MANY AMERICAN BREEDERS FOLLOW AN OLD FRENCH TRADITION OF NAMING KITTENS ALPHABETICALLY. MOST KITTENS BORN IN ANY ONE YEAR WILL BE NAMED WITH THE CONSECUTIVE LETTER FOR THAT YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, 1977 WAS THE LETTER "A", FOR 2000, THE LETTER IS "X", 2001-"Y", 2002-"Z" AND SO ON. BY FOLLOWING THIS TRADITION IT IS EASY TO TELL A CAT'S AGE JUST FROM ITS NAME.
