the -breeze suffix

[Lady Ten]

This one is not, if memory serves, a canon suffix. Traditionalists might take issue with it on that basis. Or they might not; I dunno. I'm not a traditionalist.

As a third-style namer, I can see merit in this one because it can indicate a breezy personality. A -breeze cat, then, would be relaxed, casual, and nonchalant. No speedy feet required. For skills in running and agility, you've got suffixes like "step" and "foot", and let's not even talk about "flight," "wing," and "wind" (or maybe let's do, if you have something to say, but for those we should make a new thread).

I don't associate breeziness with speed, especially since breezes are like a lighter, softer form of wind. Rather than a skill suffix, "breeze" would function as a personality suffix. These are the warriors who are notable for being mellow or carefree. As a leader, I myself probably wouldn't use this one often, but others who view this characteristic as name-worthy could select this suffix for a cat without encountering any problems in logic.

[vbfdoee]

It's canonical; it's just that it's only been used in the more recent books. The only characters I can think of with -breeze as a suffix are Swiftbreeze and Willowbreeze, who are both from Super Editions (Bluestar's Prophecy and Crookedstar's Promise, respectively).

This may not be worth much as an opinion, but I think that it sounds very pretty and poetic. Aesthetics shouldn't be the primary concern of a namer over making sense and being descriptive, but it's a nice bonus given that, at least in the context of third-style, it does make sense.

[Grey]

A -breeze cat, then, would be relaxed, casual, and nonchalant.

For a traditionalist, you just described -cloud. And you're right - I don't particularly like -breeze as a suffix because it's not in the first series. It turns up in later books and, from your analysis, it appears only to say what -cloud does. I can't see any point in using it.

Of course, as you don't like -cloud, it might work as a replacement for third-style namers.

[Lady Ten]

Yes, we've discussed cloud on the other thread. My interpretation of breeze comes less from how it's used in the books and more from the inherent nature of a breeze itself and its applicability as adjective, and I'm thinking the distinction between breeze/wind is a little different from that between cloud/storm (not that I endorse wind as a suffix, by any means). That is, a breeze is necessarily a more relaxed form of wind.