200 extraordinary and rare cat names

When looking for a cat name, you don't always have to resort to the classics. We have prepared a list of 200 rare and unusual cat names for your feline friends.

Find the right name

Do you have a fur ball and still don't know what to call it? How about one there cat names, which has a special meaning and is rare? The names are particularly beautiful, sound melodic and reveal much more than just the name. But so that your cat likes the name, you should make sure that it has a maximum of 2 to 3 syllables and that it is easy to call. There are hardly any limits to your imagination. And mostly rare character traits of the cat are included in the choice of name.

100 Rare Female Cat Names from A to E

• Aila (Finnish for "light bringer", Gaelic for "from the mighty place")
• Aimee (French for "beloved")
• Aja (forest spirit from African Yoruba mythology)
• Akh (Egyptian for "highest form of the soul")
• Aluna (meaning "to approach" in Kenya)
• Alvina (Spanish for "elf friend")
• Amidala (Queen of Planet Naboo from Star Wars)
• Amorita (Latin for "dearly loved")
• Anju (Japanese for "apricot tree")
• Ankita (Sanskrit for "conqueror")
• Bahiti (Egyptian for "the lucky one")
• Bastet (Egyptian cat goddess)
• Berúthiel (Queen of Gondor in the Legendarium by J. R R Tolkien, owned 10 spying cats)
• Beulah (Hebrew for "the married one")
• Bombalurina (Protagonist in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats)
• Celestine (Latin for "coming from heaven")
• Chimaera (cat from the anime "Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!")
• Chirithy (cat creature from the video game series "Kingdom Hearts")
• Chomosuke (cat companion from the anime "Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!")
• Choupette (designer Karl Lagerfeld's pet cat)
• Dala (Indian for "pearl")
• Ellery (English for "the one who lives by the alder tree")
• Eugenia (Greek for "the Highborn")

F to L

• Fari (Arabic for "beautiful")
• Félicette (female cat born on 18. October 1963 was launched into space)
• Fenja (Frisian for "the peaceable")
• Fig (English for "fig")
• Francine (French for "from France")
• Glinda (Welsh for "beautiful")
• Guinevere (King Arthur's wife in Arthurian legend)
• Hana (Japanese for "flower")
• Haru (Japanese for "spring")
• Hazel (English for "hazelnut")
• Hester (Latin for "star")
• Ivy (English for "ivy")
• Kaiulani (Hawaiian for "holy nobles")
• Kalea (Hawaiian for "cheerfulness")
• Kaya ("big sister" in the language of the Pueblo Indians)
• Keona (Hawaiian for "bountiful gift from God")
• Kirara (Cat Demon from the anime "Inuyasha")
• Kuroneko (black she-cat in the anime "Trigun")
• Lani (Hawaiian for "sky")
• Lilibeth (variant of the name "Elisabeth")
• Lucille (French for "light")

M to T

• Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods video game protagonist)
• Mara (Arabic for "joy")
• Mariam (Arabic for "sea drop")
• Mariella (Italian for "sea star")
• Marl (English for "beautiful forest")
• Maura (Irish for "star of the ocean")
• Merah (Hebrew for "princess")
• Meredith (Welsh for "great ruler")
• Millicent (English for "strength" and "work")
• Minerva (first name of Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter universe by J. K Rowling)
• Morgana (female cat from the video game "Persona 5")
• Morgan Le Fay (Arthurite character)
• Morticia (Addams Family character)
• mrs Norris (cat of Argus Filch from the Harry Potter universe by J. K Rowling)
• Nala (partner of Simba from The Lion King)
• Nashira (Arabic for "lucky messenger")
• Nayeli (Zapotec term for "I love you")
• Niamh (sea goddess in Irish mythology)
• Nori (Japanese for "seaweed")
• Oana (Romanian for "fascinating light")
• Olivia (Latin for "olive tree“)
• Ophelia (character in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare)
• Pari (Persian for "fairy")
• Piper (English for "flute player")
• Piro (cat from the anime "Kanon")
• Priya (Sanskrit for "beloved")
• Prudence (Old English for "good judgment")
• Puck (cat from the anime "Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World")
• Quinnie (Scandinavian for "living in the nobility")
• Raina ("queen" in the language of the Chamoru people of the Mariana Islands)
• Raya (Hebrew for "friend")
• Sakura (Japanese for "cherry blossom")
• Sarabi (mother of Simba from The Lion King)
• Sayuri (Japanese for "small" and "lily")
• Shanti (African for "peace")
• Sharmee (Bengali for "shyness")
• Sophronia (Greek for "sensitive")
• Tamaya ("in the middle" from the Native American language)
• Taokaka (BlazBlue video game series catgirl character)
• Thekla (Greek for "God's Glory")
• Tinkerbell (English for "tinkering bells, inspired by the character of the same name from Peter Pan)
• Topolina (Italian pet name, means "little mouse")

U to Z

• Valora ("valuable" in the constructed language Esperanto)
• Vanya (Slavic for "God is kind")
• Varda (Queen of the Gods from the Legendarium by J. R R Tolkien)
• Venus Two-Face (famous she-cat with two different complexions)
• Waverly (English for "meadow with numerous aspens")
• Y'shtola (Mage from the video game "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn")
• Yamila (Arabic for "beautiful")
• Ya-oong-i (Korean for "meowing"
• Yavanna (fertility goddess from the Legendarium by J. R R Tolkien)
• Yennefer (magician from the witcher books and video games by Andrzej Sapkowski)
• Yoko (Japanese for "child")
• Zaynabi (Khajiit trader from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim video game)
• Zélie (French name for azaleas)
• Zuria (French for "white and lovely")

Tip: Use foreign language names for colors, foods, or treats for your cat for even more choices. For example, how about Ginger? for ginger) for a red she-cat, or pango (Maori for black) for your black one Male cat?

100 Male Rare Cat Names from A to E

• Aloros ("goat of light" from the Babylonian language)
• Amory (English for "master of the house")
• Anoki ("actor" in Native American language)
• Anpu (Tomcat from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened anime)
• Ari (Hebrew for "lion")
• Asa (Hebrew for "healer")
• Aslan (Lion from The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S Lewis)
• Bala (Sanskrit for "young")
• Bananya (protagonist of the anime of the same name)
• Baron Humbert von Gikkingen (cat from the film "The Kingdom of the Cats" by Studio Ghibli)
• Benji (Hebrew for "son of the south")
• Benvolio (character from "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare)
• Buyo (cat from the anime "Inuyasha")
• Cait Sith (cat doll from the video game "Final Fantasy VII")
• Cassan (Irish for "curly")
• Cassiel (Latin for "Angel of Saturday")
• Catsby (pun on the name "Gatsby" and "Cat" for cat in English)
• Chachamaru (Tomcat from the anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba")
• Centauri (derived from the constellation "Centaurus")
• Cheveyo ("ghost hero" in Native American language)
• Clement (French for "the Merciful")
• Cosmo (English for "decency")
• Crespo (Spanish and Portuguese for "curly")
• Cyrus (Persian for "sun")
• Dallin (English for "from the valley")
• Doraemon (name of a Japanese anime cat)
• Dumbledore (wizard from the Harry Potter universe by J. K: Rowling)
• Eldon (English for "sacred hill")

F to L

• Farid (Arabic for "incomparable")
• Femi ("love me" in the Yoruba language)
• Finch
• Finlay (Irish for "blonde or white haired warrior")
• Frodo (protagonist of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R R Tolkien)
• Gandalf (wizard from the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R R Tolkien)
• Greebo (cat from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels)
• Hades (Greek god of the underworld)
• Heathcliff (orange cat from George Gately's comics of the same name)
• Hiram (Hebrew for "brother")
• Hunter
• Hyrum (Hebrew for "exalted brother")
• Ignatz (Germanic for "the fiery one")
• Istu ("sugar" in the Native American language)
• Jamaal (Arabic for "handsome")
• Jarvis (English for "spear")
• Jones (cat from the movie Alien)
• Kahurangi (Maori for "important" or "blue")
• Kamineko (Tomcat from the anime "Azumanga Daioh")
• Carmine (Hebrew for "garden")
• Kasimir (Slavic for "known destroyer")
• Khan (Turkish and Mongolian for "war army")
• Lallo (Latin for "singing a lullaby")
• Lecter (inspired by the character Hannibal Lecter from the movie The Silence of the Lambs)
• Levon (Armenian for "lion")
• Lionel (Latin for "little lion")
• Llewellyn (Welsh for "Portrait of a Ruler")
• Lyra (ancient Greek plucked instrument)

M to T

• Makani (Hawaiian for "wind")
• Meowth (Cat Pokémon)
• Milburn (Old English for "stream at the mill")
• Morty (minimum of the name Mortimer)
• Muta (Cat from the "Kingdom of Cats")
• Nael (Breton for "Gift of God")
• Nahele (Hawaiian for "forest")
• Nanashi (cat from the anime "Clannad")
• Neville (inspired by Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter universe)
• Nuka (Filipino for "loving and passionate" or "firm-willed")
• Nyamsus (cat from the anime "Nyan Koi!")
• Okko (Frisian for "heritage")
• Onni (Finnish for "luck")
• Orson (Latin for "bear cub")
• Peregrin (inspired by Pippin from The Lord of the Rings by J. R R Tolkien)
• Puar (Dragon Ball character)
• Rajah (Tiger from Princess Jasmine from the Disney film "Aladdin")
• Ravi (Indian sun god)
• Rosso (Italian for "red")
• Salem (black cat from the TV series "Sabrina - Totally Bewitched!")
• Saul (Hebrew for "the supplicant")
• Shahrukh (Persian for "beautiful face")
• Sparky (diminutive of English "spark" for "spark")
• Spock (Vulcan from Star Trek)
• Subhani (Arabic for "handsome")
• Sultan (Arabic for "ruler")
• Takkun (cat from the anime "FLCL")
• Tamino (Aramaic for "twin")
• Tapio (Finnish for "ruler of the forest")
• Tarot (Japanese Potato)
• Tevildo (Prince of Cats and first version of Sauron from the Legendarium by J. R R Tolkien)
• Themis (Greek for "divine law")
• Tyrion (character from the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R Martin)

U to Z

• Unsinkable (derived from the cat Unsinkable Sam, survivor of numerous shipwrecks in WWII). world war)
• Vahan (Armenian for "shield")
• Veikko (Finnish for "brother")
• Viano (Latin for "lively")
• Wilmur (Germanic for "strong desire")
• Wyatt (English for "brave in battle")
• Woojoo (Korean for "universe")
• Yago (Hebrew for "the repressor")
• Yamir (Indian for "moon")
• Yuki (Japanese for "snow")
• Zenos (variant of Zeus)

A notice: Unusual and Rare cat names can also be found in your favorite series, books or video games. For example, if you are a fan of fairy tales or crime thrillers, there are countless names for your velvet paws.

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