Boy cat names
Male cat names
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Regulus
LatinLittle king — brightest star in Leo
Reyes
SpanishKings — from "Los Reyes Magos"
Rhoecus
GreekA giant or nature spirit in Greek mythology, protector of trees
Richard Parker
LiteraryThe Bengal tiger in Yann Martel's Life of Pi
Rigel
ArabicFoot — bright blue star in Orion
Riku
JapaneseLand — earthy and grounded
Rodrigo
SpanishFame, renown
Rolf
GermanicFamous Germanic name meaning 'famous wolf' — a strong, wild name for a memorable cat
Ronald
Harry PotterRon Weasley, Harry's loyal best friend
Ronan
LiteraryThe dream-pulling Lynch brother in Maggie Stiefvater's Raven Cycle
Rubeus
Harry PotterHagrid's first name — the half-giant Hogwarts gamekeeper
Rudiobus
CelticCeltic god of roads and journeys, representing protection and guidance
Rusik
RussianDiminutive Russian form suggesting 'reddish' or 'rustic'—a humble, approachable name
Salazar
Harry PotterSalazar Slytherin, founder of the serpent-house of ambition
Salem
Pop cultureThe talking black cat from Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Salih
ArabicThe righteous one — a prophet who preached to the Thamud
Salvador
SpanishSavior
Samson figure
HebrewA representation or statue depicting Samson, the biblical strongman and judge
Sangha
Pop cultureOne of the tiger cub brothers in the film Two Brothers
Sanjūrō
JapaneseJapanese name combining 'san' (three) and 'jūrō' (ten-year-old boy) — traditionally a masculine given name
Santiago
SpanishSaint James
Santino
SpanishLittle saint
Saturn
LatinRoman god of time and the ringed planet
Scar
DisneyThe villainous lion in The Lion King
Scelmis
GreekOne of the Idaean Dactyls, divine beings in ancient Greek mythology who guarded the infant Zeus
Sciron
GreekPersonified northwest wind in Greek mythology; also a brigand killed by Theseus
Scooby
Pop cultureScooby-Doo, the iconic mystery-solving Great Dane
Şerafettin
TurkishThe bad cat — protagonist of a famous Turkish comic
Sergio
SpanishServant, attendant
Severus
Harry PotterSeverus Snape, the complicated Potions master
Shakka
MesopotamianMesopotamian storm and flood god, associated with weather and natural forces
Shere Khan
DisneyThe Bengal tiger antagonist in The Jungle Book
Shrek
DreamWorksThe green ogre at the heart of DreamWorks' Shrek franchise
Simba
DisneyThe lion prince of The Lion King
Simon
LiteraryThe gay teen protagonist of Becky Albertalli's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Sirius
GreekThe brightest star in the night sky — the Dog Star
Skipper
DreamWorksThe penguin leader in Madagascar
Skippyjon Jones
LiteraryThe Siamese cat who thinks he's a Chihuahua in Judy Schachner's picture books
Snowbell
LiteraryThe family cat in E.B. White's Stuart Little
Sockington
ModernA fictional place name combining 'sock' and the place-name suffix '-ington'
Socks
LiteraryThe white-pawed cat in Beverly Cleary's Socks
Soter
GreekFrom Greek meaning 'saviour' or 'preserver' — a protective divine figure
Spirit
DreamWorksThe wild stallion of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Splat
LiteraryThe big-eyed black cat in Rob Scotton's Splat the Cat books
Stepan
GreekCrown or wreath — from Greek 'stephanos'
Stilbon
GreekGreek god of the planet Mercury, representing eloquence and commerce
Sully
PixarThe big blue furry monster in Monsters, Inc.
Sylvester
Pop cultureLooney Tunes cat — "Sufferin' succotash!"