Fantasy Cat Name Generator

Mythic, magical and folklore names for cats

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Fantasy cat names for pets, familiars and story characters, from folklore cats like Cait Sith and Grimalkin to epithets like Moonwhisker and Dewclaw. 500 names from myth, old languages, spellcraft, gems and stars.

About fantasy cat names

Cats come with more folklore than almost any other pet, so a fantasy name for one does not have to be invented from nothing. Scottish and Irish stories tell of the Cait Sith, a fairy cat, and Welsh legend has Cath Palug, a monstrous cat that also turns up in Arthurian romance. Grimalkin is an old word for a gray cat, and as Graymalkin it is the name a witch calls out in the first scene of Macbeth. Pyewacket comes from an English witch-hunting pamphlet of the 1640s, and Bastet is the cat goddess of ancient Egypt.

This generator has 500 names in that spirit. Beside the folklore cats there are given names from Welsh, Irish, Norse and Arthurian tradition (Eira, Fand, Hnoss), elvish-sounding inventions (Faelith, Sylvarin), words for cat from around the world (Neko, Koshka, Kedi), spell and alchemy words, gemstones, stars, herbs, big-cat names and feline epithets such as Moonwhisker, Sootnose and Dewclaw. Titled cats (Baron von Mouser, Keeper of the Ninth Life) and cozy tavern or ship cats (Inkpot, Farthing, Binnacle) fill in the rest.

Some of the choices have a quiet logic. Regulus, Denebola and Algieba are stars of Leo, the lion. Cymophane and Chatoyant both point to the cat's-eye effect in gemstones, and catkins take their name from an old word for kitten.

How to choose fantasy cat names

A name you will call across the house should be short. A long title such as Keeper of the Ninth Life works best with an everyday call name like Nine.
Match the name to the coat or the eyes. Peridot and Heliodor suit green and gold eyes, Smokefur and Sootnose suit gray and black cats, and Calico and Marbleback say what they mean.
For a familiar or a game character, pick the tradition first. A witch's cat from an English village might be Rutterkin or Malkin, while a temple cat in a desert setting could be Mafdet or Miu.
If a folklore name is hard to spell, keep its meaning instead. Jolakotturinn is the Icelandic Yule Cat, and Yule Cat is in the list too.
Say the name with its title out loud. Lady Nightshade and Archmage Tibbs are at their best on a cat that ignores everyone.

Frequently asked questions

What are some mythical cats to name a cat after?

The Cait Sith of Scottish and Irish folklore, the Welsh Cath Palug, Japan's Bakeneko and Nekomata, Iceland's Yule Cat and the French Matagot are all in the list. Egyptian names include Bastet, Sekhmet and Mafdet, and Miu and Mau, which are ancient Egyptian words for cat.

What is a good fantasy name for a black cat?

Old witch's-familiar names such as Grimalkin, Pyewacket and Rutterkin are the classic choice. For something softer, try a twilight word like Vesper or Gloaming, or an epithet such as Nightprowl or Sootnose. A dark mineral name such as Hematite is a less common pick than Onyx or Jet.

Are these names from a specific book or game?

Not from any one book or game. The folklore names come from old stories, poems and legends, the given names from Welsh, Irish, Norse and Arthurian tradition, and the rest are ordinary words or new coinages such as Faelith and Thalendir. We have not searched every invented name, and two-part epithets such as Duskpelt or Quickclaw are built the way cat-clan novels build theirs, so some may also turn up in a novel or a game.

Can I use these for a catfolk character or a familiar in a tabletop game?

Yes. Short names like Miu, Tibert and Kasha work for player characters, and the epithets double as clan or deed names: Silentstep, Quickclaw, Mistwalker. For a familiar, the spell words and herbs (Cantrip, Periapt, Catmint) fit a caster's pet well.

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All 500 fantasy cat names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 33 names

Acinonyx
Aconite
Adamant
Adhafera
Aelira
Agrimony
Ailuros
Aine
Alchemist Brimstone
Alembic
Alexandrite
Alfhild
Algieba
Almanac
Alphard
Alpheratz
Alsciaukat
Alterf
Amaris
Ambergaze
Anthiel
Aoife
Apedemak
Arcanum
Archmage Tibbs
Arslan
Aryeh
Asterope
Athanor
Aubade
Augury
Aurelith
Azurite

B: 27 names

Bagh
Baihu
Bakeneko
Balam
Ballast
Bannock
Barley
Barnacle
Baron von Mouser
Baroness Sable
Bast
Bastet
Baudrons
Bedivere
Bezant
Billi
Binnacle
Blaise
Blink
Bobtail
Bosun
Brambletail
Brindle
Brynhild
Bryony
Bubastis
Byakko

C: 50 names

Cactus Cat
Caelwen
Cait Sith
Calanthe
Calendula
Calico
Candlegaze
Candlewick
Cantrip
Capstan
Captain Mittens
Caracal
Cat Sidhe
Cat's Eye
Catamount
Cath
Cath Palug
Catkin
Catmint
Catnip
Cattail
Cattus
Ccoa
Celaeno
Celandine
Celisse
Ceridwen
Chalcedony
Chamomile
Chancellor Pounce
Changeling
Chapalu
Chaton
Chatoyant
Chertan
Chimneysweep
Chrysoberyl
Cindermitt
Cinnabar
Cinquefoil
Cliodhna
Conjure
Coral
Costmary
Countess Ninetails
Creamthief
Crooktail
Crucible
Crumpet
Cymophane

D: 17 names

Dame Tabitha
Dathiel
Dawnstalker
Denebola
Dewclaw
Dinadan
Dinofelis
Distaff
Doorwarden
Doubloon
Dreampurr
Driftwood
Ducat
Duchess Velvetine
Duke of the Rooftops
Dumpling
Duskpelt

E: 18 names

Eavesdropper
Eidolon
Eira
Elariel
Electra
Electrum
Elixir
Ellowyn
Elorien
Emer
Empress Meridian
Enchantress Lune
Enide
Enigma
Evanthe
Evendra
Eydis
Eyebright

F: 12 names

Faelith
Fand
Farthing
Featherfall
Feles
Felina
Felis
Feyrith
First Mouser of the Realm
Florin
Foxfire
Freyja

G: 21 names

Gable
Garden Ghost
Gato
Gatto
Gawain
Geas
Gersemi
Ghoststripe
Gib
Gilteye
Gloaming
Goody Mouser
Gorbeh
Goyangi
Grainne
Graymalkin
Grimalkin
Groat
Guardian of the Granary
Gutterking
Gwion

H: 15 names

Ha'penny
Halyard
Hatul
Hearthpurr
Hedgecreeper
Heliodor
Hematite
Her Grace the Tortoiseshell
Herald Bellcollar
Hex
His Whiskered Majesty
Hlin
Hnoss
Hocus
Homotherium

I: 9 names

Ianthe
Idunn
Ilyndra
Inglenook
Inknose
Inkpot
Iolite
Irusan
Ivorypaw

J: 7 names

Jacinth
Jaguarundi
Jarl Snowfoot
Jeoffry
Jib
Jinx
Jolakotturinn

K: 21 names

Kasha
Kater
Katt
Katu
Katze
Kazh
Kedi
Keeper of the Ninth Life
Kellas
King of the Cats
King Tom
Kismet
Kissa
Knight of the Windowsill
Kodkod
Koneko
Koshka
Kot
Kotka
Kottur
Kucing

L: 25 names

Ladle
Lady Nightshade
Lady of the Loft
Lanterneye
Lapwarmer
Larimar
Laudine
Leo Minor
Leona
Leu
Lev
Liadan
Libbard
Lintel
Lirien
Llew
Llyr
Longwhisker
Lord of the Larder
Lord Whiskerton
Loremaster Quill
Lumen
Lynx
Lyon
Lysandir

M: 48 names

Maahes
Mab the Unseen
Mace
Machairodus
Macka
Madrigal
Maerwyn
Mafdet
Magister Felix
Malkin
Mallow
Maneki
Manul
Mao
Marbleback
Margay
Marlinspike
Marshlight
Master Cat
Master Greywhisk
Matagot
Matatabi
Mau
Menhit
Meo
Merope
Mihos
Millet
Minette
Minnaloushe
Minou
Mirach
Mirage
Miravel
Mistress of Mice
Mistwalker
Mitten
Miu
Mizzen
Monkshood
Moonstone
Moonwhisker
Mousebane
Mouser
Murka
Murr
Myfanwy
Myrtle

N: 16 names

Nacre
Naelis
Neko
Nekomata
Nemean
Neofelis
Nephrite
Niamh
Nightprowl
Nimr
Nimue
Ninelives
Notchear
Nutmeg
Nymeris
Nyssara

O: 12 names

Ocelot
Ocelotl
Old Mother Tabby
Oncilla
Onza
Opal
Oracle of the Hearth
Orichalcum
Oriseth
Orivelle
Orlaith
Ovinnik

P: 32 names

Paka
Pakhet
Palamedes
Pangur Ban
Panthera
Pantry
Pard
Pardus
Patchcoat
Pellinore
Percival
Periapt
Peridot
Phantasm
Philter
Pillowthief
Pimpernel
Pishi
Pisica
Pleione
Plumetail
Pocus
Popoki
Porrima
Praecipua
Prince of Cats
Princess Thistle
Provost of the Library Cats
Puma
Pusa
Puss
Pyewacket

Q: 3 names

Qitta
Queen Mab
Quickclaw

R: 15 names

Ragnell
Ranger Fern
Rasalas
Rastaban
Ravenel
Regulus
Rimecoat
Ringtail
Rogue Pickpurse
Rondel
Rooftop Shadow
Roundelay
Royal Ratcatcher
Rumblethroat
Rutterkin

S: 52 names

Sabertooth
Sabik
Sablecoat
Saffron
Saiph
Sardonyx
Scathach
Scimitar
Scry
Scullery
Seer Saffron
Sekhmet
Selenite
Selfheal
Selima
Sentinel Ash
Serval
Sestina
Shadowpounce
Shilling
Shir
Shunra
Sigrun
Silentstep
Silvervine
Singa
Sinh
Sir Purrcival
Sixpence
Skipper
Smilodon
Smokefur
Snowmitt
Snuffer
Softfoot
Sootnose
Sorceress Ysmay
Sorcha
Sorelle
Speedwell
Sphinx
Spinel
Splintercat
Squire Tumble
Starpounce
Steward of the Sunbeam
Stormwhisker
Subra
Sunpuddle
Svanhild
Sylphine
Sylvarin

T: 40 names

Tabby
Taliseth
Tama
Tankard
Tanzanite
Tarragon
Tassel
Tatzelwurm
Taygeta
Tefnut
Tegwen
Tepeyollotl
Thalendir
Thane Bristle
Thatch
Thimble
Thiriel
Thistletail
Threadchaser
Thunderpurr
Tibb the Bold
Tibbles
Tibert
Tiger's Eye
Tigris
Tim Toldrum
Tincture
Tinder
Tirawen
Tom o' the Towers
Tom Tildrum
Tome
Topaz
Tora
Treadle
Trivet
Tuftear
Tuppence
Turquoise
Tybalt

U: 2 names

Ubasti
Uncia

V: 9 names

Vaelora
Valerian
Velvetfang
Verdigris
Vesper
Villanelle
Virelai
Viviane
Vizier Smoke

W: 9 names

Wampus
Warden of the Pantry
Warlock Soot
Whitesock
Willowstep
Window Watcher
Witchlight
Woodruff
Wynleth

X: 1 name

Xenosmilus

Y: 4 names

Yarnspinner
Ysmera
Ysolde
Yule Cat

Z: 2 names

Zaniah
Zosma