Okay, the running lawn mower comment just about had me on the floor. XD That was absolutely amazing, Sil.
And while, yes, people are allowed to name their own characters whatever they want, I don't think they understand what goes into that name. If you want to make a good, solid character, especially in the Warriors universe, the name must, first and foremost, make sense to what the character is.
For example, in the books, Firestar is given his prefix "Fire" because his coat is orange AND because of the prophecy Bluestar received. His warrior suffix was "heart" because his heart was always in the right place.
The character Tigerstar was given the prefix of "Tiger" because his litter mates were sick and dying, and his mother hoped that by giving him a strong sounding name, he would survive. His warrior suffix was "claw" because he had very long, sharp claws.
Bottom line: the names make sense for the character as a whole.
That being said, I can see where a handful of names would fly. Such as "Leafeye." Okay, we can break that down; "Leaf" could possibly be for the clan the cat lived in, being born in the Spring, or because his or her soft fur; "eye" could be from the cat's eyes actually being green, or because he or she has good eyesight.
Unfortunately, most good warrior names get lost in the mass of names that make no sense, such as "Lionblaze." Yes, that is a name from the books, and I never once thought it made any sense. "Lion" for his fur and size? Certainly believable. But "blaze"? For what? I'm sure one could argue it was for his fighting prowess, but "blaze" usually refers to fire, especially in the Warrior cat universe, and last time I read the books, none of the cats could use fire as a weapon (and it was only used as a trap once by Ashfur in a scenario that made legitimate sense). They could only run from it.
I recently saw one cat named "Bloodfrost." First of all, no sane warrior cat mother would name their kit "Bloodkit," even if the birth was unpleasantly gory (fetuses don't exactly come out clean, after all). Arguing that the kit's fur is red is not a good excuse, either, because there are plenty of other normal words to be used, including the word "Red."
And as a suffix... "frost"? Really? Blood cannot have frost. It can freeze, but only once a living creature has died, presumably in the cold. I myself once had a cat named "Snowfrost" and I look back at that name and shake my head, because "frost" simply does not add anything to the cat as a character. I'm sure some people would argue that their cat is cold-natured, but Crowfeather was also gold-natured (even if only on the outside) and he was not given a suffix named after an effect weather has on the ground. His son was even colder toward other cats, and his name was "Breezepelt." The word "frost" makes much more sense as a prefix than a suffix in the Warriors universe.
"Dogkit" was another. Why on earth would a mother be so cruel as to name her kit after an animal that posed a legitimate threat? That name makes zero sense.
Most of the biggest offenders by far are those who give their warriors names that are outside of the warrior cat vocabulary. You can't have names like "Gypsymoon". Cats don't know what a gypsy is. Even a kittypet would not know that word.
Any type of religious-related name, like "Angelface" or "Demonpaw." Cats. Do. Not. Know. These. Words.
Types of valuable or pretty stone do not work, either. No warrior cat knows what a sapphire, diamond, or jewel is. And having names that consist of verb suffixes make no sense, either.
And the name Zimstar. Seriously. Invader Zim is the ONLY place that name could have possibly come from, and not even the smartest of kittypets would know it.
I could go on and on, but I'll stop here; this post is probably already being labeled as a "TL;DR." XD I will end on this note, however: I AM a Warrior cats fan. But when even the author comes up with names that make no sense? That's the point at which I am done. The first six books were all that was needed, and the second six made for a good sequel. Everything beyond it is craptacular.
And yes. I have read it.
