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12 Ways to Pick the Perfect Cat Name – 600+ Names


Sometimes you strike gold when the perfect name for your new cat just pops right into your mind. Most of the time, however, finding the right name requires patience, paying attention and a little luck.

We know just how difficult this process can be, so For the Love of Cat has compiled this comprehensive guide on how to pick a cat name. You will find tips and creative strategies for choosing traditional and offbeat cat names along with more than 600 ideas for male and female cat names.

Take your time choosing a name. You don’t have to commit to one right away. Pick your top three and then test them out for a week. Observe which name your cat responds to more, which one feels right rolling off your tongue and which one seems to suit the cat best. Avoid names that sound like other words often used in the house, such as commands or family member’s names.

In the end, you will likely settle on two – the cat’s formal name and its nickname. As T.S. Eliot famously wrote in “The Naming of Cats,” they really have three different names. The first is a sensible name that the family uses every day. The second is a unique name that’s more dignified and has “never belonged to more than one cat.” A notorious cat lover, the author favored such monikers as Munkustrap, Quazo, Coripat and Bombalurina. The last is a mysterious “name that no human research can discover, but the cat himself knows and will never confess.”

If you are totally stumped, then hold a cat-naming contest. Provide your friends, family or coworkers with a few details about your new furry friend, such as its coloring or personality, and let them offer some creative suggestions. When you just can’t decide, let fate make the final selection. Write down your top choices on individual pieces of paper. You can either blindly pull a name out of a bowl or put a treat on each paper and go with the name your kitty wanders over to first.

ForTheLoveOfCat.com would love to hear your ideas for the best way to name a cat. What are your favorite methods on how to pick a cat name? What do you think are the best female and male cat names? Leave us a post in the comment section below!

Popular Cat Names Based on Appearance

A cat’s coloring, fur patterns, markings, shape and size provide an endless array of ideas for cat names. This is the most traditional method for choosing male and female cat names.

Blackie
Black Beard
Blizzard
Boots
Bracken
Brownie
Brutus
Butterbean
Carmello
Casper
Carmel
Chili
Cinder
Cinnamon
Coco
Cotton
Creamsickle
Dottie
Ebio

Fluffy
Freckles
Frosty
Ghost
Ginger
Hazel
Jasper
Mango
Marmalade
Marzipan
Mittens
Mocha
Moon Shadow
Nightshade
Ninja
Nutmeg
Onyx
Patches

Picasso
Porkchop
Raven
Saffron
Shade
Shadow
Skittles
Smoky
Smoosh
Smudge
Soot
Spade
Speckles
Snowball
Socks
Tank
Tortitude
Whiskey


 

A Name that Suits the Cat’s Purrsonality

Another common strategy for how to pick a cat name is playing upon a beloved character trait. This strategy requires that you hold off on naming your new addition to the family until you get to know your cat. Spend a couple of weeks observing the cat’s behavior and personality. Perhaps he has a little sass and swagger, or maybe she is sweet as sugar or cute as a button?

Aphrodite
Bandit
Batman
Brewster
Buttons
Cheeky
Dash
Digger
Duke
Einstein
Flip
Frisky
Fuzzy

Grumpy
Happy
Houdini
Imp
Kaze
Maverick
Mouser
Peppy
Rambo
Rascal
Rebel
Rumble
Salty

Scout
Scrappy
Sherlock
Sir Reginald
Skeeter
Snugglebear
Sprite
Sugar
Taz
Turbo
Wiz
Xena
Zippy


Pick Something Personal

Since any name you choose for your cat is a reflection of you, pick a name that represents your passion, personality or life philosophy. Who is your favorite author, actor, singer, character or athlete? Think about the places where you have lived, visited or want to go. Whether you are a music fan or art connoisseur, a sports nut or lover of literature, the perfect name just might be on this list.

Albert
Andretti
Aristotle
Aslan
Aspen
Audrey
Aurora
Banjo
Bach
Beckham
Bella
Bilbo
Bram
Bronte
Byron
Chaucer
Clancy
Costello
Darcy

Dean
Dempsey
Dickens
Dilbert
Edgar
Ewok
Flip
Floyd
Frodo
Gatsby
Gulliver
Hamlet
Harley
Hendrix
Huxley
Java
Jeter
Joplin
Jung

Keats
Kennedy
Kobe
Lionel
Matisse
Mulligan
Newton
Pascal
Pippin

Potter
Puck
Reagan
Remington (Remi)
Rigby
Salty
Spock
Tink
Yoda


Want to Communicate with Your Cat?

While some cat breeds have a greater ability to communicate with the humans in their family, every cat is capable of learning its name. The key to name recognition is making it short and distinct. Cats tend to respond better to names that have one or two syllables and contain hard consonants, such as k, p, d and t, and the long “ee” sound.

 

Arlo
Anja
Arden
Ayla
Benny
Binx
Bosco
Buttons
Brently
Calhoun
Callie
Carter
Cassidy
Chappy
Crispin
Della
Drake
Elderberry
Elvie
Esme
Finnigan (Finn)
Franklin
Frieda

Gia
Gisele
Gizmo
Isabelli
Jules
Keller
Kewpie
Levi
Lippy
Loulou
Lucky
Luella
Luca
Lyla
Mabel
Macie
Mazy
Millie
Mira
Murphy
Nedra
Nelli
Nona

Oliver (Ollie)
Odell
Ozella
Renzo
Reva
Ripley
Rumi
Sage
Seamus
Scully
Sheldon
Shiva
Sophie
Sullivan (Sully)
Suki
Tiger
Tiki
Toby
Ursa
Veda
Velma
Vika
Yasmin


A Cat Known by Many Names

From felina to kissa to tabby, cats are known by many names around the world. When you want something a little more exotic than Kitty, try out one of these feline-inspired words.

Bob
Bekku
Besseh
Billi
Bushi
Cath
Cica
Clowder
Cougar
Eesa
Felina
Gatto
Gataki
Gnari
Grimalkin

Jag
Katinas
Katu
Kedi
Kindle
Kissa
Kitska
Koshka
Leo
Lynx
Machka
Marjara
Mau
Meo
Minoos

Minou
Miu
Moggy
Molly
Neko
Ocelot
Paka
Poocha
Popoki
Puma
Queen
Shimii
Sinta
Tabby
Tom
Wesa


Honor Your Heritage

Celebrate your culture by picking a name that reflects where you come from. Which traditions make you feel most connected to your family history? Do you have a favorite place where your family spent time making memories or a distant relative who you can memorialize? Elements from your cat’s culture can also provide inspiration. The ancient deity Akil is a perfect name for an Egyptian Mau while Sarabi is cute for a Siamese cat.

Amazon
Caliente (Cali)
Carino
Cayenne
Cheri
Cheyenne
Chica
Dakota
Delilah
Dragi
Dulce

Elskling
Frisco
Georgia
Habika
Highlander
Inca
Jade
Juno
Kaipo
Kingston
Liebling
Lkaika

Manju
Mikesch
Mimi
Pacha
Ra
Roux
Salem
Schatz
Susse
Yeobo


Lucky Names for Your Cat

Many ancient and modern cultures believe that cats are bearers of good luck. Cats have been associated with powers to bring good harvests, prevent natural disasters and bless a family with happiness and fortune. Even if you aren’t the superstitious type, it was a lucky day when your pet came into your life, so consider this list of auspicious names from languages around the world.

Amber
Ankh
Asher
Bastet
Behruz
Bingo
Dexter
Edmund
Cappi
Chance
Chonsie
Clover
Crystal
Eadwulf
Fausto
Felice
Fu
Gada

Gadiel
Goldie
Grim
Gris Gris
Gwyneth
Halona
Hanai
Hector
Jet
Juno
Kachina
Kahina
Kalyana
Kei
Kichi
Madoc
Magic
Midas

Laima
Laxman
Maimun
Mazel
Nadik
Onni
Otto
Peli
Pooka
Sayda
Shankar
Seven
Sudi
Suette
Tomiko
Xiang
Yuki
Yukon


Renaming a Rescued Cat

Whether you have adopted a kitten or a fully grown cat, it is almost always a good idea to give your feline friend a new name. It not only serves as a symbolic welcome to the family but also helps with training the cat to obey your commands, especially if the former name was associated with negative memories. When choosing a new name, think about how the two of you came together, such as when and where the cat was found. You can also pay tribute to the journey that your cat has survived by choosing a name that means wanderer or survivor, or pick a name that represents the gift you have been given.

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Alley
Amelia
Arvad
Bart
Bones
Captain
Cloe
Columbus
Destiny
Drunkard
Emily
Feran
Fella
Forester
Gabby
Gem
Godfrey
Gulliver
Gypsy

Kismit
Lady Rover
Leonidas
Leprechaun
Lucky
Macaroni
Magnolia
Marybelle
Mosey
Mshai
Nelson
Noah
Octavian
Pellegrin
Penny
Perry
Ranger
Rasputin
Roots

Rosco
Rosy
Sam Patch
Samson
Sanguine
Sardar
Scamper
Scrappy
Scruffles
Shackleton (Shaq)
Stephanus
Thruxton
Tipsy
Tom Kitten
Trotter
Trip
Vulcan
Wendell
Zsa Zsa


Presidential Pets

Show off your patriotic pride by choosing a moniker that is inspired by these White House pets. There are some brilliant names for the dozens of presidential family companions, but Amy Carter’s Siamese cat takes top prize for creativity with “Misty Malarky Ying Yang.”

 

Admiral Dewey
Apollo
Barney
Big Ben
Blackberry
Blanco
Blaze
Bo
Calamity Jane
Caruso
Charlie
Checkers
Dixie
Dixon
Ebenezer
Enoch
Faithful
Fala
Glen
Grits

India
Jack
Jip
Jocko
King Kole
King Tut
Lara
Liberty
Mason
Meggie
Miss Pussy
Millie
Misty
Nanny
Nanko
Ofelia
Otis
Pasha
Peter Pan

Piccolomini
Prudence Prim
Puffins
Punch
Rob Roy
Reuben
Rollo
Shan
Shep
Slippers
Sukey
Sunny
Taca
Tiger
Tiny Tim
Tom Quartz
Weejie
Willie
Winks
Victory


Give Your Fur Baby a Human Name

 

Cats are more than pets. They become companions, friends and members of the family. You come to love your cat just as deeply as the other people in your life. It is fitting then to give your cat a human name, which pets experts say increases the human-animal bond. Nearly 70 percent of trending baby names appear on popular cat names lists, and vintage names are also common.

Abigail
Aiden
Agnes
Amelia
Angel
Anita
Arthur
Ashton
Ava
Avery
Avis
Bailey
Bella
Benjamin
Bianca
Bruce
Camilla
Calen
Callie
Carter
Charlie
Chester
Chloe
Clarice
Connor

Elnora
Emma
Ethan
Fiona
Gabriel
George
Gladys
Harper
Henry
Inez
Isabella
Jackson
Leona
Lexi
Liam
Lily
Logan
Lucy
Jasper
Kaia
Kayden
Madison
Mason
Max
Melba
Mila
Molly
Mya
Naomi

Nora
Norman
Nyan
Olivia
Opal
Oscar
Owen
Payton
Penelope
Percy
Raymond
Ramona
Riley
Sebastian
Simon
Sonia
Sophia
Stuart
Thelma
Vivienne
Wyatt
Zoey


Famous Cats

Hollywood, literature and even YouTube are ripe with creative female and male cat names. Consider choosing one of these names from the entertainment industry’s most famous cats.

Anakin

Aslan
Azrael
Bagheera
Cleo
Colonel Meow
Corky
Duchess
Felicia
Felix
Figaro
Fritz
Garfield
Gideon
Grizabella
Gus
Hamilton
Heathcliff
Hobbes
Hodge
Humphrey
Jaga
Kiara
Klaus
Loki
Lil’ Bub

Luna
Maru
Maccha
Milo
Minerva
Minnaloushe
Mittens
Morris
Mouschi
Mrs. Norris
Mr. Bigglesworth
Mr. Mistoffellees
Mungo
Nala
Oliver
O’Malley
Penelope
Professor McGonagall
Pudge
Riff-Raff
Roku
Rufus
Sabor
Sebastian

Seuss
Seymour
Shironeko
Simba
Simpkin
Sylvester
Tao
Thackery Binx
Tibbs
Tibbert
Tigger
Toulouse
Tybalt
Tygra
Winston
Wordsworth


Celebrities and Their Cats

From the history pages to the silver screen, there are cat lovers everywhere. Here are some of the most creative and kooky names that the world’s most famous celebrities have given to their cats.

 

Apollinaris – Mark Twain
Bismarck – Florence Nightingale
Cairo – Macklemore
Calvin – Harriet Beecher Stowe
Catarina – Edgar Allan Poe
Cheeseler – Jay Leno
Chico – Pope Benedict XVI
Choupette – Karl Legerfeld
Chrissy – Suzanne Somers
Delilah – Freddie Mercury
Furhouse – Winston Churchill

Graham – Ed Sheeran
Kitty Purry – Katy Perry
Macak – Nikola Tesla
Marcus – Jimmy Dean
Meredith Gray – Taylor Swift
Morrissey – Russell Brand
Mr. Fluffy Pants – Kesha
Muezza – Prophet Muhammad
Jellylorum – T.S. Eliot
Jock – Winston Churchill
Oliver – Whoopi Goldberg
Patsy – Charles Lindbergh
Rupi – Jethro Tull
Senior Kittizen – Regis Philbin
Sheila Sarfati – Lea Michele

Simone – Audrey Hepburn
Spats – Joey Ramone
Spithead – Sir Isaac Newton
Tobasco – Cokie Roberts
Wabbit – Kate Beckinsale
White Heather – Queen Victoria
Willamena – Charles Dickens
Willie – George Burns
Zazzles – Sierra McCormick
Zelda – James Franco
Zert – Christina Ricci


What are some of the strangest cat names you have ever heard? Help build our list by adding your favorite names in the comments section below!

 

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