Boy cat names

Male cat names

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Orlando

German

From Germanic roots meaning 'famous in the land' — a noble, classical given name

Oscar

German

From Germanic/Irish roots, possibly meaning 'divine spear' or 'warrior friend'

Osiris

Egyptian

God of the afterlife and rebirth

Ostasos

Greek

Titan of brightness and stars in Greek mythology

Otus

Greek

Son of Gaia; one of the Aloadae giants in Greek myth

Ōyamatsumi

Japanese

Japanese mountain deity; 'great mountain possessor' in Shinto

Pablo

Spanish

Small, humble

Palioxis

Greek

Greek personification of pursuit in battle and conflict

Pallas

Greek

One of the twelve Titans; associated with wisdom and warfare in some traditions

Pan

Greek

Greek god of wild nature, shepherds, flocks, fertility, and rustic music

Pancrates

Greek

From Greek 'pan' (all) and 'kratos' (strength) — almighty or all-powerful

Paşa

Turkish

Pasha — a high-ranking Ottoman nobleman

Pedro

Spanish

Stone, rock

Pegasus

Greek

Winged horse of Greek myth, also a constellation

Peloreus

Greek

A giant in Greek mythology, son of Poseidon

Peppo

Disney

A character in Disney's catalog

Percy

Literary

The demigod son of Poseidon in Rick Riordan's series

Perses

Greek

Greek for 'destroyer' or 'the one who lays waste'; an ancient Titan of destruction

Perseus

Greek

Possibly derived from 'perthein' (to waste/destroy) or connected to the concept of being through; legendary hero and demigod

Peter

Greek

From Greek 'petros' meaning 'stone' or 'rock'; second Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

Peter II

Greek

From Greek 'petros' meaning 'stone' or 'rock'; fifth Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

Peter III

Greek

From Greek 'petros' meaning 'stone' or 'rock'; sixth Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

Peter, the Lord's cat

Greek

From Greek 'petros' meaning 'stone' or 'rock'; notable cricket ground cat at Lord's in London

Phineas

Literary

The charismatic athlete in John Knowles's A Separate Peace

Phobos

Greek

Greek word for 'fear' or 'panic'

Phoitos

Greek

Likely from 'phos': Greek for 'light'

Phorcys

Greek

Possibly from 'phorkos': 'terror' or 'wrinkled'—an ancient sea god name

Phoroneus

Greek

Greek origin, possibly meaning 'to bring' or 'to carry forward'

Pippin

Literary

The youngest hobbit in The Lord of the Rings

Pluto

Literary

The black cat in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"

Plutus

Greek

From Greek — god of wealth, abundance, and agricultural prosperity

Po

DreamWorks

The kung-fu loving panda in Kung Fu Panda

Pollux

Greek

Brighter twin in Gemini

Polybotes

Greek

From Greek 'poly' (many) and 'bootes' (fighter) — one of the powerful Giants who fought the Olympian gods

Ponos

Greek

Personification of pain, toil, and hardship in ancient Greek mythology

Pontus

Greek

Ancient Greek sea god, father of the Nereids and other sea creatures

Porphyrion

Greek

A giant leader of the Gigantes in Greek mythology, son of Gaia

Potter

Harry Potter

Harry Potter himself — the Boy Who Lived

Prince Chunk

Modern

A playful royal title paired with an affectionate descriptor of bulk or weight

Procyon

Greek

Before the dog — bright star in Canis Minor

Prometheus

Greek

From Greek 'pro' (before) and 'manthano' (to think); literally 'forethought' or 'he who thinks ahead'

Proteus

Greek

From Greek meaning 'first' or 'primitive'; the god capable of changing form at will

Puss in Boots

DreamWorks

The swashbuckling cat from Shrek and his spin-off films

Ra

Egyptian

Sun god

Rafael

Spanish

God has healed

Rajah

Disney

Princess Jasmine's pet tiger in Aladdin

Ramon

Spanish

Counsel protection; wise protector

Randall

Pixar

The lizard-monster villain in Monsters, Inc.