Cat Names
Browse cat names by letter, gender, meaning, and origin.
2145 names
Name
Gender
Meaning
Origin
Shepard
Male
sheep hearder
Occupational name
Shepherd
Male
sheep hearder
Occupational name
Sherlock
Male
fair-haired
English
Sherry
Female
-
Phonetic variation of French Cheri; also a Spanish fortified wine
Shiloh
Unisex
tranquil
Biblical place-name, Hebrew
Shoshanna
Female
unique
Spelling variation of Shoshana
Shreya
Female
fortunate, auspicious
Sanskrit
Shyam
Male
dark, black, blue
Sanskrit
Sid
Male
Saint-Denis
Short form of Sidney, French
Sidra
Female
like a star; order, sequence; lotus tree, unique
Latin, Hebrew, Arabic
Sienna
Female
orange red
Italian color name
Sigourney
Female
daring king
French
Silas
Male
of the forest; or prayed for
Aramaic, Latin, Greek
Sim
Male
the listener
Scottish diminutive of Simon
Simay
Female
silver moon, glitter moon
Turkish
Simba
Male
lion; strength
Swahili or Shona
Simon
Male
he has heard; flat-nosed
Hebrew, Greek
Siobhan
Female
god is gracious
Irish Gaelic
Skipper
Male
captain
English
Slash
Male
slash
English word name
Slate
Male
-
Word name
Slater
Male
maker of slates, unique
English occupational name
Smoke
Male
a suspension of airborne particulates and gases emitted from a burning substance
English word name
Smokey
Unisex
-
Word name
Snickers
Female
-
-
Snoopy
Male
-
English word name
Snow
Unisex
-
English word name
Snowdrop
Female
-
-
Snowy
Female
snowy
English word name
Socrates
Male
-
Greek philosopher; uncertain derivation
Soleil
Female
sun
French
Solo
Male
unaccompanied
English word name
Somerled
Male
-
Norse, Scottish Gaelic, “summer traveler”
Sonata
Female
-
Music name
Sonatina
Female
-
Italian, musical term
Sonnet
Female
little song
English from Italian
Sonny
Male
son
English
Sophie
Female
wisdom
French variation of Sophia
Sophronia
Female
sensible, prudent
Greek
Soraia
Female
unique
-
Soren
Male
stern
Danish, Norwegian
Sorrel
Unisex
reddish brown
Botanical name and French
Sosie
Female
-
Diminutive of Susan
Sparrow
Unisex
sparrow, a bird
Nature name
Stanislav
Male
someone who achieves glory or fame
German, Slavic
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