180 Great, Original Cat and Kitten Names

Families are moving away from choosing tired, predictable pet names in favor of more unique and creative ones. This is similar to the trend for human children names - and since cat people think of their felines as their kids, it makes perfect sense. This article provides themed lists of name suggestions for your next pet kitten or cat.

Your cat deserves a livelier name than Snowball or Fluffy.

Naming a pet allows almost unlimited potential. You can use just about any words that you like other than cuss words, regionally offensive-blasphemous names, or the name of someone in your household (too confusing - although that didn't stop George Foreman, did it?) Any name you've always liked or any whimsical term you adore can be a cat moniker.

My preference in an ideal world would be to have the name reflect the personality of the pet. Here, cat owners (I mean, staff) have quite the advantage. Many things can be said about cats - often derogatory - or characterized as inferior to dogs. However, let 's give credit for a strength felines possess: they ALWAYS let you know exactly who they are. There is no pussy-footing (pun intended) about their personality because, as a whole, this species could care less about pleasing people. Therefore, what you see is the real deal. This is a good thing, at least in the arena of matching a name to a personality. After a few minutes, the adopting humans should be able to tell whether their new cat is a Calliope or a Hogwart.

Thus, I offer suggestions for uncommon name possibilities for your very special one-of-a-kind feline.

This list includes names of foods and also food qualities. Give one a try!

Biscotti

Snickerdoodle (a cookie)

Pumpernickel

Peanut

Coconut

Garbanzo

Mocha

Pilaf

Mango

Basil

Crunchy

Baguette

Pepper

Potlicker

Parsnip

Sushi

Poppy (seed)

Chowder

Cinnamon

Potpie

Tater (potato)

Macaroni

Taco

Muenster

Pinto (bean)

Tabasco

Streudel

Haggis

Bagel

Crispy

Latte

Sweet Potato

Lamb Chop

Stroganoff

Ambrosia

Macadamia

Spaghetti

Butternut

Rum Ball

NORSE:

Thor

Odin

Loki

Frigga

GREEK:

Apollo

Calypso (or Kalypso)

Elektra

Nemesis

Pandora

Pegasus

Zephyr

EGYPTIAN:

Anubis

Bastet

Osiris

Ra

ABORIGINE:

Bahloo

Karora

Wollunka

CHINESE:

Fuxi

Huangdi

Shennong

Shaohao

Shun

Yao

Zhuanxu

Sunnybrook

Heathcliff

Titanic

Romeo

Lorax

Lancelot

Guinevere

Raif (actually spelled as Ralph)

Jaws

Skywalker

Darth (Vader)

Redtail

Hobbit

Yoda

Arrietty

Grinch

007

Schindler

Miss Daisy

Sherlock

Tarzan

Cap'n Hook

Shrek

Batman

Braveheart

Hermione

Cleopatra

Lochinvar

Gunga Din

Oliver

E.T.

Simba

Camelot

Tuskeegee

Paris

Indy (Indiana)

Kokomo

Vegas

Rio

Bali

Dakar

Brigadoon

Buffalo

Frisco (as in San Francisco)

Chicago

Quebec

Oahu

Hogwarts

Singapore

Camden

N'Orleans

Mississippi

Tennesee

Tokyo

Moscow

Sherwood

Liverpool

Senegal

Cameroon

Madrid

Barcelona

Columbia

Reykjavik

Oceana

Fiji

Sydney

Miami

Glasgow

St. Louie

Champlain

Cairo

Pretoria

Mumbai

Paradise

Dutch

Spunky

Feisty

Sneaky

Studly

Lucky

Looney

Bossy

Intrepid

Curious

Mighty

Crafty

Gutsy

Hefty

Nosy

Quirky

Nutsy

Dauntless

Cuddly

Scaredy

Kooky

Ghetto

Spinout

Rebound

Pop-up

Trifecta

Acey-Deucy

Pinball

Tsunami

Riptide

Doumbek

PingPong

Crusher

Swami

Scanner

Boomerang

Slider

Bogey

Wipeout

Total

Wiseguy

Postal

BeepBeep

Weatherman

If none of these names fit your cat, don’t use them. However, perhaps these short lists will spur your imagination about what monikers can be used for your new feline. This frees you to snatch the perfect appellation from the universe of words for your unique cat.