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Black female cat names

For a black girl cat, myth and legend do most of the work. Nyx was the Greek goddess of night, Hecate ruled witchcraft and crossroads, and Morgan le Fay gives you Morgana, the enchantress of Arthurian legend.

If that's too much drama for a kitten who falls off the sofa, there are softer routes: Sumi is the Japanese word for calligraphy ink, Ebony is the dark hardwood, and Ciara is an Irish name meaning dark-haired.

36 names below, each with its meaning and origin.

Girl names 16

  • Belladonna

    "Beautiful lady"; deadly nightshade

    Italian origin, female, 4 syllables

  • Ciara

    "Dark-haired"

    Irish origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Ebony

    Dense black hardwood

    English origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Elvira

    A Spanish name of Gothic origin

    Spanish origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Hecate

    Goddess of witchcraft, crossroads and the night

    Greek origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Jinx

    A charm, or a streak of bad luck

    English origin, female, 1 syllable

  • Licorice

    Black liquorice candy

    English origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Lilith

    A night spirit of ancient folklore

    Hebrew origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Morgana

    After Morgan le Fay, the Arthurian enchantress

    Welsh origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Morrigan

    Phantom queen of Irish myth, linked to crows

    Irish origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Morticia

    Matriarch of the Addams Family

    English origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Nut

    Goddess of the night sky

    Egyptian origin, female, 1 syllable

  • Nyx

    Goddess of the night

    Greek origin, female, 1 syllable

  • Sabrina

    Latin name for the River Severn; TV's teenage witch

    Latin origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Sumi

    The black ink of brush calligraphy

    Japanese origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Wednesday

    After Wednesday Addams; Woden's day

    English origin, female, 2 syllables

Names that suit any cat 20

  • Crow

    A clever black bird

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Eclipse

    When the sun goes dark

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Espresso

    "Pressed out"; the darkest coffee

    Italian origin, unisex, 3 syllables

  • Grimoire

    A book of spells

    French origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Hex

    "Witch"; a spell or curse

    German origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Ink

    Small, dark and memorable

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Jet

    Glossy black gem made from fossilized wood

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Jiji

    The black cat of Kiki's Delivery Service

    Japanese origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Kuro

    "Black"

    Japanese origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Midnight

    The darkest hour

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Noir

    "Black"

    French origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Nori

    Dark seaweed sheets used in sushi

    Japanese origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Obsidian

    Glossy black volcanic glass

    Latin origin, unisex, 4 syllables

  • Omen

    A sign of things to come

    Latin origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Onyx

    Banded black stone; Greek for "claw"

    Greek origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Pepper

    The dark spice

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Raven

    The black bird of folklore and omens

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Sable

    The heraldic word for black

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Salem

    Town of the 1692 witch trials; from Hebrew for "peace"

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Shadow

    A perennial black-cat favourite

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

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