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<P><B><FONT SIZE=+1>How our cats are named</FONT><FONT SIZE=+0>: </FONT></B><FONT SIZE=+0>Cathy
is a great fan of the late Frank Herbert, who wrote the <I>Dune</I> series
of books. The cattery name "Dunecats" was already taken, so Cathy
chose "Rakiscats". (The real name of the planet--Arrakis--was
too long, and by 15525, 1800 years after the death of Leto II, its name
was shortened to "Rakis".) From the novels and <I>The Dune Encyclopedia</I>,
she compiled a list of names to be used for her cats. She decided to follow
the tradition of assigning each new litter to the next letter in the alphabet,
and then added her own rules: all pointed (Siamese or Balinese) girls would
be given Bene Gesserit (or Honored Matre) names, and all pointed boys would
be given a Major or Minor House name (Lords, Counts, Barons, etc.). If
there is a shortage of names under a particular letter, for example "I"
or "Q", the cat's name is constructed from Roman, Greek or Arabic
names. Listed below are</FONT> approximately 200 <I>Dune</I> names (when
the full name is too long, the first name (including title) is used).</P>
<CENTER><P><BLINK><A HREF="catnam-l.htm">view the list of names</A></BLINK></P></CENTER>
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