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My friend's cat is named Amaranth. Her husband wanted to use the name for a future baby, but she vetoed it, so the cat got it instead. I have to say, it's a cool name, but not really user-friendly. Most people mush it into "Amranth" and the nicknames seem so forced and unnatural (Amma, Ammy, Ammo). Also, it kills me that I have this instinct to call the cat Ranthy or Randy, which is so awful. Randy from Amaranth?? Seems sacrilegious somehow.