Warrior Cat Names {Critiques and Advice} {Traditional}

[detective who.]

Welcome, warriors! Sherlock here. This thread is essentially what it sounds like. I'm here to give critiques and advice to people wondering about warrior names. There are a few ways I can help out, including forms (which aren't necessary, but they can be helpful):

Critiques. If you give me a name and description, I'll tell you what I think of the name; how it fits the cat; and make suggestions for new prefixes or suffixes, if necessary. This includes finding suffixes for apprentices needing warrior names. If you like, I can include a 1-10 or pass/fail rating as well.


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Rating. All I need for this is a name, and I'll tell you what kind of cat it would fit.

Naming suggestions. After you post a description of the cat, I'll respond with a few fitting names. This description can be as long or short as you want, but remember that I can work better with more detail.


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If you have any Warrior naming questions not covered within these three, I'll do my best to help with those as well.

Please note that I prefer traditional names, and encourage others to use them. This means I follow these rules. If you would rather I rate you lyrically (based on sound) or based on other criteria, please say so. I will not strictly rate names based on traditionalism if you specifically ask me to not do so.

Now for some expectations:

1) Follow Tess's rules.
2) No more than five names per post. This may drop to fewer later on, depending how busy this place is.
3) Conversation is fine, as long as it is kept relevant.
4) I'm happy to answer follow-up questions about names; if there's anything that confuses you or you have a problem with, feel free to mention it! Personal questions are fine as well, so long as they don't spark any contention. The second post is a FAQ, which will be built up as people ask questions.
5) Please be polite. I would rather not have to deal with people putting each other down.
6) Be aware that I will be rather blunt. You are here for my opinion, and I will give it to you as nicely as possible, so I am sorry if I come off as rude; I promise it isn't intended.
7) You do not have to follow what I say. Again, it is just an opinion, and you are free to do what you want with your characters. I'm just here to help.

Helpful links:

• Ailuronymy's prefix list
• Ailuronymy's suffix list (this blog is my biggest source)
• WarriorsOCHelp Cat Genetics Guide

One final thing: people will be answered on a first come, first served basis. Please be patient if there are a lot of people in front of you!

Staff:
Detective Who
falling snow.
Keriae - Consulting geneticist
Not currently looking for more staff.

[detective who.]

Source: Ailuronymy. All credit goes to Grey of that blog.
Swear warning on links below.

Prefixes

---Black
Ant - "a small cat, ranging from dark ginger to dark brown to black in colour."
Bat - "a brown cat, whether reddish-brown or grey-brown or dark brown. May also be black, as the true colour of bats in flight at night is fairly difficult to see clearly."
Beetle - "a dark brown or black cat."
Black - "a cat that is predominantly black, not a patched cat. They can have white paws, muzzle, tail tip, what have you, your ordinary tuxedo-pattern, but they have to be mostly black to qualify for this prefix."
Coot - "a black cat, most likely with markings of white."
Cormorant - "a black cat."
Crow - " a black cat. Might have white paws or tail tip, etcetera, but not much."
Dark - "a dark-coloured cat (whether brown, grey or black)."
Dipper - "a very dark-coloured cat with a white chest."
Fly - "a small dark grey tabby or small black cat."
Ivy - "a dark-coloured cat, dark grey or dark brown, possibly even black. Likely to be a tabby."
Mole- "a dark grey or black cat, likely to be smaller than average."
Night - "a black cat, or predominantly black cat. White paws, tail tip, et cetera, are fine."
Privet - "a black or white cat."
Rat - "a brown or black cat."
Raven - "a black cat. (Predominantly black, so white paws, white tail tip, dash of white on the chest, white belly - these traits can be found on a raven- cat.)"
Rook - "a black cat. White markings not uncommon."
Sedge - "a black or brown cat."
Shade - "a dark grey or black cat."
Shadow - "a pure black cat." Non-canon Clans only.
Sheep - "a white (or yellowish-white cat), a black cat or a black-and-white patched cat."
Sloe - "a black or white cat."
Slug - "a small black cat or a grey or grey tabby cat."
Soot - "a very dark grey dappled, grey-black or black cat."
Spider - "a brown (probably tabby or brindled) or black cat. Possibly long-legged, but not necessarily."
Starling - "a black cat, most likely with white markings such as paws or dash on the chest."
Swift - "a dusky-brown or black cat, probably with white markings."

---Blue
Aster - "a blue-grey (probably pale) cat."
Blue - "blue fur is a dilution of black, and appears a blue-grey colour. Cats with this pelt colour are very rarely tabbies, or only have very faint tabby markings. Maybe have small amounts of white."
Burdock - "a grey, possibly blue-grey, cat."
Cuckoo - "a blue-grey cat, most likely a tabby with white markings, or a blue-grey and white cat."
Comfrey - "a white or blue-grey/light grey cat."
Dace - "a blue-grey cat."
Falcon - "a blue-grey tabby, most likely with a white underbelly."
Juniper - "a grey tabby or blue-grey cat."
Lavender - "a pale grey or blue-grey cat."
Pigeon - "a blue-grey cat."
Pine - "grey-brown or blue-grey in pelt colour; plain and occasionally quite dusky."
Rain - "a grey, blue-grey, dark grey or dark blue-grey cat with a dappled or flecked pelt. Similar to storm-, but always with a pattern."
Roach - "a grey or blue-grey cat." For the fish, not the insect.
Storm - "a dark grey or dark blue-grey cat."
Thistle - "a grey or blue-grey cat."

---Brown

Acorn - "a small brown or golden-brown cat."
Adder - "a brown tabby."
Alder - "a brown (probably dark brown) tabby."
Ant - "a small cat, ranging from dark ginger to dark brown to black in colour. "
Argus - "a dark brown cat, or possibly a dusky tortoiseshell."
Barley - "a golden-brown or light brown cat."
Bat - "a brown cat, whether reddish-brown or grey-brown or dark brown. May also be black, as the true colour of bats in flight at night is fairly difficult to see clearly."
Beech - "a brown or grey-brown cat."
Beetle - "a dark brown or black cat."
Bittern - "a distinctive brown tabby or spotted brown cat." Unlikely to be sighted, as they are rare and secretive birds.
Boulder - "a large grey, brown or grey-brown cat.... Essentially the opposite of pebble-, implying an unusually large cat rather than a small one."
Bramble - "a brown tabby."
Brambling - "a brown or reddish-brown tabby with distinctive markings and probably markings of white and/or black as well, or a tortoiseshell (ginger or reddish-brown and black) with white."
Briar - "a brown tabby." Alternatively spelled brier.
Brown - "any shade of brown, pretty much. Dark, light, tabby, whatever. Not a popular prefix, though, despite its versatility."
Buzzard - "a brown tabby, possibly with a lighter underbelly." A type of hawk.
Carp - "a golden-brown cat."
Cedar - "a dark brown tabby."
Chub - "a brown cat, probably with a white underbelly, or possibly a brown-and-white cat."
Curlew - "brindled brown tabby, possibly with lighter markings."
Cypress - "a reddish-brown or dark ginger tabby."
Dark - " a dark-coloured cat (whether brown, grey or black)."
Deer - "a brown cat—reddish brown, grey-brown, or a spotted brown pelt."
Dipper - "a very dark-coloured cat with a white chest."
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Source: Ailuronymy. All credit goes to Grey of that blog.
Swear warning on links above.

[CoolComrade]

He likes hunting and just hanging out. He is a good fighter.


She is very hyper and bouncy. She is also very curious and smart.


He is friendly and caring. He is a medicine cat.

I would like naming suggestions, please

[detective who.]

Cat 1: Brown and black tabby with a white belly and green eyes.

He likes hunting and just hanging out. He is a good fighter.


Adderfang. An adder is a brown snake native to England (where the Clans are found) with a black or dark brown pattern down its back, and prefixes are traditionally given for appearance. You said he is "a good fighter", but not that he's excellent or anything; not good enough to warrant the -claw suffix, but skilled enough for -fang.

Cat 2: Long-haired white cat with green eyes; pale grey markings on the paws, tail, and ears.


She is very hyper and bouncy. She is also very curious and smart.


Cloudnose. Cloud- is pretty clear; white with light grey is an apt way to describe a cloud. I suggest -nose for her curiousity; -nose implies a good tracker, which usually comes about from curiosity. If she isn't a good tracker, -fur or -pelt might be more fitting.

Cat 3: Golden, spotted cat with amber eyes and a white belly.


He is friendly and caring. He is a medicine cat.


Beeleaf or Beecloud. Bee is used for a golden tabby, often smaller than average. -leaf is used to denote exceptional skills as a medicine cat; these skills would have to be very apparent by the time he gained his warrior name, and the suffix often means the cat is very intelligent and good at memorisation. -cloud is a personality suffix, and probably more fitting, since that's most of the information you gave me. -cloud cats are friendly, relaxed, and generally very difficult to bother.

If you have any questions, go ahead and ask.

[CoolComrade]

Cat 3 is spotted, so Bee- wouldn't make sense would it?

[detective who.]

That's a good point; however, I would say the striped pattern of the spots, along with the stripes on his tail, are enough to warrant bee-. If not, I'd go with apple-.

[CoolComrade]

Thanks for the help! (Cat 3 is now Appleleaf)

[detective who.]

Bump!

[detective who.]

Bump.

[detective who.]

Bump.