Warrior Cat Names {Critiques and Advice} {Traditional}

[detective who.]

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[Sunfang]

I'm usually not a fan of ultra traditional names, but I would like some name suggestions for six cats. I have tons of cats and I've been in a naming rut. I have four main clans. I'll post each clan's description to give you an idea of the environment. All my cats have skill stats [on a 0 -10 scale] and knacks also. I hope this isn't too much.

BeechClan - BeechClan is located on a beach that's apart of the Mississippi River. It is located on the outskirts of Munroe City, a fishing community. During bad storms, the camp migrates from the beach to an abandon twoleg nest. While in the main camp, cats sleep in dens dug in to the side of the river bank. Main diet is mice and fish. All BeechClan cats have the knack pin and a high swim stat. Their clan is named for the beech trees that dot the forest in their territory. They share a border with WillowClan.

OakClan - OakClan cats lives within the boundaries of Munroe City. The clan lives in a large park in the rural area of the city. The park is not blocked off within the city - rather it is the kind of park that includes several many miles of forest and stream. In the middle of their camp is a large black oak they use for training. All OakClan cats have the knack dash and have a high ponder skill. They share a border with no-one and must make a day's trek to the gathering. Their diet consists of squirrel and small birds.

WillowClan - WillowClan lives in a murky bayou. They live in a small clearing deep in the swamp, with a willow tree that the leader calls home. Cats sleep in dense undergrowth. They mainly eat rat, bluegill, tree frogs, and lizards. They share a border with BeechClan and the to-be PineClan. All WillowClan cats have the knack hide and high scores in their sneak skill.

PineClan - PineClan was formed by angry cats not happy with the current state of their clan. PineClan's territory is dotted in a pine forest that lays outside of the murky swampland WillowClan inhabits. PineClan overtook part of the pine forest that belong to WillowClan and claimed the rest of the pine forest as their own. Their diet is mice, small birds and small snakes.

The clans are located in Louisiana.

#8 and #10 from:
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#8 - [BeechClan] - Skittish||Loud||Caring||Loner - A black spotted tabby she-cat with snowy stripes on her legs and deep blue eyes. Due to her indoor kittypet origins, she is the worst swimmer in the clan, and is often left out of shore patrols. She is a skittish she-cat when it comes to the unknown and noises. She is, however, one of the better scent trackers in the clan. Her greatest knacks are: twoleg lore, track and orate. Her lowest stats are: swim [1], focus [3], and sight [3]. Her highest stats are: leap [8], ponder [9], and scent [10].

#10 - [OakClan] - Strong-Willed||Loyal||Fierce||Irascible - A blue calico tom with leaf-green eyes. He is the deputy to Colestar - the kittypet turned Warrior whom took control by banishing Thornfang. He was a fellow kittypet, like Colestar, however he took a Warrior name. He is tenacious and stubborn, but is quick to live up to his mistakes. He is an average Warrior but can have a temper. Greatest knacks are: mighty swat, pin, dash. His lowest stats are: swim [0] and leap [5]. His best stats are: attack[9], focus[8], pounce[10].

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#1 - [PineClan / Former OakClan] - Strong||Loyal||Planning||Dogmatic - Former deputy and soon to be current deputy to Thornfang. She is a lithe and cunning reddish orange cat with ocean-blue eyes. When Thornfang was banished in the kittypet takeover of OakClan, she choose to stay with her mate in OakClan. Feeling discontented with her clan, she left to find Thornfang and start their own clan. She hopes her mate will join her and Thornfang in their new clan - PineClan - partial takeover of WillowClan's pine dotted borders and claiming of non-clan pine forests. She is a strong willed she-cat whom dreams of StarClan. Her knacks are: dash, orate, interpret dreams. Her worst stats are: focus [3], scent [4]. Her best stats are: attack [10], sight [9], listen [8].

#3 from:
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#3 - [BeechClan] - Sensitive||Protective||Friendly||Loyal - A robust and hefty tan-orange tom with ticked brown tabby stripes and bright blue eyes. He is very defensive and fairly easily offended. His mate is [unnamed] male whom he meets with in secrecy, due to fear of his clan judging him and his mate. He is strong willed and loves his clan. He is striving to become his clan's next deputy. His knacks are: orate, clan lore, pin. His worst stats are: leap [4], swim [5], pounce [3]. His best stats are: attack [9], sneak [8], listen [10].

#1 and #2 from:
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#1 - [BeechClan] - Friendly||Day-Dreamer||Adventurous||Conflicted - A wily, laid-back and adventurous tom. He has orange-and-white spotted tabby fur and ice blue eyes. His mate is the tom [unnamed above]. Most of his effort and strength is geared towards adventure and discovery, as opposed to training and patrolling. He often trespasses in the territories of other clans just to sight-see. He is loyal to his clan, but often dreams of living the life of a loner and moving from place to place. His knacks are: dash, pin, herb lore. His lowest stats are: attack [5], pounce [5], skill [4]. His highest stats are: swim [10], leap [10], ponder [9].

#2 - [PineClan / Former WillowClan] - Tenacious||Follower||Fierce||Self-Loathing - A blue-and-white furred tom with pine-green eyes. When Thornfang took control of WillowClan's outer pine territory, he left. Disgruntled with WillowClan's uncaring attitude to Thornfang's annex of the pines, he chose to follow Thornfang seeing him as a strong independent leader. He had never cared for the swamps of WillowClan due to his sickly nature that was only made worse by the constant wetness and floods. He is tenacious and tends to follow and side with the strongest cats, despite his own thoughts or feelings. His knacks are: wrestle, hide, alertness. His worst stats are: swim [0] and ponder [4]. His highest stats are: attack [9], pounce [9], focus [8]. I was thinking of Heron, since herons are common in marshes and rivers and are grey/blue, but I'm unsure of a good suffix.

[-Phantom-]

Name: Jayfire (Honestly, I just mashed up Jayfeather and Firestar's name because they are my favorite characters XD)
Description: A black molly with a white muzzle, ears and tail tip, underbelly, and paws (more white on back paws than front.) Deep blue eyes.When the light hits her just right, you can see "orangish" stripes on her pelt.
Skill/Personality Notes: She is very fierce and loyal. She has unusually sharp teeth and large upper canines. She is a great fighter but has a terrible fear of water and losing her loved ones, most of which, she already has lost.


Name: Phantomwolf
Description: Large black tom with a white muzzle that leads up to a half white face and deep blue eyes. He has a large, bushy tail as well.
Skills/ Personality Notes: A great fighter. He's very quiet and shy but wise. He doesn't show much emotion, but when he does, it is intense. (He lives in the mountains in the tundra where wolves are close by.)


Could you rate the names and also give a name for each that you think would be better please? Thank you very much!

[detective who.]

Thank you both for submitting! I'll get to Sunfang's cats first. I'll put my notes in italics so they're a bit easier to find. They'll just be within the quotes.

#8 and #10 from:
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#8 - [BeechClan] - Skittish||Loud||Caring||Loner - A black spotted tabby she-cat with snowy stripes on her legs and deep blue eyes. Due to her indoor kittypet origins, she is the worst swimmer in the clan, and is often left out of shore patrols. She is a skittish she-cat when it comes to the unknown and noises. She is, however, one of the better scent trackers in the clan. Her greatest knacks are: twoleg lore, track and orate. Her lowest stats are: swim [1], focus [3], and sight [3]. Her highest stats are: leap [8], ponder [9], and scent [10].
I'd say Sootnose for this one. She sounds like a great tracker and hunter, and both of those are characteristic of the -nose suffix. Soot- fits any sort of black cat, including dappled ones.

#10 - [OakClan] - Strong-Willed||Loyal||Fierce||Irascible - A blue calico tom with leaf-green eyes. He is the deputy to Colestar - the kittypet turned Warrior whom took control by banishing Thornfang. He was a fellow kittypet, like Colestar, however he took a Warrior name. He is tenacious and stubborn, but is quick to live up to his mistakes. He is an average Warrior but can have a temper. Greatest knacks are: mighty swat, pin, dash. His lowest stats are: swim [0] and leap [5]. His best stats are: attack[9], focus[8], pounce[10].
I would say Heronclaw. With such strong fighting abilities, he definitely deserves the -claw suffix. His white belly and grey patterning follow the looks of the tricoloured heron. I will mention that calico cats are very rarely male, only around 1 in 3000; they are also almost always sterile.

#1 from:
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#1 - [PineClan / Former OakClan] - Strong||Loyal||Planning||Dogmatic - Former deputy and soon to be current deputy to Thornfang. She is a lithe and cunning reddish orange cat with ocean-blue eyes. When Thornfang was banished in the kittypet takeover of OakClan, she choose to stay with her mate in OakClan. Feeling discontented with her clan, she left to find Thornfang and start their own clan. She hopes her mate will join her and Thornfang in their new clan - PineClan - partial takeover of WillowClan's pine dotted borders and claiming of non-clan pine forests. She is a strong willed she-cat whom dreams of StarClan. Her knacks are: dash, orate, interpret dreams. Her worst stats are: focus [3], scent [4]. Her best stats are: attack [10], sight [9], listen [8].
Cypressclaw or Cypressheart. The bald cypress is found all through the south-eastern states. It is green in summer, and turns a rich red before shedding its needles in the autumn. -claw is used for a cat with incredible fighting skills; -heart for one that always stands up for what it believes in. Either of these work for this cat, so I'll leave it up to you.

#3 from:
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#3 - [BeechClan] - Sensitive||Protective||Friendly||Loyal - A robust and hefty tan-orange tom with ticked brown tabby stripes and bright blue eyes. He is very defensive and fairly easily offended. His mate is [unnamed] male whom he meets with in secrecy, due to fear of his clan judging him and his mate. He is strong willed and loves his clan. He is striving to become his clan's next deputy. His knacks are: orate, clan lore, pin. His worst stats are: leap [4], swim [5], pounce [3]. His best stats are: attack [9], sneak [8], listen [10].
Honeywhisker. With such strong listening and sneak stats, I'd certainly give him the -whisker suffix. His attack is noticeably high, but I believe the perceptiveness he would have can trump this. Honey- fits his pelt well, even with the patterns. Bee- would work too, if you want to note his tabby patterns.

#1 and #2 from:
http://ruefulumidk.deviantart.com/art/C ... -466060792
These cats are so cute. Good heavens.
#1 - [BeechClan] - Friendly||Day-Dreamer||Adventurous||Conflicted - A wily, laid-back and adventurous tom. He has orange-and-white spotted tabby fur and ice blue eyes. His mate is the tom [unnamed above]. Most of his effort and strength is geared towards adventure and discovery, as opposed to training and patrolling. He often trespasses in the territories of other clans just to sight-see. He is loyal to his clan, but often dreams of living the life of a loner and moving from place to place. His knacks are: dash, pin, herb lore. His lowest stats are: attack [5], pounce [5], skill [4]. His highest stats are: swim [10], leap [10], ponder [9].
Pheasantstream. Or maybe Quailstream, for less of a mouthful, though Pheasantstream is kind of fun to type. His fur colour fits the common pheasant, a beautiful game bird. It could also reflect the plumage of the bobwhite quail (the bird pictured on there isn't as bright as some other photographs). -stream indicates his strong swimming skills.

#2 - [PineClan / Former WillowClan] - Tenacious||Follower||Fierce||Self-Loathing - A blue-and-white furred tom with pine-green eyes. When Thornfang took control of WillowClan's outer pine territory, he left. Disgruntled with WillowClan's uncaring attitude to Thornfang's annex of the pines, he chose to follow Thornfang seeing him as a strong independent leader. He had never cared for the swamps of WillowClan due to his sickly nature that was only made worse by the constant wetness and floods. He is tenacious and tends to follow and side with the strongest cats, despite his own thoughts or feelings. His knacks are: wrestle, hide, alertness. His worst stats are: swim [0] and ponder [4]. His highest stats are: attack [9], pounce [9], focus [8]. I was thinking of Heron, since herons are common in marshes and rivers and are grey/blue, but I'm unsure of a good suffix.
Jayclaw. You probably noticed that I used Heron- above. I think Jay- would actually work better, with how much blue is on him. The tricoloured heron is more grey than blue-grey (except during its breeding season). This cat seems to have too much blue on him for that. -claw, again, for fighting skills.

Right, well, I hope that was satisfactory. If you've got any comments or questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
Now, on to PhantomWolf17's.

Name: Jayfire (Honestly, I just mashed up Jayfeather and Firestar's name because they are my favorite characters XD)
Description: A black molly with a white muzzle, ears and tail tip, underbelly, and paws (more white on back paws than front.) Deep blue eyes.When the light hits her just right, you can see "orangish" stripes on her pelt.
Skill/Personality Notes: She is very fierce and loyal. She has unusually sharp teeth and large upper canines. She is a great fighter but has a terrible fear of water and losing her loved ones, most of which, she already has lost.
We-e-ell... let's start with the current name. I'm going to warn you right now, I'll be blunt, but I'll try not to be too rude. Okay. So, in the traditional Clan setting, Jay- describes a grey-brown cat. Jayfeather's name isn't traditional, and he's named after the blue jay. -fire isn't a traditional suffix; suffixes are meant to indicate a notable skill or personality trait, and I'm not sure what skill -fire could show.
Also, I don't think her markings are entirely realistic, but I'm no cat geneticist. Try looking here for patterns. Of course, if you've got a cat like that, then I'm clearly wrong about the realism of the pelt. I don't think that orange stripe thing can happen, though. Also, blue eyes are very unusual for black cats.
On to naming suggestions. I'm assuming a traditional setting for this one, since you didn't specify otherwise.
Nightclaw. Rookclaw would also work, but some people don't like the k-c combination. Night- or Rook- for the pelt colour, and -claw for her fighting skills.

Name: Phantomwolf
Description: Large black tom with a white muzzle that leads up to a half white face and deep blue eyes. He has a large, bushy tail as well.
Skills/ Personality Notes: A great fighter. He's very quiet and shy but wise. He doesn't show much emotion, but when he does, it is intense. (He lives in the mountains in the tundra where wolves are close by.)
Won't repeat the prefix/suffix thing here, but I will say that the colours are, again, not entirely realistic (as much as I appreciate the Phantom of the Opera nod; great book). Back on the name, though, I don't think the cats have any concept of ghosts or phantoms, and even if they did, ghosts usually appear, in my understanding, as white or silvery, not black.
Swiftclaw or Swiftcloud. The common swift is a small, dark bird, that often looks black from the air, where it is most often seen. -claw indicates fighting skills, and -cloud is a personality suffix for a patient cat who is mostly average at other things - which isn't to say that the cat's skills are poor, they just aren't notably better than their Clanmates.
Depending on where this cat's territory is, I may have given you a faulty prefix. If that's the case, go ahead and correct me with clearer information on the location of the territory. As always, if you have questions or comments, let me know.

Remember, my word is by no means gospel on any of these. They are your characters, after all!

[godly]

there is already a thread like this, the warrior cat rating thread, where people give critiques and advice uvu

[detective who.]

On the contrary. The Rate the Warrior Name Game, which is what I believe you are referring to, is not quite the same as this. Here, I personally rate names and give suggestions, strictly traditionally and rather in-depth. On the Game thread, people usually simply give a rating with a few words of whether or not they like the name and why.
What I'm trying to say is, this exists to help people see the advantages of traditional naming, and to help them improve their naming so it is more clear. The Name Game thread is really just an I-like/don't-like-this-name-and-here's-why, traditional and non-traditional alike. Not to say I have something against that thread; I actually rather enjoy it.

[godly]

Name: roseheart
Description: a light ginger molly with green eyes.
Skill/Personality Notes: roseheart is a fairly shy molly; one who would give her life to save the clan, protects the clan, stays loyal to the warrior code, etc etc. she has a knack for each skill, but it not perfect in all of them.

[detective who.]

Name: roseheart
Description: a light ginger molly with green eyes.
Skill/Personality Notes: roseheart is a fairly shy molly; one who would give her life to save the clan, protects the clan, stays loyal to the warrior code, etc etc. she has a knack for each skill, but it not perfect in all of them.

I think you mean she isn't perfect in any of them, not in all of them. That would be truly impressive. Anyway-
This name fits perfectly. I would note, though, that ginger tabby females aren't very common. From what I understand from my reading, the gene that determines how the ginger colour is displayed is split three ways among female cats - tabby, tortoiseshell, and calico. I'm not saying you should change her to a tortoiseshell or calico cat. Just be aware that people may complain at you for having a female ginger tabby.

I feel like you are trying to prove a point.

[Keriae]

there is already a thread like this, the warrior cat rating thread, where people give critiques and advice uvu

On the contrary. The Rate the Warrior Name Game, which is what I believe you are referring to, is not quite the same as this. Here, I personally rate names and give suggestions, strictly traditionally and rather in-depth. On the Game thread, people usually simply give a rating with a few words of whether or not they like the name and why.
What I'm trying to say is, this exists to help people see the advantages of traditional naming, and to help them improve their naming so it is more clear. The Name Game thread is really just an I-like/don't-like-this-name-and-here's-why, traditional and non-traditional alike. Not to say I have something against that thread; I actually rather enjoy it.

I believe this thread is the one being referred to. As I'm sure you'll notice, it is now closed. The reason why is here.

The red gene in cats works in a peculiar way. Messybeasts might help.

[tea leaf.]

Name: Finchfeather
Description: Brown tabby she-cat with forest green eyes and a long tail. Darker paws, tail tip and ear tips.
Skill/Personality Notes: She's a fairly friendly cat but she's stubborn, arrogant and ambitious. She's isn't a mean cat, but can sometimes come off as mean. She's good at fighting and climbing, but she's also especially talented at hunting birds.

Here's a question: why does everybody seem so limited by traditional names. Why does everybody seem to think that if a cat is a good fighter they must be claw or fang! or if they're this they must have this suffix or prefix? Why do the names have to be so limiting? Why can't we break the rules? The names in the books sometimes aren't traditional. Why couldn't a cat be name, say, Sandydawn because they have a golden pelt and they have a bright personality, rather than Sandyfoot or Sandyclaw because of their abilities. It makes so many people have the exact same warrior names and I find it tiresome seeing so many of the same name with little to no differences.