Pet Names · Cat Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Portuguese
"blessed"
Benedita is easy for an English speaker to pronounce yet sounds just uncommon enough to be intriguing. And with Benedict more in mainstream use, Benedita feels possible.
African
"dark tree"
Would you really want to name your child after a Japanese anime movie called Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space.
English
"sun dance"
Long synonymous with the American outlaw Harry Longabaugh, aka The Sundance Kid, who got his nickname from the town of Sundance, Wyoming, where he was incarcerated as a teenager. The place name…
Latin
Saintly, and a Mother Superior to boot.
Turkic, Mongol
"iron"
Although Tamerlaine, especially with the addition of an i, feels more feminine than masculine these days and is occasionally used for girls, the original Tamerlane was a fierce Mongol warrior.
This Westernized form of the name of an ancient Mongol warrior, remembered primarily today through the works of Christopher Marlowe and Edgar Allan Poe, runs the risk of sounding pompous and…
Word name
We've had Apples, Plums, Peaches, Cherries, and Berries added to the fruit basket: you could be the first to pick a Tangerine.
Czech
"white"
Despite the light, pretty sound of Bella for a girl, the boys' name Bela has dark and mysterious undertones, thanks to Dracula actor Bela Lugosi. Béla is also the first name of composer Bartók.
Sushi is a playful and unconventional female name derived from the popular Japanese dish consisting of vinegared rice combined with various ingredients. As a personal name, Sushi represents a modern…
Spanish
"touch"
A South American dance style whose name derives from Latin tangere "touch". It's also a popular orange-flavored fizzy drink in the UK, as well as the word for the letter T in the NATO phonetic…
"knight's attendant"
Old-fashioned, conjuring up an ardent suitor in a bow tie and straw boater.
Afrikaans version of Beate or Beata
Namibian supermodel Behati Prinsloo, who has walked the runway for every designer from Prada to Versace to Vera Wang, has introduced us to this Afrikaans version of Beata and relative of Beatrice.…
Swedish
"thunder wolf, twelve"
Old dialectal form of Tholf
Danish, Icelandic
Diminutive form of Tholf, itself derived from the Old Norse Þórulfr which gives you the cool meaning "thunder wolf". It coincides with the Icelandic word for "twelve".
Danish
Diminutive form of Tholf
Celtic
"thunder"
Taranis was the Celtic god of thunder, the equivalent of the Norse god Thor. With Thor along with a legion of mythological choices back in use as baby names, Taranis just may have a chance to rise…
Japanese
"great (or eldest) son"
An energetic Japanese name that would make for an on-trend choice in the English-speaking world. Especially appropriate for a first-born son.
Tony as a feminine name represents an interesting dimension of naming practices, as it's more commonly recognized as a masculine nickname for Anthony. For girls, Tony typically functions as a…
French, fortune-telling cards
A unique New Age possibility with a pleasing sound.
A psychic mystique clings to this name of cards used in fortune-telling.
