60 New Orleans And Louisiana Cat Names For Male And Female Cats

When you think of Louisiana and New Orleans, what comes to mind? Cajun food, Mardi Gras, zydeco music – the list goes on.

And while all of those things are definitely worth celebrating, we’d like to argue that there’s another reason to love these places: their awesome names for cats.

If you’re looking for a new name for your feline friend, look no further than these bayou-inspired names. Let’s take a closer look at some of our favorites.

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1 Male New Orleans & Louisiana Cat Names

2 Female New Orleans & Louisiana Cat Names

Male New Orleans & Louisiana Cat Names

Male	Notes
Saint	For the New Orleans Saints NFL team
King	For King Cake, which is associated with the pre-Lenten celebration of Mardi Gras
Crawfish	Freshwater crustaceans that are a popular food in New Orleans
Gumbo	A soup or stew that is popular in New Orleans; the Louisiana state cuisine
Bourbon	For Bourbon Street, a street located in the heart of the French Quarter, the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans
Canal	For Canal Street, a major thoroughfare in New Orleans
Dixon	A New Orleans neighborhood in the Uptown/Carrollton area
Xavier	For Xavier University of Louisiana, located in New Orleans
Touro	A New Orleans neighborhood in the Central City/Garden District
Milan	A New Orleans neighborhood that is a sub-district of the Central City/Garden District area
Kenner	A suburb of New Orleans
Jackson	For Jackson Square, a park in the French Quarter of New Orleans
Tyler	For actor and comedian Tyler Perry who was born in the city
Charles	For Place St. Charles, a 53-story building in New Orleans
Nevarre	For a New Orleans neighborhood in the Lakeview area
Elmwood	A New Orleans suburb with a 2.3% unemployment rate
Manning	For NFL playing brothers Eli and Peyton, who were born in New Orleans
Filmore	Located in the Gentilly area of the city, Filmore is a neighborhood in New Orleans
Covington	A suburb of New Orleans that includes a park with a very large playground
Truman	For author Truman Capote, who was born in New Orleans
Bouette	A small town that is a suburb of New Orleans
Emeril	For famous chef Emeril Lagasse who calls the city home
Foster	For the desert bananas foster, a creole delicacy
Blaine	For Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World
Natchez	For Steamboat Natchez, a steamboat based in New Orleans
Brennan	For Brennan’s restaurant which offers upscale creole food
Antoine	The New Orleans restaurant Antoine’s is the oldest family-operated restaurant in the United States
Bacchanal	For Bacchanal’s Fine Wine and Spirits, a wine store that offers live music
Galatoire	Operating for more than 100 years, this New Orleans restaurant
Marshall	For NFL running back Marshall Faulk, who was born in New Orleans

Female New Orleans & Louisiana Cat Names

Female	Notes
Loyola	For Loyola University New Orleans
Crescent	New Orleans is often called “The Crescent City”
Jambalaya	A dish that originated in Louisiana that consists of meat, vegetables and rice
Mardi	For Mardi Gras, a celebration period of parades and parties before the fasting season of Lent
Tulane	For Tulane University, which is located in New Orleans
Étouffée	A creole or Cajun dish that typically includes shellfish over rice
Beignet	A treat that is popular in the city; a square of fried dough covered with powdered sugar
Brees	For Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints’ quarterback
Nola	For NOLA, short for “New Orleans Louisiana”
Holly	For Hollygrove, a New Orleans neighborhood in the Uptown/Carrollton area
Ruby	For Ruby Nell Bridges, a civil rights activist who was the first child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana
Metairie	A suburb that is included in the New Orleans metropolitan area
Bean	For Red Beans and Rice, a popular dish in New Orleans
Belle	Belle Chasse is a suburb of New Orleans on the Mississippi River
Abita	For New Orleans suburb Abita Springs which has slightly more than 2,000 residents
Chalmette	For the Chalmette Battlefield
Marly	For Marlyville, also called Fontainebleau
Catherine	For Lake St. Catherine, a lake in eastern Orleans Parish within the New Orleans city limits
Harahan	Located along the Mississippi, Harahan is a suburb of New Orleans
Aurora	A neighborhood located in the Algiers area of New Orleans
Reese	For actress Reese Witherspoon who was born in New Orleans
Mimi	For Mimi’s in the Marigny, which is said to have excellent bar food
Ellen	Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres was born and raised in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie
Muffuletta	A sandwich that originated from Italian immigrants in New Orleans that is made of a round, Sicilian sesame bread
Anne	For Anne Rice, an author of Gothic vampire novels, she was born and lived most of her life in the city
Margaret	For Margaret Haughery, one of New Orleans most generous philanthropists
Cokie	Journalist Cokie Roberts was born in New Orleans
Jean	For the Jean Lafitte National Park, located in New Orleans
Daiquiri	For the alcohol drink that is popular in the city
Ruth	For Ruth Fertel, the founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, who was born in New Orleans