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Food Cat Names – 185+ of the Best Food Names for Cats

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If you’re looking for a unique cat name, here’s an idea: Why not pick one of these food names for cats? It’s fun and instantly recognizable, plus you don’t have to worry about it being common. Food cat names can also be pretty cute and exceptionally memorable.

Food can be an excellent inspiration for a cat name and can lead to a unique, fun moniker for your kitty. You can also match the color of the food to your cat’s coat. For example, Kahlua is a great name for a dark-colored cat.

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Ideas are all around you – from food commercials to the food you eat to brands you see at the grocery store. Just think of your favorite foods to get started. We made it easy and created a list of great food-inspired cat names:

Girl Food Cat Names

These female food cat names are pretty darn cute! So if you’re a foodie or just looking for a unique name for your girl cat, check these ideas out.

  • Biscuit
  • Brandy – alcohol
  • Brie – creamy cheese
  • Caviar – delicacy consisting of salt-cured roe
  • Chai – black tea flavored with spices and herbs
  • Chalupa – specialty dish of south-central Mexico
  • Cheerio – classic cereal
  • Cherry
  • Chiquita – banana!
  • Cinnamon
  • Clementine – citrus fruit
  • Cocoa
  • Coconut
  • Crumble
  • Cucumber
  • Dumpling
  • Eclair – pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate icing
  • Espresso – Italian coffee
  • Fig
  • Godiva – chocolate brand
  • Honeydew – melon
  • Jellybean
  • Kahlua – coffee liqueur
  • Kimchi – Korean dish made from salted and fermented vegetables
  • Kiwi
  • Kix – cereal
  • Malibu – coconut rum
  • Maple
  • Marmalade
  • Marshmallow
  • Merlot – wine
  • Miso – a traditional Japanese seasoning
  • Mocha
  • Mochi – Japanese rice cake
  • Nilla – wafers
  • Nutmeg
  • Olive
  • Raisin
  • Rosemary
  • Pepper
  • Peppermint
  • Popcorn
  • Saffron – costly spice
  • Sage
  • Sashimi – Japanese delicacy of raw fish\
  • Skittles
  • Snacks
  • Strawberry
  • Sushi
  • Swiss Miss – cocoa
  • Tofu
  • Truffle
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Boy Food Cat Names

These male food cat names are a great way to set your cat apart. Pick out your favorite snack, or go for a name with a bit of humor, like pickles!

  • Alfredo – The creamy pasta sauce
  • Angus – Quality beef
  • Applejack – cereal or drink
  • Asiago – cheese
  • Bacon
  • Bailey – Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • Barley – classic brewing ingredient
  • Basil
  • Beans
  • Beignet – French deep-fried choux pastry
  • Berry
  • Brewski – For the beer lovers
  • Bud – beer staple
  • Burrito
  • Caesar – Salad, anyone?
  • Cheddar – cheese!
  • Cheerio – cereal
  • Cheeto – chips
  • Chestnut
  • Chewie
  • Chili
  • Churro – fried-dough pastry
  • Cocoa
  • Crisp
  • Crunch
  • Curry – Indian dish
  • Dijon – mustard
  • Donut
  • Dorito – chips
  • Flapjack – pancakes
  • Frito – chips
  • Fry – French Fry
  • Grits – boiled cornmeal
  • Guinness – famous dark beer
  • Gumbo – southern dish
  • Hoagie – sandwich
  • Jameson – whiskey
  • Java
  • Jellybean
  • Kale
  • Maple
  • Meatball
  • Mojito – rum drink
  • Nacho
  • Nugget
  • Nutmeg
  • Pepper
  • Pickles
  • Pistachio
  • Porky
  • Porter – Delicious dark beer
  • Queso – cheese
  • Reuben – sandwich
  • Sprout
  • Spud – potato
  • Stout – Another dark beer
  • Taco
  • Taquito – rolled taco
  • Tater Tot
  • T-Bone
  • Toffee
  • Tofu
  • Wedge

Need more inspiration? Try out our cat name generator.

Funny Food Names for Cats

Here are some funny food cat names that will make you and your guests laugh when you tell them your kitten’s name.

  • Meowcaroni
  • Purrmesan
  • Clawstard
  • Catpuccino
  • Meowshmallow
  • Snacker
  • Pawsta
  • Taco Cat
  • Fishsticks
  • Pork Chop
  • Loco Moco
  • Catsup
  • Tuna

Cute Food Cat Names

If you want a perfect match for your adorable kitten, you’ll love these cute food names for cats.

  • Biscuit
  • Buttercup
  • Chip
  • Ginger
  • Honey
  • Muffin
  • Peaches
  • Peanut
  • Pudding
  • Pumpkin
  • Sugar
  • Sweet Pea
  • Twinkie
  • Waffles

Dessert Cat Names

  • Biscotti – A classic Italian almond cookie
  • Brownie
  • Butterscotch
  • Candy
  • Cannoli – A Sicilian pastry filled with sweetened ricotta cheese
  • Caramel
  • Cheesecake
  • Churro – A fried-dough pastry, often dipped in sugar or chocolate sauce
  • Cobbler – A fruity dessert topped with a crumbly, buttery crust
  • Cookie
  • Cupcake
  • Fudge
  • Gelato – Italian ice cream
  • Hershey – Chocolate brand
  • Kit Kat
  • Macaron – A delicate French meringue-based cookie
  • Macaroon – A small, round cookie made with coconut
  • Mousse – A light and fluffy dessert, sometimes chocolate-flavored
  • Napoleon – A French pastry also known as a mille-feuille
  • Newton – Fig Newton
  • Pavlova – A meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova
  • Oreo
  • Sherbet
  • S’mores – A sweet treat made from graham crackers, chocolate, and roasted marshmallows
  • Snickers
  • Sorbet – A fruit-based frozen dessert
  • Strudel – A flaky pastry dessert, often featuring apples and spices
  • Sundae – An ice cream dessert topped with sauces and other toppings
  • Tiramisu – A classic Italian coffee-flavored dessert
  • Toffee – A caramelized sugar treat, often combined with nuts or chocolate
  • Tootsie – tootsie roll
  • Truffle – A chocolate confectionary, often round and dusted with cocoa powder
  • Twix
cat laying near a coffee mug

Coffee Names for Cats

The coffee lover will enjoy these unique coffee names for cats.

  • Americano – espresso with water
  • Barista – espresso bar operator
  • Cappuccino – espresso-based coffee drink
  • Cherry – the fruit of the coffee tree
  • Cortado – espresso with flat steamed milk
  • Cubano – cafe cubano, espresso w sugar
  • Espresso
  • Geisha – Coffee bean variety from Panama
  • Java – Bean variety from Indonesia
  • Kona – Bean variety from Hawaii
  • Lungo – cafe lungo, espresso w brewed water
  • Macchiato – espresso with milk
  • Mocha – latte with chocolate
  • Redeye – a cup of coffee with espresso
  • Romano – espresso romano, espresso with lemon

Alcohol Names for Cats

These drinks and liquors could make for some original alcohol names for cats.

  • Bailey – Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • Brandy
  • Cosmo – vodka, triple sec, cranberry, and lime
  • Daiquiri – fruit blended with rum
  • Gimlet – gin, lime, and sweetener
  • Jameson – whiskey
  • Kahlua – coffee liqueur
  • Manhattan – rye, vermouth, and bitters
  • Margarita – tequila cocktail
  • Martini – vodka with vermouth
  • Merlot – wine
  • Mojito – rum drink
  • Spritz – Aperol Spritz – Prosecco, Aperol and soda
  • Tom Collins – gin, lemon, and soda water
  • Whiskey
  • Vesper – drink with vodka, gin, and vermouth

Related: our full list of alcohol cat names

Beer Names for Cats

If you’re a beer fan, these beer names for cats will be right up your alley. These names come from brewing ingredients, breweries, and specific beers. So what’s your favorite beer? Maybe it’d make a good name!

  • Arnold – Saint Arnold Brewing TX
  • Barley – classic brewing ingredient
  • Beast – the nickname for Milwaukee’s Best
  • Bock – Dark German malty beer
  • Brett – Wild/sour beer brewed with Brettanomyces
  • Brewski
  • Brooklyn – Brooklyn Brewery
  • Bud – beer staple
  • Citra – hop varietal
  • Corona
  • Dunkel – German dark lager
  • Flanders – wild/sour beer (and Simpsons character)
  • Floyd – Three Floyds Brewing IN
  • Guinness – famous dark beer
  • Heineken
  • Kolsch – German crisp ale-lager hyrbid
  • Maibock – German pale bock
  • Marzen – German “March” spring beer & fest October beers
  • Miller
  • Mosaic – a hop varietal
  • Nugget – hop varietal
  • Odell – Odell Brewing CO
  • Pilsner
  • Pliny – Russian River Pliny the Elder/Younger beer
  • Porter – Delicious dark beer
  • Rogue – Rogue Ales from Oregon
  • Saaz – hop varietal
  • Saison – Belgian farmhouse ale
  • Sam Adams
  • Sierra – Sierra Nevada Brewing
  • Simcoe – hop varietal
  • Stella – Stella Artois
  • Sterling – a hop varietal
  • Stone – Stone Brewing CA
  • Stout – Another dark beer
  • Surly – Surly Brewing MN
  • Warrior – a hop varietal

There you have it! Hopefully, you found some fun ideas for food cat names in our list. If you have any more ideas that would be great for a cat, please let us know in the comments below.

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9 Comments

  1. rose

    i love this video and i am going to teach my cat to learn its name

  2. rose

    I love all these cat names I love them all

  3. Emer

    I am putting my cat’s name as Oreo 😄

  4. Sarah

    I have a S’more

  5. Alexia_cupcake_bella_pickles_fishstick

    mine is a hairless cat named cupcake

  6. Alexia_cupcake_bella_pickles_fishstick

    mine is a hairless cat named cupcake and i have many pets

  7. jaelyn

    l need a name

  8. Olivia

    I like the name Pepper

  9. deegan

    mines noodles but nice names

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