If you are getting a black kitten or an adult cat, naming your cat can be a lot of fun because the color black has a plethora of synonyms or references to it. For example, you can go the way of dark arts and mysticism. Alternatively, just think of black items in nature or in your life that your cat reminds you of. Take a look at some of the best names for black cats and gather inspiration there for your new feline friend.
The best black cat names
- understanding
- midnight
- Salem
- Bellatrix
- licorice
- Kohel (Kohli)
- onyx
- Binx
- Scary
- magic
- Blackie
- Class
- Hawthorne
- ink
- Darth Vader
- Gotham
Fun fact
Depending on the culture, black cats are a sign of good luck or bad luck. In the US and most Western European countries, a black cat crossing your path is considered a harbinger of bad things. However, in the UK and Japan, the superstition is quite the opposite, a black cat is a good sign. Even the direction a cat goes can be meaningful. 18th century pirates Believe that a black cat walking towards someone will bring that person bad luck.If a black cat walks away from someone, then that person will have good luck.
Tips for naming your cat
When thinking of a name for your cat, make sure you choose something that has lasting power. 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 its physical characteristics, you can also derive cats’ names from observing your cat’s general behavior and strange manners, or choose a reference to pop culture.
Names for black cats
Names of black cats tend to come from names of fictional witches or dark characters in TV shows, movies, literary fiction or mythology.
- Abracadabra
- Ashley
- The bat’s wife
- Bellatrix
- Black beauty
- Dibulik
- Eclipse
- Hecate
- Hocus Pocus
- Mortisha
- mystery
- Persephone
- crow
- Sabrina
- silhouette
Names for black male cats
Like cats, most male black names reflect heroes or villains dressed in black, or characters who use night cover to do their business.
- Alazam
- which
- Batman
- black beard
- black Jack
- crow
- Dante
- To the state
- mystic
- Ninja
- Nyx
- Osiris
- panther
- Fu
- Be
Threatening names for black cats
Since the 16th-century period of Salem’s witch trials, Plymouth Rock pilgrims have seen the black cat as a witch’s companion, demonic and associated with witchcraft. This dark history continues in the names of black cats today.
- Beelzebub
- Black magic
- magician
- Crypt guard
- evil
- dead zone
- Death
- Devil
- Lucifer
- magic
- Necromancer
- Nightmare
- Superstition
- A burial contractor
- Voodoo
Black cat names inspired by dark colored items
When people give names to pets, they often associate items from nature or objects in their lives that remind them of their pet. This list attracts potential name ideas from dark-toned objects.
- ash
- Blueberries
- blackout
- carbon
- coal
- Cinders
- coal
- dusty
- Ball eight
- ink
- Jet
- basalt
- Shadow or shadow
- shadow
- soot
From A to T. Black cat names
A
- Abracadabra
- Alazam
- ash
- which
- Ashley
B
- The bat’s wife
- Batman
- Beelzebub
- Bellatrix
- Binx
- black beard
- Black beauty
- black Jack
- Black magic
- Blueberries
- Blackie
- blackout
CD
- carbon
- coal
- Cinders
- coal
- magician
- crow
- Crypt guard
- Dante
- Darth Vader
- dead zone
- Death
- Devil
- Dibulik
- dusty
E – K
- understanding
- Eclipse
- Ball eight
- evil
- Gotham
- Hawthorne
- Hecate
- Hocus Pocus
- ink
- Jet
- Class
- Kohel (Kohli)
L – N
- To the state
- licorice
- Lucifer
- magic
- midnight
- Mortisha
- mystic
- mystery
- Necromancer
- Nightmare
- Ninja
- Nyx
or
- basalt
- onyx
- Osiris
- panther
- Persephone
- Fu
- crow
S – Z
- Sabrina
- Salem
- Shadow or shadow
- shadow
- silhouette
- soot
- Scary
- Superstition
- A burial contractor
- Voodoo
- Be
Names of other cats
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