Boy Cat Names That Start With H

  1. Hickory
    • Origin:

      Plant name from Algonquian
    • Meaning:

      "hickory"
  2. Hilooha
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "thunder"
    • Description:

      Thunderous name with Native American origins.
  3. Holmes
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "from the island in the river"
    • Description:

      Possible middle name for devotees of detective Sherlock...or the actress Katie.
  4. Hero
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "demi-god"
    • Description:

      Though the mythological Hero was female, this name might prove too big a responsibility for a little guy to shoulder.
  5. Harp
    • Origin:

      Music name
    • Description:

      Feels as if it's missing a syllable.
  6. Hume
    • Origin:

      Scottish variation of Holmes
    • Description:

      Distinguished actor Hume Cronyn (who shared his father's name) put this unusual choice in the lexicon.
  7. Hieronymous
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "sacred name"
    • Description:

      A name used in Germany and Holland as a form of Jerome, it's the unlikely moniker of fictional detective Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch.
  8. Hoover
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "owner of a patch of farmland"
    • Description:

      A huve is 40 acres of land, so the occupational name Hoover refers to the farmer who owned and worked it. Hoover also relates to the rock band, the vacuum cleaner, the dam, and former FBI head J. Edgar.
  9. Hemingway
    • Origin:

      English place name
    • Description:

      No matter how much you love the novels of Papa H., don't saddle your son with this unwieldy appellation.
  10. Hartman
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "hard, strong man"
    • Description:

      A viable choice that may be growing on your family tree. Hartman Turnbow was a part of Mississippi's "First Fourteen", the first group of African Americans who attempted to register to vote in the state.
  11. Hammett
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Description:

      A possibility for fans of the mystery writer, but most parents would prefer Dashiell.