About caitian names
Initialed prefixes and rolled r sounds define results like "S'Grill", "H'Roaw", and "R'Tuul", compact names that hiss and trill in equal measure. In the style of Star Trek's Caitians, they suit feline crew members logging duty hours on a starship bridge, or an entire pride for a fan fiction homeworld chapter. Unprefixed picks such as "Mriras" read as informal or familial.
How caitian names are built
Caitian results are gender-neutral single names built from just two banks, a leading fragment bank (51 entries) and a trailing one (78). The leading bank often carries an apostrophe form, so the name can open with S', C', H', K', M', P' or R' before flowing into the second syllable. Real pulls land as "S'Grisa", "K'Ross" and "H'Moie".
S'Grisa
S' (leading fragment, apostrophe form) + Grisa (trailing fragment)
the apostrophe onset gives the growling, feline opening
C'Musi
C' (leading fragment) + Musi (trailing fragment)
the trailing bank softens into open vowels
Shae
Shae (plain form, no apostrophe) + single name
not every leading fragment takes the apostrophe
Naming notes
The signature device is that apostrophe-plus-capital opening, which gives many Caitian names a feline, growling onset (S'Grisa, C'Rurl). Not every name takes the apostrophe form, some run plain like Shae, so the bank mixes clipped guttural names with smoother ones. Use these as single names for a cat-like species in fan fiction or tabletop play, or for original characters styled that way. The two-bank construction keeps names short and punchy.
Questions about caitian names
- Why do many Caitian names start with a letter and an apostrophe?
- The leading bank includes apostrophe forms like S', C', H', K', M', P' and R', so when one of those is drawn the name opens with that growling onset. Plain leading fragments produce names without the apostrophe.
- Are Caitian names gendered?
- No. This bank is gender-neutral, using a single set of two syllable banks for every result regardless of gender.
- Are these official names?
- No. Caitian results are fan-made names built in this style from the two-bank pattern, including the apostrophe forms. They are not official and the tool is unaffiliated with the franchise.