Female cat names
Bhuvaneśvarī
SanskritThe Queen of the Universe — cosmic ruler of all the worlds
Binti
LiteraryThe young protagonist of Nnedi Okorafor's Africanfuturist novella
Bolbe
GreekIn Greek mythology, an Oceanid (sea nymph) and minor goddess of flowing water.
Boncuk
TurkishBead — specifically a blue evil-eye bead
Boo
PixarThe toddler in Monsters, Inc.
Britomartis
GreekFrom Minoan origin meaning 'sweet maiden' — a mountain and hunting goddess of ancient Crete
Brünnhilde
NorseArmored warrior woman; one of the Valkyries in Germanic/Norse mythology
Buneary
PokémonRabbit Pokémon, Normal type
Caïssa
LiteraryFictional deity invented by the chess world as a muse and patron of chess
Caliadne
GreekBeautiful naiad; name likely combines Greek *kallis* (beautiful) with *daphne* or naiad associations
Callirhoe
GreekFrom Greek *kalli-* (beautiful) and *rhoe* (flowing) — beautiful flow, fit for a river nymph
Callista
SpanishMost beautiful
Callisto
GreekFrom Greek *kalliste* (most beautiful) — superlative form of beautiful
Calypso
GreekFrom Greek, meaning 'to conceal' or 'to hide' — an Oceanid who concealed Odysseus on her island
Camila
SpanishReligious attendant
Capella
LatinLittle she-goat — brightest star in Auriga
Carina
LatinThe keel — a brilliant southern constellation
Carmen
SpanishGarden
Carolina
SpanishFree, strong
Carpo
GreekFrom Greek meaning 'to produce fruit' — goddess of autumn and the ripening of fruit, one of the Horae
Cassiopeia
GreekVain queen of Greek myth, a constellation in the northern sky
Cassotis
GreekFrom Greek — a nymph of Mt. Parnassus, personifying the Castalian spring sacred to Apollo and the Muses
Castalia
GreekFrom Greek — a spring sacred to Apollo and the Muses, source of poetic and musical inspiration
Celaeno
GreekGreek for 'dark' or 'dusky' — one of the seven Pleiades sisters
Celeste
LatinHeavenly
Celusa
GreekLikely meaning unknown, but a nymph in Greek mythology
Cersei
LiteraryThe calculating queen from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
Ceto
GreekGreek for 'whale' or 'sea monster' — goddess of the sea
Chamunda
SanskritSlayer of demons Chanda and Munda in Hindu mythology
Chandi
SanskritSanskrit for 'fierce' or 'the fierce one' — divine feminine power
Charybdis
GreekA monstrous whirlpool dwelling creature in Greek myth, transformed by Zeus as punishment
Chāyā
SanskritShadow in Sanskrit — personified as a goddess and consort of Surya the sun god
Cherrim
PokémonBlossom Pokémon, Grass type
Cherry
NatureSmall, bright red
Chinnamastā
SanskritSanskrit 'chinna' (severed) + 'mastā' (head) — a self-decapitated Hindu goddess of liberation and fierce energy
Chlidanope
GreekFrom Greek 'chlidē' (softness, luxury) + 'ānōps' (face/appearance) — a softly beautiful figure
Cho
Harry PotterCho Chang, Ravenclaw Seeker and Harry's first crush
Choupette
FrenchFrench diminutive of 'chou' (cabbage or sweetheart) — an affectionate, cutesy pet name
Chrysogeneia
GreekDaughter of Peneus, a river god in Greek mythology
Cinder
LiteraryThe cyborg mechanic-Cinderella of Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles
Circe
GreekEnchantress goddess of Greek mythology who transformed men into animals
Cisseis
GreekA minor female spirit or nymph in Greek mythology
Clareta
SpanishClear, bright
Clefairy
PokémonFairy Pokémon, Fairy type
Cleo
EgyptianShort for Cleopatra — last active pharaoh of Egypt
Cleocharia
GreekA mythological queen of Laconia in ancient Greek tradition
Cleone
GreekMythical daughter of the river god Asopus in Greek mythology
Clotho
GreekFrom Greek meaning 'spinner'—the youngest of the three Fates who spins the thread of life