Female cat names
Hermione
Harry PotterHermione Granger, Gryffindor's brilliant top student
Hesione
GreekFrom Greek, likely meaning 'desirer' or 'she who yearns'
Himalia
GreekPossibly from Greek meaning 'of the meadow' or relating to warmth
Hygieia
GreekGreek goddess of health, cleanliness, and wellness — from 'hygeia' meaning health or soundness
Ica
GreekA nymph in Greek mythology; identity and specific associations vary across sources
Ide
GreekA nymph or mythological woman; wife of Lycastus of Crete in Greek legend
Inachides
GreekDaughters of Inachus, river god of the Argolid in ancient Greece
Indrāṇī
SanskritHindu goddess and queen of the devas, consort of Indra the thunder god
Io
GreekPriestess of Hera transformed into a white heifer by Zeus in Greek mythology
Iris
GreekGoddess of the rainbow
Irma
SpanishWorld; universal
Isabel
SpanishPledged to God
Isabella
SpanishPledged to God
Isis
EgyptianGoddess of magic and motherhood
Isla
SpanishIsland
Jada
SpanishPrecious stone — jade
Janbai
SanskritCombination of Sanskrit elements meaning beloved or precious, with roots in Indian naming tradition
Jigglypuff
PokémonBalloon Pokémon, Normal/Fairy type
Josefina
SpanishGod shall add
Julieta
SpanishYouthful
Junie B.
LiteraryThe unfiltered kindergartner of Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones books
Juno
LatinQueen of the Roman gods — and one of the largest asteroids
Kalligeneia
GreekFrom Greek kalos (beautiful) and genia (birth/origin) — goddess of beauty in childbirth and agriculture
Kalliroe
GreekFrom Greek kalli (beautiful) and rhoe (flow) — a naiad or water nymph in classical mythology
Kana
JapanesePowerful, capable
Karou
LiteraryThe blue-haired art student in Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Katniss
LiteraryThe Mockingjay heroine of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games
Katsa
LiteraryThe Graceling with a killing Grace in Kristin Cashore's novel
Kātyāyanī
SanskritHindu goddess of power and fury — one of the Navaratri goddesses representing divine feminine strength
Khaleesi
LiteraryMother of Dragons — Daenerys Targaryen's title in Game of Thrones
Klymene
GreekFrom Greek 'kleos' (glory) and 'menos' (strength), or famous one
Kretheis
GreekGreek origin, possibly related to 'krete' (Crete) or a variant of Oceanid names
Laia
SpanishWell-spoken — Catalan short form of Eulalia
Lakshmi
SanskritFrom Sanskrit, possibly derived from 'laksha' (goal, mark) or associated with lotus symbolism
Laufey
NorseNorse goddess associated with foliage and leaves, mother of Loki in some versions of mythology
Lethe
GreekRiver of forgetfulness in the Greek underworld, from Greek meaning 'oblivion' or 'forgetfulness'
Letizia
SpanishJoy
Leto
GreekMother of Apollo and Artemis in Greek mythology, persecuted by Hera during her pregnancy
Leuce
GreekNamed after the Greek word for 'white' — an Oceanid nymph associated with purity
Leucosia
GreekFrom Greek 'leukos' (white) — one of the deadly Sirens whose song lured sailors to their doom
Leyla
Turkish/ArabicNight; the heroine of the great love epic Leyla and Mecnun
Liesel
LiteraryThe young book thief in Markus Zusak's WWII novel
Ligeia
GreekFrom Greek 'ligos' meaning 'shrill' or 'clear' — a Siren whose voice was irresistibly piercing
Lil Bub
Pop cultureInternet-famous cat with a permanent kitten appearance
Lilaea
GreekA water nymph and daughter of the river god Cephisus, associated with freshwater springs and purity
Liliana
SpanishPure; lily
Lilith
HebrewA hypothesized dark second moon of Earth
Lillie
PokémonPokémon trainer from Alola