Cute Cat Names

Otter
- Origin:
  Animal name
- Description:
  While we don't see many parents adopting Otter as a name for their own babies, Zooey Deschanel put this one in the lexicon when she used it as a middle name for her adorably-named daughter Elsie Otter. Even in the celebrisphere, Otter is one of the most unique baby names we've heard.
Wavy
- Origin:
  English word name
- Meaning:
  "undulating"
- Description:
  Short for Waverly or a fresh twist on Navy, Wavy is a quirky and interesting new word name option.

Patches
- Origin:
  English word name
- Description:
  Most likely to be borne by a spotted cat or dog.
Mulberry
- Origin:
  Nature name
- Description:
  As a name, it's linked to Sir Mulberry Hawk, a character in Charles Dicken's Nicholas Nickleby.
Peppy
- Origin:
  Word name or short form of Pepper, English and Latin from Sanskrit
- Meaning:
  "the pepper plant"
- Description:
  Peppy is undeniably cute, but we bet that after a while the jokes aren't.

Mittens
- Origin:
  English word name
- Description:
  Mittens is a common name for cats with mitten-like fur patterns on their paws. The word actually has feline origins — it shares a root with mite, an Old French pet name for a cat. It became linked with mittens because they were made of fur.
Pinto
- Origin:
  Latin
- Meaning:
  "mottled"
Cookie
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "cookie"
- Description:
  Cookie is most often used as a dog name, and it should stay that way.

Tigger
- Origin:
  Literary animal name
- Description:
  Tigger is the bouncing not-a-tiger from Winnie the Pooh, a symbol of buoyancy and resilience. As Tigger says in the books, he's "the only one", and it should probably stay that way when it comes to people names, though Tigger would certainly make a cute name for a cat.
Timmy
- Description:
  Timmy is a warm, friendly masculine name that originated as a diminutive form of Timothy. The root name Timothy comes from the Greek "Timotheos," meaning "honoring God" or "honored by God," and appears in the Bible as the name of Paul's young companion. Timmy gained significant popularity in the mid-20th century, often used as both a nickname and a given name in its own right. The name evokes a sense of youthfulness and approachability, and has been featured in popular culture through characters like Timmy Turner in "The Fairly OddParents" animated series. While some parents now prefer to use Timothy on birth certificates, Timmy continues to be chosen for its cheerful, unpretentious quality and familiar sound. Its usage has declined since its peak but maintains steady recognition.
Peanut
- Origin:
  Word name
- Description:
  Peanut is a name you might call a baby in the womb, but at least one set of parents put it on the birth certificate too. General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher and his fiance Ehiku named their son Peanut Kai.

Bamboo
- Origin:
  Word name
- Description:
  Bamboo is a plant name that you might want to save for the zoo's name-the-panda contest. It was used for a starbaby in 2000, though, the rapper Big Boi.
Pebbles
- Origin:
  English, word name
- Description:
  As the former stage name of TLC founder Perri Reid and the name of the youngest member of the animated Flintstones clan, it's got some pop culture cache. But it'll be too cutesy by half for most parents.
Bonnet
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "hat"
- Description:
  A rarely used word name that could be unexpected route to nicknames Bonnie and Betty.