#catus

Catus is a short form of a Celtic masculine name containing catus (battle).

Variants:

Ceadda [Joseph Stevenson 1838 Venerabilis Bedæ Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, page 4].

Cada [Henry Sweet 1886 The Oldest English Texts, page 161].

Cāda [Henry Sweet 1886 The Oldest English Texts, page 592].

Catus [Alfred Holder 1896 Alt-celtischer Sprachschatz, volume 1, column 861].

Cadda [William Searle 1897 Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum, page 124;].

Cad [William Searle 1897 Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum, page 124].

Ceada [William Searle 1897 Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum, page 126].

Cedd [William Searle 1897 Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum, page 127].

Cat(t)a [Henry Harrison 1907-1918 Surnames of the United Kingdom 1: 72].

Catt(a [Henry Harrison 1907-1918 Surnames of the United Kingdom 1: 72].

Catta [Henry Harrison 1907-1918 Surnames of the United Kingdom 1: 73].

C(e)atta [Henry Harrison 1907-1918 Surnames of the United Kingdom 1: 76].

Ceadd(a) [Percy Reaney 1958 A Dictionary of Surnames, 1st edition, page 64].

Káti [Gillian Jensen 1968 Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, page 163].

Kátr [Gillian Jensen 1968 Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, page 163].

Ceatta [Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges 1988 A Dictionary of Surnames, page 102].

Note:

Forms ending with -a are Anglicizations, most probably Anglo-Saxon short forms of Anglicized Celtic names, while Káti and Kátr are very likely Norse short forms of Norsified Celtic names.

Definition:

catus = battle [Sir John Morris-Jones 1918 Y Cymmrodor 28: 31].

Usage:

These are the 12 male Catus that I've adopted so far, as well as a little information about them.

Andrew is one of my favorites due to his colors. His bright greens and purples, as well as his space stripes and tail keep my attention very well.

I got Berry to breed with Bugs back when I first started playing. I didn't know what I was doing but I felt like their children would be very cute.

Blight is both pure black and pure white, and I liked the contrast with the teal and purple, as well as his big fangs and ears, and his fluffy tail. He's a very sweet boy for having such big fangs.

Cosmos is my space boy. I adopted him, initially, due to him being all shades of purple, as well as his giant fluff, and his space aspects.

De's red leaning black with the dark teal look very pretty together, especially with the dark blue space stripes. His ears being filled with holes made me curious about him.

I adopted feather because he looked like an owl, and I was found it funny. His colors are very nice to look at as well.

Flop is a mixture of creatures that interested me. His rabbit ears are what attracted me, but than I noticed his wings and tail and I decided I needed him. His muted pinks and cool gray are a good combonation.

Poof was adopted for two reasons. One because I loved his color combination. The other is because his tail was interesting to me. I also really like his ears.

Tens was adopted mostly for color. His pastel pink and blue are very attractive, but his light green inner ear made me curious. He reminds me a bit of a lion, but than he has dragonfly wings and a fish tail. I've made the decision not to question it.

Vacs was adopted because of his wings. His ears also drew my attention. I really like his claws and tail, as well as his colors, but they weren't as big factors in adopting him.

Bright is a project pet I got from the adoption center because I wanted someone to go with moon, but it turns out he can't breed with her, so he just remains in my care.

These are the 14 female Catus that I've adopted so far, as well as a little information about them.

I didn't really know what I was doing at the time I adopted Buggs, but I liked her colors and her eyes and her tail, so she became one of my earliest pets.

Eden is another early pet. I really liked her shades of blue mixed with the gem eyes and her wings. She's a sweet girl.

I adopted Enaby specifically because she has the colors of the nonbinary flag. I really like the heart eyes, outside of that.

Fear is another I mostly adopted for colors, being all very dark greens outside of her vibrant eyes. Her tail also drew me to her though, and led to her being one of my favorites.

Ghosty has a color pallet I very much love. The dark almost black with the bright green and purples are very eye catching. Her pattern drew my eye easily in the adoption center.

Lunala is y space girl, or at least one of them. I really liked her space tail and glowing whiskers, and her brown eyes make a really nice contrast.

Minty is my zombie catus. Her paws and pattern give her undead vibes, and her face reminds me a bit of sugar sculls. Her mint green is also a very nice color.

Raya is one of my babies. Her colors, eyes, and giant fluff drew me to her instantly. The purple and teal combination with the pink tipped tails and dark fur is a really good set of colors.

Sayla got adopted because she reminded me of a normal siamese cat, and I liked it. She has one pure color, but I didn't know what those were at the time I got her. She's a very simple girl, but she does have a lot of personality.

Space is my true space girl. Her stripes, tail, and chest all drew me to her, her pastel, almost trans flag colors kept me hooked. She's a sweet heart.

Trema reminded me of a moth, with her mostly dulled colors and her pastel blue accents. I liked her wings and spotted tail. She's honestly a pretty loud girl for having such subdued colors.

Wolf is my dragon cat. Her wings, claws, and head fin tell that much. I love her bright yellows and greens, they make her stand out quite a lot.

Zaphr is a sweet girl, despite her claws. She's very fluffy, and her colors go together very well.