Cat names that start with P

Small, humble

Nickname referring to paws or feet; playful reference to a cat's locomotion

Greek personification of pursuit in battle and conflict

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

English place name; 'farmstead of the palmer' (pilgrim or palm-bearer)

Cotton — one of the most common cat names in Turkey

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

From Greek 'pan' (all) and 'akos' (cure) — a remedy for all ills

Flat and golden

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

Daunting Pokémon, Fighting/Dark type

A set of tuned pipes played by blowing

Pansy Parkinson, Draco's Slytherin sidekick

Hawaiian Earth Mother — the primordial goddess who birthed the Hawaiian islands

Red-orange spice

From Greek 'paralia' (seacoast) — an epithet of the sea-dwelling goddess Artemis

A nymph in Greek mythology, consort of Minos of Crete — name of unknown etymology

From Greek 'parthenos' (virgin) and 'ops' (voice or face) — the virginal-faced or virgin-voiced one

Parvati Patil, Gryffindor classmate and twin to Padma

Pasha — a high-ranking Ottoman nobleman

Humble, small

Soft pink-orange

For a soft peach-colored cat

Small and tan

Stone, rock

Variant of Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology

Winged horse of Greek myth, also a constellation

Greek goddess personifying persuasion, eloquence, and seduction

A giant in Greek mythology, son of Poseidon

The shape-shifting horror from Stephen King's It

For a feisty cat or one with black-and-white markings

A tuxedo cat famous in early Hollywood cinema

Cool and sweet

A character in Disney's catalog

The demigod son of Poseidon in Rick Riordan's series

Fairy; supernatural being of beauty

A naiad and wife of Ikarios in Greek mythology

Goddess of spring and the underworld

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

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

Classy Cat Pokémon, Normal type

Modern diminutive, possibly from Peter; seventh Chief Mouser to the British Cabinet Office

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

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

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

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

Greek for 'sorcery' or 'witchcraft'; a water nymph in Greek mythology

Greek: 'linden tree', possibly 'lover of lime'

The charismatic athlete in John Knowles's A Separate Peace

Greek word for 'fear' or 'panic'

A moon of Saturn

Greek name meaning 'Phoenician woman' or derived from the phoenix myth

Mythical bird that rises from ashes

Likely from 'phos': Greek for 'light'

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

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

Goddess of the Earth; revered protector in Buddhist cosmology and Theravada tradition

From Greek root meaning possibly 'rippling' or 'shivering'; caretaker of the king of gods

A small flute with a bright, high sound

Tiny Mouse Pokémon, Electric type

Boat-shaped flatbread topped with meat or cheese

Fire Pig Pokémon, Fire/Fighting type

A small seed, or a sharp sound; short form suggesting diminutiveness

The youngest hobbit in The Lord of the Rings

From Greek pirē, meaning 'fire' or related to flowing water; nymph of a sacred spring

One of the Sirens in Greek legend; etymology uncertain but associated with enchantment

Soft nutty green

A heroine of ancient Sparta, possibly derived from a place name or local cult figure

A single dot of light or color; the smallest unit of a digital image

Mother goddess worshipped in Magnesia; etymology tied to local Anatolian religious tradition

From Greek — a nymph daughter of the river god Asopos, representing water and divine lineage

From Greek — an Oceanid (sea nymph) and mother of the Pleiades constellation stars

From Greek — an Oceanid and goddess of wealth and abundance in the sea

Deep purple fruit

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

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

The kung-fu loving panda in Kung Fu Panda

The North Star — fixed, steady, guiding

A lively dance in two beats

Brighter twin in Gemini

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

Greek naiad and wife of Danaus in classical mythology

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

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

Bouncy and buttery

A bright red flower, also the name of the world's oldest cat as of 2014

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

Harry Potter himself — the Boy Who Lived

Greek naiad and wife of Erichthonius, legendary king of Athens

Twisty and salty-sweet

Katniss's beloved younger sister in The Hunger Games

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

For a regal female cat

The heroine of William Goldman's The Princess Bride

Sanskrit word for Earth; represents the earth element and the essence of planetary matter

Before the dog — bright star in Canis Minor

Greek goddess of onrush in battle; embodies the surge of combat and aggressive movement

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

From Greek 'pro' (before) and 'noe' (mind); translates to 'forethought' or 'providence'

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

Greek word for 'soul' or 'butterfly'; the mortal princess beloved by Eros

Soft and sweet

Classic for orange cats

A term of endearment for pumpkin, suggesting warmth, roundness, and sweetness

Devious Pokémon, Dark type

Evolution of Glameow, Normal type

The swashbuckling cat from Shrek and his spin-off films

Royal Pokémon, Fire/Normal type