Subpedibus
@GardenGerty (168178)
United States
March 7, 2026 9:53am CST
Jane and her husband have a new cat, aside from all the cats people have dumped on them in the country. They have decided to have one as a tame cat. The other cats are going to the farm.
They have a unique name for their new kitty. His name is
SUBPEDIBUS
Which Jane tells me is Latin, for "under foot". I have forgotten most of the Latin I knew, but yes, "Sub" means under or below. Feet is a translation of "pedibus" along with some other meanings.
Jane says when she wants him to come in she just says "here, kitty, kitty"
So that was a smile for the day yesterday.
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
8 Mar
Before her trip to Oregon I thought she had said they would call him "George", but I can see her husband's hand in this.
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@snowy22315 (204937)
• United States
7 Mar
Wow, that is unique! He will have quite the reputation at the vet's office. That goes beyond naming a black cat Belezebub for sure .
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
8 Mar
She said it with such a straight face. When her kids and mine were younger she THOUGHT she was allergic to cats. Turns out she is allergic to peanut butter, which as a single mom of four she ate a lot, and eggs. She loves animals and feels a cat is a right choice for her right now.
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@celticeagle (187014)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Mar
Under foot huh. My daughter could name two of her four kitties that then.
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
8 Mar
Jane and Ken are very "sharp" and have a good sense of humor.
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
14 Mar
@DaddyEvil We have been friends for almost forty years.
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
14 Mar
@sallypup Fun images of BeauTeak. Love that name.
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
8 Mar
sub-ped-i-bus Bruno is Bruno or Boo Boo when I call him. Pedro is Pedro or Pepe like Pepe Le Pew.
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@sallypup (68434)
• Centralia, Washington
8 Mar
@GardenGerty Cute. Beau Teak Siamese esquire is Beau but sometimes "Teakers" and sometimes in my really silly moments "Bubba" because he loved water bubbles when he was a kitten.
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@Deepizzaguy (119462)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Mar
A very unusual name for a cat.
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
14 Mar
@Deepizzaguy Ooh, I can imagine their personalities.
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@Deepizzaguy (119462)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Mar
@GardenGerty And I thought having a pet named Thunder and Jubilee was odd.
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
8 Mar
Right, and then they breed. Ken has fed these strays but they are going to be happier on a working farm.
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@wolfgirl569 (131598)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Mar
That is a fitting name but a mouthful
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@RasmaSandra (95652)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Mar
Well, I hpe they enjoy the cat and the cat enjoys them,
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
14 Mar
No, it does not fall trippingly from the tongue.
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@LindaOHio (217088)
• United States
8 Mar
You won't see that name anywhere else. Funny that she calls him kitty.
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@GardenGerty (168178)
• United States
14 Mar
Yes, she messaged me last night and just referred to him as "Kitty." He had stayed out past bed time.
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@Ineeddentures (23688)
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8 Mar
That would be a smile for the day right enough
Here we call cats like Patch or Tigger
I would quite happily to the back door go and shout " come on patch, it's bed time"
But
SUBPEDIBUS
Nah, just can't see it
My neighbours would record me and out me on Facebook.
