If you haven’t yet met a cat named Marshmallow, Pumpkin, or Cinnamon, you will soon. Almost one in every seven cats is given a food-themed moniker, according to a database of more than 50,000 pet names. More cats are given food- or drink-themed names than dogs, in fact.
It shouldn’t come as any surprise. Foods are delicious, and we find our cats deliciously captivating. There are actually more than 300 food-based names people choose for their felines, according to trustedhousesitters.com, which conducted a study on the matter. They even separate the names into different categories: “Dessert,” “Spicy,” “Chinese,” “Italian,” and so on. Some of the cat names in the “Funny” category: Captain Crunch, Mr. Waffleton, Sir Sushi, and Lady Flapjack.
