Cat Names That Mean Cat

Creative choice, evoking the high-kicking can-can girls and other colorful figures in the works of Toulouse-Lautrec. 

Toulouse

A unique form of the already-rare name Leontine. Leotine has been recorded as a name a handful of times throughout history, both as a given name and a surname.

Leotine

In its native Nigeria, Agu is a surname that signifies strength and being a force of nature. Agu as a first name has some pedigree, however: most notably via Agu Casmir, a famous Nigerian-Singaporean soccer player.

Cat names that mean cat are some of the most fitting — and sometimes the most silly — names for your feline.

These names may be inspired by the words cat or kitten themselves, from Cato and Kit to Cataleya and Kathleen. Other names may be inspired by common cat varieties, like Tabitha and Tabby, or Calico and Cali.

Large cats are another world of inspiration. 

 include Leonardo, Ari, and Ruslan for male cats, or Leona, Ariel, and Lenny for female cats. Names that mean "tiger" include Tiger itself along with the endearing Tigger, plus Tigre, Babar, and Taika.

Other big cat names include Numair meaning "panther", Fahd meaning "leopard", and Nahuel meaning "jaguar".

 include Felix and Sylvester, Nala and Dinah.

Cat names that mean cat, lion, tiger, with meanings and origins (Page 8)