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Witchy cat names

Cats have been witches' familiars in European folklore for centuries, which is unfair on the cats but great for names. This list draws on enchantresses from myth (Circe, Hecate, Morgana), witches from film and television (Winifred, Glinda, Elphaba, Endora) and the tools of the trade (Hex, Rune, Tarot, Grimoire).

Salem and Binx are two of the best-known witches' cats on screen, and both are black.

37 names below, each with its meaning and origin.

Girl names 19

  • Agatha

    "Good"; also Marvel's Agatha Harkness

    Greek origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Banshee

    "Fairy woman"; a wailing spirit

    Irish origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Belladonna

    "Beautiful lady"; deadly nightshade

    Italian origin, female, 4 syllables

  • Circe

    The enchantress of the Odyssey

    Greek origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Elphaba

    The green-skinned witch of Wicked

    English origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Elvira

    A Spanish name of Gothic origin

    Spanish origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Endora

    Samantha's mother in Bewitched

    English origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Glinda

    The good witch of Oz

    English origin, female, 2 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

  • Lilith

    A night spirit of ancient folklore

    Hebrew origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Medusa

    The gorgon with a stare to match

    Greek origin, female, 3 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

  • Potion

    A magic drink

    Latin origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Sabrina

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

    Latin origin, female, 3 syllables

  • Wednesday

    After Wednesday Addams; Woden's day

    English origin, female, 2 syllables

  • Winifred

    From Gwenfrewi; the eldest Sanderson sister in Hocus Pocus

    Welsh origin, female, 3 syllables

Boy names 7

  • Binx

    The talking black cat of Hocus Pocus

    English origin, male, 1 syllable

  • Cauldron

    For a cat who's always brewing something

    Latin origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Hocus

    Half of "hocus pocus"

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Mandrake

    The shrieking root of folklore

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Merlin

    The wizard of Arthurian legend

    Welsh origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Phantom

    An elegant ghost

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

  • Pocus

    The other half

    English origin, male, 2 syllables

Unisex names 11

  • Crow

    A clever black bird

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Ghost

    Pale and silent-pawed

    English origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Goblin

    A small menace

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Grimoire

    A book of spells

    French origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Hex

    "Witch"; a spell or curse

    German origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Mystic

    One who knows hidden things

    Greek origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Omen

    A sign of things to come

    Latin origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Raven

    The black bird of folklore and omens

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Rune

    "Secret"; a letter of the old Norse alphabet

    Norse origin, unisex, 1 syllable

  • Salem

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

    English origin, unisex, 2 syllables

  • Tarot

    The fortune-telling cards

    Italian origin, unisex, 2 syllables

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