And the kitten is growing and thriving, though I think I have to abandon my Arthurian naming tradition; while there are several beautiful, elegant, sophisticated women's names in Arthurian legend, she is none of those things, and none of the names I try on her seem to fit in the least.

Hmm. Okay -- if she's not exactly a fit for original Arthurian myth, how about spinning off of it? It suddenly occurs to me that Edsel just might fit, since she's a character who resolutely refused to fit the Arthurian stereotype...