40+ Purrfect Name Ideas for Black Cats

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It's officially Spooky Season! It's hard not to associate black cats with Halloween, an association which dates back hundreds of years. And as we know, people tend to associate black cats as ill omens or signs of bad luck. The stereotypes surrounding black cats can sometimes make them less adoptable at animal shelters, when they're just as perfect as any other cat. And did you know - other cultures from around the world consider them good luck? With this in mind, we're encouraging folks out there interested in adopting a cat to consider adopting a black cat. 

If you're on the prowl for your next furry family member, we've compiled a list of purr-fect names for black cats! And if you’re welcoming a new black cat into your family and home--congratulations on your new best friend! Now it’s time to give your newest furry family member a name. 

Besides, you're basically getting a mini black jaguar in your home. How cool is that? 

 

Names for Female Black Cats

  1. Luna
  2. Elvira
  3. Morticia
  4. Raven
  5. Kismet
  6. Abracadabra
  7. Nox
  8. Ebony
  9. Indigo
  10. Magpie (Maggie)
  11. Smokette (this was my first-ever cat's name, she was a black cat!)

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Names for Male Black Cats

  1. Nero
  2. Sable
  3. Onyx
  4. Chip (Chocolate Chip)
  5. Alacazam
  6. Lucifer
  7. Merlin
  8. Obsidian
  9. Sly
  10. Diesel

  

Halloween Themed Names for Black Cats

  1. Tarot
  2. Boo
  3. Buffy
  4. Casper
  5. Jack (O’Lantern, or Jack Skellington if you're a Nightmare Before Christmas fan!)
  6. Licorice
  7. Snickers
  8. October
  9. Rosemary
  10. Pumpkin
  11. Norman (Bates)

Pop Culture Names

  1. Toothless (the Night Fury from How to Train Your Dragon)
  2. Bagheera (From The Junge Book)
  3. Binx (Thackery Binx from Hocus Pocus)
  4. Darth Vader (Star Wars)
  5. Felix (Felix the Cat Cartoon)
  6. Figaro (Dinsey's Pinocchio)
  7. Jiji (from Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service)
  8. Salem (From Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
  9. Sylvester (from Looney Tunes)
  10. T'Challa (from Black Panther)

Do you have a black cat home? Now you can get their photo printed on any custom item, like a mug or blanket! Click here or the image below for more details.


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  • Jolanta

    У меня есть чёрная кошка, по имени Николета Ника,
    И кошка трех цветная Ляля, и кот коричневый с белым пушистый Нарциз!


  • Dana Henry

    I named my Black Cat Baby Psycho. He had the most crazy personality! He lived 21 human years. The vet said that was 100 years for cats. He was my baby. I miss him everyday.


  • Mary Pigott

    I had 2 black cats, first was Aretha, second was Zelda, while I had Zelda, I got a tabby, Merlin, as well. I had a tabby named Tabitha and a tabby named Pyewackitt- found this name in a book about witchcraft – a picture done of a witch and her cat from the 1500s.


  • Mary Pigott

    I had 2 black cats, first was Aretha, second was Zelda, while I had Zelda, I got a tabby, Merlin, as well. I had a tabby named Tabitha and a tabby named Pyewackitt- found this name in a book about witchcraft – a picture done of a witch and her cat from the 1500s.


  • Buffy Hillis

    I have 5 black cats , 3 orange Tabbies, 5 brown Tabbies, 3 forties, and 1 flame tip siamese.


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