Old-Fashioned Cat Names

Marty is one of those Old Man nicknames that's just starting to sound cute again.

One of the few Lu- names that you've probably never heard of, Lulie could prove a good alternative for Luna, Lucy, and Lula.

Ralphie is one of those short forms that have been out of style for so long it just might have a chance of coming back in, if you can get past seeing it as a desperate attempt to cute-ify a stodgy old man's name.

If Frances and Fran are too serious for you, and Fanny too saucy, you might like Franny, still identified by some with J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey stories.

So far out it's almost ready to be let back in.

Prime pert-teenager name in midcentury TV shows, replaced by Maggie.

Rocking out on the porch with buddies Hubert, Norbert, and Osbert.

The jazziest nickname for Charles.

The Spanish Alonso and the Italian Alonzo are both widely used in the US, so you may meet more guys named Lonny than you expect.

An old-fashioned nickname that hasn't been heard in ages--Cute and unusual, but lacking the legs to stand on its own. Maybe save it for your kitten.