Looking For Cat Nicknames? Here Are 1000+ Ideas From Cat Lovers Like You!

When a Reddit user asked fellow cat owners to share their pets’ nicknames, the response was overwhelming. Within days, hundreds of fellow Redditors answered, revealing the nicknames they had given their cats.

These cat nicknames range from the humorous to the heartfelt, from the obvious to the obscene. But invariably, each name reflects the personality, quirks, and physical traits of their furry family members.

Want to know what those nicknames are? We’ve done the legwork for you, and have extracted the nicknames from the Reddit post and listed them here.

Whether you’re looking for inspiration for naming your own cat or just curious about the variety of nicknames out there, you’re in the right place.

The Question: What Are Your Cat’s Nicknames?

Redditor u/coxxinaboxx asked readers the question “what are your cat’s nicknames?”. He starts out the discussion by listing the various nicknames that he has given his own cat, Hocus Pocus:

• Binkles
• Binkies
• Binxley
• Bankies
• Kittles
• Stinky
• Bad Boy
• Binxy
• Asshole
• Big Dummy Head
• Fatty Boy (even though he’s not fat!)
• Fatty Chunk Chunk
• Spooky Kitten

That got me to thinking about all the nicknames I call my own cats, particularly my Sphynx. Her name is Joey, but more often than not I call her one of these names instead:

• JoJo
• Tic Tac (when her toenails are clicking on the floor)
• Squeak (she rarely meows, she can usually only squeak)
• Princess
• Your Majesty (when she refuses to leave her heating mat and we need to bring her breakfast in bed!)

It turns out that giving your cat multiple “unofficial” names, or nicknames, is pretty common. Many Redditors reported having 10 or more nicknames for their cats.

It’s no wonder that cat’s have a reputation for not coming when called – they probably have no idea what their name REALLY is!

The Answer: Over 1000 Cat Nicknames (as reported by cat owners)

We made it our goal to extract every nickname listed in the above Reddit post, and list them in a convenient, easy-to-read format for your convenience. There were more than we expected!

The names we extracted range from the obvious (such as “Kitty”) to the obscure (ever hear of “Tuberosclerosis”?). Many nicknames are related to the cats appearance (think “Fluffy”, “Chunky”, and “Sausage”), and others to their behavior (such as “Nutcase” and “Naughty”).

There’s a few “bad words” reported as well – we thought about leaving those out, but ultimately left them in because they are valid nicknames after all. We apologize in advance for those!

Ok, let’s get to the good part – the list of cat nicknames.

Giant List of Cat Nicknames

We’ve arranged this list alphabetically. Admittedly, it does sometimes remove the context when names are related but aren’t next to each other on the list because they begin with different letters.

Also, keep in mind that names are not listed in conjunction the cat’s actual name. Some names may only make sense when you know what the cat’s real name.

But given that the list of names is sooooo long already, it is just too much to group names according to the cat’s actual name. That will have to be a topic for another article!

In the meantime, you can put your imagination to use to come up with ideas about why somebody would give their cats these nicknames.

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