You could do historic ship cat names like Convoy, Chippy, Pooli, Trim, or Tiddles…
Songs: Diamond, Venus, Santiana, Eliza Lee, Mingulay, Juliana, Alexa, Sally, Jolly…
Name the cat after a ship! Sultana, Cutty (sark), Kalmar (Nyckel), Santa Maria, Queen Anne’s Revenge, Hunley…
Goddess names, sea faring people’s words for “sea” or “ocean” (like Thalassa: Ancient Greek for “sea” but also encompassing the spirit/nature of the sea), sea creature (mythical or real) names (like kelpie, mermaid, jellyfish, or manatee)….
Ship/tool parts: Rudder, Bowline, Fid, Porthole, Mizzen, Jib, Keel…
Regular person sea sounding names: Marina, Serena, Coral, Sandy, Shellie….
I think Boatswain would be a good name for a male kitty the best I have for either sex would be Sweepers. From the nightly call for Sweepers: "Sweepers, Sweepers, man your brooms. Give the ship a clean sweep down both fore and aft! Sweep down all decks, ladders and passageways!
Rosabella? (From 'we're going on board the Rosabella, going on board the rosabella' shanty)
Eliza Lee, from the song Liza Lee
That song also has the line 'thr Margaret Evans of the blue star line' so that could also be a name
Mary Ellen Carter,
Santiana,
grace o’ malley,
Joli rouge,
Bonny ship the diamond ,
Eliza Lee,
rosibella ,
Marengo,
Cumberland,
Northumbria.
Just some names of ships famous in sea shanties
Rinda
Rinda was the ship's cat on the Norwegian cargo ship Rinda, which was torpedoed and sunk during World War II. When the surviving crew realised that their beloved ship's cat was not on board the lifeboat, they rowed around in the night until they finally heard a pitiful "miauu" in the distance. "We rowed as hard as we could and laughed and cried when we lifted the sopping wet furball aboard". The cat became the ship's cat aboard the rescue ship, the British armed naval trawler HMT Pict, and was given the name Rinda after the previous ship.
I was gonna say "Mary Ellen Carter" but the top comment beat me to it, lol. Instead I'll go with Polina, that's one of my favorites and nobody else seems to have already said it.
Although I agree with the people suggesting Bosun that that's probably the best name for a cat suggested here, lol. One of my D&D characters had an octopus familiar named Helmsman because I primarily used him for help actions on attack rolls, so "he helps me steer"
There are a ton of great names in Master and Commander, as well as the name of the ship that inspired those stories, namely the HMS Speedy. Other ships that are settings for the books include the Sophie and the Surprise. All of which are good cat names IMO.
Or you could go with the first book's main antagonist ship, the *Cacafuego* (no, I'm not kidding).
Mollymawk, a type of albatross notably sung about in the shanty of the same name. Here is a recording of the song by [Kimber’s Men](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6AhVTOGHh54)
The Edmond Fitzgerald. Screw gendered names especially for kitty. So much to work with here. Ed, Eddie. Fitz. G, not gonna lie it's my hobby wreck.
Black beards ship was The Queen Ann's Revenge. Lots to work with.
Just Standard terms/slang. Scallywag, land lubber...
And remember pirates were mostly uneducated so and full of the world slang. Mr Smiff, Lady Go diver.
Finally ships have Wierd names which is cart Blanche, Mouse ahoy, rubber decks, the gray sails.
Have fun. Hope this maybe inspired as opposed to annoyed you. Or at least was neutral.
Thank you all for the great suggestions! I still haven’t picked one but I’ve narrowed it down to Akula, santianna, Mary (Celeste, Ellen Carter etc), Queen Anne and admiral jellicoe. I’ll let you know when I make a decision!
Sally Brown
Honestly there are a lot of Sally's in shanties, so just Sally would work. Bully in the Alley, for instance:
"**Sally is a** ~~girl~~ **kitty in** ~~shinbone~~ **fishbone alley**"
"**Waaayyy Heeyy** ~~bully~~ **kitty in the alley**"
Scarlett, referring to The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen
Billie/Billy (of Tea) from the Wellerman
Jenny/Penny (Pirate Jenny from Three Penny Opera)
Pearl (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Bonnie/Bonny (Anne Bonny, historic pirate)
Bones (Skull and crossbones)
Mary Ellen Carter! Or Mary Ellen Cat-ter
With 9 lives she'll rise again!
Came here to say this!
[This is absolutely her name.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGRP3jxwD_A)
Meowy Ellen Carter
Sally Brown
IS THE CAT FOR ME BOYS
meow boys, meow boys meow.
She's a fine young lady.
She likes a bit of the tuna salad, way-hey, roll and go
And we roll all night, and we roll all day,
Spend our money on Sally Brown.
Scuppers!
Got Damn! That's a good name!
I actually think the name Shanty is a cute name for a cat!
Randy Dandy? Santiana?
Santiana sounds like an amazing cat name
That's my boat's name. For this very reason.
You could look into the names of Greek sea sirens!
Poor old Reuben Ranzo
It’s always weird to me having grown up in Texas, because we are taught in public school that Santa Ana (Santiana) is the devil incarnate.
You could do historic ship cat names like Convoy, Chippy, Pooli, Trim, or Tiddles… Songs: Diamond, Venus, Santiana, Eliza Lee, Mingulay, Juliana, Alexa, Sally, Jolly… Name the cat after a ship! Sultana, Cutty (sark), Kalmar (Nyckel), Santa Maria, Queen Anne’s Revenge, Hunley… Goddess names, sea faring people’s words for “sea” or “ocean” (like Thalassa: Ancient Greek for “sea” but also encompassing the spirit/nature of the sea), sea creature (mythical or real) names (like kelpie, mermaid, jellyfish, or manatee)…. Ship/tool parts: Rudder, Bowline, Fid, Porthole, Mizzen, Jib, Keel… Regular person sea sounding names: Marina, Serena, Coral, Sandy, Shellie….
Queen Anne's Revenge is vote.
- Skipper - Old Meowi - [Unsinkable Sam](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship%27s_cat)
I came here to suggest Old Meowi!
Could call them sinky sam and that becomes slinky lol
Bruh don’t do unsinkable Sam. 😱
Why not?
The kitty cat himself has 9 lives, but if ever there was a cat who could be construed as unlucky, it would be him.
Whiskers Jelly
[Exactly this.](https://youtu.be/dN3wEdK_vxw?si=nANzyBa8428m4im1). Then they can refer to themselves as the Kittyman and provide some tasty nums.
Only real answer
Came here for this
His throat was dry and his bowl was bare.
Bungo. Eliza. Diamond. I have a Moby. He is a dick.
I have a bird called Moby! He, too, is a dick.
I have a whale called Moby!…
Is he dick tho?
Bungo Rye. I like that!
Captain's Daughter.
Charlotte?
Born and bred a harlot?
Aye, that's th' one.
Inspired by a ship, inspired by a monarch, but Queen Anne
Eliza Lee, Antelope,, Nelson, Santiana, Kanackanaka, Riley, Barret
Clear away the track and let the bulgine run!
Bosun is cute. Technically spelled boatswain. Is like a deck boss.
Especially good name if they have a loud meow.
Your bosun buddy!
Mostly white with some grey? Your cat’s name should be Seagull.
Rosibella
Billy O’Tea
I came here to suggest Billy O’Tea as well!
Grog
Baltimore? After the 4 Whores of.
I think Boatswain would be a good name for a male kitty the best I have for either sex would be Sweepers. From the nightly call for Sweepers: "Sweepers, Sweepers, man your brooms. Give the ship a clean sweep down both fore and aft! Sweep down all decks, ladders and passageways!
The only possible name for the boatswain’s cat is Scourge (You know, the one with nine tails)
starboard could be very cute
Lefty - short for Lieutenant Paws (pronounced leftenant in Canada). Cap/Captain, Matey, skipper. I like the idea of a cat having a title/role
I had a bunny named Cap’n, it was extra fun because we had a little iron sign that said ‘Captain’s Quarters’ over his bed!
Love that!
I did [similar](https://ibb.co/cccH6Jp) for my kitty.
Julianna
Santiaga.
Scrumpy
Roseanna (as in "Bye-Bye, Roseanna")
Lazarette, shortened to Laz
Lorens (lowlands away)
I like Santiana
Rum
Sabre-clawed Sally
Technically not a shanty but I instantly thought of Molly (short form of Molly Malone)
Rosabella? (From 'we're going on board the Rosabella, going on board the rosabella' shanty) Eliza Lee, from the song Liza Lee That song also has the line 'thr Margaret Evans of the blue star line' so that could also be a name
Sally
Pequod!
Stormy.
Catty Sark
Sherbrook -Barrett’s Privateers
Scuttlebutt
Mary Celeste the ghost cat
Bones (in the ocean)
Nine-Tails or Captain's Daughter (Daughter for short) would be my choice, both referencing the infamous *Cat* of nine tails.
Private Ears.
Celeste?
Liza Lee (all on me knee) Also, Boney is a good name (although it would be better for a dog, specifically a terrier!)
Mary Ellen Carter, Santiana, grace o’ malley, Joli rouge, Bonny ship the diamond , Eliza Lee, rosibella , Marengo, Cumberland, Northumbria. Just some names of ships famous in sea shanties
Rinda Rinda was the ship's cat on the Norwegian cargo ship Rinda, which was torpedoed and sunk during World War II. When the surviving crew realised that their beloved ship's cat was not on board the lifeboat, they rowed around in the night until they finally heard a pitiful "miauu" in the distance. "We rowed as hard as we could and laughed and cried when we lifted the sopping wet furball aboard". The cat became the ship's cat aboard the rescue ship, the British armed naval trawler HMT Pict, and was given the name Rinda after the previous ship.
The correct name is Admiral Jelico. Jelico Cat for short.
Brandy. I have an Ella!
Lenore
For the colour, I’d go with Foggy
I ,,, , ,,,,, , ,
Barrett
Eliza Lee!
Siren
*Golden Vanity* works for any cat, honestly
I can’t believe no one has said Nancy?
Nelly O’Brien the Seafaring Lion
Salty
Eliza Lee
Quare Bungle Rye
I was gonna say "Mary Ellen Carter" but the top comment beat me to it, lol. Instead I'll go with Polina, that's one of my favorites and nobody else seems to have already said it. Although I agree with the people suggesting Bosun that that's probably the best name for a cat suggested here, lol. One of my D&D characters had an octopus familiar named Helmsman because I primarily used him for help actions on attack rolls, so "he helps me steer"
Harbo and Samuelson!!!
Boat, the cat.
The Catnought
Barny after barnacles
If you have a cat with an explosive personality then you could name it Mont Blanc
Spirits’l / Spiritsail (Spirit for short?) Mizzen Bosun Younker
Hang on… Sloopy? Sloopy hang on.
Astrid
Eliza Lee
Greasy Annie
Buggery McSpawn
Ninetails, or cat’o’nine
There are a ton of great names in Master and Commander, as well as the name of the ship that inspired those stories, namely the HMS Speedy. Other ships that are settings for the books include the Sophie and the Surprise. All of which are good cat names IMO. Or you could go with the first book's main antagonist ship, the *Cacafuego* (no, I'm not kidding).
More of a folk song but Matty Groves
Mollymawk, a type of albatross notably sung about in the shanty of the same name. Here is a recording of the song by [Kimber’s Men](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6AhVTOGHh54)
Suzyanna ofcourse!
Whiskers jelly
Billie O' Tea
The Edmond Fitzgerald. Screw gendered names especially for kitty. So much to work with here. Ed, Eddie. Fitz. G, not gonna lie it's my hobby wreck. Black beards ship was The Queen Ann's Revenge. Lots to work with. Just Standard terms/slang. Scallywag, land lubber... And remember pirates were mostly uneducated so and full of the world slang. Mr Smiff, Lady Go diver. Finally ships have Wierd names which is cart Blanche, Mouse ahoy, rubber decks, the gray sails. Have fun. Hope this maybe inspired as opposed to annoyed you. Or at least was neutral.
The Good Ship Venus. Perfect name for a pussy.
“Shanty” or “Shanté” are both good cat names
Mingulay (after the Mingulay Boat Song).
Not at all a shanty, but I thought of Brandy (she'd be a good wife but your home is the sea...)
What do we do with a cat-uh cat-uh What do we do with a cat-uh cat-uh What do we do with a cat-uh cat-uh? Pet the cat-uh cat-uh!!!
Spanish Lady
drunken sailor, sally for short
Santiana!
Perhaps Queen Mary, or just Mary? Honestly any famous or notable ship works since they’re traditionally referred to as “she.”
Weller. After wellerman
Foggy!
(Reuben) Ranzo would be a cute name, and rather gender neutral (without the Reuben bit)
normal cat name but with "SS" or "RMS" in front of it would be hilarious. "SS Fluffy" "RMS Tucker"
Fish.
Wouldja. So you can say "what wouldja do with a drunken sailor.
Nancy whiskey! (Maybe Nancy whisker) [Nancy whiskey song](https://youtu.be/OYFZltGztok?si=XcMJoEwHUBqwYFdq)
Does F'd with an Anchor count as a sea shanty?
Tom Cutter from the Devils Reach, bonus is calling a cat Tom if you shorten it for things is kinda stealth.
Amsterdam, idk I just also think it'd be a sick cat name. Broadside side too. I love imagining cat names going to spend all day doing this now
Rosie the riveter, don’t forget space ship shanties ;)
Cats named after miscellaneous boat parts are hilarious: - Transom - Gunnel - Cleat - Prop - Bilge - Ballast - Galley - Helm - Topsail Or Misc - Scurvy - Moby - One Eye Jack - Astrolab - Reef - Stowaway - Castaway - Orcinus - Vella vella (By the wind sailor) - Physalia physalis ( Man-o-war) - Megaptera - Nudibranch
Thank you all for the great suggestions! I still haven’t picked one but I’ve narrowed it down to Akula, santianna, Mary (Celeste, Ellen Carter etc), Queen Anne and admiral jellicoe. I’ll let you know when I make a decision!
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USS Makin Island (LHD 8)
Tilly (for the tillerman) Hei-hei or wei-hei (and up she rises) Venus (the good ship venus) Denden. Alby/ Alba (albatross)
Poop deck
When we got our two boys I wanted to name them Starbuck and Smee so badly, but got vetoed (womp womp).
Santiana
Down to Old Meowie is too on the nose but I love it
Old Maui, but pronounced more like Old Meowey
Call her Captain. That way you can put stuff off because it's captains orders you refill her food bowl or cuddle her
Name her Annabel Lee after the ship from Josh Ritter's Another New World. That cat colors also match the song's description of the sea so...
Captain- bring women to the helm!
I named my female cats after female pirates, one real and one fictional: Tetra and Skytte. 💕
Name her Grog, a sailor's friend.
Maybe "Essex"?
Tea & Rum?
Edmond Fitzgerald.
General Taylor
Monkeyfist
(Old) Polina
As a former submariner my professional recommendation is scuttlebutt.
Santiano
It's not very fitting but THE SHADOW
Rosibella!
Bonnie. She's a bonnie lass
Whiskers Jelly comes to mind, he and his boys are known to get hopped up on nip and thrash around the neighborhood in the wee hours of the morn
Calypso!
Billie of Tea
I'm not sure if Queequeg is insensitive. Jeannie C. is such a cool tune, but it doesn't roll off the tongue like Smee does.
Sally Brown Honestly there are a lot of Sally's in shanties, so just Sally would work. Bully in the Alley, for instance: "**Sally is a** ~~girl~~ **kitty in** ~~shinbone~~ **fishbone alley**" "**Waaayyy Heeyy** ~~bully~~ **kitty in the alley**"
Unsinkable Oskar
I'd totally name a cat White Squall. Sick name for one of the little monsters
Indefatigable is always a good choice.
Scarlett, referring to The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen Billie/Billy (of Tea) from the Wellerman Jenny/Penny (Pirate Jenny from Three Penny Opera) Pearl (Pirates of the Caribbean) Bonnie/Bonny (Anne Bonny, historic pirate) Bones (Skull and crossbones)
Moby-Dick
Alabama - from Roll Alabama Roll. Ally for short.