Mythology Cat Names

Pick a god, a monster, or a hero. These names come from Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian mythology, including a few cat-specific picks like Bastet.

Mythology names have a particular advantage for cats: they carry weight without trying. A cat named Loki feels different from a cat named Whiskers, even before the cat does anything. The names below cover the four traditions most commonly drawn on for English-language cat naming: Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian.

Egyptian mythology is the most cat-aligned tradition. Bastet, the cat goddess of home, fertility, and protection, was depicted as a black cat or a cat-headed woman, and her cult centre at Bubastis was a major religious site for over a thousand years. Cats were so sacred in ancient Egypt that killing one (even accidentally) was punishable by death, and exporting cats from Egypt was illegal. Other Egyptian picks: Anubis (god of the afterlife), Osiris (god of the underworld), Horus (sky god), Isis (goddess of magic), Ra (sun god), and Nefertiti (queen). Cleo and Cleopatra both work for elegant female cats.

Greek mythology gives you the deepest bench. Athena, Artemis, Hera, Persephone, Hecate, Demeter, and Aphrodite all suit female cats. Zeus, Apollo, Ares, Hermes, Poseidon, and Hades for males. Phoenix, Atlas, Hercules, Achilles, and Odysseus for cats with strength and presence. Echo, Iris, and Calypso work for quieter female cats.

Roman mythology overlaps significantly with Greek but with different naming. Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Mercury, and Neptune are the male gods. Diana (Roman version of Artemis), Juno (queen of the gods), Minerva (wisdom), and Venus (love) for females. Aurora (dawn) and Luna (moon) come from Roman mythology and are now two of the most popular cat names in the US.

Norse mythology has fewer cats specifically but excellent names. Loki (trickster god) is the most-borrowed Norse name for cats, and especially fits black or grey cats. Thor, Odin, Freya, Frigg, Tyr, and Heimdall all work. Freya is particularly cat-appropriate: in Norse myth, her chariot was pulled by two giant cats.

For something less common, names from Mesopotamian myth (Ishtar, Marduk, Tiamat) and Hindu myth (Ganesha, Lakshmi, Durga, Kali, Shiva) open up additional options if you want something distinctive.

49 names

23 female

22 male

4 unisex

Achilles

Greek Male
Andromeda

Greek Female
Anubis

Egyptian, Egyptian god of the afterlife Male
Apollo

Greek, Greek god of the sun Male
Ares

Greek, Greek god of war Male
Artemis

Greek, Greek goddess of the hunt Female
Athena

Greek, Greek goddess of wisdom Female
Atlas

Greek Male
Aurora

Latin, dawn Female
Bastet

Egyptian, Egyptian cat goddess Female
Beelzebub

Hebrew Male
Calypso

Greek Female
Cassiopeia

Greek Female
Chaos

Greek Unisex
Cleopatra

Greek, glory of the father Female
Diana

Latin, Roman goddess of the hunt Female
Echo

Greek Female
Freya

Norse, Norse goddess of love Female
Hera

Greek, Greek queen of the gods Female
Hercules

Latin Male
Hermes

Greek, Greek messenger god Male
Horus

Egyptian, Egyptian sky god Male
Iris

Greek Female
Isis

Egyptian, Egyptian goddess of magic Female
Juno

Latin, Roman queen of the gods Female
Jupiter

Latin, Roman king of the gods Male
Leo

Latin, lion Male
Loki

Norse, Norse trickster god Male
Lucifer

Latin, light-bringer Male
Luna

Latin, moon Female
Lyra

Greek Female
Mars

Latin, Roman god of war Male
Minerva

Latin, Roman goddess of wisdom Female
Nefertiti

Egyptian Female
Odin

Norse, chief Norse god Male
Odysseus

Greek Male
Orion

Greek Male
Osiris

Egyptian, Egyptian god of the underworld Male
Pandora

Greek Female
Penelope

Greek Female
Persephone

Greek Female
Phoenix

Greek Unisex
Poseidon

Greek, Greek god of the sea Male
Ra

Egyptian, Egyptian sun god Male
Saturn

Latin, Roman god of time Unisex
Sphinx

Egyptian Unisex
Thor

Norse, Norse god of thunder Male
Venus

Latin, Roman goddess of love Female
Zeus

Greek, Greek king of the gods Male

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Frequently asked questions

How many Mythology cat names are on this list?

There are 49 names on this page, hand-picked and tagged with their origin and meaning where verifiable.

Are these names suitable for both kittens and adult cats?

Yes. None of the names are age-specific. A name that suits a kitten will keep working as the cat grows.

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Mythology Cat Names

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