Looking for a few brilliant literary names for cats?
You’re going to love this list with more than 225 ideas!
Whether you want to name your cat after a classic author or plan to borrow one of their character’s names, we’ve got you covered.
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Literary Names for Cats
Literary cat names are usually based on authors, characters, or book titles. We’ve covered all those bases and more below.
We’ve even added in some famous mythological cat names! Grab a cup of coffee and let’s get started!
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Literary Cat Names- Male
- Dickens
- Doyle
- Faulkner
- Fitzgerald
- Hemingway
- Jules
- Kerouac
- Legend
- Lewis
- Limerick
- Orwell
- Poe
- R.L. Stine
- Roald
- Salinger
- Seuss
- Shakespeare
- Steinbeck
- Tolkien
- Twain
- Victor
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Literary Cat Names- Female
- Agatha
- Alice
- Austen
- Beatrix
- Blume
- Charlotte
- Cleary
- Enid
- Harper
- Louisa
- Lyric
- Margaret
- Novella
- Rowling
- Stephenie
- Virginia
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Fictional Cat Names- Male
- Admetus
- Albus
- Alonzo
- Aragorn
- Aslan
- Bagheera
- Baloo
- Bartleby
- Behemoth
- Carbonel
- Carlisle
- Cheshire Cat
- Clovis
- Crookshanks
- Dobby
- Eeyore
- Elrond
- Emmett
- Frodo
- Gandalf
- Gimli
- Gollum
- Hagrid
- Jasper
- Legolas
- Macavity
- Mad Hatter
- Mogget
- Mowgli
- Mr. Darcy
- Peeta
- Peter Pan
- Piglet
- Rum Tum Tuggers
- Rumpus Cat
- Skimbleshanks
- Snape
- Tao
- Thumper
- Tumnus
- Tybalt
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Fictional Cat Names- Female
- Ariadne
- Arwen
- Bambi
- Beezus
- Bella
- Bombalurina
- Bungle
- Buttercup
- Catarina
- Cordelia
- Cressida
- Dinah
- Elinor
- Esme
- Estella
- Eureka
- Galadriel
- Ginger
- Grizabella
- Harriet
- Jemima
- Josephine
- Katniss
- Kirjava
- Kitsa
- Lady May
- Lisbeth
- Mable
- Miss Havisham
- Miss Marple
- Miss Moppet
- Mittens
- Mrs. Norris
- Ophelia
- Pearl
- Pippi
- Ramona
- Ribby
- Rosalie
- Rue
- Sagwa
- Tabitha
- Tiger Lily
- Tinker Bell
Famous Cat Names in History- Male
- Aristotle
- Atticus
- Ebenezer
- Finn
- Garfield
- Gatsby
- Gulliver
- Hamlet
- Heathcliff
- Hobbes
- Huckleberry
- Ichabod
- Moby
- Othello
- Pip
- Puck
- Robinson
- Romeo
- Sawyer
- Sherlock
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Famous Cat Names in History- Female
- Alberline
- Arya
- Dahlia
- Daisy
- Estrella
- Fable
- Jane
- Juliet
- Macbeth
- Matilda
- Poppins
- Raven
- Scarlett
- Scout
- Zelda
Famous Cats in Mythology
Looking for famous cats in mythology?
Well, these characters aren’t all specifically of the feline nature but they do make perfect names for your cat!
I’ve noted the names that are specifically famous cats in mythology.
Famous Mythology Cat Names- Male
- Achilles
- Adonis
- Apollo
- Ares
- Aries
- Asterion
- Atlas
- Bakeneko (Japanese mythological cat)
- Dawon (Hindu mythological tiger)
- Hades
- Helios
- Hercules
- Hermes
- Hyperion
- Jupiter
- Kronos
- Loki
- Mars
- Mercury
- Morpheus
- Neptune
- Oedipus
- Perseus
- Poseidon
- Prometheus
- Saturn
- Thanatos
- Theseus
- Titan
- Vulcan
- Zeus
Famous Mythology Cat Names- Female
- Aphrodite
- Artemis
- Athena
- Bastet (Egyptian Cat Goddess)
- Callisto
- Calypso
- Ceres
- Daphne
- Demeter
- Flora
- Fortunia
- Freya
- Gaia
- Harmonia
- Hera
- Hestia
- Iris
- Isadora
- Juno
- Maia
- Nekomata (mythological shape-shifting cat from Japan)
- Nyx
- Pandora
- Rhea
- Selene
- Siren
- Thalia
- Theia
- Themis
- Venus
- Vesta
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I love these names! Some of them would be awesome for dogs too!
My kittie’s Luna! Sounds perfectly. ))
Wow that’s a big list with some really interesting name suggestions! They could be used for other animals besides cats too.
I love these!! I’m a cat person and a bookworm!!!
My two cats were Tugger and Bustopher. Do you know the literary reference? ?
My black cat that passed was Mistoffelees. 🙂
Fitzgerald sounds like a good cat name. Actually, Hemingway too! Those are two of my fave authors!
Theses are some great inspiration for names. I like all the names that only have one syllable.
I love the name Rowling and Beatrix for a female cat! This is such a great list of feline names for people to choose from. And literary names are right up my alley!
Super fun! We actually named our cats Tybalt and Mercutio! lol!
Heathcliff! One of my favorite literary characters. I would name a cat Heathcliff!
Okay Katniss is an absolutely perfect name for a cat! You just helped me find my adopted kitty’s new name. 🙂
We named our new kitten, Ivan. For Ivan the Great from the 1400’s in Russia.
He is a great kitten and has reorganized our house.