Name Round Up: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Blogger removed my two newest posts for some reason so I have to rewrite them. Sorry for the repeats.

The Tony awards are coming up. You might not know this about me, but I'm a musical theater nerd. And aside from Les Miserables, the soundtrack that I grew up with and got me into Broadway was Cats. Yes, I know that ruins my musical street cred. But it's true.

But come on! It has a song about names! What blog did you think you were reading anyway? "The Naming of Cats" was my most favorite poem when I was a little girl. And the song adaptation is wondrously creepy.

So here's a name round up with names from the musical and names from the original poems by T.S. Elliot. In it you'll find sensible everyday names, as well as deep and inscrutable singular names.

Peter
Augustus
Alonzo
James
Victor
Jonathan
George
Bill Bailey
Plato
Admetus
Electra
Demeter
Bombalurina
Munkustrap
Quaxo
Jemima
Victoria
Sillabub
Cassandra
Jennyanydots
Bustopher Jones
Rum Tum Tugger
Mongojerrie
Rumpleteazer
Old Deuteronomy
Asparagus
Growltiger
Jellylorum
Griddlebone
Genghis
Skimbleshanks
Macavity
Mr. Mistoffeles
Grizzabella
Carbucketty
Coricopat
Etcetera
Pouncival
Tumblebrutus
Tantomile

Okay, I need a kitten now.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/t__s__eliot/poems/15121

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