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Funny cat names

The funniest cat names are usually not jokes at all. They're deadpan human names (Gary, Linda, Steve, Gerald) or titles that a cat will take completely seriously (Admiral, Professor, Lord Fluffington).

Food gets a good laugh too, especially when the food doesn't match the cat. A sleek, dignified Siamese called Potato is the whole joke.

81 names below, each with its meaning and origin.

Girl names 10

  • Barbara

    "Foreign"

    Greek origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Brenda

    "Sword"

    Norse origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Fiesta

    "Party"

    Spanish origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Fifi

    A poodle name, on a cat

    French origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Jinx

    A charm, or a streak of bad luck

    English origin, female, 1 syllable

  • Linda

    "Pretty"

    Spanish origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Nut

    Goddess of the night sky

    Egyptian origin, female, 1 syllable

  • Tortellini

    The stuffed pasta

    Italian origin, female, 4 syllables

  • Tortilla

    For a tortie with jokes

    Spanish origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Tortuga

    "Turtle"; a nod to the tortoiseshell coat

    Spanish origin, female, 3 syllables

Boy names 37

  • Admiral

    Commands from the windowsill

    English origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Bandit

    For the masked face

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Bishop

    Moves diagonally across furniture

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Blizzard

    For a white whirlwind

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Captain

    Sets the course

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Cauldron

    For a cat who's always brewing something

    Latin origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Cheddar

    The orange cheese

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Cheeto

    Bright orange and slightly chaotic

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Dennis

    From Dionysius

    Greek origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Garfield

    The lasagna-loving comic-strip cat

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Gary

    A human name, delivered deadpan

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Gato

    "Cat"

    Spanish origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Gerald

    "Rule of the spear"

    Germanic origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Goose

    The ginger cat in Captain Marvel

    English origin, male, 1 syllable

  • Hamlet

    For an indecisive cat

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Hocus

    Half of "hocus pocus"

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Jeeves

    Wodehouse's unflappable valet

    English origin, male, 1 syllable

  • Lord Fluffington

    For a floof of rank

    English origin, male, 4 syllables

  • Mackerel

    The name of the striped tabby pattern

    English origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Maestro

    "Master"; the conductor in tails

    Italian origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Meatball

    For a round, solid cat

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Moose

    Large, Canadian and gentle

    English origin, male, 1 syllable

  • Mountie

    Always gets his mouse

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Mr. Whiskers

    A timeless honorific

    English origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Mungojerrie

    One of T.S. Eliot's cat burglars

    English origin, male, 4 syllables

  • Nacho

    Cheesy; also a nickname for Ignacio

    Spanish origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Picasso

    After the painter, for an abstract coat

    Spanish origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Pocus

    The other half

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Pollock

    After the splatter painter

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Professor

    Seems to know things

    English origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Purrlock

    For a detective-grade snoop

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Sir Reginald

    Reginald means "counsel power"

    Latin origin, male, 4 syllables

  • Skimbleshanks

    T.S. Eliot's Railway Cat

    English origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Steve

    Stephen means "crown"; on a cat it means comedy

    Greek origin, male, 1 syllable

  • Taco

    Folded and happy

    Spanish origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Topolino

    "Little mouse", which is the joke

    Italian origin, male, 4 syllables

  • Tut

    After the boy king Tutankhamun

    Egyptian origin, male, 1 syllable

Unisex names 34

  • Bagel

    From beygl, a ring-shaped bread

    Yiddish origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Chipmunk

    Small, striped and busy

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Chonk

    For the generously built

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Croissant

    "Crescent"

    French origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Denim

    Blue cloth, originally "de Nîmes"

    French origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Fudge

    Soft brown candy

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Gnocchi

    "Little lumps"

    Italian origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Goblin

    A small menace

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Gremlin

    Chaos at 3 a.m.

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Holstein

    The black-and-white dairy cow

    German origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Loonie

    Canada's dollar coin

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Noodle

    For long, floppy cats

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Oatmeal

    Comforting and beige

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Oreo

    The cookie

    English origin, unisex, 3 syllables

  • Otter

    Playful and sleek

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Pancake

    Flat out on the floor

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Penguin

    A formal waddler

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Pesto

    "Pounded"

    Italian origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Pickles

    Briny and unpredictable

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Pigeon

    Unbothered city energy

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Potato

    Low effort, high comfort

    English origin, unisex, 3 syllables

  • Poutine

    Fries, curds and gravy

    French origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Pretzel

    Twisted and brown

    German origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Skunk

    Black and white, with attitude

    Algonquian origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Spud

    A potato, affectionately

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Squirrel

    "Shadow tail"

    Greek origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Thyme

    The herb; ask what thyme it is

    Greek origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Toast

    Golden brown

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Tofu

    Pale, soft and unbothered

    Japanese origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Toonie

    Canada's two-dollar coin

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Toque

    The Canadian winter hat

    French origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Waffle

    Crisscrossed and golden

    Dutch origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Wasabi

    Small but fiery

    Japanese origin, unisex, 3 syllables

  • Zigzag

    Stripes with no plan

    French origin, unisex, 2 syllables

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