Cat names that start with S

Darkness Pokémon, Dark/Ghost type

The vengeful protagonist of Courtney Summers's Sadie

Golden-orange spice

Named for its historic saffron trade

Wise herb

Blossom; also "to bloom"

Cherry blossom

Salazar Slytherin, founder of the serpent-house of ambition

The talking black cat from Sabrina the Teenage Witch

The righteous one — a prophet who preached to the Thamud

Greek nymph of a spring whose unrequited love led to mythological transformation

Savior

In Greek mythology, daughter of the river god Maeandrus and wife of Ancaeus

Sanskrit for 'consciousness' or 'awareness' — Hindu goddess of clouds and dusk

Diminutive of Samuel or Samantha — popularized as a standalone, friendly name

A representation or statue depicting Samson, the biblical strongman and judge

One of the tiger cub brothers in the film Two Brothers

Red wine punch

Japanese name combining 'san' (three) and 'jūrō' (ten-year-old boy) — traditionally a masculine given name

Saint James

Little saint

In Vedic and Hindu mythology, the divine dog or hound — celestial messenger

From Sanskrit meaning 'flowing' — the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, and speech in Hinduism

From Sanskrit meaning 'virtuous woman' or 'truth' — the first wife of Shiva in Hindu mythology

Roman god of time and the ringed planet

From Sanskrit meaning 'one who is truthful and radiant' — a principal wife of Krishna in Hindu mythology

Treeless plain

Long-necked lute — the voice of Turkish folk music

The villainous lion in The Lion King

English color-based surname meaning 'one who wears scarlet cloth'

Compound name blending the color scarlet with the concept of magical enchantment

Improvised jazz singing with syllables

One of the Idaean Dactyls, divine beings in ancient Greek mythology who guarded the infant Zeus

Personified northwest wind in Greek mythology; also a brigand killed by Theseus

Scooby-Doo, the iconic mystery-solving Great Dane

One who scoots or moves quickly; also a small motorized vehicle

A nymph cursed by the goddess Circe and transformed into a six-headed sea monster guarding a strait

Goddess of the moon

Pokémon trainer from Kalos

Music performed for someone

Calm — also Sinus Serenitatis, the Bay of Serenity on the Moon

Servant, attendant

Member of the Japanese rock band Harikiri Ballet, who rose to fame through social media

Severus Snape, the complicated Potions master

Classic for black cats

Mesopotamian storm and flood god, associated with weather and natural forces

The Bengal tiger antagonist in The Jungle Book

Deep red wine

White — perfect for a white cat

White cat — combines shiro (white) and neko (cat) in Japanese

The green ogre at the heart of DreamWorks' Shrek franchise

Goddess associated with earth, wife of Thor

The lion prince of The Lion King

Sesame-crusted bread ring — the Turkish bagel

The gay teen protagonist of Becky Albertalli's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

From Middle English meaning 'simple' or 'innocent' — a diminutive form suggesting a small or gentle creature

A naiad (freshwater nymph) seduced by Zeus in Greek mythology

The brightest star in the night sky — the Dog Star

Compound name: 'Sister' denotes affection or companionship; 'Cream' references a light color or soft, creamy appearance

The penguin leader in Madagascar

The Siamese cat who thinks he's a Chihuahua in Judy Schachner's picture books

Kitten Pokémon, Normal type

The Hogwarts house of ambition, founded by Salazar Slytherin

A streak or blot of dirt or marking; a mark that is not clean or precise

Sharp Claw Pokémon, Dark/Ice type

The Simpsons family cat

The family cat in E.B. White's Stuart Little

A fictional place name combining 'sock' and the place-name suffix '-ington'

The white-pawed cat in Beverly Cleary's Socks

Wisdom

Sun

When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point

A composition usually written for one or two instruments

Sky

From Greek meaning 'saviour' or 'preserver' — a protective divine figure

French: 'mouse street' or 'mouse alley'

Glittering or shining particles or sequins that sparkle

Mythical creature with a lion's body

Ear of grain — brightest star in Virgo

A cat characterized by vertebral or spine-related anatomical features or deformity

The wild stallion of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

The big-eyed black cat in Rob Scotton's Splat the Cat books

Colorful and tiny

The narrator of Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give

Star

Lord Asriel's snow-leopard dæmon in His Dark Materials

Crown or wreath — from Greek 'stephanos'

One of the seven Pleiades sisters, daughters of Atlas in Greek mythology

Ancient Phrygian mother goddess associated with fertility and divine protection

One of the Greek Nereids, a sea nymph renowned for her beauty

Greek god of the planet Mercury, representing eloquence and commerce

For a dramatic gray cat

A naiad (freshwater nymph) from Greek mythology, daughter of the river god Asopus

A surname, here immortalized by a real cat who became honorary mayor of an Alaskan town

The goddess of the river Styx, the mythical boundary between Earth and the Underworld

Sweet

Aurora Pokémon, Water type

Beloved — from the word for "like" or "love"

The big blue furry monster in Monsters, Inc.

A Roman nymph or minor divinity associated with the Roman household and fertility

Playful, modern

A playful compound: Sütterlin (a German calligraphic script) + Scat (quick movement, jazz improvisation) + Katz (German for cat)

A sacred utterance in Hindu ritual, used to seal mantras and prayers — wife of Agni, the fire god

From Greek sibulla, meaning prophetess or oracle — a woman with supernatural foresight

Intertwining Pokémon, Fairy type

Looney Tunes cat — "Sufferin' succotash!"

From Latin silva, meaning forest or woodland — a nymph of the woods

A river nymph in Greek mythology, dwelling in flowing waters

A large orchestral work

A wood nymph transformed into hollow reeds, from which the god Pan created his musical pipes