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Calico Cat Names – 250 Great Ideas For Naming Your Calico Kitten

June 30, 2019 By Shannon Cutts 38 Comments

Calico cat names are just as sweet as the breed! Every day, someone, somewhere, falls in love with a calico kitty for the very first time. And not too long ago, that was you!

And all you can think is, “so many female Calico cat names, how will I ever choose just one?”

But not to worry – we’ve made a list of female Calico kitten names for you. And even if you’ve got your eyes out for the rare male Calico kitten names, we’ve got you.
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Top Calico Cat Names

Our fifty favorite Calico cat names for 2019 are:

  1. Sophie
  2. Catrina
  3. Sishya
  4. Caliente (Cali for short)
  5. Calita
  6. Cheddar
  7. Rocket
  8. Patches
  9. Mosaic
  10. Patchwork
  11. Trixie
  12. Nutmeg
  13. Catalog
  14. Cuddles
  15. Felicity
  16. Boots
  17. Blaze
  18. Cinnamon
  19. Speckles
  20. Azalea
  21. Banjo
  22. Bug
  23. Butters
  24. Butterscotch
  25. Rusty
  26. Bunny
  27. Buddy
  28. Bootsy
  29. Calypso
  30. Buttons
  31. Cheeto
  32. Chestnut
  33. Confetti
  34. Cosmo
  35. Fancy
  36. Hertie
  37. Hemingway
  38. Hermione
  39. Lena
  40. Latte
  41. Orion
  42. Annie
  43. Sahara
  44. Saturn
  45. Dune
  46. Rainbow
  47. Ribbon
  48. Snickers
  49. Zodiac
  50. Zoey

Why Choose a Calico Cat Name?

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Choosing names for calico cats can be more challenging than an outsider would assume.

Reason being, this isn’t just any cat you are naming. This is your baby, your soul-feline, and your furred sidekick. They will be your purring partner in life for the next decade and then some.

As luck and DNA would have it, nearly all calico cats are also female cats (for a detailed explanation of why, please visit this great article). Only 1 in 3000 Calico cats are male.

When the rare male calico cat does appear, he is usually sterile (unable to make kittens).

For this reason, the following lists of good names for calico cats predominantly feature female calico cat names. Then you have a handful of unisex name ideas thrown in for good measure…just in case.

Flowery Feminine Names for Calico Cats

These names for female calico cats focus on your new fur lady’s feminine traits.

Each of these beautiful names for calico cats female reflect on a different aspect of your calico cat’s elegance, grace, beauty, strength, and personality.

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So read on to see if one of these feminine names for calico cats turns out to be a perfect fit!

Orange Flower Calico Kitten Names

  1. Tulip
  2. Marigold
  3. Dahlia
  4. Gladiola
  5. Daisy
  6. Poppy
  7. Honey Rose
  8. Tiger Lily
  9. Mokara (a breed of orange orchid)
  10. Cosima (a breed of orange rose)

White flower Calico Cat Names

  1. Hyacinth
  2. Magnolia
  3. Lily
  4. Snowdrop
  5. Freesia
  6. Peony
  7. Gardenia
  8. Lilac
  9. Jasmine
  10. Petunia

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Colorful Names for Calico Cats

As you know, your sweet calico kitty has three main coat colors: orange, black and white.

Depending on which color is dominant in your fur baby’s coat, you may want to select one of these colorful calico cat names!

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Orange Calico Kitten Names

  1. Papaya
  2. Peach
  3. Persimmon
  4. Pumpkin
  5. Butternut
  6. Coral
  7. Ginger
  8. Jupiter
  9. Goldie
  10. Apricot
  11. Mandarin (for the fruit)
  12. Firebrand
  13. Russet
  14. Rudy
  15. Peachy
  16. Apricot
  17. Mango
  18. Amber
  19. Whiskey
  20. Tangerine (Tangie for short)
  21. Citrus
  22. Marmalade
  23. Chili
  24. Sunny (short for sunset or sunrise)
  25. Taco
  26. Saffron
  27. Carrot
  28. Sandy
  29. Valencia
  30. Copper

Black Color Calico Cat Names

  1. Licorice
  2. Midnight
  3. Moonbeam
  4. Ebony
  5. Elvira
  6. Eclipse
  7. Indigo
  8. Jett
  9. Raven
  10. Luna
  11. Shadow
  12. Salem
  13. Sooty
  14. Spooky
  15. Voodoo
  16. Boo
  17. Coal
  18. Thunder
  19. Moonshine
  20. Ink

Find 250 more Black Cat Names here.

P.S. Did you know that Crayola named one of its specialty black crayons “kitty cat black” – fabulous!

White Color Calico Cat Names

  1. Sunbeam
  2. Carina (a white star constellation)
  3. Zima (Russian word for “winter”)
  4. Sishya (Indian word for “clear teacher” or “wise one”)
  5. Chalkie
  6. Blanca (Spanish word for “white”)
  7. Blanche
  8. Snowflake
  9. Lacey
  10. Angel
  11. Macademia
  12. Icy
  13. Misty
  14. Chilly
  15. Luna
  16. Vanilla
  17. Star
  18. Snowball
  19. Cotton
  20. Marshmallow

Female Calico Cat Names

This list of female cat names calico features names that are both feminine and fanciful.

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Each one of these names is a “name to grow into” as your kitten grows up into her full feminine potential!

  1. Clementine
  2. Aurora
  3. Buttercup
  4. Honey
  5. Harmony
  6. Taffy
  7. Coco
  8. Chimera
  9. Marilyn (for when Marilyn Monroe was still a natural redhead)
  10. Jessica (for Jessica Chastain and Jessica Rabbit, both famous gingers)
  11. Crysanthemum
  12. Adaline
  13. Adele
  14. Amy
  15. Zanna
  16. Pebbles
  17. Liliana
  18. Melody
  19. Tae
  20. Mila

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Unique Calico Cat Names

These unique calico cat names aren’t names you will hear every day, but then again, your sweet calico kitty is one-of-a-kind in every way and deserves a name as unique as she is!

Perhaps one of these unique names for calico cats will suit her perfectly!

  1. Sunset
  2. Dawn
  3. Ambrosia
  4. Orange Blossom
  5. Mimosa
  6. Julia (after the lovely same-named orange butterfly)
  7. Miu Miu (Thai word for “little sister”)
  8. Glinda (the ginger-haired good witch from “The Wizard of Oz”)
  9. Dorothy (the ginger-haired star of “The Wizard of Oz”)
  10. Paprika (a reddish/orange-colored spice)
  11. Picasso
  12. Candy
  13. Turtle
  14. Freckles
  15. Dot
  16. October
  17. Malia
  18. Monarch
  19. Andromeda
  20. Mojito

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Famous Calico Cat Names

Each of these calico cat names girl has been selected for inclusion on this list because the celebrated real life kitty in question distinguished herself in some wonderful way.

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Whether the calico kitty’s work was as a professional mouser, a feline mascot, a feel-good poster cat, or even a scientific feline pioneer, you can’t go wrong naming your calico cat after one of these inspiring furred stars!

  1. Inga (a famous “working cat” who moused for the Washington Observatory)
  2. Lylah (an official product tester for the company Catastropic Creations)
  3. London (a calico cat who is VP of Claims for Lloyd’s of London)
  4. Nyanya (a calico cat co-anchor of TV Tokyo’s Weekly News Digest)
  5. Tama (the famous calico cat mascot who was named an honorary stationmaster of western Japan Kishi Station)
  6. Pudge (a robust calico cat who is also a rising global Instagram sensation)
  7. Rainbow (a calico cat donor mom who helped clone CC, aka Copy Cat, the world’s first feline cloned pet)
  8. Callie (a calico cat mom to the uber-famous internet sensation Grumpy Cat)
  9. Marzipan (the calico cat theater mascot of Melbourne, Australia’s Astor Theater)
  10. Princess Peony and Empress Tang (Martha Stewart’s two cute calico kittens)

Gemstone Calico Cat Names

There is a good reason gemstones are so eternally prized. They are just so breathtakingly beautiful!

Each of these gemstone-based names can enhance some unique aspect of your calico cat’s one-of-a-kind coat color and pattern.

  1. Topaz
  2. Diamond
  3. Onyx
  4. Opal
  5. Pearl
  6. Garnet
  7. Amber
  8. Crystal
  9. Almandine (a beautiful orange-red garnet)
  10. Agate

Cute Calico Cat Names

Each name on this list of cute calico cat names is hand-picked to reflect both your calico kitty’s coloration and also her cute antics and even cuter feline face!

So now read on to find out if the perfect name for your kitty is on this list of cute female calico cat names!

  1. Twinkie
  2. Penny (after the copper-colored coin)
  3. Maizie (after the autumn orange/red/gold corn)
  4. Pixel
  5. Bambi
  6. Waffles
  7. Robin (after the American robin bird with the orange/red breast)
  8. Magpie (after the black bird with the yellow-orange bill)
  9. Honeybee
  10. KitKat
  11. Trick
  12. Toast
  13. Tootsie
  14. Moxie
  15. Muffin
  16. Twix
  17. Bubbles
  18. Crumpet
  19. Bella
  20. Twixie

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Funny Calico Cat Names

The names on this list of calico kitty names have been chosen to highlight different aspects of a calico cat’s inner comic.

There is no doubt that calico kittens and cats can turn even the most determined frowns upside down, and these names can even intensify the sunshine and good cheer your calico kitty shares with you and this world!

  1. Clawdia
  2. Ms. Purrfect
  3. Here Kitty Kitty
  4. Catnippa
  5. Mila Whiskova
  6. Pawlina Katiscova
  7. Empurress
  8. Lady Marmalade
  9. Miss Twixie
  10. Tootsie Twinkletoes

Strong Calico Cat Names

It is very common to pick out a calico cat names girl that is reflective of coat color, playfulness, personality or sheer kitten cuteness.

But sometimes you can just see your calico goddess’s strength and regal nature shining through so clearly, and as you are pondering what to name a calico cat, you realize only a strong and equally regal name will do!

  1. Kali (the Indian goddess of demise and renewal)
  2. Venus (the planet, the goddess of love, and the famous bi-colored calico cat)
  3. Mystique (the shape-shifting movie character from the movie series “X-Men”)
  4. Amber (the ancient and enduring prized gemstone made of fossilized tree resin)
  5. Velma. (the science gal from “Scooby Doo” who always wore an orange sweater and frequently solved the gang’s cases)
  6. Scarlet O’Hara
  7. Sassy
  8. Georgia (after the state and the famous song)
  9. Autumn
  10. Fiona (Gaelic word meaning “fair” or “white”)
  11. Tiger
  12. Cheetah
  13. Xena
  14. Mulan
  15. Pocahontas
  16. Shuri
  17. Katniss
  18. Serena
  19. Atlas
  20. Olympia

Calico Cat Names Summary

We hope you have thoroughly enjoyed browsing through this curated list of the best calico cat names! Maybe you were reading through the lists and suddenly a single calico cat name just jumped out and said, “Pick me! Pick me!”

Or perhaps you read through a particular category’s list of cat names and that gave you inspiration to discover your calico kitten’s own perfect name!

Maybe you are still pondering the perfect name, narrowing down your choices to a handful of top contenders that you and your kitty can explore further together.

Still can’t decide – we’ve got more!

Not sure which name to choose yet, then why not widen the net and check out some of our other awesome lists of cat names.

  • Black Cat Names
  • Cool Cat Names
  • Cute Cat Names
  • Girl Cat Names
  • Unique Cat Names
  • White Cat Names

What Did You Choose?

When you find that single perfect name, we’d love to know what you selected! Please share your calico kitten or cat’s new name with all of us here so we can be inspired and celebrate with you!

What’s your cat called? We’d love to hear your own ideas for cat names. Let us know in the comments below!

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Take a look at these black cat names for more fun ideas!

References and Further Reading

  • Eveleth, R., “Crayola Has At Least 16 Different Names For What Most of Us Would Call ‘Orange’,” The Smithsonian, 2013.
  • Pinder, E., “A Purr-fect Storm: The Mount Washington Weather Cats,” Life at the Top, 2016.
  • Rogak, L., “Cats on the Job,” St. Martin’s Press, 2015.
  • Yamaguchi, M., “Tama, the cat that became a railway stationmaster in Japan, elevated as goddess at funeral,” U.S. News & World Report, 2015.
  • Fecht, S., “The 11 Most Important Cats of Science,” Popular Science, 2014.
  • VetStreet. Becker, M. DVM. Are There Male Calico Cats?

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Comments

  1. Katrina says

    September 26, 2017 at 3:40 am

    I just got a 2 month old black with brown spots all over her … I’m having such a hard time naming her … HEEEEEEELLLLLPPPP!!! ?

    Reply
    • Lucy says

      September 26, 2017 at 11:17 am

      Hi Katrina, Some of these names might suit her:
      https://www.thehappycatsite.com/black-cat-names/
      https://www.thehappycatsite.com/girl-cat-names/
      Good luck!!

      Reply
      • Sue says

        December 29, 2018 at 10:14 pm

        Our beautiful calico is called”LUCY!” She helped me get through ovarian cancer. She is so loving and faithful. We are senior citizens and couldn’t ask for a better pet. I named her for Charlie Brown’s Lucy.?

        Reply
    • Dj says

      December 8, 2017 at 6:23 pm

      It seems kinda obvious but have u thought of Catrina

      Reply
  2. YustC says

    October 10, 2017 at 2:35 pm

    My calico cat name is Princess Sophia. But when she starting to toss my things down from my make up desk, I am calling her little devil.

    Reply
  3. Carolyn Stan-Bishop says

    February 10, 2018 at 5:44 pm

    I called my Calico cat ‘Foamy’ because she was all white underneath, as though she had been wading through sea-foam.

    Reply
  4. Hilda M. Joy says

    March 7, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    Long ago, I had a calico cat which I named PIED BEAUTY (PIE for short) after the title of a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem entitled Pied Beauty about all things that are not solid in color.

    Reply
  5. Twinkle says

    April 14, 2018 at 12:10 pm

    Sishya means student not clear teacher.

    Reply
  6. Sylvia says

    June 7, 2018 at 11:49 am

    I named my calico cat the Spanish name Caliente. She has so much energy just like something very hot. Of course I call her Cali for short

    Reply
  7. Hannah says

    July 5, 2018 at 2:23 am

    My friend has a tiny baby calico cat that she just got today. She asked me what i would name her. What name goes with this persons two other cats, turtle and shadow? PLEASE HELP!!!

    Reply
    • Jay says

      May 13, 2020 at 8:15 pm

      I am loving the names Pinder (means a perfect storm) and Jessie Jane or J.J. for short. If those don’t work, I love Jett, as well!

      Reply
  8. Betz says

    August 11, 2018 at 5:57 am

    My kitty is named Catalog

    Reply
  9. HD says

    October 18, 2018 at 3:46 am

    I had a white calico with gray, gold, and fawn colored patches. I named her Smudges because she looked like shed been doing the dusting (i.e., rubbing up against dirty/dusty furniture).

    Reply
  10. brex says

    December 6, 2018 at 4:20 am

    I have a white calico female kitten black and grey too what should I name her

    Reply
    • Jay says

      May 13, 2020 at 8:17 pm

      I love Nimbus (Cumulo Nimbus – dark storm clouds) which sounds like it may match your grey and black kitty.

      Reply
  11. John says

    January 5, 2019 at 8:01 pm

    I have a beautiful calico cat. I named her Calita.
    The first part of her name is Cal… short for Calico. The second half is the Spanish suffix -ita. ita… meaning little or small. So…Cal + ita = Calita. I thought it was a cute name.

    Reply
  12. Arlene Miles says

    February 22, 2019 at 3:03 am

    My adopted 3 1/2 year old calico cat is named Cheddar. She is a feisty 12 pound who likes to run the halls of our condo. In the short time We have had her she has trained us well. She has us on a very strict schedule, up at 6 am for breakfast, playtime follows, then snackies, then it’s naptime. Our southern exposure condo provides plenty of windows so Cheddar can get solar powered. When we are around most of the day, our entertainment package in fur never ceases to amaze us with her antics. The usual paper bag, box or the sight of my laptop assures us a great day.
    I thought this cat would help me with stress reduction, however, she has other plans.

    Reply
  13. Patricia says

    July 29, 2019 at 1:38 am

    We had a beautiful DLH Calico kitten. That was so fisty and arnry that my husband kept telling her “nice kitty nice kitty” , trying to calm her down. We ended up naming her Nice Kitty. She turned out to be a beautiful well behaved addition to the family after she grew up a little bit.

    Reply
  14. Roxanne says

    August 9, 2019 at 11:58 pm

    Our beautiful calico kitty passed on several months ago due to health problems. She was 14 years old. We named her “Picassa” because her abstract markings reminded us of a Picasso painting. It was the perfect name for our living piece of art.

    Reply
  15. Jacob Guajardo says

    September 9, 2019 at 12:19 am

    Should I name by baby calico kitten calico please help I need to know in two weeks that’s when I’m getting my new baby I’m tens years old so answer YES or NO

    Reply
  16. Maggie says

    September 19, 2019 at 1:20 pm

    I have a calico cat and I named her Hazelnut! 🙂

    Reply
    • Tonya Procell says

      October 26, 2020 at 8:00 am

      That’s my cats name too. Her name was pi when I adopted her. So she’s Hazelnut pi now…

      Reply
  17. Zykerea says

    November 7, 2019 at 7:39 am

    I call my cat Leeonna. He colors remind me of a leopard (not her pattern). I thought she was a boy but something deep down was telling me she was a girl. I was gonna bame her leo until my gut told me she was a girl.

    Reply
  18. HEIDI GONZALES says

    November 22, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    hi,i have a black,white,orange,and brown calico named S’mores the names didn’t help but eventually we found a name for her.

    Reply
  19. Sandy says

    November 28, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    Minerva

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  20. cat master says

    January 9, 2020 at 7:34 pm

    a good name is chip or zip i got the names from beenie baby cats toys

    Reply
  21. Lynda says

    February 1, 2020 at 5:09 pm

    Apani, which I believe means butterfly in one Native American language.

    Reply
  22. Diane says

    February 15, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    There was a free cat adoption weekend, so I went and saw this small calico cat. they brought her in, and when I took her, she got up on my shoulder and just started purring. The caregiver was surprised and said she had never done that before, so I guess she picked me. At any rate, I ended up calling her Snickers, because of her color and that I love Snickers bars. However, I tend to end up calling my pets by double names, so she is call Snicker Doodles most of the time.

    Reply
  23. Diane says

    February 15, 2020 at 4:55 pm

    I forgot to mention that I also have 2 small dogs who use a doggie door. Snicker doodles also uses the door and goes out in the backyard. She loves to hide in the plants, lay in the sun, and explore the yard. In 7 years she has never attempted to leave the yard, and stays within its boundaries. She also has her routines, loves to be groomed, and even lays there when I need to clip her claws. Never had a cat so easy to care for before.

    Reply
  24. Kathy Bielanski says

    March 23, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    My black calico we named her Cocoa sometimes CocoaPuff, she was a beautiful cat,she was the first cat my husband ever had and couldn’t believe
    how intelligent she was. We moved 5 times and she stayed with us, she had 2 litters and was such a good mama. Sadly she was 21 years old when I had to put her down. Still miss her

    Reply
  25. SCGylfe says

    April 14, 2020 at 8:22 am

    I had sister cats, a calico named Cupid & a black cat named Comet. Then I got a tortie named Vixen. Finally, a muted tortie named Blitzen. I’ve kept with the reindeer theme.

    Reply
  26. April says

    April 28, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    We named ours Cashew. She has a line down the middle of her nose half orange and half beige….we love her!!

    Reply
  27. Jay says

    May 13, 2020 at 8:27 pm

    Calico kitten, weeks old maybe a little older… White around the nose and mouth, in between her blue eyes, and all down front of the neck and chest and down her belly and white legs and paws… Then grey with blacks stripes on her back and a little light brown with the grey around the eyes and on the ears with black stripes… White strip that goes around back of the neck from the chest area…I need a name, please!!!

    Reply
  28. Jeanne Rourke says

    July 15, 2020 at 12:25 am

    I have a rescued calico named Brittany I got her from a homeless cat project a few years ago after my orange cat Joshua died two weeks before Thanksgiving and Brittany has her own place in my heart .She’s sweet ,precious , and a clown (never a dull moment with her.)She has a toy mousy that she loves playing with that I got from WalMart. It looks like a real mouse and squeeks like a real mouse , and also who’s training who ? she has her paw prints on my heart

    Reply
  29. Stacey l Coro says

    October 5, 2020 at 4:11 am

    My cat i adopted about 7 months ago still doesnt acknowledge her name it was Khole but she never responded i changed it to cami and she still diesnt respond any advice? She’s good with peolle but not so much with other animals but slowly getting there . She is a diluted calico mostly gray ,white and sime orange

    Reply
    • Stacey l Coro says

      October 5, 2020 at 4:13 am

      Any suggestion for names is greatly appreciated

      Reply
  30. Deanie says

    November 13, 2020 at 8:41 pm

    I adopted my calico kitten about 3 weeks after my husband of 44 years passed away. I named her Harlequin because of the varicolored patches of black white and gold. She has beautiful gold eyes as well. I shortened her name to Harlee’ to go with my other two kitties names: Turbo & Mercedes.
    She loves to play with my 5-year-old recently rescued German Shepard, Ryder. (Harlee’ & Ryder!) She is sweet, affectionate, and wants to eat ALL THE TIME! Harlee’ & Ryder dash all around the house playing “Chase the Kitten”. Ryder loves her to pieces! I take them both for walks on their leashes together. 😺

    Reply
  31. Billie Jo mcilvane says

    January 2, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    My call is named “calico” she’s my baby my familiar she’s evwrything to me. And she’s the only cat Ive been able to keep for her life span. She’s 10 right now I pray she lives another 10. She’s mostly white with Tabby and orange and she’s the sweetest cat

    Reply

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