Does your cat respond when you call their name?

My friend's cat does. Her cat's name is Matilda and she's a purebred Persian. She doesn't have a child of her own so she spoils her per rotten and treats it like her own baby. It almost acts like a dog but not all hyped up when she comes home. Matilda is almost always at my friend's heel and follows her anywhere in her apartment. It's just too funny to watch sometimes because of her constant mewling. She's four or five months old, I think.