Actually, I’m pretty sure that’s where we got the name. We had another cat - black Persian - named Paladin. :-)
Have Gun, Will Travel
Reads the card of a man,
A knight without armor
In a savage land.
His fast gun for hire hire
Heeds the calling wind.
A soldier of fortune
Is the man called Paladin.
Paladin, Paladin, Where do you roam?
Paladin, Paladin, Far, far from home.