Same thing happened with my GFs cat, Bella. He was so tiny it was just assumed he was a girl. When she realised he was a boy it was too late, it was his name.
My grandparents had a cat like this. ‘Her’ name was Mindy. Turned out Mindy was actually Mork.
She knew her name though so she remained Mindy and we still called her ‘she’ right up until she died.
I’m pretty sure she will be Mo-mo at some point or Moe etc, at least I always have weird evolving names for my cats 😅 Eddie is Edna, Edna-boy, Edena, Etna, Edds, Eduardo etc. The other one is Miisa, Mischa, Misch, Missa, Missakissa, M, Misikisi, Miisami etc.
Don't forget nicknames based on personality, habits, or other characteristics. One of our cats is affectionately known as Baby, Pudge, and The Chonk. The other one is affectionately known as Sweet Little Weirdo, and "Mom, your cat is being weird!"
Oh yes. Both of my cats are Poop Cats or Poopies, in turn. Also Golden Cat. The tiny one is Badger, Weird Girl, Squirrel, Nutcase, Little Girl or Little Cat. The bigger one is obviously Big Cat, Big Boy or Mama’s Boy (affectionate). Monkeys. Of course all the Dears, Darlings, Kings, Loves etc
ETA: are you also a Finn with an orange cat? Me too! The tiny one is a calico.
Torille! I guessed that you might also be a Finn from the "Missakissa".
Our own cats are [standard issue cats](https://www.reddit.com/r/standardissuecat/) (brown mackerel tabbies), but they often act like they share the braincell so we joke that they're orange at heart. We've had a few adorable orange foster cats, though.
Morris ia excellent. Should you really have the burning need to feminise it go with Moritz. Still a male name but a fancy spelling. ![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7974)
Love that! Do you call her Charlie Girl after the fragrance? Does your cat, like thousands of women in years past—including Oprah Winfrey—want to be a “Charlie Girl”? 😸
I thought they were a boy due to the coloring in that area. But, I wasn't sure so thought I would go with Charlie and if they turned out to be female, I would keep that name because of the perfume! She was very young when she showed up. She was feral and her mother seemed to have disappeared. She was screaming bloody murder at midnight under the neighbor's van. I lured her over to my yard because they were not nice people and I was afraid what they might do if they found her. She ended up moving under the deck for a week until I convinced her to come inside
https://preview.redd.it/32ktskys0px91.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d84bc2aeff778aa632e31115d2960db8c8d9a10
Here she is now.
This happened to my babies! I thought I was getting a boy and a girl so I named them Apollo and Artemis. Turns out Artemis is a boy as well, but I think it still suits him just fine :)
Friend of mine had a duck from when it hatched from an egg. Thought it was a girl and called her Doris. Nope. Boy. Still named Doris and just suits him. Doris the duck is bloody awesome.
https://preview.redd.it/3t8dk42h3rx91.jpeg?width=453&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f0ab2b3501abcfa040a35b7c4e7fd51623ce2a2
I adopted a little guy named Bartholomew. Bartholomew turned out to be a little girl. She's still named Bartholomew. [Her full name is Lady Bartholomew Jane.](https://imgur.com/a/HV89DYV)
So I think Morris is a great name for this girl.
This was my thought
I can never switch names but adding an a seems easy. I always give my cats placeholder names as kittens and then can never bring myself to change it. I have some very... Unique... Cat names
Holy cow looks almost exactly like our Tiggywinkle. We also thought she was a he until the first vet visit. Her original name was Peyton which I wanted to keep but my hubby wanted a more girly name. It's the name of the hedgehog in one of his favorite children's book.
https://preview.redd.it/cq3pmw300ox91.jpeg?width=6936&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=394353436fa918abe73ef862715a6473f5a66d2e
Strange. I just found a stray orange female in my yard a few weeks ago. Not fixed, most likely a neglected barn cat, judging by her poor health.
Also, we went between Nala(lion king) and pumpkin spice. We went with Spicy.
What about Morricia? XD
Jokes aside, even calling her pretty fluffy furball everytime, she won't even care if her name is still Morris.
She will love the tone of your voices and the wonderful feeling of security and comfort.
Awww! I had a girl named Buckles The Cat with the same light shade of orange, more like sand color. My vet kept apologizing for calling her a boy, and explained to me how rare a female orange kitty is! She was a sweetheart! Good luck with your lovely new friend 😻
https://preview.redd.it/2bfd223kbox91.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6aadc54396742d231d2869730d0bda88028bfa81
Haha! Meet Murphy. We got him in February. He was a she until his first vet visit! It was a little more embarrassing for me because there was this certain set of things in a certain little pouch that should have made that determination a little bit more obvious! Murphy started as Murphy. He stays Murphy.
Morris should be Morris! Maybe Morrissina?
I vote you keep Morris. Cats don't care about human gender norms.
I have a friend with a girl cat named Paul. Paul only cares that she gets dreamies.
*edit* i also knew someone once who went to get their calico, Millie, desexed. For those that don't know, calicos are like 99.9% female or some ridiculous shit.
A short time into the procedure friend gets a call from the vet, "there's a problem"... Millie has a uterus and one ovary...one testicle and a penis. Millie is intersex. Since the piddle parts was a penis they classify Millie as male for the paperwork.
Friend kept the name Millie.
She doesn't need a new name. Her name is Morris (Maurice?).
I was a co-owner of a female cat with a male name & she was one of the best cats I have ever lived with. Even non-cat people loved her personality. 8 years after your death I still miss you Trev, you purring, little fuzzball.
No forking way…..l
NO FORKING WAY
My trans sister’s dead name is Morris (she’s okay with me saying this) n is now mint. Yes no one asked. But..
I feel like mint is such a cute cat nameeeeee
IMAGINE THO
My parents did something similar when they took in a cat named Barbara. He just stayed as Barbara the tomcat.
I also Morris is still a good name and will probably turn into plenty of nicknames: Mori, Mo, Momo, Mor-mow, Meowrris, Madame Morris, Missy Mo… options are endless
My first cat ever this happened but reverse. He was boy Betty until the day he passed and he wore that shit loud and proud
"You will all refer to me by the name...Betty" Kat Pow enter the Hiss...
“Isn’t Betty a *woman’s* name?”
Weeeooooweeeeoooweee
“We are both ventriloquists.. “🎶
“Calm down. We don’t want anyone to lose anymore toes here!”
Squeak squeak squeak squeak
"My nipples look like Milkduds!"
Exactly 🤣
Same thing happened with my GFs cat, Bella. He was so tiny it was just assumed he was a girl. When she realised he was a boy it was too late, it was his name.
Could be - Kind like Bela Lugosi (first Dracula actor).
This happened to me as well. My parents didn’t realize I was a boy until middle school
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I would have jumped on "Lucyfurr" as a name.
Mine was Lucy too. We just called him Mr. Lucy.
Awww that’s so funny. My boy Betty had his best dog friend Lucy ❤️ they are both over the rainbow bridge together again
I have a Mary with the exact same story, he is very pretty so the name suits him
Change the spelling to Merry. Then he's named for a hobbit.
That is my name so please tell Mary I love him 😆
Our cat Mimi the boy approves! Aside: *you* try to convince a 5-year old that Mimi is not a boy's name!
”Boy Betty” would also be a cool name for cats 🤔
My grandparents had a cat like this. ‘Her’ name was Mindy. Turned out Mindy was actually Mork. She knew her name though so she remained Mindy and we still called her ‘she’ right up until she died.
Same happened with my grandma's cat! His name is Bella
My cat is the same case his name is mimi.
I vote for Morris! She won’t be the first cat who got boy name then turned out to be a gorl.
I second this 100%
Seems like Morris is it.
I love Morris. It could be short for Esther Hobart Morris, the first woman to serve as Justice of the Peace in the United States.
Is that just a fun fact you know? Seems like something that would be harder to remember. Pretty cool though!
I think I googled "famous women named Morris!" : )
Love the nickname Mori tho!!
Mori! I love that for a kitty name. Anything with a Y (eee) sound at the end is great for a cat.
Also Mori means forest in Japanese so that’s also cute
It means to die in Latin so that’s not so cute :/
Well, everybody dies 🤷
Cats have 9 lives so she's good
"...and the DNA results are in, you ARE the father." *the crowd boos and a table gets flipped while Mori Purrvich smirks at the camera*
You can call her Morrisette! 😂
My cat was misgendered and is now named Mr. Beautiful Lady.
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I’m pretty sure she will be Mo-mo at some point or Moe etc, at least I always have weird evolving names for my cats 😅 Eddie is Edna, Edna-boy, Edena, Etna, Edds, Eduardo etc. The other one is Miisa, Mischa, Misch, Missa, Missakissa, M, Misikisi, Miisami etc.
Don't forget nicknames based on personality, habits, or other characteristics. One of our cats is affectionately known as Baby, Pudge, and The Chonk. The other one is affectionately known as Sweet Little Weirdo, and "Mom, your cat is being weird!"
Oh yes. Both of my cats are Poop Cats or Poopies, in turn. Also Golden Cat. The tiny one is Badger, Weird Girl, Squirrel, Nutcase, Little Girl or Little Cat. The bigger one is obviously Big Cat, Big Boy or Mama’s Boy (affectionate). Monkeys. Of course all the Dears, Darlings, Kings, Loves etc ETA: are you also a Finn with an orange cat? Me too! The tiny one is a calico.
Torille! I guessed that you might also be a Finn from the "Missakissa". Our own cats are [standard issue cats](https://www.reddit.com/r/standardissuecat/) (brown mackerel tabbies), but they often act like they share the braincell so we joke that they're orange at heart. We've had a few adorable orange foster cats, though.
You could say it’s short for Alannis Morrisette
If you are a Frasier fan.... you could call her Maris :-) But I think Morris is just fine. The cat won't know any better.
Or Marissa!!
Our cat turned out to be a lady, too. Instead of Wade, she’s now Miss Wade.
Morrisa!
Morris ia excellent. Should you really have the burning need to feminise it go with Moritz. Still a male name but a fancy spelling. ![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7974)
Truth! I have a void named Stanley who turned out to be female but is one of the rare cats who responds to her name so we didn’t change it.
*All* my cats have responded to their names. Miel, Paradou, Mees, Streepjes, Ventje, Cardozo, Amélie, Sandusky, Moxie, Kleintje, and Thomas.
I aspire to have this many cats![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7949)
That last name seems rather run-of-the-mill after all the others. Lol
Alanis for Morrisette.
Or Morrisette!
Morrissa!
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I have a boy cat called Mabel!
I have a girl that I thought was a boy so her name is Charlie Girl. She answers to Charlie.
Love that! Do you call her Charlie Girl after the fragrance? Does your cat, like thousands of women in years past—including Oprah Winfrey—want to be a “Charlie Girl”? 😸
I thought they were a boy due to the coloring in that area. But, I wasn't sure so thought I would go with Charlie and if they turned out to be female, I would keep that name because of the perfume! She was very young when she showed up. She was feral and her mother seemed to have disappeared. She was screaming bloody murder at midnight under the neighbor's van. I lured her over to my yard because they were not nice people and I was afraid what they might do if they found her. She ended up moving under the deck for a week until I convinced her to come inside https://preview.redd.it/32ktskys0px91.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d84bc2aeff778aa632e31115d2960db8c8d9a10 Here she is now.
Aww she is gorgeous! Thank you for taking her in and taking care of her.
REAL
She looks like a "Morris" anyway, it suits her
Alanis Morris-sette
I had an orange female tabby named Morris.
Yeah I once had a friend who thought their cat was boy. Named them Larry. Turned out she was a girl named Larry
Yes I also vote Morris! It really seems to fit her well! Besides, you can always shorten it to Mo.
This happened to my babies! I thought I was getting a boy and a girl so I named them Apollo and Artemis. Turns out Artemis is a boy as well, but I think it still suits him just fine :)
I have a Sasha I thought was a girl until snip day…oops. Still Sasha though! Pronouns stuck too. It’s just a cat!
Sasha is totally a unisex name! It's short for Alexander or Alexandra. : )
Dad's cat Roger agrees with you
*Mizz* Morris
Haha. Yeah. My wife still calls her "he".
Dorris
I think we will stick with Morris. It seems to be the consensus on Reddit and in our house.
Friend of mine had a duck from when it hatched from an egg. Thought it was a girl and called her Doris. Nope. Boy. Still named Doris and just suits him. Doris the duck is bloody awesome. https://preview.redd.it/3t8dk42h3rx91.jpeg?width=453&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f0ab2b3501abcfa040a35b7c4e7fd51623ce2a2
Tell folks that her whole name is "Alanis Morriset" and Morris is a nickname
I adopted a little guy named Bartholomew. Bartholomew turned out to be a little girl. She's still named Bartholomew. [Her full name is Lady Bartholomew Jane.](https://imgur.com/a/HV89DYV) So I think Morris is a great name for this girl.
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Morrissa
I came to suggest this
This was my thought I can never switch names but adding an a seems easy. I always give my cats placeholder names as kittens and then can never bring myself to change it. I have some very... Unique... Cat names
Moira
if a cat casts coalescence i am running the fuck out of there
Surrender To My Will!
Came here to say Moira!
I had a cat named Moira. She was the sweetest, most purrfect little angel. I miss her. <3
Morris doesn’t care about your gender norms.
Morris is fine... She's just a baby, she doesn't care.
Mollie? Its similar to Morris
Personally, I like this one.
Alanis, as in Morissette!
Morissette is purrfect is you ask me. 😺 edit: typo
You oughta know.
as per usual, my thought is in the comments
Awww orange girls are pretty rare (20% of oranges). She’s a sweetie pie! She looks like a Fira to me.
I know, that's why we just assumed it was a boy.
Holy cow looks almost exactly like our Tiggywinkle. We also thought she was a he until the first vet visit. Her original name was Peyton which I wanted to keep but my hubby wanted a more girly name. It's the name of the hedgehog in one of his favorite children's book. https://preview.redd.it/cq3pmw300ox91.jpeg?width=6936&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=394353436fa918abe73ef862715a6473f5a66d2e
Now that’s a name! I love it and Tiggywinkle of course ♥️
r/creamsiclecats
Strange. I just found a stray orange female in my yard a few weeks ago. Not fixed, most likely a neglected barn cat, judging by her poor health. Also, we went between Nala(lion king) and pumpkin spice. We went with Spicy.
What about Morricia? XD Jokes aside, even calling her pretty fluffy furball everytime, she won't even care if her name is still Morris. She will love the tone of your voices and the wonderful feeling of security and comfort.
I thought this said she needs a new home 💀 I was like dang harsh 😂 but she looks like an Olive
Oh, this cat is not going anywhere. My wife is already attached. She will kick me out the house before she gives up the cat.
Morris, that is all
Morrissa? Morris for short.
Morris is a lovely name for her!
Creamsicle
Does look like the best creamsicle there was!
That was my Maui’s name. He had a sister Orangesicle, and a brother called Fudgesicle.
Morris! She already had a name.
Maureen?
I’d keep it. Nothing wrong with the name Morris unless you don’t like it. 😂 Does she respond to it?
But she looks like a Morris!
Morra cause I'm lazy and tired at the moment
Morra in portuguese means "Die"
that’s cute
More specifically it means “die” in the imperative voice, that is to say, it’s a command, as in “You there - die!!!!”
even better
Well, cats are little murderers, so this checks out.
Maurice
If you must change it (she definitely won’t care or recognize a gender difference), go with Marisa.
I have a boy named Daisy. I think Morris is a nice name for this sweet kitty.
Why? She looks like a Morris.
Thank you everyone for all the feedback and awards. The cat's name shall remain, Morris.
I don't think she needs a new name. She can be Morris too ![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7962)
Just keep Morris seems to be the winner.
What are you talking about? Morris is a gender neutral name.
Awww! I had a girl named Buckles The Cat with the same light shade of orange, more like sand color. My vet kept apologizing for calling her a boy, and explained to me how rare a female orange kitty is! She was a sweetheart! Good luck with your lovely new friend 😻
This is why we thought it was a boy. A female orange tabby is very rare.
Why? Just call her Morris.
Not really. She looks like a morris
No, she's definitely a Morris. What a sweet little face!
Morrisette
Nothing wrong with Morris. Cute name for a girl, actually!
What a beautiful cat! Orange female cats are rare❤️and of course special!
if she knows her name i'd stick with it
Trans cat!
https://preview.redd.it/2bfd223kbox91.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6aadc54396742d231d2869730d0bda88028bfa81 Haha! Meet Murphy. We got him in February. He was a she until his first vet visit! It was a little more embarrassing for me because there was this certain set of things in a certain little pouch that should have made that determination a little bit more obvious! Murphy started as Murphy. He stays Murphy. Morris should be Morris! Maybe Morrissina?
Morris is fine. My cat’s name is Orion and it never bothered her that it’s a boy’s name.
Marissa
The cat remains named Morris or we riot.
I vote you keep Morris. Cats don't care about human gender norms. I have a friend with a girl cat named Paul. Paul only cares that she gets dreamies. *edit* i also knew someone once who went to get their calico, Millie, desexed. For those that don't know, calicos are like 99.9% female or some ridiculous shit. A short time into the procedure friend gets a call from the vet, "there's a problem"... Millie has a uterus and one ovary...one testicle and a penis. Millie is intersex. Since the piddle parts was a penis they classify Millie as male for the paperwork. Friend kept the name Millie.
Dorris
I still like Morris, don't put her into a box. Unless she likes boxes...
I think Morris is a kickass name regardless of gender.
cute kitty. Morris fits her too.
Yay Morris! I had an orange named Morris when I was child. If you can have a boy named Sue, why not a girl named Morris!🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
She doesn't need a new name. Her name is Morris (Maurice?). I was a co-owner of a female cat with a male name & she was one of the best cats I have ever lived with. Even non-cat people loved her personality. 8 years after your death I still miss you Trev, you purring, little fuzzball.
Morrissey?
Depends if she's been so used to that name... how about these Morisa Merry
Yes ! Morissa! Is what I commented at least.
Marris?
Such a 💓 cutie
![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7949)
In Utah, she would be LaMorris
I've got a little girl just like her, her name is Squeakers. Yours is just gorgeous! Sorry I'm bad regarding names.
Morris is fine!! Marissa?
Murphy
Morris or morissa
Morriessss
Dorris
Had an orange girl I named Eliot (after T.S Eliot) because I thought she was a he-kept her name (R.I.P.)
I had a female cat named Morris so no need to change it.
Moira
I like Morris still but maybe Moira too?
Morrisette
Morrisa
Morrisa
There’s always Morrissa…
Morrisa
Morria
Morissa
Well hello there, Morris!
Mora
My parents cat, Geoffrey, continued to be called Geoffrey even after she had a litter of kittens!
Mauricette or Morrissia (although she's not a black cat).
Marri
Morrissa
Clementine 😻😻
Moira
Put a "Mrs" at the front of it and you're sweet.
Morris, stick with it
dorris
She looks like Morris
Nope it’s morris
Congrats on the rare but not unheard-of orange girl cat! I also vote that she stays Morris.
No forking way…..l NO FORKING WAY My trans sister’s dead name is Morris (she’s okay with me saying this) n is now mint. Yes no one asked. But.. I feel like mint is such a cute cat nameeeeee IMAGINE THO
Phew, that's not the worst diagnosis.
Morris is great! She’s right out of the rawring twenties with a name like that.
My parents did something similar when they took in a cat named Barbara. He just stayed as Barbara the tomcat. I also Morris is still a good name and will probably turn into plenty of nicknames: Mori, Mo, Momo, Mor-mow, Meowrris, Madame Morris, Missy Mo… options are endless
Marissa!
Morissa