Grumpy Cat Names from Books
- Holden (Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye)
- Maleficent (from the moving Maleficent)
- Scrooge (from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol)
- Ignatius (Ignatius Reilly from A Confederacy of Dunces)
- Severus or Snape (Professor Snape from Harry Potter)
- Baba Yaga (a witch from Eastern European mythology)
- Darcy (Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice)
- Eeyore (from the Winnie the Pooh books)
- Badger (from The Wind in the Willows)
- Bellatrix (Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter)
- Nietzsche (author Frederick Nietzsche)
- Jeeves (from the P.J. Wodehouse books)
- Scarlett (Scarlett O’Hara from Gone With the Wind)
- Minerva or McGonagall (Professor McGonagall from Harry Potter)
- Katniss (heroine of The Hunger Games)
- Jadis (the White Witch, The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Mencken (author H.K. Mencken)
- Garfield (the cat, of course!)
- Haymitch (Haymitch Abernathy from The Hunger Games)
- Puddleglum (The Chronicles of Narnia books)
- Humbug (favorite saying of Scrooge)
- Heathcliff (from Wuthering Heights)
- Templeton (from Charlotte’s Web)
- Sherlock (Sherlock Holmes)
Grumpy Cat Names from Movies and TV
- Simon (as in Simon Cowell from American Idol)
- Miranda (Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada)
- House (as in Dr. Gregory House from the House television show)
- Carlin (as in George Carlin)
- Statler or Waldorf (the two grumpy old men from The Muppet Show)
- Kanye (as in Kanye West)
- W.C. (as in W.C. Fields)
- Beale (as in Howard Beale from the movie The Network)
- Basil (as in Basil Fawlty from the British Fawlty Towers television show)
- Regina (Regina George from the movie Mean Girls)
- Hartman (Gunnery Sergeant character from Full Metal Jacket)
- Rooney (as in Andy Rooney)
- Gordon (Chef Gordon Ramsay)
- Oscar (as in the Oscar Madison character from The Odd Couple movie and television show)
- Wilford (as in Wilford Brimley)
- Clint (as in Clint Eastwood)
- Foley (Drill Sergeant from An Officer and a Gentleman)
- Anna (Anna Wintour)
- Elphaba (Wicked Witch of the West from Oz the Great and Powerful)
Fun Grumpy Cat Names
- Grump (Grumpus)
- Surly
- Grandpa/Grandma
- Snarky
- Griper
- Cross
- Groucho
- Grouser
- Forrest Grump
- Diva
- Crankenstein
- Princess
- Captain Crank
- Tardar Sauce
- Crabbypants
- Sulky
- Prissy
- Curmudgeon
- Sourpuss
Grumpy Cat Names Inspired by Old Fashioned Names
- Doris
- Mortimer
- Hector
- Mabel
- Horace
- Elmer
- Ethel
- Maude
- Clarence
- Gertrude
- Mildred
- Claude
- Estelle
- Albert
- Boris
- Hildegard
- Hermit
- Agnes
- Wallace
- Herman
- Mildred
- Eugene
- Cornelia
- Phyllis
- Edna
- Marge
- Gladys
- Earl
- Harold
- Ebenezer
- Norma
- Milton
Geek Names for Grumpy Cats
- Wario (Mario Brothers video games)
- Rocket (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Tyrion (Game of Thrones)
- Cersei (Game of Thrones)
- Olenna (Game of Thrones)
- J. Jonah (J. Jonah Jameson from Spider-Man)
- Kratos (God of War video games)
- Tywin (Game of Thrones)
- Furiosa (from the Mad Max: Fury Road movie)
- Sy (Sy Marsh from South Park)
- Hulk (Marvel comic book and movie character)
- Moe (The Simpsons)
- Krusty (The Simpsons)
- Claptrap (from the Borderlands video games)
- Sandor (Game of Thrones)
- Loki (Marvel comic book and movie character)
- Amos (The Expanse)
- Geralt (The Witcher books and video games)
- Squidward (Spongebob Squarepants)
- Drax (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Yosemite Sam (Bugs Bunny cartoons)
- Chrisjen (The Expanse)
- Mad Max (from the movie series)
- McCoy (Star Trek)
Grumpy Cat Names Inspired by Grumpy Characters
- Sue Sylvester
- April Ludgate
- Granny Moses
- Miss Havisham
- Selma
- Archie Bunker
- Oscar the Grouch
- Patty
- Gladys Kravitz
- Sophia Petrillo
- Carl Fredricksen
- Red Forman
- Al Bundy
- Ron Swanson
- Mr. Burns
Descriptive Names for Grumpy Cats
- Crank
- Hosco (“surly” in Spanish)
- Crabapple
- Peevish
- Testy
- Bourru (“surly” in French)
- Râleur (“grouch” in French)
- Harpy
- Crabby
- Bravo (“angry” in Portuguese)
- Scontroso (“sullen” in Italian)
- Snappy
- Cur (short for curmudgeon)
- Punk
- Griesgram (“grouch” in German)
- Salty
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