Cute Kitten Names

"Tons of ideas to find the purrrfect name..."

Looking for unique, cute kitten names? Whether it's boy kitten names or girl kitten names you're after, you are in the right place.

If you are adding to your fur-family, you are probably trying to find just the right name!

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This page is full of brainstorming ideas, with some unique name suggestions added to each section.

I love names. When I was a young child, I actually wrote lists of hundreds of names. Alphabetized! It's so fun to come up with the perfect name for your cat. So, let's get started!

Human Names:

Chester

Using human names is a great way to find cute kitten names. Here's the trick: choose a name you wouldn't expect to see on a cat. A very human name.

Names like Max, Charlie, Lucy and Chloe qualify as human names, and they certainly are cute, but we're talking about really unique kitten names.

Being a name that is usually only for people qualifies it for our page of cute kitten names.

There are so many ideas! Here are a few:

Barbara
Richard
Linda
Gary
Ronald
Dennis
Carol
Jerry
Patricia
Larry
Sandra
Kenneth
Nancy
Robert
Thomas
Brenda
Timothy
Jeffrey
Christopher
Daniel
Joyce

Carolyn
Randy
Larry
Craig
Karen
Paul
Theresa
Charles
Susan
Bruce
Elaine
Peter
Linda
Keith
Judy
Todd
Donna
Brian
Cynthia
Kevin
Scott

Gregory
Janet
Raymond
Nancy
Russell
Pamela
Carl
Sandra
Dale
Wayne
Peggy
Cheryl
Eric
Deborah
Alan
Roger
Marilyn
Patrick
Sharon
Douglas
Betty
Joseph

🖨️ Download this list: These names are included in our "Big Kitten Name Book" of over 2,000 unique names and brainstorming ideas - it's available for members to download to read offline or even to print! Check it out!

Place Names

You'll need to do your own brainstorming for this one, there are so may possibilities! Think of places that mean something to you.

They could be cities, towns, counties, or continents. They could be regions, rivers, mountains or lakes.

Is there a favorite camping or vacation spot? Some inspiration:

Bali
Oslo
Sydney
Aspen
Venice
Sahara
Austin
Zurich
Havana
Cairo
Geneva
Kenya
Dublin
Milan
Fiji
Valencia
Maui
Sydney
Zion
Mississippi
Melbourne

Rio
Everest
Zion
Savannah
Valencia
Alaska
Dakota
Cairo
Geneva
Hudson
Maui
Caspian
Savannah
Milan
Sydney
Jordan
Vienna
Kenya
Dakota
Florence
Niagara
Amazon

Celebrity Names:

Mercy

Who do you admire? Who's poster was on your wall as a kid? What is your music style, favorite movie or television show?

Again, there are too many to name individually, so do some brainstorming if you like this idea. There are so many options for cute kitten names here.

Some suggestions: Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters, Alice Cooper, Perry Como, Bob Dylan, Biggie, Fergie, Kobi, you get the idea!

Fictional Names:

This is a similar idea, but now favorite characters. Think: Captain Picard, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Clouseau, Green Lantern, Marsha Brady, Robert Langdon, Hermione Granger, Luke Skywalker, Spock, Fonzerelli. What fictional character means something to you?

Cute Kitten Names in Culture:

These can be some super cute kitten names! There are enough here to include on the next page too. They will include famous artists, scientists, composers and authors. Very unique ideas!

Artists:

Leonardo da Vinci
Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Michelangelo
Frida Kahlo
Rembrandt
Georgia O'Keeffe
Claude Monet
Salvador Dalí
Andy Warhol

Authors:

31. William Shakespeare
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Virginia Woolf
Ernest Hemingway
Mark Twain
J.K. Rowling
George Orwell
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Scientists:

Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Charles Darwin
Nikola Tesla
Stephen Hawking
Jane Goodall
Carl Sagan
Rosalind Franklin
Aristotle
Archimedes
Copernicus
Galen
Johannes Kepler

Composers:

Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Claude Debussy
Frederic Chopin
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Strauss II
George Frideric Handel
Franz Schubert
Richard Wagner
Giuseppe Verdi
Igor Stravinsky
Johann Pachelbel
Franz Liszt

Cute Kitten Names in Nature:

Take some inspiration from weather, plants, minerals, etc. These will be listed further on the next page as well.

Suggestions include:

Weather-Inspired:

Raindrop
Cloud
Stormy
Breezy
Thunder
Frosty
Misty
Rainbow
Blizzard
Lightning
Gale
Zephyr
Sunny
Drizzle
Comet
Mistral
Aurora
Cyclone
Tempest
Nimbus
Hail
Dusk
Dawn
Tornado

Plant-Inspired:

Daisy
Rose
Willow
Ivy
Maple
Clover
Tulip
Acorn
Orchid
Petal
Basil
Sage
Cedar
Blossom
Juniper
Thistle
Laurel
Fern
Moss
Poppy
Lotus
Jasmine
Olive
Azalea

Mineral-Inspired:

Jasper
Ruby
Quartz
Topaz
Pearl
Onyx
Garnet
Opal
Sapphire
Jade
Coral
Crystal
Amber
Diamond
Slate
Zinc
Agate
Beryl
Flint
Mica
Zircon
Jet

Your Hobbies and Interests:

Mozzerella

This is another way to make it personal. And, it's another one that will require brainstorming. What do you do in your spare time?

If you garden, read, or watch movies, those will give you great ideas. But about other pastimes? How about Sailor, Baker, Tripod, Karma, or Mercedes Benz?

Sometimes the perfect idea is so close you wouldn't even think of it!

Object Names:

These can be really clever and unique. They are so unexpected, and that's what makes them unique kitten names. I've personally met a Hosehead and a Chainsaw. Now that's creative!

Surnames:

You can even break it down by nationality. This is a popular trend in human names, too. So try to go one step further. Some starting ideas:

Anderson
Bennett
Clarke
Dixon
Evans
Fisher
Graham
Hawkins
Jenkins
Kennedy
Norris
Quinn
Reynolds
Simpson
Turner
Wallace
Yates
Chambers
Dalton

Ellis
Franklin
Hudson
Hughes
Jacobs
Lambert
Mason
Newton
Oliver
Peterson
Riley
Saunders
Taylor
Vaughan
Warren
Lawson
Mitchell
Owens
Palmer
Quinn

Mythology:

These are some super clever ideas! Many of the planets and moons are named after mythological characters, so this is a related theme. Check the next page of unique kitten names for more mythology names.

Apollo
Athena
Cupid
Freya
Thor
Loki
Artemis
Zeus
Hera
Persephone
Hades
Anubis
Bastet
Ra
Isis
Osiris
Frey
Frigg
Odin
Balder
Tyr
Freyja
Njord

Fenrir
Sif
Valkyrie
Helios
Eos
Selene
Nyx
Atlas
Pandora
Triton
Aphrodite
Eros
Hermes
Poseidon
Demeter
Dionysus
Ares
Circe
Calliope
Narcissus
Echo
Pan
Morpheus
Iris

There are so many possibilities when it comes to cute kitten names! Happy brainstorming!

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