How do you go about naming your new exotic, Himalayan, or Persian kitten or cat?  Before you jump in with wild abandonment, consider that you will be explaining your feline friend’s name to everyone you introduce them to, till death do you part!  It’s amazing how many people apologize for their pet’s name.

When considering a new name for your kitten/cat, think about:   color, personality, their walk, or their purr.  Do they have a patch under their eye?  Do they have a stripe on their back?  Maybe you have a favorite literary character, a childhood hero, a patron saint, or a favorite movie star?  Is your cat gallant, or funny?

If you adopted a female and a male kitten the same age, then a name like Ricky and Lucy might be appropriate!  Get your naming inspiration form the opera, music, art, Shakespeare, theater, dance or philosophy.

Here is a brief list to get you started:

​Black cats: Blackie, Blackjack, Midnight or Jet
White cats: Vanilla Jack Frost, Bianca, Snowman,

Snowflower, Snowball, or snowhite
Red, yellow or orange cats Marmalade, Citrus, Saffron, Sienna, Cinnamon,

Gingerbread or Honey
Brown cats Nutmeg, Tobacco, Kahlua, Mocha, Cocoa, or Toast
Blue or gray cats Bluebird, Indigo, Charcoal, Ashes or Shadow
Tiger cats/Tabby cats Stripes, Tiger Lily, Bars or Zebra
Cats different colored feet Bootsie, Socks, Galoshes, Slippers, or Mittens,
Cats with bright eyes Stardust, Twinkle or Sparkle
Cats with an eye patch Patches, Pirate, Captain Hook or Long John
Calico cats Muffin Mottle, Pansy, Marigold or Iris
Funny walk Waddles or Grasshopper
Gentle Purr Rhum-Rhum
Loud Purr Harley, Kawasaki or Honda
Gallant cats King Arthur, Sir Galahad, Sir Perceval or Sir Lancelot
Childhood Heros Robin Hood, Ben-Hur, Superman, David or Moses
Aristocats Cleopatra, Anastasia, Tatiana, Mary, Queen of Scotts, Charles and Diana,

Victoria and Albert or Solomon
Literary Inspired: Lord Byron, T.S. Eliot, Homer, Keats, Madeline, Angelina Ballerina

Pippi Longstocking or Edgar Allan Poe
Sex Symbols Brad and Angelina, Sophia, Jezebel, Valentino, Rock Hudson

Gable, Newman, Brook or Bo
Sensible Female cats Margaret-Mary, Martha, Mavis or Edith
Sensible Male cats Max, Monty, Joe, George, Harry or Jim
Mischievous cats Nero, Bathsheba, Brimstone, Tinkerbell, Rumpelstilskin or Wormwood
Tough cats Genghis Khat, Nebuchadnezzar, Peter the Great, William the Conqueror

Macbeth, or Barabbas
After Flowers Lotus, Rose, Buttercup, Milkweed, Oleander, Primrose, Daffodil, Poppy

Pansy, Honeysuckle or Magnolia
After the Vegetable Garden Asparagus, Beansprout, Alfalfa, Chickpea, Cabbage, Okra, Lemon

Strawberry, quince or Succotash
After Spices Peppermint, Dill, Marjoram, Cumin, Ginger, Clove, Oregano, Tarragon,

Chervil, Fennel or Basil
The Supermarket Sardine, Jell-O, Farina, Macaroni, Libby, Chunky, Kosher, Pepperide, Ronzoni,

Pillsbury or Bounty
After the Automobile Tailpipe, Muffler, Trade In, Choke, Carburetor, Hubcap, Alfa Romeo, Porshe, Edsel,

Triumph, Spokes, or Whitewall
The Movies Yoda, Pussy Galore, Rhett Butler, Ashley Wilkes, Melanine, Scarlett O’ Hara, Aunt Pity Pat

Funnyface, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Tracey and Hepburn, Davis and Crawford,

Butch Cassidy, Sundance, Serpico, Tootsie, Georgie Girl, Angelina and Brad, Bogard and Bacall,

Dietrich, Tarzan and Jane, Silkwood, Little Miss Sunshine, High Fidelity and Boris and Rocky
Sports Rookie, Shortstop, Umpire, Babe Ruth, Valenzuela, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Reggie Jackson,

Hank Aaron, Lefty O’Doul, O.J. Simpson, Joe Willie Namath, Jim Brown, Vince Ferragamo,

Brett Favre, Michael Jordon, Doctor J, The Iceman, Doctor Dunk, Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Billie Jean,

Navratilova, McEnroe, Arthur Ashe or Bjorn Borg
After a Place Harlem, Brooklyn, Broadway, Chelsea, Sutton, Lombard, Castro, Sacramento, Denver, Nashville,

Chattanooga, Memphis, Knoxville, Madison, Reno, Wichita, Topeka, Bismarck, Alabama, Mississippi,

Montanta, Georgia, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Bengal, Bombay, Tangier, Marrakesh, Dundee, Dusseldorf,

Morocco, Singapore, Baghdad, Istanbul, Caracas, Rio, Kiev, Venezuela, Berlin, Barcelona, Budapest,

Venice, Acapulco, Patagonia, Saint Tropez or Sardina
After The Starry Heavens Orion, Sagittarius, Virgo, Hercules, Cassiopeia, Capricornus, Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter,

Mars, Venus, Mercury, Zeta, Antares, Altair, Beta Centauri, Capella, Vea, Canopus, or Sirius