This is the picture DD sent her daddy to try to convince him. He took very little convincing.

It's a nice day to name a cat Francis.

15yo son wants to know - boy or girl?

My immediate reaction is Obi Wan...

Boy. Shinobi is a black female. Shinobi means Ninja in Japanese

Genji, was the name of a Japanese prince

that pic is just too cute!!

we ARE big Star Wars buffs around here... Hmm... Maybe padawan.

15yo says the name of a Shogun would be good, then. Looking some up.

There's Yoshi... or...

"Tora" is the Japanese word for "tiger", or...

"Daisuke" means strong; helpful...

something with a hissy sound to the name; that way you can scare it when it gets in trouble!

Want more? He's a guru of Japanese names.

okay, dh and kids' last name is Spear. Spear is yari in japanese. Martial art with yari is sojutso. Sojutso? Hard to say... kindofa stretch

What about Soju..Soju Spear

Kenji... Is Japanese for sharp or edge.. like spear. Also means reliable.

if he (the cat) ends up training you, you could always call him Sensei!

15yo is still at it: "Katana" means sword in Japanese. The kind of sword that samurai used...

15yo likes this one best as it has the "Kat" in it...

I like Katana too but it's the name of a couple of female characters. He's weetle boy. Kenji and Soju so far..

15yo wants to know what female characters are named Katana? He says he knwos of several that are Katara, not Katana...

Garfield! He just looks like my sister's now-deceased cat Garfield.

aww, u r a creampuff!