Gray Cat Names

Could be the next Nova, now that celestial baby names are in the ascendent.

Nebula

Last name occasionally used as a first, can be seen as a Lance Armstrong athlete-hero name. 

Armstrong

Tora is the female version of Tor or Thor, the name of the Norse god of thunder. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn chose it for her daughter. 

Tora

The name of the 44th president, which he inherited from his Kenyan father, is related to the Swahili word "baraka," meaning "blessing," derived from the Arabic "baracka." It is linked, through the Semitic root, to the Hebrew name Baruch. Barack is also sometimes an alternate spelling of the Hebrew name Barak, which stems from the Semitic word for "lightning." Barack Obama may have found it a difficult name to grow up with, but the same won't be true for the many babies starting to be given that name. Other parents are being inspired to use Obama, which is a common surname among the Luo people of East Africa meaning "to lean or bend." 

Barack

Denarius

Guthrie, one of the most attractive <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/428/scottish-baby-names">Scottish names</a> that's also a surname, has a particularly romantic, windswept aura, with a touch of the buckaroo thrown in.
 Guthrie's folkie quality is tied to the father and son pair of singers Woody (born Woodrow Wilson) and Arlo. Other Guthries: Guthrie McClintic, a major figure in the Broadway theatre world of the early twentieth century, and Guthrie Govan, a guitarist with Asia and other bands.

Guthrie

Lupin is an unusual flower name with roots in Old French, from the Latin <en>lupinus, meaning "pertaining to the wolf". In the literary world, it's the surname of Remus Lupin, a popular character in the Harry Potter franchise and a werewolf.

Lupin

Mosley has seen a handful of uses — mostly among baby girls — since 2012, the year after Peyton Manning gave it to his daughter. It's much more familiar as a surname, such as that of novelist Walter Mosley.
 
Frankie Muniz used it as the middle for his son Mauz. The names derive from the same Old High German word, mus, and each have a mousy meaning.

Mosley

Stella and Luna are stylish night sky <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">name for girls</a>, from the Latin words for star and moon. 

The two names were smooshed together by children's book author Janell Cannon in 1993. Cannon gave the name Stellaluna to a fictional fruit bat. It's since become a beloved picture book and favorite bedtime story. 

Ellen Pompeo named her daughter Stella Luna in 2009.

Stellaluna

Cute and quirky Zeldy adds some extra zip to Zelda — which is making its way back up the charts after decades out of the Top 1000.

Zeldy

One of the most usable of the pleasant, newly adopted nature/water names (like Lake and Ocean), especially in middle position. It's gentle, slightly whimsical, but grounded by its similarity to May or Rae.
 Other associations with bay are the bay laurel tree, prized since ancient times for its medicinal and culinary (bay leaves!) properties, and the reddish-brown color usually applied to horses. There's also the Old English connection, from beġ meaning "berry", making it a fun name for any future Baby Berry. And of course there is the contemporary term of endearment, "Bae", short for baby. 
 Bay Kennish was a character on the show Switched at Birth; and conservative political commentator Bay Buchanan was born Angela Marie.

Crescent is an intriguing word name with a pretty sound and links to the moon. Used to describe a curved shape more generally, it is heavily associated with the lunar calendar, with the moon forming a crescent sharp as it wanes and waxes throughout the month.
 
Ultimately from Latin, via Old French, Crescent started appearing in the US stats (albeit very quietly) in the 1070s, while in a more recent year, it was given to 7 girls. In France, it was even briefly popular for boys in the early 20th century.
 
Cressie could make for a cute nickname, as used in the Worst Witch children's TV series, short for Crescentmoon, though you may prefer elaborated options like Crescentia or Crescencia.

Crescent

An androgynous alternative to Hazel, Hayes, and Hayden, Hazen is predominantly used for boys at the moment, though it has been given to a handful of girls since the 2000s. 
 
Hazen is a variation of the Dutch surname Hasin, which has two separate origins. The first is as a nickname for Haso, a Germanic given name derived from haswa, meaning "gray" or "black." Hasin was also a variation of Haas, a Dutch and German surname meaning "hare."

Hazen

Conroy is one Con name that feels a bit dated, though perhaps it's so far out it's coming in? Worth consideration if you like Connor but feel it's too widely used.

Conroy

Unique possibility for a girl born between September and November. 

Jora

An enchanting ancient Greek name belonging to the Greek goddess who was created from a cloud by Zeus and so became goddess of the clouds and mother of the centaurs. The name Nephele is not widely known but as among modern parents become used to Phoebe, Penelope, and Persephone, it may become one of the ancient <a href-="https://nameberry.com/list/624/gorgeous-greek-goddess-names-for-babies">Greek goddess names</a> that's back in the mix.

Nephele

This name of the queen of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream has a delicate, lacy charm similar to Tatiana's, but that first syllable could cause embarrassing problems.

Titania

Phelan, pronounced FAY-lan or FEE-lan, is an appealing Irish surname name, with a rich history in Irish myth and religious and secular life. One bearer was a fiercely loyal follower of the legendary warrior Finn MacCool, another was a missionary saint.
 The first name Phelan figures in an O'Henry story, "Between Rounds"; and in The Help, Skeeter's surname is Phelan. In Irish, the name is spelled Faolan.

Phelan

Like Papa name Rudolf, Rolf never quite emigrated from the Bavarian Alps.  You might want to move on to Rollo or Wolf.

Rolf

Protagonist of the manga and anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The kanji used to spell his name give it the meaning of "coal + calm son," which describe his former profession as a coal worker.

Tanjiro

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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