ThunderCats Name Generator

Cat heroes, mutants and sorcerers in the show's style

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Generate ThunderCats-style names for fan characters: cat heroes built from a species and a show ending like Ocelara, Jagro and Leopar-O, kitten pairs such as SlyKit and SlyKat, mutants like Hyenaman and Skreech, Lunatak-style villains, tomb sorcerers like Crypt-Ra and robot bears like Ro-Bear-Bolt.

About ThunderCats names

ThunderCats names follow a scheme you can hear in the first roll call: take a cat and give it a hero's ending. Lion-O, Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara, Pumyra and Lynx-O are each a species plus -O, -ra, -ro, -ara or -yra, and Tygra trades the i of tiger for a y. This list applies the same endings to cats the show never reached, from the ocelot and serval (Ocelara, Servalo) to the sabertooth (Sabretha), and borrows the scientific names of the cat family for a more regal sound: Unciara, Pardalyra, Machairo.

The villains have systems of their own. The mutants are an animal plus -man or -ian (Jackalman, Monkian), or the way the creature moves, as in Slithe; the originals here run from Hyenaman and Gibbonian to Skreech and Kroak. Lunatak-style names are single blunt words or rhymes on the Tug Mug model, such as Thud Mud and Moonjaw. Sorcerers copy Mumm-Ra's hyphen and split a tomb word in two (Crypt-Ra, Obel-Isk), and the robot bears keep the Ro-Bear- prefix with a short B name.

Canon names from the 1985 series, the 2011 series and ThunderCats Roar sit among the originals as style anchors. Everything else is a fan name for your own characters in stories, art and tabletop games, with kitten pairs on the WilyKit and WilyKat model for siblings.

How to choose ThunderCats names

Start from the species, then choose the ending by role: -O and -ro read as leaders and bruisers (Leopar-O, Jagro), while -ra, -ara and -yra suit fast or mystical characters (Cougra, Lynxara, Margyra).
Pick a cat that says something about the character. A snow-country scout suits Irbisa or Ouncera, a desert runner Dunera, an ancient warrior Smilodus.
Name siblings as a pair. Keep the first half and change only Kit and Kat, as in NimbleKit and NimbleKat, so the two read as a set.
Give villains the opposite sound. Mutant names should hiss or croak (Slyne, Kroak), and a sorcerer's name should break in the middle like Mumm-Ra: Shroud-Ra, Cata-Komb.
Keep these for fan characters. ThunderCats and its canon names belong to the show's owners, so do not use them for a business, team or product.

Frequently asked questions

How do ThunderCats names work?

Most heroes are a cat species with a short ending: Lion-O, Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara. The same scheme gives new names such as Ocelot-O, Caracyra and Tigono, and this list spreads the endings over dozens of wild cats so the results stay varied.

Are these names from the show?

Some are. Characters such as Lion-O, Jaga, Slithe, Mumm-Ra and Ro-Bear-Bill come from the series and are included as style anchors. The rest are fan names written in the same patterns, and they are not canon.

What is a good name for a ThunderCats villain?

For a mutant, join an animal to -man or -ian (Weaselman, Baboonian) or use a creature sound or movement (Hissk, Scuttle). For a moon-born brute, try a rhyme like Bash Mash; for a sorcerer, a split tomb word such as Sarc-Ophus or Dust-Ra.

Can I use these for a tabletop or fan fiction character?

Yes, that is what the list is for. Pick a hero name for a player character, a kitten pair for young siblings and a robot bear such as Ro-Bear-Biscuit for a helper, and treat the canon names as reference only.

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All 500 ThunderCats names

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

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A: 11 names

Acinyx
Addicus
Alluro
Amok
Ank-Ha
Ank-Tep the Thousand-Year
Anvilfist
Apogee
Aquilaire
ArtfulKat
Ashman of Cinder Peak

B: 25 names

Ba-Bat
Baboonian
Badiara
Bandaj-Ka
Bash Mash
Batar-O
Befuddlo
Beguilo
Bengali
Blizza
Bloodshot
Bludgeon
Boarman
Bobcara
Bobkat-O
BoldKit and BoldKat
Boltjaw
Bone-Ra the Undying
Brask the Unforgiven
BraveKit
Brindlo
Brute Boot
Bufonar
Buteaire
Buzzardman

C: 50 names

Ca-Cur
Caimanor
Calicara
Calicus
CannyKit and CannyKat
Canop-Ix
Captain Cracker
Captain Rustlock
Captain Scuttler
Carac-O
Caracyra
Cart-Ouche
Cata-Komb
Catamo
Charma
Chausa
Chausaro
Cheetara
Cheetro
Chetyx
Chilla
Chillblane
Chimyra
Civetian
Clamp Stamp
Clang Bang
Claudra
Claudus
Clawdius
CleverKit and CleverKat
Cloudra
Cobraman
Cold Snap
Colocara
Coloco
Concolara
Concolo
Corvaire
Cougra
CraftyKat
Crater
Crescenta
Cro-Crow
Crocutus
Crotalus
Crowman
Crypt-Kha
Crypt-Or the Long-Buried
Crypt-Ra
Curs-Ra

D: 17 names

Dapplyra
DaringKit and DaringKat
Darkside
DashKat
Dazzlo
Dead Eye
Dimlight
Dinofel-O
Dinofela
DizzyKit
Doom-Ra
Dunekat
Dunera
Duskra
Dust-Kha the Twice-Risen
Dust-Ra
Dyn-Astor

E: 4 names

Earthshine
Embalm-Ra
Enthrallo
Eyrara

F: 11 names

Fangra
Farside
FeistyKat
Felaro
Felidra
Felisa
Fenna
Ferretman
Frostpurr
Frostra
Furyra

G: 28 names

Gauze-Ra
Gavialor
Geargrinder
Geckoman
Gibbonian
Gibbus
GiddyKat
Gilamon
Gingra
Glacia
Glare Eye
Glint
Gloam
Gloom-Ra the Ever-Scheming
Gnash
Gnaw
Goldyra
Gorillian
Grip Rip
Growlus
Grubb
Grune the Destroyer
Gryphara
Gryphro
Guign-O
Guignara
Gulonar
Gyparo

H: 18 names

Ha-Hound
Hachiman
Halfmoon
Hammerhand
Hask the Betrayer
Heat Haze
Hex-Ra
Hiero-Glyf
Hissk
Hoarfra
Homothera
Hornetman
Howlerian
Howlra
Hyenaman
Hyenar
Hyenian
Hypnara

I: 6 names

Icelle
Iguanor
Ilvara the Far-Seer
Irbiro
Irbisa
Ivorgar

J: 10 names

Ja-Jackal
Jackalman
Jaga
Jagro
Jagrundi
Jaguara
Jagus
JollyKit
Jubata
Jungle Jake

K: 8 names

Kaynar
Kelvora the Night-Warden
Kodkara
Kodko
Komodus
Kragg the Forgemaster
Krawl
Kroak

L: 28 names

Lampreyman
Leap-O
Leechman
Leonyx
Leopar-O
Leopyra
Ligro
Linen-Ka
Lion-O
Lithara
LivelyKat
Lizardian
Locustman
Lorisian
LuckyKit and LuckyKat
Lug Nut
Lullo
Luna
Lunatrix
Lunex
Lunk
Lurche
Lykoi-O
Lykoira
Lynx-O
Lynxara
Lynxus
Lyonara

M: 41 names

Ma-Mutt
Macaquian
Machairo
Maeva
Magpieman
Mandora
Mandrillian
Mandrillus
Manera
Mangle
Mantico
Manticora
Mantisman
Manulo
Manulra
Marblo
Marblyra
Margaro
Margyra
Marmosian
Maul Haul
MerryKit
Metailura
Miracyra
Molar-O
Molgor
Mongor
Monkian
Mooncalf
Moonjaw
Moonquake
Moonshade
Mossman of Fallen Timber
Mumm-Ra
Mumm-Rana
Mumm-Rath
Mumm-Rex
Mumm-Ria
Mumm-Rok
Mumm-Rus
Mustelar

N: 13 names

Natron-Ka
Nayda
Nebelo
Nebulo
Nekro-Ra
Nekro-Tep the Unresting
Nemeo
Neofela
Newtman
Nightglow
NimbleKit and NimbleKat
Nimrava
Numbra

O: 14 names

Obel-Isk
Ocelara
Ocelo
Ocelot-O
Ocicara
Onca-O
Oncaro
Oncillo
Oncyra
Ophidar
Orrin the Exile
Oss-Uary
Ounc-O
Ouncera

P: 26 names

Pa-Pup
Pallara
Pallaso
Pantherus
Panthro
Panthyra
Papionar
Papy-Rus
Pardalyra
Pardra
Pardus-O
Penumbra
PepperKit
Perigee
Pistonpunch
PluckyKit and PluckyKat
Pounc-O
Pridera
Pridus
Proailura
Prowlo
Prowlyra
Pumaro
Pumyra
Purrla
Pyra-Mis

Q: 1 name

QuickKit and QuickKat

R: 44 names

Ra-Rat
RambleKat
Ranar
RascalKit
Ratar-O
Rattus
Red Eye
Regolith
Relic-Ra
RiddleKat
Rime Grime
Rimera
Ro-Bear-Banjo
Ro-Bear-Barley
Ro-Bear-Basil
Ro-Bear-Belle
Ro-Bear-Berry
Ro-Bear-Bess
Ro-Bear-Bill
Ro-Bear-Birch
Ro-Bear-Birdie
Ro-Bear-Biscuit
Ro-Bear-Bix
Ro-Bear-Bo
Ro-Bear-Bobbin
Ro-Bear-Bolt
Ro-Bear-Bram
Ro-Bear-Bramble
Ro-Bear-Bud
Ro-Bear-Bumble
Ro-Bear-Button
Ro-Cub-Cal
Ro-Cub-Clover
Ro-Grizz-Gus
Ro-Panda-Pip
Ro-Panda-Posy
Ro-Polar-Pearl
Roaro
Rosettra
Rowa
RowdyKat
Rufara
Rundira
Rustra

S: 83 names

Sa-Snake
Saber-O
Sabretha
Sabro
Safari Joe
Salamandro
Sarc-Ophus
Sarco-Phax the Unwrapped
Sauricus
Sca-Scarab
ScamperKat
Scar-Ab
Scathe
Scimitara
Scorcha
Scorpicus
Scorpionman
ScrappyKit
Scrounge
Scuttle
Searra
Selenyx
Sepul-Kar
Serpicus
Servalo
Servara
Shadowcast
ShadowKit
Shrewar-O
Shrewman
Shroud-Ix the Ever-Waiting
Shroud-Ra
Silvestra
Skinkus
Skitter
Skowl
Skrabb
Skreech
Skulk
Skunkman
Skwirm

S, continued

SkyKat
Sleekra
Slinke
Slithe
Slobb
Slough
Slug Lug
SlyKit and SlyKat
Slyne
Smilo
Smilodra
Smilodus
Snaggle
Snapjaw
Snarf
Snarfer
Snarfina
Snarfle
Snarlo
SneakyKit
Snivel
Snorfus
Snowmeow
SparkKat
Spelaea
Sphynxa
Sphynxor
Spinsaw
Spotara
SpryKit and SpryKat
Stalk-O
Stalkara
Stoatman
Stomp Romp
Stoneman of Echo Gorge
Stormeow
Stripyra
Sun Spot
SwiftKit and SwiftKat
Swindlo
Sylla
Syzygy

T: 28 names

Tabbus
Tabbyra
Talonyx
Tamsa
Tapirman
Tarsian
Tawnyra
Thud Mud
Tidelock
Tidepull
Tigono
Tigrano
Toadman
Tomb-Ra
Tomb-Rok the Never-Sleeping
Tomkat-O
Tortira
Toygra
Trancer
TrickyKit and TrickyKat
Tuftara
Tug Mug
TumbleKit
Tuskarro
Tuxara
Tygra
Tygrissa
Tygus

U: 5 names

Umbrik
Unciara
Unciro
Urn-Ka the Ever-Hungry
Urn-Ra

V: 11 names

Va-Vulture
Varanor
Vault-Ka
Vermyn
Vespar
Viverrina
Viverro
Vorna the Storm-Chaser
Vultaire
Vultureman
Vulturian

W: 16 names

Walrugar
Wane
Warthogman
Waxwane
Weaselman
WhirlyKit
Whiskara
Whiskro
Wildra
Willa
WilyKat
WilyKit
Wrapp-Ra
Wrapp-Tep the Never-Ending
Writhe
Wyldkat

X: 1 name

Xenosmila

Z: 1 name

ZippyKit