Ways to use this list
- Two kittens at once: set Winners to 2 and spin until the pair sounds right together, like Sushi and Tofu or Inky and Pearl.
- Match the coat: press the button for your cat's colour, so a ginger tom might become Marmalade and a grey kitten Pewter.
- A child's choice: let a young child spin while the kitten watches, with the family promising beforehand to keep whatever the wheel picks.
- Fiction: a cat's name hints at its household, from a grand house's Lord Fluffington to a houseboat's Admiral Snooze.
- Bookshop, stable or farm cat: spin from Funny for a name that visitors will remember and ask about, like Professor Paws or Duke of Napsworth.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (70 entries)
- Cleo
- Tilly
- Nellie
- Pixie
- Gigi
- Fifi
- Lulu
- Minou
- Penelope
- Mabel
- Phoebe
- Sukie
- Dolly
- Peony
- Oscar
- Jasper
- Smudge
- Archie
- Monty
- Fergus
- Hugo
- Alfie
- Basil
- Percy
- Barnaby
- Ned
- Toby
- Leo
- Sir Purrcival
- Lord Fluffington
- Purrito
- Captain Whiskers
- Professor Paws
- Sushi
- Tofu
- Mewnicorn
- Meowzer
- Duke of Napsworth
- Sir Knocks-Things-Over
- Madame Meowington
- Sock Burglar
- Admiral Snooze
- Inky
- Onyx
- Midnight
- Raven
- Liquorice
- Soot
- Velvet
- Marmalade
- Rusty
- Pumpkin
- Nutmeg
- Mango
- Copper
- Apricot
- Snowdrop
- Pearl
- Cotton
- Marshmallow
- Coconut
- Sugar
- Moonbeam
- Ash
- Misty
- Pewter
- Slate
- Dusty
- Flint
- Silver
Questions people ask
Do cats recognize their own names?
A study in Japan found that many pet cats react differently to their own name than to other words, even when they choose not to come. Many owners find short names ending in an "ee" sound, like Tilly or Inky, work well.
What should I name a ginger cat?
Press Ginger cats for warm names like Marmalade, Nutmeg, Mango and Copper. About four in five ginger cats are male, so Rusty may suit your tom better than Apricot.
What are some good funny cat names?
Press Funny: Sir Knocks-Things-Over and Duke of Napsworth suit cats with big personalities, and Purrito suits one that loves being wrapped in a blanket.
Is this list different from the pet name generator?
Yes. The pet name generator has names for any animal, while every name here was picked for cats and none repeats from that page.
Why is a tortoiseshell cat nearly always female?
The gene for orange or black fur sits on the X chromosome. A female has two X chromosomes, so she can show both colours at once, while a male usually has only one and is ginger or black but not both. Tortoiseshell and calico toms do exist, but they are very rare.