The Minister's cat was called Faenol (a lit of a cheat, but it is pronounced Vaenol!) because he loved to sing opera.

The minister's cat was called Whitley because the vicarage overlooked the Bay





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children's books? Lots of ideas in the thread!

i always arrive at X ???!!!


The minister's cat was called Xmouth - surely they have some sort of festival down there ?


Or we could do famous inventions? Whatever!

The Minister's cat was called Zenophobe because he refused to go to festivals in another country

What about Y ??

The minister's cat was called York because...? ... he enjoyed the festivals there from the heights of the minister's minster.

And now for.... go on someone choose!

Have we had kitchen utensils yet?

Woh, that sounds hard! Skylark suggested children's books, and I suggested famous inventions...


So next person on, do choose ... or come up with a new one!

OK then - children's books it is!

The minister's cat was called Alice because he had an adventure in Wonderland.

The minister's black cat was called Beauty

The Minister's chocolate loving moggy was called Charlie.

The ministers cat was called Dracula because he had sharp teeth.

The minister's cat was called Ermintrude after the laid back cow in the Magic Roundabout (it did come out in book form as well!)

The minister's cat was called Faraway as he loved to sit in his special Tree.

The ministers cat was called Gulliver because he liked to travel.

The minister's cat was called Heidi because she lived in the mountains.

The minister's cat was called Ivanhoe because the minister loved Sir Walter Scott.

The minister's cat was called Jilly after Milly Molly Mandy's best friend in all her stories.

The minister's cat was called Kirren after the island in the Famous Five books.

The Minister's cat was called Lassie - that really confused the dogs!

The minister's little cat was called Mermaid because she was, unusually, fond of water.

The ministers cat was called Noddy because he had big ears..

The minister's cat was called Oliver because he was a bit...twisted...

The minister's cat was called Paddington because he had delusions of being a bear



(Well done for thinking of Oliver, HB - I could only think of Otter as in Tarka )

The minister's cat was called Quazimodo because he kept getting the hump... (well Disney did a version for kids...!)

The ministers cat was called Rumplestiltskin because he was a long haired cat

The minister's cat was called Sinbad because he was a very naughty cat

The ministers cat was called Tinkerbell because she liked to tease Peter, the cat next door.

The minister's cat was called Ursula after the wicked sea witch in The Little Mermaid ...Disney, again, I'm afraid .... perhaps we should have done Disney characters!!!

The minister's cat was called Van because he was always ripping his cat blanket and his favourite food was winkles

The minister's cat was just called William.

The minister's cat was called Xtraterrestial because the minister's initials were ET

The minister's cat was called Yoda because the force was with him.

All I can think of...The minister's cat was called Zelda, the girl from the Mandy comic who had magical powers.

And now....?????

Ok, how about this ... precious stones/minerals

The minister's cat was called Amethyst because the minister's favourite colour was purple.

The ministers cat was called Beryl because she was black.

(I think Beryl is a black stone anyway! )

The Minister's cat was called Corundum because the minister liked Latin names.

(It took me embarassingly long to come up with this one... )

The minister's cat was called Diamond because she liked sparkly things.

The minister's cat was called Emerald because of her amazing, green eyes.

The Minister's cat was called Fossil because it was very set it its ways. (I couldn't think of another)

The Reverend Baldrick's cat was called Green

I don't pretend to understand this, so hope someone will explain!

Blackadder, the Elizabethan series - fourth article down on this page

Ha ha - I have invented 'green'!! Great episode...

The minister's cat was called Hematite as he had a dark grey, shiny coat.

The minister's cat was called Iron as his coat was very smooth with no wrinkles or creases in it

The Minister's cat was called Jade because she was a Goody

Thank you, Skylark - all is now as klear as Krystal!!

The minister's very snooty Siamese cat was called Lapis Lazuli because her eyes were a brilliant blue.

The ministers cat was called Marble because she liked to roll around the floor.

The minister's cat was called Nickel because he liked to lie on his back.

The minister's cat was called Opal because the minister (whose spelling was not all it might have been) was very fond of cars.