Male Alert cat listening to an easy two-syllable name

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Arthur		Male
Atlas		Male
Felix	Lucky or successful	Male	Latin
Jasper	Associated with treasurer; also the gemstone word	Male	English name with an older Gaspar history
Leo	Lion	Male	Latin
Midnight	The middle of the night, especially twelve at night	Male	English word name
Milo		Male	Germanic and Latinized Greek name histories
Onyx	A layered form of chalcedony	Male	English word name
Pumpkin	The pumpkin fruit or plant	Male	English word name
Ranger		Male
Sterling		Male
Sunny	Full of sunshine; also cheerful or optimistic	Male	English word name
Toby	A medieval form of Tobias	Male	English form of a biblical name
Walter	Power of the army	Male	Germanic-derived name

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