I was browsing the list of terms that bring people to this blog (as you do), and I realized that quite a few people are searching for punny cat names. I’ve shared several on the blog, but I’ve never compiled them into one post. Today, that changes.
Dear Cat Lover:
Thank you for visiting this blog in search of punny cat names, despite the puppy-focused title. Although I’m currently a crazy dog lady, my first love was a cat. I still consider myself one of you. Honestly, a more accurate title for this blog would be “I Still Want More Puppies and a Cat or Two, But My Dogs Would Chase Them so I Can’t Actually Have a Cat.” Catchy, right? I totally should have gone with that one.
I tend to make a lot of puns. One might even say that I make a lot of bad puns. However, if even one of those puns can bring joy to your life – or a punny name to a feline in search of an identity – then all of this punning will be worth it.
Over the years, I’ve shared several punny cat names on this blog. Although last year I shared a list of punny names to date, it wasn’t cat-specific. So, in order to make your life easier, I’ve compiled them all into one comprehensive list below.
(As a bonus, I added a few new ones. You’ll also find a few that I thought could work for both dogs and cats. If I found it somewhere else before I thought of it myself, I’ve linked to that source.)
- Abraham Lynxin
- A-fleas Anzari
- Baz Purrman
- Blanche Deverpaw (she can hang out with the Golden Retriever Girls)
- Bill Lumbfurg
- Bob Scratchit
- Brad Kitt
- Brenda Flea (always Scratchin’ Around the Christmas Tree)
- Bruce Stringsteen
- Catalie Coughlin
- Catalie Portman
- Cat Benetar
- Cat Damon
- Cat Middleton
- Catnip Everdeen (from District 12, of course)
- Catnippa Middleton
- Catrick Stewart
- Catsy Cline
- Catti LaBelle
- Catty Griffin
- Cat Winslet
- Cheetah Rivera
- Chris Yarnell
- Cindy Clawford
- Colin Furth
- Collin Furrel
- Chairman Meow
- Colonel Meow
- Christina Aguill-hair-a
- Daniel Day-Mewis
- David Meowie
- Debbie Hairy
- Diane Kitten
- Doctor Mew
- Don Drapurr (you just know he wrote the Meow Mix jingle)
- Drew Hairymore
- Ebefleazer Scrooge
- Effie Trincat (may the treats be ever in your flavor)
- F. Scott Fitz-feral
- Feral Ladd
- Ferris Mewler
- Fleador Seuss Geisel
- Flea Michele
- Fleas Witherspoon
- Fleyonce Knowles
- Frank Catra
- Frank Lloyd Bite (the first cat to attend barkitechture school)
- Furman Bates
- Furry Cruise
- Fuzz Aldrin
- Gale Pawthorne
- George Cloonflea
- George Bernard Paw
- George Tailey (it’s a meowonderful life)
- Gerard Leopardu
- Hairy Mulligan
- Hairy Potter
- Hairy Underwood (you get the idea)
- Henry Hissinger
- Hunter S. Thomcat
- Jack McFlea (you know, from Dogson’s Creek)
- Jaguar-ren Beatty
- James Meowdison
- Janu-hairy Jones
- Jean Renroar
- Jennipurr Aniston
- Jerry Flea Lewis
- Johnny Cats-le (nobody puts Baby in a corner)
- John Catterly
- J.R.R. Tollkitten
- Jude Paw
- Juliet Catulet (dog companion: Romeo Montawoof or Rovermeo)
- Kelly Ka-meowski
- Kelly Tay-Roar
- Kit Romney
- Kitty Ya-meow-guchi
- Lando Abyssinian (as seen in Star Wags: A New Rope Toy)
- Leopard Nimoy
- Leopardo DiCatrio
- LeVar Purrton
- Lily Tomcatlin
- Lionel Itchy (Hello? Is it a kitty you’re looking for?)
- Lou Claws
- M. Night Shyamalion
- Madelion Albright
- Mandy Catinkin
- Margaret Scratcher
- Mariah Hairy
- Mary Purrphy
- Mary Todd Lynxin
- McKayla Meowroni
- Meoward Stern
- Meowly Cyrus
- Meowrice Sendak
- Meowrio Lopez
- Meowrio Manningham
- Meowy Long
- Mew Costello (dog companion: Mutt Abbott)
- Mew McClanahan
- Mew Reed
- Mrs. Fleasley (get it?)
- Napawsha Beddingfield
- Neil Catrick Harris
- Nick Purry
- Olivia Mewton-John
- Oscar Meowdison (dog companion: Felix Ungrrr)
- Pablo Picatso
- Pacey Litter (also from Dogson’s Creek)
- Pawdrey Hepburn
- Pawkeye
- Paw Newman
- Paw Revere
- PetMe White (not the best Betty White pun ever, obviously)
- Puma Thurman
- Purrmione Granger
- Rachel Scratch
- Ricky Purrvais
- Roarin’ Beatty
- Robert Cattison
- Roger Purrling
- Ron Fleasly
- Ron Furgandy
- Rowena Ravenpaw (dog companions: Godric Gryffindog, Helga Hufflepup & Salazar Snifferin)
- Ryan Fleacrest
- Santa Claws
- Scratch Adams
- Shed Beatty
- Sheddie Vedder
- Sinead O’Collar
- Sofeline Petrillo
- Snow Bite
- Tabby Douglas
- Tabby Wambach
- Tabigail Adams (my inspiration)
- Taylor Pawtner
- TayRoar Swift
- Teri Scratcher
- Terrance Meoward
- Terry Bradspaw
- The Dowager Cattress
- The Sorting Cat
- Tina Spay
- Tobey Catguire
- Tomcat Colicchio
- Tom Catterford (the cool cat on Barks and Recreation)
- Wil Fleaton
- Will Arpet
- William Catner
- Winston Furchill
- Zack Roaris
Thank you again for choosing I Still Want More Puppies for your pun-related needs. Go forth and pun, my friend.
If you have any punny cat names to add to the list, please share them in the comments. Let’s make this post the Internet’s preeminent source for punny cat names… or, you know, just a place where we can all enjoy bad puns without shame.
You do make me laugh. This was stellar!
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This is an incredible service to society. If the fiance doesn’t divorce me for it, our next two cats will be Taylor Pawtner and TayRoar Swift! LOVE
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I am in full support of this plan.
That’s amazing. How would anyone ever pick a fave? I just don’t know, but I am very partial to Ryan Fleacrest!
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Wow those are great! I met a cat named “Pawl” once. Along with some others that I just can’t remember…
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Definitely some creative thought in these names!
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Tabbygail Vanpurrin (Dear Tabby) 🙂 I think I’ve used that one before. Also, does Bobby Flay O’Fish count? What about Bobby Flay Miglion? (mignon) 🙂
Nice work, AJ. Nice work!
P.S. You should totally get that cat. Who knows, it might chase them back!
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I love Dear Tabby. Brilliant.
Oh, Bobby Flay O’Fish totally counts.. as does Bobby Flay Miglion. I heart you.
I love you aj thanks for sharing heart this
My personal favorite was#93 love your things love you aj thanks much and I also like the star wags and kitty purry
And doctor mew thanks again love this
Aw, thanks! 🙂
I love you aj thanks for sharing heart this Love this so much !!!!!
I love #93
What a great list, I can’t figure out which one is my favorite. I really loved Hairy Potter and Ferris Mewler. 🙂
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lmao! Funny stuff!
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I’m rolling on the floor! Just read this to my fam…even though my six-year-old didn’t get 90% of them, he just about peed his pants. Great stuff!
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Aw, thanks!
Grateful names
Robert Meowney Jr.
I love that one!
Dave Meow-tthews, meow-llory (mallory). Lol 🙂 i loved the neil cattick harris though!
Great additions!
kitty perry
kitty purry
pochahonthiss
I call my cat Kitty Purry (Katy Perry) 🙂
My family and I just got a new cat, we named her Cleocatra 😉
wow my cat is named that too!
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Vladimeow Purrtin?
Brilliant!
The Great Catsby
What about Dave Meowthews
Good one!
Kitty Chesney?
Good one!
Mary Pawpins or Meowy Pawpins
Love those!
Named my kitty P.Kitty after P Diddy , luv it !
Cute!
Pustulio is a cute one.
Alan Purring
Mr Meowgi
We named our kitty William Shakespurr
He’s very dramatic and has a huge scruff that looks like an Elizabethan collar.
Please ad “NaRawr” pun of Narelle.
Albert Felinestien
My cat is named Nikatla Tesla 🙂
I love that name!
Barack Oclawma
Cat benetar !
I work at a vet clinic. Current favorites:
The Meowqi de Sade
and
Meowrie Antoinette
Meowqi de Sade is genius!
I am deftly haveing some of them names
Sophie
We foster cats for an organization I named our two new cats
Elvis pursly and edger allen pur
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Love those names!
Edgar Allen Paw
Purrlock Holmes
Lucipurr
I’d like to submit Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Chairman Meow and The Great Catsby 🙂
ok here we go…
Catty Purry
The Cat WhiskerPurr
for the Star Wars Nerds – c[AT]-[AT]
That Star Wars one is genius!
I like #93
Cookie Monster (Ice cream name)
Mighty Mouse (UFC Fighter)
Kitty Purry
My new kitten’s name is Jay Catsby…. just leaving this up here…
Too cute!
Feralynn Monroe
Clever! I like that one a lot.
I’m kinda upset Mr. Meowgi isn’t on this list. D:
Well, it is now! 🙂
Lady Meowmalade
Good one!
My friend’s cat is named Meow Zedong
i call my cats “muss” instead of “puss”, so…
mussolini or (if you’ve ever seen the nz film ‘once were warriors’, jake the muss. neither one i’ve used, for kind of obvious reasons, but i can’t stop thinking they’d be great punny names!
And how about Feline Groovy? 🙂
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my latest cat is a real handful… always getting the better of me, I can’t win…
name = Mission imPUSSable…
Great list!
I have a friend who had a cat named Conway Kitty
Love that one!
Conway Kitty and Furetta Lynn….Purretta Lynn?
AMAZING.
Great list. My 10 yr old daughter and I are trying to name our kitten and cant agree on ANYTHING! I love this list—many she doesnt get but she liked William Shakespurr. I am a huge Beatles fan—I came up with Pawl McCatney–get it—Paul McCartney. Ha. Ha.
I like that one! 🙂
My friend had a cat known as Meow See Tongue
Good one!
Meows Davis
Meowgan Fleaman
David Cattenborough
Love these!
Purmella Anderson
Nice!
Meowrio Lemew!
Agatha Frisky
Good one!
how about Kitty Purry for katy perry
Why not pinny for funny sorry keeped changing
haha funny I love “Christina Aguill-hair-a”
These are NOT puns, these are names with cat phrases and such. For example of a REAL punny cat name would be, a few years back I was asked to help someone name their kitten who had survived against all odds when found in a bad condition and I suggested Sir Vivor, THAT is punny because the cat was a survivor. Again I was asked for help on a cat’s name recently who was adopted from a shelter and likes to watch her new owner, just staring at her and I suggested Sir Veillance (Lance for short). Changing real life people’s names for cats is cute, not punny.
Have you ever thought that sometimes everyone else is wrong and you are right Heather?
Well, let me tell you Heather, this isn’t one of those times…
you have two alleged puns you thought of a few years ago about cats that are based on the same word, this does earn you a phd in cat puns…
I don’t know why Heather’s comment frustrates me so much, but here are a few possible reasons. While these names do not adhere to the literal definition of the term “pun,” there is also a socially accepted definition which is more loosely translated as a play on words. Secondly, this is just a fun little list for people to enjoy… No need to be rude. And third, when telling everyone that you ACTUALLY created several feline names that were more traditional puns, you come across like that obnoxious kid at college that loves to raise their hand to prove the professors wrong, the kind that starts most sentences with “well, ACTUALLY…” So perhaps, be polite next time. It’s a list of funny cat names for goodness sake, not SAT prep.
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My last cat was Olly Purrs
Payton Catting (Payton Manning)
Cattin America (Captain America)
Purry Farrell or Feral (Perry Farrell – Jane’s Addiction)
Good ones!
We named a cat after the great Olympic hurdler Edwin C. Moses. This cat could jump to the top of a 8 ft. Privacy fence in one leap. Therefore he became Edwin C. Meowses.
Impressive! 🙂
Cleocatra
Farrah Fawcatt
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Love it!
…or Feral Fawcett
Yes!
Laurence Fishbreath, Bill Catsby, Tyler Purry, Forest Whiskerter
OMG… Forest Whiskerter is genius!
Meowllennium Falcon
The heroes of Star Wags have to fly on something, after all. 🙂
For the scientifically-minded among you,
Dr. Stephen Pawking
Sir Isaac Mewton.
Yes!
We have four cats. Their names are Kathmandu, Mitt Jagger (he is polydactyl with mitten shaped feet.), Mr. Meowgi, and Kat Sajak. They are beautiful Highlanders.
I love everything about this comment. 🙂
Mandu
Edgar Allen Purr
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Nice!
We recently lost our beloved Rottweiler/Lab mix. Big old boy, all black, built like a Rot, cropped tail… His name was Donovan McNubb… he was a Super Star too ! loved your puns ! thanks… Anna
Oh, that’s a great name. I’m so sorry for your loss. ((hugs))
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For the literary-inclined ….
Truman Capuddy
Kendrick LeMeow (like, Kendrick Lamar)
My sister named her cat Benedict Yarnold. She’s funny.
Hehe… good one!
ooh,ooh,Catniss Everdeen!!!!!
I have a wild kitty that comes around, we named him Will Feral.
Oh, that’s so cute!
Edward Furrars
Pounce de Leon
Purrnando de Soto
Genius!
JOHN MEOWKOVITCH.
John Malkovitch.
OMG… this is one of my new favorites.
My neighbors moved and left a purrfectly loveable cat behind so my husband and adopted her we never knew her name so we called her ” Asker “
Aw, adorable!
I see Walter Croncat and Morgan Furman aren’t on this list. :3c
And they should be! 🙂
Morgan Fairclaws
John Clawed van Damme
Was rather surprised that Bill Purray hasn’t made the list! 🙂
Well, he has now! 🙂
Sam-Meow L. Jackson
nice…
I feel the need to add katy purry to the list 🙂
Or even better, Kitty Purry
Surprised to see Peter Purrker wasn’t on here:)
Oh, good one!
Meow zedong
Nice!
Purritney Spurrs Britney Spears
Meowtisse Matisse
Pawblo Piclawso Pablo Picasso
Meowrie Purrie Marie Curie
These are great – I especially like Pawblo Piclawso!
Ruth Bader Ginspurrg
I both adore this one and am super jealous that I didn’t think of it first. 🙂
I recently got a new kitten. I was looking at this list and bouncing off names to my mom, then she came up with a clever name that’s currently pop culture-y:
Stephen Purry (after NBA star Stephen Curry).
Love it!
Ingrid Furman
Grace Kitty
Mary Pickfur
Lauren Backclaw
Sally FieldCat
Joan Clawford
Maureen O’Hairy
Clawdette Colbert
Puma Therman
Jessica Tabby
Marhissa Tomey
And of course…. Robert Redfur
These are all great, but I think Marhissa is my favorite!
Furnando
or Purrnando…
I’m going to call my new stray arrrival FRANKENSTEIN! Hope he will live up to his name!
Cute!
Olly Purrs (singer Olly Murs) and Purrmoione (hermoione)
Uma Purrman
J.K. Growling
Katy Purry/Furry
Taypurr Swift
what about the great songs written about cats?
More Than A Feline – Boston
You’ve lost that lovin’ Feline – Righteous Brothers
Feline Making Love – Bad Company
I’m totally going to be singing those later. 🙂
These cat puns are my life. Before I found these my life was dull and boring but I have since seen the light. Neil Catrick Harris is without a doubt the best name for anything in the world. I hope to someday find a blonde, homosexual, blue-eyed cat of which I can name Neil Catrick Harris. Leonardo DiCatrio is also a personal favorite. In fact, I want to adopt 60 cats to fulfill my need of punny cat names. To the creator of this blog; thank you. Your creativity has made my life meaningful once more.
🙂
Ted Mewgent 😊
I didn’t see Mewdini (Houdini)
We had a cat named Samuel L. Catson
I had a stumpy-tailed Manx who was “orphaned” and I adopted and named him:
Oliver Twisted Tail