Havana Brown: Real Name Angelique Meunier

Angelique Meunier, an Australian celebrity singer/dancer took the name of a cat for her stage name. She must have hijacked the name of a fairly rare purebred pedigree cat, the Havana Brown, which is the name of a chocolate coloured fine looking cat breed. The origin of the name is unclear. It ultimately has its origin in Havana cigars and has been linked with Swiss chocolate or a rabbit!

I don't know of any other celebrity who has taken the name of a cat! It is quite neat in one way but I guess only a few people know it is the name of a cat.

I am slightly peeved because when you Google "Havana Brown" you are presented with a pile of information about this female celebrity. You have to add "cat" to the search. 

There are many examples of the names of wild cats being used by people. Tiger Woods, the golfer, is the standout example but many teams also use wild cat names such as "cougar" and "lion" etc.

It is a shame that none of this translates to better cat welfare.

The picture of the cat is by Rikki's Refuge on Flickr

Havana Brown Picture

 

This is a nice, quietly dynamic studio photograph of this chocolate colored cat by professional cat photographer, Helmi Flick. The Havana Brown is a relatively rare cat breed. It is an elegant cat with a slightly slender profile (semi-cobby). Most breed standards allow a number of coat types and patterns but in this case it only allows chocolate (and lilac!). Maybe you have to be a chocolate lover to adopt an Havana Brown. The chocolate color is a rich, reddish brown in fact. The eyes are a light green. The name seems to originate in the color of Havana cigars. Apparently brown cats where brought over from Siam (Thailand) at the same time as the Siamese in the late 1800s. Breeders started to create and develop the breed in Britain in the early 1950s. You will find some complexities over naming this cat, which appears to vary depending where you are and which cat association recognises the breed. Read and see lots more.