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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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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.

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!

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?

Calico Cat Names has been revised for 2019.

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