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Food-themed cat names

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Food-themed cat names are the most consistently popular naming category in real-world pet registries — when cities publish their licensed pet names, Mochi, Pumpkin, Biscuit, and Pepper are always near the top. Cats are soft, round, often the color of a baked good, and frequently the same size as one. The category names itself.

This collection covers sweet foods (Mochi, Cookie, Cupcake, Brownie, Honey, Mango), savory foods (Miso, Tofu, Olive, Biscuit, Pepper, Bagel), drinks (Espresso, Latte, Mocha, Whiskey), and a handful of food-adjacent names that work just as well (Pumpkin for an orange cat, Cinnamon for a warm-brown one, Saffron for a striking one).

Food cat names tend to suit cats who look the part — a round cream-colored cat named Mochi, an orange tabby named Pumpkin, a tuxedo cat named Oreo. They age better than you'd think: a sixteen-year-old cat named Biscuit is still charming. Browse the list below; the right name is usually the food you're glad your cat resembles.

Read our guide: Food cat names: 100 sweet and savory ideas →

Apricot

Nature

Pale orange fruit

Bacon

Nature

Crispy and beloved

Bagel

Nature

Round and chewy

Barley

Nature

A golden grain

Basil

Greek

Royal herb

Bellini

Italian

Peach and prosecco cocktail

Biscuit

Nature

Buttery, golden — fits a tan or cream cat

Blueberry

Nature

Small and dusky blue

Burrito

Spanish

Wrapped up snug

Candy

Nature

Sweet treat

Caramel

Nature

Golden-brown and sweet

Cashew

Nature

Curved, creamy tan

Chai

Hindi

Spiced tea

Champagne

French

Pale gold sparkling wine

Chardonnay

French

Pale gold white wine

Cherry

Nature

Small, bright red

Churro

Spanish

Cinnamon-sugar fried dough

Cinnamon

Nature

Warm reddish-brown

Cookie

Nature

Sweet and round

Cosmo

Greek

Of the cosmos

Crouton

Nature

Small and crunchy

Cupcake

Nature

Small, sweet, and frosted

Dumpling

Nature

Plump and soft

Espresso

Italian

For a small dark cat with intense energy

Fig

Nature

Small and dark-skinned

Ginger

Literary

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

Guinness

Irish

Dark Irish stout

Honey

Nature

Golden and sweet

Honeydew

Nature

Pale green melon

Jambalaya

Creole

A spicy, mixed Louisiana dish

Kimchi

Korean

Spicy fermented cabbage

Kiwi

Maori

Fuzzy brown-green fruit

Latte

Italian

For a creamy-coated cat

Lentil

Nature

Small and round

Lychee

Chinese

Sweet, pale, tropical fruit

Macaroni

Italian

Curvy pasta shape

Margarita

Spanish

Tequila cocktail

Marshmallow

Nature

White and fluffy

Martini

Classic cocktail

Meatball

Nature

Round and hearty

Mochi

Japanese

Sweet rice cake — a popular cat name worldwide

Muffin

Nature

Soft and round

Nacho

Spanish

Cheesy and fun-loving

Noodle

Nature

Long and wiggly

Olive

Nature

For green-eyed or olive-toned cats

Oreo

Nature

Black and white

Pancake

Nature

Flat and golden

Paprika

Hungarian

Red-orange spice

Peach

Nature

Soft pink-orange

Peaches

Nature

For a soft peach-colored cat

Peanut

Nature

Small and tan

Pepper

Nature

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

Peppermint

Nature

Cool and sweet

Pistachio

Nature

Soft nutty green

Plum

Nature

Deep purple fruit

Popcorn

Nature

Bouncy and buttery

Pretzel

German

Twisty and salty-sweet

Pudding

English

Soft and sweet

Pumpkin

Nature

Classic for orange cats

Quinoa

Quechua

Tiny and nutty

Raspberry

Nature

Tart and red-pink

Rosemary

Latin

Fragrant herb

Rye

Nature

A hearty grain

Saffron

Arabic

Golden-orange spice

Sangria

Spanish

Red wine punch

Shiraz

Persian

Deep red wine

Sprinkle

Nature

Colorful and tiny

Sugar

Nature

Sweet

Sushi

Japanese

Playful, modern

Tater

Nature

Short for potato

Tiramisu

Italian

Pick me up

Tofu

Japanese

Soft and white

Truffle

Nature

Rare, dark, decadent

Waffle

Nature

Quirky and beloved

Waffles

Nature

Golden and cozy

Wasabi

Japanese

Hot and green

Whiskey

Gaelic

Amber spirit

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