Grey Siamese Cat Names
The grey Siamese has a name in the registry: blue point. CFA recognized it in 1934, the second of the four championship Siamese point colors after seal — and genetically it is exactly what the name suggests. A blue-point Siamese carries the same B/B or B/b at the B locus as a seal point, plus the recessive d/d dilute at MLPH that thins black eumelanin to slate grey. The cs allele then restricts that diluted pigment to the cooler extremities, producing the breed's characteristic ice-blue points on a bluish-white body. Cat fanciers have been calling slate-grey coats "blue" since well before color photography, which is why a grey Siamese is never a grey Siamese on a registration form. Among the four classical points, blue tends to age most softly: the points darken less with age than seal does, and the body retains a pale dusty-blue cast into old age. Our grey cat names list draws on the British literary tradition that built the "blue cat" naming canon decades before Siamese registries adopted the convention.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | river landing place, port | Female | |
| Ziggy | Victory protection | Male | |
| Archie | One who is bold | Male | English |
| Delaney | From the elder tree grove. | Female | Irish |
| Smokey | A grayish blue colour. Slang for highway patrol officer | Male | |
| Ash | Ash tree. | Male | English |
| Misty | misty. | Female | English |
| Piper | Piper | Female | English |
| Dazzle | Dazzle, to shine brightly | Female | |
| Lucca | Bringer of light. | Male | |
| Laser | Device emitting light | Male | |
| Achilles | without lips, brown, dark | Male | Greek |
| Shadow | A rough, dark image cast by an object blocking the sun's rays | Female | English |
| Cody | Helpful. | Male | English |
| Robert | Famed: bright: shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the... | Male | English |
| Boots | Footwear covering the foot and ankle | Male | |
| Binge | From the kettle shaped hollow | Male | |
| Ace | A nickname given to one who excels: also an English surname meaning noble. Un... | Male | Latin |
| Jasper | Black stone | Male | Persian |
| Amy | Beloved. | Female | Latin |
| Picasso | Spanish painter Pablo Picasso | Male | Spanish |
| Cloud | Cloud | Male | |
| Gray | English, the son of the bailiff | Male | Color |
| Mink | Luxurious fur | Unisex | English |
| Lucky | Having good luck. | Male | Word |
| Noach | Comfort | Male | |
| Storm | Storm | Male | Word |
| Claudia | Feminine of Claude. | Female | Latin |
| Bo | Nickname made popular by actress Bo Derek. | Male | Norse |
| Blue | A colour between green and indigo. Gloomy or depressed. | Male | Color |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is a grey Siamese the same as a blue point?
Yes, in cat-fancy language. Blue point is the registry name for what most non-show owners would describe as a grey Siamese. CFA recognized blue point in 1934 — the second of the four championship Siamese colors after seal — and the cat carries the same black-eumelanin genotype as a seal point, with the addition of the recessive d/d dilute at the MLPH gene. Dilute thins black to slate, restricted to the points by the breed's heat-sensitive cs allele.
Why do cat shows call grey 'blue'?
The terminology predates color photography. Cat fanciers in the 19th century described the slate-and-silver shade as 'blue' because under certain lighting it reads cool-toned, closer to bluish steel than to brown-grey. There is no actual blue pigment in cat fur. The convention extended from the Russian Blue and the British Blue (the original British Shorthair) to the Siamese blue point when the color was recognized in 1934.
Do blue-point Siamese age differently than seal points?
Blue points tend to age more gracefully on the points and the body. Seal points darken with age — the body picks up a bronzy cast and the points deepen from chocolate-seal to near-black, which can disqualify older show cats. Blue points hold their slate-on-bluish-white contrast longer. A 12-year-old blue point often still reads as a young cat in coat, while a 12-year-old seal point usually does not.
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