When you bring home a recently adopted cat or kitten, inventing a name for your new feline friend is an exciting part of owning cats. If you are a fan of the big screen, you can get inspired by the names of these cats. It could be a character you like, or even one that looks like your cat. Take a look at this list of influential movie cats that may help you make a decision or ignite your imagination.
Top Cat Names Inspired by Movies
- Aslan
- Ezrael
- In storage
- Bob
- Clarence
- Crookshanks
- duchess
- Elsa
- Figaro
- Fritz
- Jones
- Mr. Biglesworth
- Nala
- Pyewacket
- Richard Parker
Fun fact
One of the earliest fictional cats still popular today is “Cup in Boots”, first published in the Italian collection of 75 stories, “The Wonderful Nights of Straperola”, from 1550. This legend was added to the original Mother Goose collection from France in 1697. The blockbuster hit “Shrek 2” (2004) revived the famous fictional cat, Puss, which led to the spin-off of the stand-alone film “Puss in Boots” in 2011.
Tips for naming your cat
When you think of a name for your cat, make sure you choose something that you will not get tired of in a few years. Cats can live up to 16 years and sometimes longer. Also, choose something that you feel comfortable sharing with your veterinarian’s friends, family and office. Aside from references to pop culture, you can also look for inspiration from your cat’s physical characteristics, general behavior or strange manners.
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Cat names for female movies
Whether it’s Mrs Norris from “Harry Potter” fame or Myotra, the six-fingered soft-breasted cat from “Ninjago,” there are dozens of kittens from a movie that evoke some interesting female names.
- baby
- Binx
- Blanche
- Yellow light
- Grizzly
- Yasmin
- Gigi
- Master Tigers
- Meowthra
- mittens
- Mrs. Norris
- insolent
- Snow bell
- Tao
- Winky
Cat names for a male movie
Cats that appear in Disney movies like “The Aristocrats,” “The Jungle Book” and “The Lion King,” to name just a few of the Disney movie kittens on this list, have been the names of pet cats for decades.
- Berlioz
- mud’
- Katbus
- Cheshire
- Church
- Clauhauser
- Diego
- Garfield
- Leonids
- Milo
- Mr. Tibles
- Raja
- Simba
- Tibbs
- Tiger
Names of female film characters
If you are a movie buff, in general, and you prefer the name of a human character or another type of fictional animal – go for it.
- Bella
- Bridget
- Khloe
- Generation
- Katniss
- kitten
- lily
- Lucy
- Luna
- Miss Bianca
- lush
- Mrs. Brisby
- final
- Stella
- Yasha
Names of male movie characters
Movie mice tend to be a strong choice for cats as well. Most of the choices listed here are cinematic rodents.
- basil
- I’m sorry
- Fiddle
- Player
- Street
- Jack Skelton
- Keanu
- Leo
- maximum
- Mowgli
- Oliver
- Pikachu
- rummy
- Roquefort
- toothpick
From A to Z. Cat names inspired by movies
father
- Aslan
- Ezrael
- baby
- In storage
- basil
- Bella
- Berlioz
- Binx
- Blanche
- Bob
- Bridget
- mud’
- Yellow light
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- Katbus
- I’m sorry
- Cheshire
- Khloe
- Church
- Clarence
- Clauhauser
- Crookshanks
- Diego
- Generation
- duchess
E – J
- Elsa
- Fiddle
- Figaro
- Fritz
- Player
- Garfield
- Grizzly
- Street
- Jack Skelton
- Yasmin
- Gigi
- Jones
K – L
- Katniss
- Keanu
- kitten
- Leo
- Leonids
- lily
- Lucy
- Luna
M – N
- Master Tigers
- maximum
- Meowthra
- Milo
- Miss Bianca
- mittens
- lush
- Mowgli
- Mr. Biglesworth
- Mr. Tibles
- Mrs. Brisby
- Mrs. Norris
- Nala
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- Oliver
- Pikachu
- Pyewacket
- Raja
- rummy
- Richard Parker
- Roquefort
S – Z
- insolent
- Simba
- Snow bell
- final
- toothpick
- Stella
- Tao
- Tibbs
- Tiger
- Winky
- Yasha
Names of other cats
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