Patches a calico cat

[GoldfishLord]

Patches a calico cat at an animal shelter.

Source: VOA Learning English https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/memory-problems-remember-v-recall/6757290.html

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What is the meaning of "patches"?

 

[Tarheel]

It's the name of the cat.

 

[emsr2d2]

There should be a comma after "Patches".

 

[Skrej]

Presumably the name is a reference to the color pattern on the cat. Some calico cats have swatches or patches of color with very clear, distinct boundaries. The one in the photo is a bit more mottled, so it's not necessarily the best example of such a namesake.

 

[Rover_KE]

People don't necessarily have a reason for naming their pets.

We had a cat with one eye (he lost the other in a fight with another tom) and half a tail (he lost the other half in an encounter with a motorbike).

When he was a kitten we'd called him 'Lucky'.

 

[Piscean]

My wife had a cat with a very low IQ. It had a forename, Shitfer, and a surname, Branes.

 

[Tarheel]

I knew a cat named "Boss" who earned his name by being a top cat -- king of the litter.