Taylor Swift is absolutely in love -- with her new kitten Meredith! But the 21-year-old country star didn't just randomly choose her cat's moniker: she named her after Ellen Pompeo's character on Grey's Anatomy.

 

"Her name is Meredith -- Meredith Grey because she's a gray cat, and because I love Grey's Anatomy!" she told Us Weekly in a phone interview Tuesday. Swift was home in Nashville gearing up for the CMAs Wednesday night, where she's nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

 

"She's awesome. She's like one of those cats that give cats a good name," Swift gushed. "She doesn't hide under furniture and get weird around people. She's really friendly and fun and she's perfect for the road because she doesn't ever get freaked out. So I'm really glad that she has a cool personality."

 

Meredith is a Scottish Fold cat, "so she has the awesome, weird ears," Swift explained. "I love it. She's so cute... She's a good cat."