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Children's Books cat names

26 names

Cats and beloved characters from picture books and middle-grade favorites.

Aslan

Literary

The great lion of Narnia in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia

Dragon

Literary

The black-and-white cat in Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Firestar

Literary

The flame-colored leader of ThunderClan in the Warriors series

Ginger

Literary

A talking cat in C.S. Lewis's The Last Battle

Gingivere

Literary

The kind ginger cat in Brian Jacques's Mossflower

Harriet

Literary

The aspiring writer in Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy

Harry Cat

Literary

The tabby cat in George Selden's A Cricket in Times Square

Jonas

Literary

The Receiver of Memory in Lois Lowry's The Giver

Junie B.

Literary

The unfiltered kindergartner of Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones books

Matilda

Literary

The genius child heroine of Roald Dahl's Matilda

Maurice

Literary

The talking cat in Terry Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Max

Literary

The wolf-suited hero of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are

Milo

Literary

The bored boy in Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth

Murphy

Literary

Mrs. Murry's name in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time

Omakayas

Literary

The young Ojibwe heroine of Louise Erdrich's The Birchbark House

Percy

Literary

The demigod son of Poseidon in Rick Riordan's series

Skippyjon Jones

Literary

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

Snowbell

Literary

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

Socks

Literary

The white-pawed cat in Beverly Cleary's Socks

Splat

Literary

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

Tesseract

Literary

The four-dimensional travel concept in A Wrinkle in Time

Tiger Lily

Literary

The Neverland princess in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan

Tigger

Literary

The bouncing tiger from Winnie-the-Pooh

Trixie

Literary

The teen sleuth of Julie Campbell's Trixie Belden mysteries

Westing

Literary

The eccentric millionaire in Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game

Wilbur

Literary

The kindhearted pig in E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

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