Why is a cat called tom??
I reading a book "a street cat named bob"
It says "ginger tom"in the book.
Why is a cat called tom??

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a male cat is called a "tom" or "tomcat

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I knew there'd be an explanation somewhere! :)

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=tomcat

Some names are common enough to have general uses uses (eg. average Joe, every Tom Dick and Harry) or even non-human uses (jacknife, to jack up a car, and so on). There's usually a story behind the use.

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It is just a name. My friend's cat was named Fred.

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