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…of my husband’s unpleasant, self-centered ex-wife. No way we were keeping that name. She was renamed Chessie before we even left the shelter and I crossed out the shelter name on the adoption paper work.

We have a little female Siamese with breathtakingly beautiful eyes that are almost turquoise. Her shelter name was Hazel, which made no sense because her eyes are not green, and, it reminded me of the old TV sitcom with Shirley Booth, which I found unappealing in my childhood.

This beautiful little kitty was renamed Charlotte. Her mother’s shelter name was Lottie. As we were driving home, I remembered that Lottie is a nickname for Charlotte, and that immediately felt like the right choice. It was a way to honor the momma cat, and was dainty and feminine, just like this cat is.