Grimalkin

Today, I am pressuring my mamma and Pasqua to rename the stray kitten we have been feeding. I do not like that Pasqua's mouse toy and the stray kitten have the same name: Grigio.

They are not liking my idea, but I think a better name for the kitten is "Grimalkin" - what do you think?

A greymalkin is an archaic term for a cat, stemming from the colour, "grey" + "malkin", an old term  meaning: cat, a low class woman, a weakling, or a form of the female name Maud. By the 1630s, "graymalkin" had been altered to the modern spelling "grimalkin".

For avid readers, not of just my blog 😉, you may recall the term used in both Nathanial Hawthorne's, House of the Seven Gables or Shakespeare's. MacBeth. Or perhaps you are familiar with the character of the same name in Joseph Delaney's books. 

I think it is a great name for a grey cat, wouldn't you agree? I realize, however, doing this would change our Italian family Italian name theme. Hmmm...

Pasqua is unamused with the idea of the name he suggested for the stray kitten being altered.

We have had a raccoon sighting as of late - maybe he can go by "Grimalkin" - he is awfully cute, wouldn't you agree? But we are nervous that he is hanging around, as we don't want him to hurt our little feral kitten. Pray hard, Readers, that all of the wildlife get along around here! Thank you.

Interesting tid-bit: the French prophet and astrologer, Nostradamus, supposedly had a cat named Grimalkin.

Just hanging in our cat tree together. ❤

We sure hope you enjoyed your week and weekend, and that your week ahead is wonderful.

Purr & Paw,
-Stivali.

When our actions do not/Our fears do make us traitors. - Act 4, Scene 2, MacBeth.