Cat Names That Start With Q

Quincy

French

"estate of the fifth son"

Quirky in the way that all Q names are quirky, Quincy was once a buttoned-up, patrician New England name, an image countered in recent years by the talented and ultracool musician Quincy Jones…

Quentin

Latin

"fifth"

Quentin, an offbeat name with lots of character, relates to the Latin for the number five and is by far the subtlest and most usable of the Latin birth-order names, masculine as well as stylish and…

Quinton

English or Latin

"queen's manor; fifth"

Quinton is among several attractive Q-beginning, n-ending two-syllable names for boys , that also includes Quentin (the most popular iteration) and Quenton. They only suffer from their similarity and…

Quest

Latin

"seek; mission"

Cool new Q-starting possibility which suggests a sense of curiosity and purpose.

Quintus

Latin

"fifth"

A literary name figuring in the story of Ben Hur and the novels of Anthony Trollope that has the feel of Roman antiquity that is beginning to appeal to many parents. Quintus was one of only about…

Quince

Latin

"applelike fruit"

The girls have Apple, Plum, Peaches, Cherry, and Berry: here's one variety of fruit suitable for a boy.

Quigley

Irish

"from the mother's side"

The spoiled only son of the richest family in town in a fifties movie.

Quartz

Mineral name

This may be a bit quirky to make it as a name, especially in first place. If you love it, you might try it in the middle.

Quillon

Latin or Greek

"crossing swords; strong"

Pronounced KILL-on, might lead a young boy astray--though that doesn't seem to have halted the progress of the popular Killian.

Quiller

English

"scribe"

Heard in a sixties spy movie, The Quiller Memorandum , this uncommon occupational name has an offbeat charm.