Gray Cat Names

Traditional Cherokee choice that could work for a daughter born on a rainy day.

Agasga

Tolver

Tordis left Norway's popularity charts in 1948, placing it among the old lady name that could soon be up for revival.

Tordis

Tore

Also spelled Torill, Torril and Torrill, this refined variation is derived from the Old Norse name  <em>Þórhildr</em> and its more modern Norwegian form, Torhild. Stylish in Norway in the 50s and 60s, this name could now make a strong, distinctive, and appealing choice to those outside its native country, especially to those interested in Norse Mythology. 



Toril

Tornado first meant thunderstorm and only later came to mean whirlwind, the common modern meaning.  More recently, Tornado is the first name of a tennis-playing teen whose sister is called the equally attention-getting Hurricane.  Both names work for either gender, if you think you can withstand the storm jokes.

Tornado

The Turkish name for the Danube River. Tuna is technically a unisex name in Turkey, yet it is more common among boys.

Tuna

Tore, which peaked in Norway in the 1940s, is now solidly in grandpa territory. But Ture, the Swedish variant, is a rising favorite among Swedish babes.

Ture

A common <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/173/scandinavian-names">Scandinavian name</a>, but hard to imagine being used elsewhere. 

Úlfur is a top name in its native Iceland, although it isn't likely to travel outside the country.

Ulfur

Waya pays homage to the wolf — one of the most respected creatures in Native American culture.

Waya

Notable Wolfs like Blitzer, Mankowitz, and Kahn give this name a masculine bent, but nature names are inherently unisex, so we see no reason why Wolf can't be used on a baby girl. <p>Historically Wolf has been more common among German (where it's pronounced Vulf) and Jewish families, occasionally as a nickname for Wolfgang. <p>The nickname Wolfie softens and feminizes Wolf, while Wolfe turns it into a surname.

Wolf

One of the top Icelandic girl names. It's very pretty — if you know how to pronounce it.

Ylfa

Ylva may look like it belongs with the Eva family of names, but it actually derives from Ulf, a name meaning "wolf." It's not a very intuitive name to English-speakers, and likely won't get picked up in the US anytime soon. At last count, it was only given to five American baby girls.

Ylva

Zeldin originated as a surname, designating the son of a Zelde, and feels like a fresh Jewish baby name for the 21st century.

Zeldin

Zenebe is an appealing name well-used in Ethiopia but rarely heard outside its native land.  But it translates easily into English and Zen makes for a cool and attractive nickname.  A winning choice for those looking for an African boys' names that bridges cultures.

Zenebe

Zephyr may not be a name often heard in the U.S., but its variations are used throughout Europe. Zephyrine, a cousin in sound and feel if not in fact to such lovely names as Severine and Seraphina, has distinctive possibilities.


Zephyrine

Gray cat names are perfect for your silvery cat or kitten. These cat names include 

, along with names that reference gray things such as smoke, metal, coal, and stormy weather.

 include Luna, Misty, Zelda, and Stormy for girls, Apollo, Thor, and Blue for boys, and Smokey and Pepper for both sexes. 

 include Floyd, Lupine, Oberon, and Tsunami.

Some of our favorite names for gray cats relate to other gray animals, such as wolves (Wolf, Lovella), mice (Panya, Mosley), dolphins (Naia, Delphine), and whales (Leviathan).

Start here if you're searching for a name for your gray cat or kitten.

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