"Dorp"

Xena, The Warrior Princess? That's what we named our stray, and the name might fit yours, she kind of looks like a Xena.

Or you could go with Lucy Lawless, her sidekick.

Big Guy loved that show, he's such a man.:)

One of my favorite names is "Bounce" - it could apply to a cat that has bounced from home to home, as it sounds like in this case, or to a cat that has bounced back from a serious illness or injury.

He looks like one of my cats, the late great Attila. You're a good soul - I can't stand the thought of someone turning a housecat into the wild like that.

Well it is good I do not have animals as I had a tough enough time naming my kids.

I can't get past the beautiful symmetry he has on his markings. It reminded me of the butterfly bilateral symmetry that some butterflies have as well as their camouflage.

After deep examining of the picture at all angles, Jacob suggests "Starburst".

How bout "Mouser"?

Since that is what he was going to be, but due to circumstances will not allowed to be that.

Aaw, the top shot resembles my baby...in her younger days.

(My stuff's in the yard if I bring home one more...I've been warned. : D)

Oh, my vote... Zeb.

Hmmm. Interesting choices. I don't think we'll go with Xena, however. He's a he.

I kinda like Bilateral... or Symmetry. Heheheheheheh. But then, I named RestStop, so we know I'm weird.

He's really very polite yet inquisitive. I'm thinking Butler-like names, or somesuch.

How about Beebee?

Or Chauncy.

Or Dave.

Butler-type names? Chauncey, Jeeves, and Rhett (sorry) come to mind. First name that came to my mind was Marmalade because of the orange coloring.

Beautiful baby, by the way.

Heh - the only thing I can think of is Orange Julius. Yeah I'm bad at naming things. :-) Pretty kitty though.

Aww, sounds like a sweetie. I had a cat that looked very similar once, her name was Peaches. But that's a very girly name... this little guy deserves something different.

He looks kind of "Oscar"-like... or maybe "Thomas". Oh, or "St. John", pronounced like the guy from Airwolf to where it sounds like it should be spelled Sinjun.

Bullseye?

Ok, ok, I screwed up with Xena (sorry), but how about Dreamsicle? She's about the same color.

I used to love those when I was a kid. Wonder if they still make them.

Mmmm, now I'm going to have to find out, they were so good, kind of like Sherbert.

Oh! Oh! How about Sherbert? Or is that too fem?

James? That sounds Butlerish.

And I was thinking Symmetry, but thought you would think I was a case. :)

You said he has a bullseye pattern on his side?,how about"Target",a good name in your house.With the pattern on his head"Flame" might work. We have 12 cats. OH.and 4dogs and a bird,Names are always a trick. Pete.

i agree with pete. as a matter of fact, i was skimming the posts to see if anyone else had come up with the name, and he had. target. nice name.
of course, as a submariner, we call skimmers, or surface ships, targets. that's why one of our old kittys was named skimmer. had a big bullsyey on both sides. all my submariner friends got it, everyone else tried to concoct some sort of story about how elusive the cat was.

I like Target or Bullseye, but I think Orange Julius is a great name, and probably the one I would pick out of all of those suggested :)

I can't think of a better name, myself, because he looks a lot like my friend's cat Llewellyn, so I see him and think "Lewy"

"GoldenEye"

How abour Beau?

How about Newmar? After Julie Newmar who played Catwoman on the old Batman shows. I also like Pfeiffer, but it is more feminine. Do you see a theme here?

'Handsome', because he is, and it might bouy his spirits in a new place to be called that. I like dignified names too, like Thomas and James.

Like BeeBee told me the other day; you've "earned a star in your crown" for taking this sweetie in! :)

I call John "Handsome" all the time - he might get confused!
Beau is cute.

Beau is good. So is Goldeneye.

On the other post, I propose Kevlar and Aramid.

I would have to say either Increment or Octal

Andy, those are weird suggestions - although I do get Octal - wait, how about August - it's the 8th month - 8th cat.

Octal has a nice ring to it.

I suppose we could be less subtle, and just go for '8'.

Make it easier from then on, 9, 10, 11, 12...

Or perhaps, given the multi-racial aspect of the household,

C8, C9, C10, D7, D8, D9, E3, E4, E5, and if we add a baby (heck you can get 'em cheap from China), H4, H5, H6.

Sort nicely in the computer, too.

Spicer. When I saw the pic, I thought of pumpkin pie, spices, autumn.

Personally, I'm recommending "Butterfinger."

Well, one of the best names I've ever heard for a catcame from Robert Heinlein's "The Cat Who Walked Through Walls." A fantastic cat who could go anywhere he wanted and was frequently in the right place at the right time: "Pixel."

We have eight cats also although it does not seem like it. These orange guys are often referred to as Marmalade Kitties because they are almost always very sweet. Our orange guy is named Tobasco which was his name before we were lucky enough to have him join our home. I suggest you call him Marmalade.

For some reason, the first picture just made me think, "Floyd".

I knew an orange cat like this named Mulder.

Hmmm. Something with wood grain, or maybe copper. I was also thinking -- Heaven alone knows why -- of "Mack."

May I humbly suggest B.B. King?

I was going to suggest "Bullseye" but I see that I am slow in responding. I love "Orange Julius" and wish that I had thought of that! He looks like a Julius!

Opie!

Peregrine. It fits with Merriwether. Maybe Oriflame for his very pretty butterfly markings.

How about Topaz? Or Amber?

I have to suggest "Cedar", although I'll add a vote for "Bullseye". That's a good'un.

General Sterling Price.

http://www.specialcat.com/CatNames1.htm