Why is your cat named “Sir Henry McSquishington Fluffybutt”?
Sir — because he is truly a spoiled prince
McSquishington — a nod to our “Scottish heritage” as well as describing his best trait: being squishy
Fluffybutt — pretty self explanatory… it’s super fluffy!
But why “Henry?”
Well, when we first got him, as a kitten, he looked like this:
And I was obsessed with Paul Newman (still am) who looked like this:
Well Paul Newman is just so handsome with his gorgeous blue eyes, and his manly-yet-impish grin, and the kitten had blue eyes too!
I suggested Henry and it fit all the requirements:
- Mom wanted a boy kitten. Check.
- Dad wanted 2 syllables, ending in an “EEEE” sound. Check.
- My sister named the last cat. (Not that that was really any reason why I picked this name, but a number of names floated around).
But wait! Shouldn’t that mean his name is “Paul”?
No silly! Henry Gondorff was Paul Newman’s character in The Sting – my favourite Paul Newman film!
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He has the cutest name of them all, in my opinion! :-)
I love that connection!
And BTW, Sir Henry is adorable!
Sir Henry is so cutie pie;)Hugs Darcy
That’s cute and er’ logical – I loved the Sting too – and its theme is one of my favorite piano tunes…
That is a great explanation for the kat’s name! How cute!
As Mr. Spock would say, your logic is impeccable and infallible. Similar to how Sgt. Joe Universe of Space Force DownUnderLand (Aussie shepard) got his name.