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Unique Cat Names – Easiest Way to Find Great Names

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Getting a new cat is very exciting, and one of the best moments is when you find the perfect name for your kitten. But for many cat parents, it’s essential to choose a name with an extra bit of individuality, one that you won’t hear anywhere else. So here are tips on how to find unique cat names.

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Unique Female Cat Names

  • Agatha
  • Ambrosia
  • Aqua
  • Aries
  • Artemis
  • Athena
  • Autumn
  • Bristol
  • Calypso
  • Chanel
  • Chiquita
  • Countess
  • Dinah
  • Diva
  • Elektra
  • Emerald
  • Geisha
  • Gidget
  • Godiva
  • Guinevere
  • Gypsy
  • Frida
  • Harlow
  • Hera
  • Jude
  • June
  • Kahlua
  • Kiwi
  • Kona
  • Latte
  • Maple
  • Maude
  • Millie
  • Mocha
  • Nema
  • Nessie
  • Nova
  • Oksana
  • Paisley
  • Pandora
  • Pixie
  • Portia
  • Queen
  • Roxy
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Shasta
  • Siren
  • Symphony
  • Taffy
  • Topaz
  • Trixie
  • Truffle
  • Uno
  • Vesper
  • Virgo
  • Yoko
  • Ziggy
  • Zora
  • Zuzu

See this list for even more cat names for girls.

Unique Male Cat Names

  • Aesop
  • Angus
  • Aristotle
  • Atmos
  • Atticus
  • Bodhi
  • Buddha
  • Bugsy
  • Cadbury
  • Charlie Chaplin
  • Colombo
  • Cozmo
  • Dalton
  • Dante
  • Django
  • Emperor
  • Ernest
  • Frito
  • Grayson
  • Galileo
  • Herman
  • Hipster
  • Huckleberry
  • Huxley
  • Jupiter
  • Joker
  • Lex
  • Loki
  • Luxor
  • Maddox
  • Maestro
  • Maurice
  • Monte
  • Nacho
  • Niles
  • Nixon
  • Norman
  • Orion
  • Pacino
  • Parker
  • Pippin
  • Porter
  • Remmy / Remington
  • Saint
  • Sprocket
  • Socrates
  • Tiberius
  • Triton
  • Truman
  • Turbo
  • Tux
  • Waldo
  • Windsor
  • Wexford
  • Woodrow
  • Zeppelin

What are your interests?

Do you love a particular sports team? Try looking at the team roster – or famous former players.

Are you a history buff? Try looking up Wikipedia articles on your favorite periods of history. A general or king, or queen may have the perfect name.

Have a favorite TV series or Movie? Try using IMDB to look up the characters’ names or even the actors.

Start your search by examining what you’re passionate about and see if any personalized, unique cat names come to mind.

When you’re reading a book or article, keep an eye out for exciting names that would make unique cat names. Do the same when you’re watching TV shows and movies. You’ll be surprised by how many you find.

Here are some ideas:

Unique Female Cat Names From Interests

  • Akira – anime character
  • Amelia – famous female aviator
  • Ariel – from The Little Mermaid
  • Arwen – Lord of the Rings
  • Arya – Game of Thrones
  • Cersei – Game of Thrones
  • Cleopatra – Egyptian ruler
  • Eleanor – former First Lady of the US
  • Frida – famous artist
  • Genesis – classic gaming system
  • Goldilocks – children’s story
  • Harley – motorcycle or Batman character
  • Helix – DNA structure
  • Hermione – Harry Potter
  • Java – for coffee lovers or programmers
  • Jinx – comic supervillian or cat from Meet the Parents
  • Katniss – Hunger Games
  • Matilda – kids novel
  • Mystique – X-men character
  • Nadia – famous gymnast
  • Nymeria – Game of Thrones
  • Pebbles – Flintstones
  • Pixel – for designers
  • Ramona – character in novels by Beverly Cleary
  • Ripley – character from Alien
  • Rogue – X-men character
  • Rosebud – sled from Citizen Kane
  • Sansa – Game of Thrones
  • Scully – X-Files
  • Serena – famous tennis player
  • Starbuck – Battlestar Galactica (or coffee)
  • Tinkerbell – Peter Pan
  • Trinity – The Matrix series
  • Venus – tennis player
  • Xena – warrior princess
  • Winnie – the pooh!
  • Zelda – videogame princess

Unique Male Cat Names From Interests

  • Ackbar – Star Wars
  • Anakin – Star Wars
  • Andretti – race car driver
  • Apollo – Greek god
  • Archer – sport or animated spy
  • Atari – classic gaming system
  • Atticus – character from To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Augustus – Roman emperor
  • Beckham – soccer player
  • Bender – Futurama
  • Boba Fett – Star Wars
  • Bond – James Bond
  • Bowie – musician David Bowie
  • Byte – computer data
  • Cartman – South Park
  • Churchill – former British Prime Minister
  • Crusoe – Robinson Crusoe novel
  • Darwin – English naturalist
  • Da Vinci – inventor & artist
  • Doc Holiday – famous cowboy
  • Eastwood – Clint Eastwood
  • Ebenezer – Scrooge from A Christmas Carol
  • Edison – American inventor
  • Einstein – famous theoretical physicist
  • Ewok – Star Wars
  • Flanders – The Simpsons
  • Gandalf – Lord of the Rings
  • Gulliver – Gulliver’s Travels
  • Gretzky – hockey player
  • Hobbs – Calvin & Hobbs comic
  • Homer – famous author or Simpsons character
  • Ichabod – Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • Jeckyll – Jeckyll & Hyde
  • Khan – Star Trek
  • Lennon – The Beatles
  • Leonardo – inventor & artist or Ninja Turtle
  • Lincoln – US President
  • Lombardi – football coach
  • Maximus – Gladiator
  • Merlin – King Arthur magician
  • Mulder – The X-Files
  • Napoleon – French Emperor
  • Neo – The Matrix
  • Orville – airplane inventor
  • Pele – soccer player
  • Picasso – artist
  • Pip – Great Expectations character
  • Prince – musician
  • Puck – character from Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • Quark – elementary particle
  • Quimby – mayor in The Simpsons
  • Ringo – from The Beatles
  • Rorschach – Watchmen character
  • Ryu – Street Fighter character
  • Sheldon – Big Bang Theory
  • Wrigley – baseball field
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Consider geographical locations.

Perhaps you have a favorite city, state, or country you’ve traveled to that would make a great cat name. Or pay homage to your past or current hometown.

For example:

  • Aspen
  • Aussie
  • Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • Cairo
  • Cali
  • Chicago
  • Cupertino (Cooper)
  • Dixie
  • Florence
  • Francisco
  • Georgia
  • Humboldt
  • Jersey
  • Juneau
  • London
  • Lou
  • Memphis
  • Mexi
  • Milan
  • North
  • Oslo
  • Paris
  • Phoenix
  • Rio
  • Scotty
  • Sydney
  • Tahiti
  • Tex
  • Vegas
  • Westie
  • York

There are many resources online to help you find unique cat names.

If you don’t want to wade through long lists, try a name generator where you can sort by your style and by theme. , You can easily find unique female cat names or unique male cat names using our cat name finder. You can pick out any of the categories we talked about above and find many great options.

Lookup a list of the most popular cat names to ensure your name is not listed, or at least not in the top 100 or even 200.

More Unique Cat Names

Here are some different lists to use for finding even more unique cat name ideas:

Clever Cat Names

Don’t Forget:

  • Pick a name that will fit your cat for the rest of his or her life. What fits a small cuddly kitten today might not work when the cat is all grown up.
  • Wondering if you have the right cat name? Try it out! Say it out loud, in several different tones. You’ll know right away if it sounds right.
  • If a name is hard to pronounce, others will likely have a hard time saying your cat’s name, at least at first.
  • Many cat experts recommend a shorter name that comes to your lips easily. At times it’s important to get your cat’s attention very quickly!

Try our search to find a unique cat name!

33 Comments

  1. Laura Newberry

    How about Annisette for a female black cat? Annisette is a licorice flavored liqueur.

  2. Alexis Wilkes

    To Laura Newberry That’s a really cute unique name. I’m doing a Mythology project, could I possibly use that name you suggested as the name of my character in my project? If not,it’s ok.

  3. Laiba

    Can you please suggest me some unique name for my kitten?

  4. Daisy

    White and cream cat name ideas….male

  5. Patricia Bass

    1thought I will name my female kitty “Catahoochie” – what do you think about that?

  6. DIANE C

    I LOVE THE NAME ALEXANDREA BUT TOO LONG TO SAY SO I THINK LEXIE FOR SHORT IS GREAT.

  7. Ava Strong

    Missy is the best unique cat name

  8. Moon

    Stretchpaw McLongwisk hehe akak stretchy or short

  9. james

    i have i cat that is black orangey and grey what should i name him

  10. james

    i think it is norwegian not fosho

  11. james

    someone help me

  12. Sasha

    What should I name my Siamese female

  13. Sasha

    I also have a cream cat male

  14. Jim

    I had a beautiful Burmese male that was so sleek and “fast” that I named him Enzo, after “End I Ferrari”.

  15. Maggie lyn

    Maggie lyn is my little Persian cats name she is sweet and fluffy so we decided to name her something cute

  16. Isabel Vree

    What should I name my female Bengal cat? I need a name that’s cuddly, but also elegant and unique.

  17. Emma

    I have no idea what to name my cat he is a orange cat with stripes and he is playful and sweet can someone help

  18. Priincey

    I think Kingsley and Knightly are nice names for cats, especially tuxedos but might not be the uniqueness and exoticism you guys are looking for.

  19. Priincey

    Or you can spell it ”Knightley”

  20. Carolyn Baylies

    My sister has a cat by the name of Kitsel. It’s a German name. It just came to her out of the blue. Has anybody heard of this name? Thank you!

  21. Terri

    I like so many but he answers to Bowie so he wins.🙄❤️

  22. vixenfur

    warrior cats

  23. Husky

    Ah! All these cat names are so great! At first I had zero ideas, but now I have to many to chose! LOL! Thanks so much ♥♥♥

  24. cat power

    i’ll help you what do you think about cleocatra

  25. Kitten_Lover ^^

    I think mochi is a cute name and Frenchie!! <33

  26. Tracy Christian

    Bash

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