150 Grumpy Cat Names – The Ultimate List

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