A Warriors Naming Guide by Sparrowsong

Brief Introduction and Disclaimer
I'm surprised someone doesn't already have a warriors naming guide here. I used to know a great one called Ebonycrow, but it has sadly been taken down and I am making this in honor of that one.

DISCLAIMER:
I mean no offense to anyone. I'm not trying to insult/attack anyone. You can very well keep your Angrymoon, Emeraldpetal, and Butterflyheart. And there is no law against 'Glasswater' or 'Rabbithawk.' But this is a guide for people who want traditional names that (at least in my opinion) make sense.

Chapter One
In the first Warriors series, the names all clearly made sense. Silverstream is a pretty, femine silver tabby who can run fast. Fireheart is a kind cat with dark ginger fur. You know...

But now, ridiculous names have begun to pop up in role play, fanfiction, and even the canon series. Such names include...

Redflight - You can see that the person wants a name that represents a ginger cat who can run fast, but does the color red fly?

Honeyfern - What is a 'honey fern?' Does a plant with honey on it represent a kind, light brown tabby she-cat? What would have been wrong with Honeyheart?

Angelsong - Cats do not know what angels are, nor does this name represent any whole thing. Goldenflower represents a kind, motherly she-cat with golden fur. Angelsong only represents a singing angel.

Birchfall - Only represents a falling birch, not the cat himself at all.

Whitewing - Represents a wing that is white in color, again nothing as a whole. Whitefrost, on the other hand, would have been a good name to represent her white fur and green eyes.

Freezingpaw - An RP cat named for the way s/he shivered. What if the shivering meant that the kit was sick?

Whipcream - Cats do not know what whipped cream is, nor do they know what a whip is. What kind of queen would name their kit after a Twoleg weapon?

Violinkit - Another thing that the cats obviously should not know about.

Edwardstar - Makes no sense at all. This cat was an RP character created simply to be the mate of another character, Bellatail. Those of you who know the Twilight books should know why the cats were named with 'Edward' and 'Bella.'

Magicpaw - Do cats know what magic is? Can you tell from Magicpaw's name if they are a pale tabby she-cat, a black-and-white tom, or a tortie?

Featherstone - If you, a Twoleg, do not know what a 'feather stone' is, why should a feral cat know what a 'feather stone' is?

Scarletsky - Clan cats are not sophisticated or fancy. If a queen chooses to name her ginger kit for their fur color, she does NOT name them Scarletkit, Bloodkit, or Rubykit. There are so many words one could use that would be so much better. Redkit, for starters. Gingerkit, Russetkit, Cherrykit, Flamekit, Brightkit, Lilykit...the list goes on. And on. And on.

Sirenpaw - Cats do not read Greek mythology and sirens do not exist, thus they should not know what a siren is. 'Siren' describes neither the cat's apperance nor their personality.

Papayacall - Clan cats do not know what a papaya is, nor do papayas 'call' or sing.

Personface - A preschooler could come up with a better name. It's supposed to be a joke, yes, but it's so bad that it's not even funny.

Rockstar - Ha, ha, ha. Very funny, eight-year-old troll with too much time on your hands.

Brokenheart - Graystripe broke the warrior code on a regular basis, but nobody would want to be known for that. Why should Brokenheart be named for a sad thing that happened to them if Graystripe was not named 'Graywarriorcodebreaker?'

More coming soon...