[Emerald U.]

Mark Twain and His Love of Cats​

Mark Twain, the legendary American author, was a devoted cat lover who famously preferred feline companionship over people. He once said, "If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat." Since he couldn’t take his cats on his travels, he even rented kittens to keep him company!

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Twain gave his beloved cats delightfully quirky names, including Apollinaris, Beelzebub, Blatherskite, Buffalo Bill, Satan, Sin, Sour Mash, Tammany, Zoroaster, Soapy Sal and Pestilence—and at one point, he had 19 of them!

Do you have a pet with a unique name? Share your favorite pet names in the comments!

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[Indygal462]

I don’t know how quirky others think it is but I thought it was at the time in the 80’s, Schotzie was a cat. I had a dog named Cherokee. A cat named Cheyenne. All 3 were in the 80’s.
Oh, a girl dog named Fred.
She was a stray named after a Rodney Carringtong song made famous on the Bob and Tom Show in Indianapolis. This is the safe version

 

[Emerald U.]

I don’t know how quirky others think it is but I thought it was at the time in the 80’s, Schotzie was a cat. I had a dog named Cherokee. A cat named Cheyenne. All 3 were in the 80’s.
Oh, a girl dog named Fred.
She was a stray named after a Rodney Carringtong song made famous on the Bob and Tom Show in Indianapolis. This is the safe version

That’s a fun and unique mix of pet names! A girl dog named Fred definitely stands out!