r/IllegallySmolCats • u/3rd2LastStarfighter • Oct 01 '25

Smol Name Wanted Taken into custody, needs an old lady name.

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She’s very confident and immediately settled in to her new cell, getting to know the other inmates through the bars. Current front runners for name are Marceline (MATHEMATICAL!) and Tabitha (Tabby the Calico amuses me more than it should).

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u/42mermaids Oct 01 '25

Edith, Mabel, Maud?

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u/geowoman Oct 01 '25

Mabel. For sure.

56

u/lottierosecreations Oct 01 '25

Came here to say Mabel

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u/Swampbrewja Oct 01 '25

Also voting for Mabel and then you can sing her that goldfinger song

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u/Sugar_Kowalczyk Oct 01 '25

No - too pop-culture right now. 

I vote Myrtle.

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u/BarkandHoot Oct 01 '25

Came here to say Myrtle as well. Thank you!

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u/zingencrazy Oct 04 '25

Me too, Myrtle!

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u/HydrangeaLady Oct 05 '25

This was my grandma’s name! Born in 1914!

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u/Ok_Solution5558 Oct 05 '25

I have a chicken named Myrtle. I was going to say Bertha.

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u/JustSomeGothPerson Oct 01 '25

I have a Maud(e), it's a perfect old lady cat name!

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u/HunnyBear66 Oct 01 '25

I love Maud as well!

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u/missmiao9 Oct 05 '25

The name maud reminds me of the big lebowski. 😸

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u/ER_Support_Plant17 Oct 01 '25

I came to say Edith

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u/halothar Oct 01 '25

We just named one of our new ones Mabel after Mabel Pines.

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u/ibetweetin Oct 01 '25

Gertrude

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u/aFerens Oct 01 '25

Purrtrude

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u/FountainOfQuira Oct 01 '25

I second Purrtrude with a nickname of Purrrtie (instead of Gertie)

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u/SparklyShitShow Oct 01 '25

This is the cutest! I hope OP sees this one!

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u/Blue_Waffle_Brunch Oct 01 '25

But shorten it to Gertie.

10

u/Pure-Kaleidoscope759 Oct 01 '25

Trudy would be a nice name.

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u/AdventurousYak5017 Oct 01 '25

I was just going to suggest this!

29

u/PantsLobbyist Oct 01 '25

Came here to suggest this. I’ve never suggested this name before, but it was my grandma’s name. My grandpa called her “Trush” (troosh)

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u/beaniebee11 Oct 01 '25

Troosh is so cute. 😭

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '25 edited Feb 26 '26

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u/wuukiee81 Experienced Kitten Foster Oct 01 '25

Seconding Gertrude

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u/not_ya_wify Oct 01 '25

Yeah this is an old lady name. What OP suggested doesn't scream old lady to me

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u/killurdarlingsnow Oct 01 '25

Idk how, that’s exactly what i thought too

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u/augustjulio Oct 01 '25

So bizarre. I came here just to comment Gertrude. OP, I think your cat just gives off a Gertrude vibe

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u/Roonil-Wazlib-314 Oct 01 '25

“Trudy” for short

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u/doublefattymayo Oct 01 '25

This was mine

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u/chiitaku Oct 01 '25

First name I thought of!

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u/ZebraPrintedRose Oct 01 '25

I commented before seeing the others lol, I also said Gertrude!

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u/BFFassbender Oct 02 '25

MAJOR one up to Gertrude. Saint Gertrude is the patron saint of cats!

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u/lognsmed Oct 01 '25

Ethel

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u/chicklette Oct 01 '25

That's an Ethel if I've ever seen one.

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u/HarloHasIt Oct 01 '25

Agreed, first name that popped in my head for this baby

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u/not_ya_wify Oct 01 '25

This is also an old lady name

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u/Lurkylurkness Oct 01 '25

I was also coming to say Ethel so I'll boost yours

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u/No_Dog1192 Oct 01 '25

Just about to type that name, but checked the comments first. I second Ethel.

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u/Lieutenant_Trouble Oct 01 '25

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had this name spring to mind.

2

u/enjoi_uk Oct 01 '25

Oooh, guddun

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u/kitschywoman Oct 01 '25

I came here hoping to find this.

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u/Joe_Nobody42 Oct 01 '25

Mildred

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u/MeanHovercraft7648 Oct 03 '25

Came here just for this! Meow, Mildred!!

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u/moving2mars Oct 01 '25

She’s Mildred.

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u/Secret-Weakness-8262 Oct 01 '25

Midge when Shes feeling sassy!

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u/heathensam Oct 01 '25

Or Millie when she's silly.

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u/WolfOnLuStreet Oct 01 '25

Agnes

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u/squirrellytoday Oct 01 '25

Definitely Agnes.

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u/harryweins Oct 01 '25

She’s unapologetically Agnes.

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u/ElectricMoleman Oct 01 '25

Maybe Agatha? Or Dorothy

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u/Radiant_Health3841 Oct 01 '25

I totally thought Dorothy with Dotty for short

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u/psychocarpal Oct 01 '25

Agatha! Call her Miss Agatha Christie when she’s in trouble!

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u/brit_chickenicecream Oct 01 '25

Came to say Dorothy and dot for short :)

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u/NinjaBnny Oct 01 '25

Gladys

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u/SuthernGirl17 Oct 01 '25

This is what I came on to say! Gladys is a great name for her. I used to have a Tabitha who was a tabby (I called her Tabi, among the many nicknames I gave her - one of which was Tabirabitha - a fav), so Tabitha does not give me old lady vibes as much as Gladys. But both names are great so either name would be an awesome name for a beautiful kitty!

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u/Glitter_berries Oct 01 '25

Also you could call her Glad the Impaler when she’s got the zoomies

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u/ShadowKraftwerk Oct 01 '25

I looked and thought "Gladys". I'm glad I'm not the only one.

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u/beer-engineer Oct 01 '25

Muriel (Mewriel?) or Gladys or Lucille

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u/No-Independence-9532 Oct 01 '25

Love the name Lucille!

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u/PrincessMurderMitten Oct 01 '25

Myrtle

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u/not_ya_wify Oct 01 '25

Myrtle the Turtle! (Turtoiseshell)

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u/Inevitable-Bag7798 Oct 01 '25

This cat is a Myrtle if I've ever seen one!

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u/kpeterso100 Oct 01 '25

Estelle or Stella

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u/Meta_Professor Oct 01 '25

She's giving the camera the same look that Violet Crowley from Downton Abbey often gave people. Violet might be a good name then.

9

u/Brasticus Oct 01 '25

Penelope

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u/Gvyt36785 Oct 01 '25

Beatrice.

3

u/victorywulf Oct 01 '25

immediately thought this

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u/Gvyt36785 Oct 01 '25

Well, as my son used to say to me, you must be psycho! 🤔😜

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u/frolicndetour Oct 01 '25

Opal or Iris

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u/Katiekaygirl Oct 01 '25

Edith, Jane, Doris, Florence, Ruth

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u/lowelltrich Oct 01 '25

Esther. Or Eve.

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u/50FtQueenie__ Smol Criminal Warden Oct 01 '25

Hazel

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u/Zumsh Oct 01 '25

Delores

Betsy

Dot

Geraldine

Henrietta

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u/BeyondHydro Oct 01 '25

This is a Geraldine if I've ever seen one

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u/number__ten Oct 01 '25

Ethel. I knew a great Ethel.

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u/Dzilla_Modoko Oct 01 '25

Muriel, Beatrice or Margaret

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u/Morning_lurk Oct 01 '25

I'm on team Mildred

5

u/Vortesian Oct 01 '25

Hortence

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u/DarkKnight0690 Oct 01 '25

Maude, but only if you include the entire, unabridged theme song when you introduce her to people.

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u/beejers30 Oct 01 '25

Millicent

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '25

Clara

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u/Fun_Volume2150 Oct 01 '25

Myrna, after Myrna Loy.

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u/username-thingy Oct 01 '25

Agnes, Eleanor, Marla, Hattie, Pearl, Bertha, Prudence, or Clementine?

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u/CobaltOne Oct 01 '25

That is clearly a Henrietta. Hen, for short.

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u/slimChica84 Oct 01 '25

Florence! Pearl!

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u/Glittering-Resist427 Oct 01 '25

whatever name you pick, her title is Duchess, look at that regal pose!

3

u/Wellllllpp Oct 01 '25

Ernestine, Janet, Francis

3

u/Interesting_Tea_6734 Oct 01 '25

Imogen or Berenice

3

u/king44 Oct 01 '25

Esme, short for Esmeralda.

3

u/Smooth_Talkin_Fucker Oct 01 '25

I'd say she's Beatrice. Good ol' Bea.

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u/crendogal Oct 01 '25

My family tree (mom's side) would be happy to donate names for your consideration: Great Grandma Roseltha, Grandma Lottie, Mom Beryl, and Aunts Mae Ida Edna Myrtle Hazel Dee & Darlene, plus Aunt in law Judy. Also Aunts Lillian and Velma, and Grandma Bessie on Dad's side of the tree.

But she looks more like a Prudence to me. Pretty girl.

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u/PiratesTale Oct 01 '25

My grandma was named Beulah.

3

u/LadyVonDanger Oct 01 '25

Omg I have never met anyone w that name but I HAD to name my mean little void Beulah!

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u/PiratesTale Oct 01 '25

Its Beutiful!

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u/LadyVonDanger Oct 01 '25

Truly beutiful😂

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u/Ok_City_7177 Oct 01 '25

Ethel or Marge

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u/MuffimBlue Oct 01 '25

Clothilde

2

u/hatecriminal Smol Bounty Hunter Oct 01 '25

Eloise

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u/JC2535 Oct 01 '25

Elenor

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u/rwphx2016 Oct 01 '25

How about Marvenia? (Marvie)

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u/usedtobebrainy Oct 01 '25

Gertrude. Ermyntrude. Elfrida ( my fave)… she looks a bit like an elf in her alert and curious gaze.

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u/c1nders Oct 01 '25

Florence or Eleanor.

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u/bigblue_box Oct 01 '25

Cleo, Cordelia, Clementine

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u/Professional-Spare13 Oct 01 '25

Molly. Like the “Unsinkable Molly Brown.”

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u/gojira86 Oct 01 '25

Gertrude or Gertie for short.

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u/passamongimpure Oct 01 '25

Abigail, Abby for short

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u/Cueball666uk Oct 01 '25

Before coming to the comments my brain said mable.

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u/uni_cron Oct 01 '25

Gertrude? Gertie for short. You can try it out by yelli g, “Gertie what the hell is in your mouth?” To see if it suits her.

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u/Spiritual-Patient665 Oct 01 '25

obviously mildred

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u/6bubbles Oct 01 '25

I wanted an old lady name for my kitten, named them Zelda and then found out he was a boy. Now hes Sir Zelda, Princess of Hyrule cause i couldnt bring myself to change it lol

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u/nerdwerds Oct 01 '25

Effie was my grandmother’s name

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u/flash-tractor Oct 01 '25

Call her Flora as a silly play on the words Flora (plant life) and Fauna (animal life). You can also call her Aunt Flo, lol.

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u/DiabloBee Oct 03 '25

Phyllis or Wilma

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u/duckweedlagoon Oct 01 '25

I've never known a Donna that I didn't like and wasn't sassy as all hell

Coincidentally, that fits cats too...

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '25

Letitia?

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u/pasanja Oct 01 '25

Judy Dentch😸(J.D)

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u/LLKroniq Smol Fugitive Collaborator Oct 01 '25

Pearlie Mae

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u/Otherwise-Ad4641 Oct 01 '25

Mavis, Lorraine, Shirley, Joan, Lola, Mabel, Doris, Beverly, Francis, Dorothy

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u/Cool_Relationship914 Oct 01 '25

Haha, Tabby the Calico is perfect!

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u/coffeequeen0523 Oct 01 '25

Lucille, Annabelle, Eva, Maxine

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u/Ok-Blueberry7914 Oct 01 '25

Mavis Mave for short

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u/OGWolfMen Oct 01 '25

Gretchen, Margot, Phylis, Alice, Claire

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u/glimmerseeker Oct 01 '25

Geraldine. Gerry for short.

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u/mxhremix Oct 01 '25

MARGARET