Cat Names
Browse cat names by letter, gender, meaning, and origin.
2145 names
Name
Gender
Meaning
Origin
Inola
Female
black fox
Cherokee
Io
Female
-
Greek mythology name
Irene
Unisex
peace
Greek
Iridiana
Female
rainbow
Greek
Irie
Unisex
positive and powerful
Jamaican
Iris
Female
rainbow
Flower name; Greek
Irma
Female
universal, complete
German, diminutive of several names, meaning "universal, complete"
Isa
Female
strong-willed
German
Isambard
Male
bright iron
English
Iselle
Female
-
-
Isham
Male
from the Iron One's estate
English
Ishmael
Male
God will hear, unique
Hebrew
Ismerie
Female
-
French
Isra
Male
journey of the night
Arabic
Israh
Male
night travel
Arabic
Issa
Female
strong-willed
Variation of Isa, German
Itan
Male
strong, firm
Russian variation of Eitan, Hebrew
Itzel
Female
rainbow lady
Mayan
Ivor
Male
yew, unique
Scottish variation of Welsh Ifor
Ivory
Female
pale, white
Word name meaning the hard, white material from the tusks and teeth of animals; can also mean "pale, white"
Ivy
Female
-
Botanical name
Izan
Male
strong, firm; reliable mountain
Basque variation of Ethan or Japanese
Izusa
Female
white stone
Native American
Izzy
Unisex
-
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabella
Jack
Male
God is gracious
English, diminutive of John
Jackson
Male
son of Jack
English
Jacoby
Male
supplanter, unique
Variation of Jacob, Hebrew
Jade
Female
stone of the side
Spanish
Jagger
Male
carter
English occupational name
Jaguar
Male
-
Animal name
Jake
Male
supplanter
Hebrew, diminutive of Jacob
Jamie
Unisex
supplanter
Diminutive of James
Janice
Female
God's gracious gift
Variation of Jane
January
Unisex
month name
English word name
Janus
Male
doorway
Latin
Jasper
Unisex
bringer of treasure
Persian
Java
Female
-
Anglicization of Indonesian Jawa; place name
Jax
Unisex
-
Modern invented name
Jay
Male
jaybird
Latin
Jazz
Unisex
-
Word name
Jeff
Male
pledge of peace
Diminutive of Jeffrey, Jefferson
Jenna
Female
white shadow, white wave
English, diminutive of Jennifer
Jennifer
Female
white shadow, white wave
Cornish variation of Welsh Guinevere
Jenny
Female
-
Diminutive of Janet, Jane, Jean, and Jennifer
Jera
Female
strength of a spear
Variation of Gera, Slovene
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