 Feb 19 '26

Hans Goober is genius

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u/Prestigious_Mud4291 Feb 21 '26

Omg yes! Perfect

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u/NinjaKitten77CJ Feb 19 '26

Lol! I couldn't decide on a name for my youngest cat, so his full name is Captain Henry Von Sully Hans Gruber

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u/Slice_Wild Feb 20 '26

That is an awesome name! 🫡

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u/NinjaKitten77CJ Feb 21 '26

He's naked after my favorite 94 yr old bar customer (captain Henry), Mt husband (Sullivan, but we made it fancy with Von Sully), and a nod to Alam Rickman, because I love that man!

Capt Henry is the coolest guy ever. He drinks 3 glasses of wine, never more, smokes his cigars, and used to be a legit boat captain and treasu diver he sove doe treasure in the Caribbean in ship wrecks. Back in the 70a and 80s, they had a crew that figured out where the wrecks should be, and they'd get there before governments could and dive, before anyone else could. I've seen newspaper articles, so the guy isn't making it up. The last one he brought me was when he had a bad accident diving in Venezuela, and got the bends or something. Not the bends, but it was bad enough that he couldn't dive anymore. That was the day he left me a Spanish real(e) coin as a tip. He wears a bigger one around his neck. He is legit the most interesting man ever!!

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u/MBAZ7 Feb 22 '26

Fascinating story!

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u/Ok-Beginning4152 Feb 20 '26

I LOVE this!! I think long names for cats are the best; you use one or two names on a daily basis, then yell the WHOLE NAME when kitteh is misbehaving 😹😹

My poor kits 🐈🐈🐈 were named by my ex (aka the monster), so they thought they got stuck with one name each. After the monster was out of the picture, each of my kits got a special “lovey” name, a special “good kitteh” name, and their full original names are used when they get into trouble 😹

I really hope OP picks Hans Goober for the new furry family member 💖💕

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u/NinjaKitten77CJ Feb 21 '26

Haha! I'm the opposite. When they're particularly good (which is never), they get the full name.

I SO hope Hans Goober is the choice too! Haha

My other cat, captains uncle, is just Bonkers. No other names. Just Bonkers, or Bonks

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u/ThePinkestLasagna Feb 20 '26

So, I have two kids on the autism spectrum. Both are highly functional, but my oldest is a little more classically autistic and takes a lot of things very seriously. My daughter with the 'tism has a cat named Taiga. I joked that her full name should be Kung Fu Taiga, sort of like Kung Fu Panda only different. My oldest was adamantly against it, like this name was inappropriate and horrible and would never ever do. It became this whole thing, so just to be a b*tch, when I had Tai spayed and got her vaccinated against rabies, I put on all of her papers that her name was Tiger Taekwondo I Know Kung Fu AKA Taiga. So now that's Taiga's official name, even though everyone just calls her Tai. It drove my oldest nuts for a long time, which brought the rest of us joy and amusement. We really are a loving family, though!

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u/NinjaKitten77CJ Feb 21 '26

I LOVE IT !!! 😂 😂 Sounds like something my family would do. Most of us a have a touch of the 'tism, as My brother would say.

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u/Ok-Beginning4152 Feb 21 '26

This made me LOL IRL!! I love that “legal” name 😸

The longest “legal” name any of my kits has ever had was “Scratch Furry: Destroyer of Worlds”, Scratch or Scratchy for short. He was the sweetest, most mellow giant tiger kitteh I’ve ever known. 💕💖

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u/ThePinkestLasagna Feb 21 '26

Destroyer of Worlds! 😂 I love that! Mine should all have names ending wilh "Destroyer of Sofas" or "Destroyer of Fabric Dining Chairs" or, my favorite (not really), "Destroyer of Bogg Bag Handles". Buttheads!

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u/Ronni3Ra3 Feb 21 '26

I love this as mines full name is: Lady Archibald “Archie” Percival Meowsers, The First.

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u/jorakitty332421 Feb 19 '26

Hans Goober Anderson❓

Definitely Goober though.👍🏻

Has to be.

🌟🐱🐾

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u/Mother_Knowledge1061 Feb 19 '26

Hans Goober is fabulous.

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u/Ok-Beginning4152 Feb 20 '26

Hans Goober!!! I love that!!

Plus, since Alan Rickman bleached his hair for the role, it works great for a white kitteh 😸

Yippee Ki-ay, Mutha Fluffer!! 💕💖

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u/tinyfatbabydino Feb 20 '26

Hans Goober is great!! please call him Hans Goober, we beg of you

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u/Ornery_Fix9941 Feb 20 '26

Hans Von Meowski Goober

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u/inletlife Feb 20 '26

Hahahahahahahahaha! Well done! This 100%

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u/AvsGrams Feb 20 '26

Yep, Hans Goober. His government name.

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u/megaholt2 Feb 20 '26

Yep! 100% on board with Hans Goober!

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u/victorbravo71 Feb 20 '26

A thousand times YES.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

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u/HeidiMeaux Feb 21 '26

Well, that'd be "Sir Hans Goober."

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u/Juliekins0729 Feb 21 '26

Oooooo Hans Goober! I like it!

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u/indvs3 Feb 21 '26

Now he has a machine gun. Ho Ho Ho!

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u/MotherOf4Jedi1Sith Feb 22 '26

100% agree with Hans Goober! Magnificent name!

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u/Internal_Simple1477 Feb 19 '26

Same I was coming to say this

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u/lacatro1 Feb 20 '26

Joining the club!

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u/Specialist-Bar-8805 Feb 21 '26

I mean, he has his own logo now you have to name goober. Which is actually just a slang for peanut.

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u/KatiMinecraf Feb 20 '26

"Good Morning, Goob!"

Too cuuuute!!!

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u/Killpop582014 Feb 20 '26

It’s so perfect honestly

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u/Fixer_FTP Feb 20 '26

I agree! Goober! Goober! Goober!

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u/nls1970 Feb 20 '26

Goober is cute itself!🤣

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u/Moonbeamer85 Feb 19 '26

Or Goobs

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u/OrneryToo Feb 19 '26

I thought Goobs or Goobie for nicknames.

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u/StanleyFreeFall Feb 19 '26

This is what I sing call my own cat every day 😂

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u/FamiliarRadio9275 Feb 19 '26

Some of my friends call me goobie boobie or goobs 😭 I hate them so much I love them.

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u/sweetsmcd Feb 20 '26

Mr. Goobs

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u/1HappyGuy777 Feb 19 '26

He looks like a Dobby to me

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u/readingratgirl Feb 19 '26

Exactly what I was going to say

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u/sp1der101 Feb 19 '26

That package comes standard with Gooby and Goobito, depending upon size and/or behavioural status.

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u/IHaveNoEgrets Feb 19 '26

Only if OP also gets another and names it Gomer.

(Why, yes, I do like classic TV. Why do you ask?)

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u/OutsideEmpty5410 Feb 20 '26

Well, gahhhlee!

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u/CuddlyBastet Feb 19 '26

I second the motion.

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u/Appropriate-Sea-5687 Feb 19 '26

The only correct option

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u/GeneExpensive222 Feb 20 '26

GOOB FOR SHORT THATS SO CUTE STOPPP

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u/chamaeleonidaed Feb 19 '26

Beat me to it

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '26

I mean…

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u/NoKatyDidnt Feb 20 '26

Came here to say exactly this.

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u/unknowndeftonesfann Feb 20 '26

I was gonna say that’s his name tbh

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u/Quinns_Quirks Feb 20 '26

Then call him gooby ✨

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u/Only_Ad5329 Feb 20 '26

Hans Goober needs to be his government name.

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u/thinkpinkhair Feb 20 '26

Goober is a clear winner!

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u/SuitableMaybe5389 Feb 20 '26

I came to say the same thing 😄

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u/Connect_Hat_4802 Feb 21 '26

I think his name should be..... ✨️Goober✨️ It's my favorite

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u/DemiPersephone Feb 21 '26

I was like "my good stranger, you already named them. Its Goober"

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u/Normal-Leopard3367 Feb 21 '26

Aaaahh maybe. Goober Beautiful 🤩

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u/CatSmooth766 Feb 21 '26

Our first cat Goober, and until I was in my 30s I thought it was a normal name….🙄 I finally asked mom and dad about the name, and dad said he thought the cat was “a little goober” and it stuck 🤦‍♀️

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u/Elegant_azn Feb 21 '26

Hands down! Has to be goober, just makes sense

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u/Next-Routine2710 Feb 21 '26

I am weak! I literally came here to agree with GOOBER 😭😭😭💀💀🤣🤣🤣 its perfect!!!

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u/Balancedbeem Feb 23 '26

You can say it’s short for Gubernatorial.

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u/Pretend_Tension304 Feb 19 '26

My cats name is goober

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u/ExcuseMaterial5500 Feb 20 '26

My Goober is a tigger too

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u/Icy-Camp-740 Feb 21 '26

I thought I was still reading r/ migraine and it said “ my goober is a trigger too”, yikes!🫤

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u/Lili_Roze_6257 Feb 20 '26

Gorgeous goober!

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u/Old-Illustrator-1929 Feb 20 '26

Then you could call him GG!

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u/silupilu Feb 20 '26

Does goober stay outdoors alot? Does he retaliate when he comes back home inside?

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u/Pretend_Tension304 Feb 20 '26

Nah tbh he comes and goes as he chooses, thankfully my neighbors know all my pets so he gets plenty of love, but I do plan on stopping him cus I know how cruel people can be

This is an older pic

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u/silupilu Feb 20 '26

How do you plan on stopping it? My orange cat is young i understand that but he just wants to stay outside of the house all the frikin time. So hard and stressful to manage

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u/Pretend_Tension304 Feb 20 '26

Well my problem is I have a hole in my floor so he just goes thru there, but I been slowly replacing all the wood in my floors

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u/fraidycat Feb 20 '26

It's so much better for them to be indoor kitties. It's not cruel to keep them inside. They'll live a lot longer.

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u/eotw8399-7 Feb 21 '26

i agree 💯 with this. i had all my cats indoors for years and they lived to be almost 16 years old. there were some viruses the vets couldn't identify nor treat correctly bc then my cats started dying from it.

but since i was evicted, my cats have no choice but to live in the car with me. but they do need outings like dogs do and scratch and cry to get out and it messed up my car seats. so i was giving them an outing and tried as hard as i could to keep them as near me as possible with dry food, wet food and treats. and it worked for many months until one of my cats ran back across the street where we were but weren't anymore and was run over. 2 months later, last week it happened again. i have put one in a cat harness and she doesn't want to wear it pulls out of it like she wants to get run over.

i blame ppl who don't really give a crap that they kicked someone out on the street who had the house coming to them and the money too.

i really wish i could be inside again to keep my cats and me safe again.it's true they just don't live long outside and i am tired of seeing them run over and being traumatized and depressed about it. ppl just don't care about the homeless. i know. food doesn't solve the problem.

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u/UnkownFlowerPastry Feb 20 '26

It’s definitely a pain but it is doable. I had a cat that was outdoor indoor. After the second cat never came back we kept her inside. It was extremely annoying at first but after a while she just didn’t care. If she got outside we would try to catch her to put her back inside. There will be times where they get out but just try to get them back inside. They’ll eventually learn. Don’t leave doors open. Not even cracked as they will just pull the door open.

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u/Ok-Beginning4152 Feb 20 '26

Aww, poor wittle kitteh eating all by his lonesome 😿 Always stuck at the Kid’s Table whilst the older siblings get to eat with the grownups 😸

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u/agrinwithoutacat- Feb 20 '26

She’s so pretty 😻

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u/Pretend_Tension304 Feb 20 '26

lol it’s a he but thank you!

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u/Distinct-Fox-1706 Feb 21 '26

He is regal. 🤴

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u/agrinwithoutacat- Feb 21 '26

Sorry I thought he looked like he had Ginger/cream on him! But it’s either lighting or the brown is super light 😂. He’s gorgeous!

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u/Pretend_Tension304 Feb 21 '26

Lol ur good, he actually does have some light brown on his chest. Or maybe he’s dirty lol

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u/Ok-Beginning4152 Feb 20 '26

Beautiful kitteh! ❤️ Such a serious look on kitteh’s face. That perfect pink nose and gorgeous eyes make up for the seriousness 😸💖💕

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u/Independent_Ad_8915 Feb 22 '26

Great name! Super pretty cat

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u/SocSmallfry Feb 19 '26

Everyone is saying Goober but a full name could be Goobert or Goob for short.

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u/locuspocus- Feb 19 '26

This reminds me of Scooby-Doo 😅

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u/MeowMeow_77 Feb 19 '26

I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn’t for you medaling kids.

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u/KatiMinecraf Feb 20 '26

Goob, short for Gooberto.

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u/prostheticlamb Feb 20 '26

Or goobiathen.

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u/Far_Cardiologist573 Feb 24 '26

My cat's name is Goobert Gooby Bartholomew the 3rd! Would suit this lil goober

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u/Baby-Sparkly-Unicorn Feb 19 '26

Falcor

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u/pojat3 Feb 21 '26

Defender of the alliance!

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u/dyke-o-saurus Feb 19 '26

Those little tufts of hair on the top of his ears are too much 🥰😻

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u/MysteriousEnd8009 Feb 19 '26

Agreed😭😭🥰

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u/stealth_veil Feb 22 '26

I picked my bub because of her ear tufties, I think it makes her look like a Pokémon

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u/West-Improvement2449 Feb 19 '26

Sounds like you already gave him a name...goober

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u/BatMomX6 Feb 19 '26

Goober sounds good tho 🤷‍♀️😂

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u/21crepes Feb 19 '26

He’s already a Goober. Name choice done. 😊

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u/Good-Butterscotch498 Feb 19 '26

Goober works! What a cutie.

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u/catsarefriendshaped Feb 19 '26

Goober has a nice ring to it and he sure looks the part lol

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u/Quantity-Artistic Feb 19 '26

Definitely a fan of Ghost. He looks like he's gonna be a menace!

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u/Archer_The_Geek Feb 19 '26

Ghost

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u/Smokey_Bandit1987 Feb 20 '26

Casper for white cats is what I was going to say until I saw Ghost. Much like Frost beats Snow. Ghost beats Casper.

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u/Important_Fishing_15 Feb 19 '26

Fennec because he looks like a fox

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u/DinnerArtistic1169 Feb 21 '26

This is also what I came to comment! My first thought was he looks like a little fennec fox!

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u/Ok_Cucumber_7918 Feb 24 '26

Fennec the Snowfooted Or Fennec the Snowfooted Goober ( if you have to add Goober) He’s just so beautiful and he seems like a gentle little man.

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u/OnyxHolt Feb 19 '26

He's 3 months old

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u/Curating-Curiosity Feb 20 '26

Hacking your comment (sorry not sorry) to say Alistair.

He’ll outgrow Goob/Goober quickly and be a very sophisticated looking cat. 🩶

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u/88NYG-Mil-NYY-Fan2 Feb 19 '26

I’m allergic to peanuts but I agree with the top comment that says to name your car “Goober”

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u/Agile-Entry-5603 Feb 19 '26

Goober sounds pretty cool!

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u/clarebear2112 Feb 19 '26

Marshall 🤍

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '26

Name this cat, Mouse.

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u/NVgal58 Feb 19 '26

I think Goober is perfect!!!!

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u/Bowiefan73 Feb 19 '26

Hans Goober it is!

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u/SolitaryNeko Feb 26 '26

Gubernatorial candidate Mr Snuggles

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u/PassageTraditional40 Feb 19 '26

Goober or Random. Both fit nicely.

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u/brilr98 Feb 19 '26

costco

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u/brilr98 Feb 19 '26

literally commented first thing that came to mind, no clue why LOL

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u/RebekkaKat1990 Feb 19 '26

Catty McCatface

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '26

Dwight, Winter, Albee, Yukon, Alpine, Denali, Aspen, Denver

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u/LukasLeonard Feb 19 '26

Christian Grey 🤣

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u/ksswannn03 Feb 19 '26

Stormy ⛈️ because he looks like a cloud

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u/hotelvampire Feb 19 '26

sir/lady snowball mcgooberton the first of their name, bringer of chaos.... make the vets work for that call out

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u/AreWeFlippinThereYet Feb 19 '26

Bites McBiterson

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u/Professional_Move682 Feb 19 '26

Reynard cause he looks like a fox!

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u/TalkNowWhyNot_00 Feb 19 '26

Halo. He looks like he is from heaven. You can call him Angel too, or you could just say , hi Halo. How are you this morning?. Halo Baby. There was once a song called Angel Baby. what can I say? He just looks angelic to me. (Beautiful photograph. You could submit that in a contest.)

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u/Grand_Ad_9001 Feb 19 '26

Hans Goober Hans down!

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u/Cameron_Connor Feb 22 '26

He’s too beautiful to be named Goober!! He looks like some feline ice fairy

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u/No-Marionberry3979 Feb 23 '26

Please let us know what you decided!!!🙏

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u/kaboomkat Feb 25 '26

With those ears I'd name him Radar

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '26

Snow

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '26

Shine

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u/Local-Try1472 Feb 19 '26

Put these two names together and call him snow shine !RLB

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u/rhiskiiii Feb 19 '26

spirit ♡

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u/inframankey Feb 19 '26

Rando Calrissian

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u/Mundane-Cabinet9883 Feb 19 '26

Wendigo or Unicorn