35+ Best Names Meaning Cat For Your Male And Female Kitten

Are you a cat owner and looking for a perfect name?

Have no fear because we’ve compiled the top 10 names that mean cat. Whether your new kitty is black, white, fluffy, or just plain old fat these are some of our favorites!

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1 Common Names Meaning Cat

2 Unique Names Meaning Cat

3 Cat Names Meaning Lion

4 Cat Names Meaning Tiger

Common Names Meaning Cat

Names	Origins	Meanings
Gata	Spanish	A name meaning a female cat.
Chatte	French	This is a name meaning cat.
Cattus	Latin	Meaning cat.
Kitty	English	The most commonly used English name, meaning a cat.
Tabby	English	A domestic cat with a striped coat, commonly used in the English language.
Camilla	Arabic	Means perfect.
Calico	Indian	Refers to a blotched or spotted cat.
Kitten	English	A name meaning a newborn or young cat.
Callie,	Greek	This name means beautiful.
Moggy	English	This name is used to refer to a domestic cat.
Neko	Japanese	A Japanese word meaning cat

Unique Names Meaning Cat

Names	Origins	Meanings
Lynx	Greek	This is a species of wildcat.
Mau	Egyptian	This is a female name for a cat.
Chaton	French	This name is used for kitten.
Namir	Persian	Another word that means cat.
Mouser	German	Meaning a catcher of mice and rats’.
Falines	English and Celtic	The name refers to a cat.
Paka	African	This is another female name for a cat.
Tom	Late Middle English	Meaning a variant of Tomcat.
Ekpen	Benin	It means a ferocious cat.
Gunju	African	Meaning wild cat.
Kundam	Sanskrit	This name is a word used for a female cat or a feminine form of a cat.
Tomcat	Old English	Referring to a male cat.

Cat Names Meaning Lion

Names	Origins	Meanings
Leonard	German	A name meaning lion-like strength.
Leonidas	Greek	The name means son of the lion’, or refers to one who is like a lion.
Leopolds	English and Germanic	It means strong.
Puma	African	A large African form of a wild cat with a plain coat, also a character in Disney’s ‘The Lion King’.
Leontios	Greek	This first name is used for lion-like form.
Apollo	Greek	It refers to a strong male lion.
Ari	Hebrew	It refers to a male lion.
Areli	Hebrew	This name means lion of God, demonstrating strength and masculinity.
Simba	African	This famous name from Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ has African roots.
Arieh	Hebrew	Meaning a strong lion.
Leo	Latin	This first name is an astrological name for lion.

Cat Names Meaning Tiger

Names	Origins	Meanings
Tigris	Greek	In Greek mythology, Tigris refers to a tiger; it is one of the ancient cat names.
Tigresse	French	This name is used for a female tiger.
Tora	Japanese	This name appears in Japanese mythology referring to a tiger.
Tigri	Turkish	It is another ancient name referring to a tiger.
Tigre	French	This name is used for a male tiger.
Torao	Japanese	A variant of Tora that means tiger’s tail.

Hope you’ve found a unique name for your furry friend. If none of these are good enough, check out our pet cat names and you’ll get hundreds of cat name ideas!