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Tabby cat names

Tabby is a pattern, not a breed, and the word itself comes from striped silk once made in al-Attabiyya, a district of Baghdad. Every tabby has the M on its forehead, and comes in one of four patterns: mackerel stripes, classic swirls, spots or a fine ticked coat.

Names follow the stripes (Tiger, Tora, Tigre), the wild relatives (Lynx, Ocelot, Bobcat) or the warm browns of the woods and the bakery (Hazel, Acorn, Waffle, Pretzel).

43 names below, each with its meaning and origin.

Girl names 9

  • Brownie

    The chocolate square

    English origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Canela

    "Cinnamon"

    Spanish origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Cinnamon

    Warm reddish spice

    Greek origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Hazel

    Nut-brown

    English origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Maple

    Canada's tree

    English origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Nutmeg

    Warm brown spice

    English origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Tabby

    Named after striped silk from al-Attabiyya, a district of Baghdad

    Arabic origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Tabitha

    "Gazelle"

    Aramaic origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Wren

    Tiny brown songbird

    English origin, female, 1 syllable

Boy names 8

  • Bobcat

    North America's bob-tailed wild cat

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Graham

    "Gravelly homestead"; also the cracker

    Scottish origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Hobbes

    The tiger of Calvin and Hobbes

    English origin, male, 1 syllable

  • Jaguar

    The spotted big cat

    Tupi origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Mackerel

    The name of the striped tabby pattern

    English origin, male, 3 syllables

  • Pippin

    A small apple; also a hobbit

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Tiger

    Stripes, obviously

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Tigre

    "Tiger"

    Spanish origin, male, 2 syllables

Unisex names 26

  • Acorn

    Small and full of potential

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Biscuit

    "Twice cooked"

    French origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Bramble

    A wild blackberry thicket

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Bun

    Small and round

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Cheetah

    "Spotted one"

    Hindi origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Chestnut

    Glossy red-brown nut

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Chipmunk

    Small, striped and busy

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Fudge

    Soft brown candy

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Hazelnut

    The sweet brown nut

    English origin, unisex, 3 syllables

  • Lynx

    The tufted wild cat

    Greek origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Marble

    Swirled stone

    Greek origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Muffin

    Small and round

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Ocelot

    The spotted wild cat of the Americas

    Nahuatl origin, unisex, 3 syllables

  • Otter

    Playful and sleek

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Pancake

    Flat out on the floor

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Pretzel

    Twisted and brown

    German origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Puma

    The mountain lion

    Quechua origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Sparrow

    Small brown bird

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Squirrel

    "Shadow tail"

    Greek origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Stripes

    Says what it sees

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Swirl

    For the classic blotched tabby

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Tiger's Eye

    Banded golden-brown stone

    English origin, unisex, 3 syllables

  • Toast

    Golden brown

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Tora

    "Tiger"

    Japanese origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Waffle

    Crisscrossed and golden

    Dutch origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Zigzag

    Stripes with no plan

    French origin, unisex, 2 syllables

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