If you recently adopted a black cat and are looking for a name, this article is for you! We have collected over 200 of the best, cutest, and creepiest black cat names. No matter what your mood is, you will find a name idea for your black cat here.
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Popular Black Cat Names
This is the most commonly chosen name for black cats.
- midnight
- shadow
- onyx
- Asher
- jet
- ebony
- black
- analyze
- charcoal
- leopard
- Salem
- jade
- obsidian
- Luna
- Magic
- raven
- Coal
- Nero (black in Italian)
- velvet
- Mystic
- ink
- Kitty
- Ursula
- blur
female black cat names
If you’re looking for name ideas for your black cat, check out this list.
- Elvira
- Bings
- voodoo
- stellar
- tight
- twilight
- Persephone
- Hecate
- Minuit (French for midnight)
- Prima Donna
- Selena
- jinx
- mocha
- Esme
- Kali
- nocturne
- whisper
- Gypsy
- Wizard
- precursor
male black cat names
Here are some name ideas for black cat boys:
- Merlin
- fantasy
- ceremony
- Cosmo
- Dracula
- Orion
- Vader
- Thor
- club
- Morpheus
- article
- Guinness
- soot
- basil
- Loki
- Gotham
- pepper
- premature birth
- shade
- bandit
creepy black cat names
Whether you like the folklore of black cats or not, there’s no denying that they have a certain spooky reputation. Enjoy this list of creepy black cat names.
- half an hour
- crypt
- Grimoire
- witch
- The lurker
- nocturne
- Reaper
- Ghost
- thorn
- Holy Grail
- canine
- arrogance
- Shadowfax
- spellbound
- venom
- vortex
- shade
- zombie
- harmful
- fortune-teller
A name inspired by the color black
A name inspired by the color black. A classic choice for kittens.
- velvet
- Vertex
- Coal
- tarmac
- Espresso
- jet
- obsidian
- raven
- ink
- black
- charcoal
- graphite
- kettle
- licorice
- mamba
- slate
- storm
- thunder
- Vanta (name derived from Vantablack)
- smoky
Black cat names from popular culture
These cat names are inspired by television, movies, and pop culture.
- Neo (in matrix)
- Selina (former Catwoman) baton)
- Morpheus (from matrix)
- Vader (in star Wars)
- Trinity (in matrix)
- Snape (from Harry Potter)
- Sirius (from Harry Potter)
- Frodo (in The Lord of the Rings)
- Beetlejuice (from Beetle Juice)
- Sauron (in The Lord of the Rings)
- Elvira (from Mistress of Darkness)
- Spock (in Star Trek)
- Kylo (in star Wars)
- Ripley (from alien)
- Gollum (in The Lord of the Rings)
- Arwen (in The Lord of the Rings)
- Buffy (in Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Laya (in star Wars)
- Wednesday (from The Addams Family)
- Dracula (from Dracula)
- Felix (from Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
- Thackery Binx (from Hocus Pocus)
- Scatcat (in Aristocats)
- Lucifer (in Cinderella)
- Draco (in Harry Potter)
Cat names inspired by Halloween
- problem
- pumpkin
- Boo
- Spider web
- effort
- broomstick
- cackle
- cheat
- focus
- spooky
- ghost
- joke
- treat
- fear
- Goblin
- moon
- order
- enchant
- warlock
- joke
Black cat names inspired by witches
A name inspired by magic and mythology.
- waist
- Hecate
- Endora
- Salem
- Rowena
- Elphaba
- Morgana
- Glinda
- girl name
- Tabitha
- willow
- Tackery
- No
- Merlin
- Lucifer
- Rune
- Medea
- Tituba
- piper
- Sabrina
- Tanis
Black cat names inspired by foreign languages
- Noir (French for black)
- Kuro (black in Japanese)
- Nero (black in Italian)
- Schwarz (German for black)
- Preto (black in Portuguese)
- Kara (black in Turkish)
- Czarny (black in Polish)
- Pekete (black in Hungarian)
- Musta (black in Finnish)
- Svart (Swedish for black)
- Align (black in Danish)
- Melan (Greek for black)
- Nokturn (inspired by the Latin word “nocturne” meaning night)
- Sombra (Spanish for shadow)
- Nacht (night in German)
- Tenebra (Italian for darkness)
- Yoru (Japanese for night)
- Lune (French for moon)
- Estrella (star in Spanish)
- Nuit (French for night)
More Cat Names from A to Z
- alchemy
- Blackberry
- Crow
- drizzling
- Leftovers
- Firestone
- Dark
- hazel
- indigo
- jet
- kettle
- licorice
- mamba
- halo
- olive
- Vertex
- quartz
- fraud
- soot
- Tenebris (Latin for darkness)
- umbra
- velvet
- whisper
- Xylo (short for xylograph, referring to dark ink used in art)
- fist
- breeze
- ash
- briar
- analyze
- Dusk
- ceremony
- Frost
- darkness
- witch
- steel
- jinx
- kohl
- lotus
- Fog
- vane
- obsidian
- pepper
- research
- Rune
- storm
- Thorn
- vortex
- shade
- Symbol X
- Yukon
Black Cat Folklore
Since the 17th century, black cats have been associated with magic. A common superstition is that black cats are unlucky. Black cats are often depicted in stories as witches’ companions or as omens of bad luck. We like the idea of relying on these associations when naming our cats.
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