Welcome to our complete guide to orange cat names, giving you great ideas for orange kitten names. This article is full of ideas that could be perfect for your orange cat if you’re having trouble choosing a great name!
Top Orange Cat Names
Orange kitten names can be a struggle to find, especially when you want to find a name as striking as their color. We hope you find your favorite ginger cat names here.
Everyone will have different ideas about what makes the best name, as each cat will have a different personality and shade that could suit certain names more!
Here are our top 10 orange cat names for 2019
- Scorch
- Clay
- Rusty
- Blaze
- Brick
- Elmo
- Magenta
- Sangria
- Citrus
- Maple
Why choose an orange cat name?
Thinking of a name is one of the most fun, but also the most difficult tasks when you get a new cat. You’ll want to find something that suits your new pet.
Orange cats are loved for their striking fur color, and their name can be a brilliant way to compliment this. Keep reading, the best orange kitten names await!
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- For the whole family
- For the adventurous
- Male cats
- Female cats
- To make you laugh
- For cuties
- For unique kitties
- Cool cats
- Orange and white cat names
- Black and orange cat names
- Orange tabby cat names
- Our readers’ orange cat names
Orange cat names for the whole family
There are lots of orange cats in films, TV and books.
These fictional cats can be a great source of inspiration for ginger cat names, and can be a great way to involve the whole family in choosing a name!
For instance, if you have children, naming your cat after a beloved character can be a fun way to excite them!
Here are some examples of famous gingers, and what they’re from, whose names could be perfect for your own kitty!
- Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
- Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
- Garfield (Garfield)
- Oliver (Oliver and Company)
- Simba (The Lion King)
- Puss (Shrek)
- Thomas O’Malley (The Aristocats)
- Toulouse (The Aristocats)
- Shere Kahn (The Jungle Book)
- Dinah (Alice in Wonderland)
- Rajah (Aladdin)
- Stimpy (The Ren and Stimpy Show)
- Brain (Top Cat)
- Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Crookshanks (Harry Potter)
Next up, here are some names for the little furry adventurer in your life.
Orange cat names for the adventurous
An orange cat name can be a great way to emphasize the striking fur of your cat.
You could use different languages to show off your cat’s fur color and to teach your friends and family part of a new language!
Here are some examples of ways to say “orange” in different languages that could make great name choices! Maybe these are the good names for orange cats you were looking for.
- Jeruk (Indonesian)
- Turuncu (Turkish)
- Naranja (Spanish)
- Apelsin (Swedish)
- Portocale (Romanian)
- Arancione (Italian)
- Oráiste (Irish)
- Oranssi (Finnish)
- Narancs (Hungarian)
- Dalandan (Filipino)
If your cat’s fur is a darker shade, you could also look at how to say “red” in different languages as a name idea!
- Rouge (French)
- Rooi (Afrikaans)
- Vermell (Catalan)
- Pula (Filipino)
- Piros (Hungarian)
- Rojo (Spanish)
- Coch (Welsh)
- Rautt (Icelandic)
- Merah (Indonesian)
- Vermelho (Portuguese)
Orange cat names for males
Human names can make great orange male cat names and are a really popular option when people are trying to find a name. They can make great orange female cat names too, we’ll get to that in the next section.
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But how can we choose a human name that is still perfect for orange male cat names?
We could look at people who have orange or red hair as inspiration for our pet names.
Here are some famously red-haired celebrities or characters whose names you could use as inspiration for orange male cat names!
- Ed Sheeran
- Rupert Grint
- Ewan Mcgregor
- Eddie Redmayne
- Damian Lewis
- Prince Harry
- Peter Pan
- Seth Green
- Quasimodo
- Chuckie Finster
Orange cat names for females
There are also lots of famous orange-haired women, fictional and real, that we can use as inspiration!
Orange female cat names can be tricky to narrow down, so hopefully this list will help you choose!
- Isla Fisher
- Emma Stone
- Florence Welch
- Hayley Williams
- Alyson Hannigan
- Jessica Rabbit
- Karen Gillan
- Ariel/the Little Mermaid
- Connie Britton
- Lois Griffin
- Wilma Flintstone
- Sophie Turner
Orange cat names to make you laugh
Thinking of funny names for your cat can be tricky, because you won’t want something people could take offense at.
Something that might spark a few laughs would be to name your new cat after different foods.
Here are some examples that might make you chuckle but would also be perfect for an orange cat.
- Cheeto
- Carrots
- Dorito
- Pepper
- Pumpkin
- Nachos
- Jaffa cake
- Marmalade
- Mimosa
- Peaches
- Squash
- Fajita
Orange cat names for cuties
When looking for a name, lots of people want something that is just as cute as their kitten!
Here are some names ideas that are adorable but also still bring to mind that striking red color!
- Clementine
- Marigold
- Jack O Lantern
- Citrus
- Robin
- Gem
- Ginger
- Candy
- Honey
- Chestnut
- Cayenne
- Saffron
Orange cat names for unique kitties
Thinking of unique names for our pets can be difficult, because everyone wants a name no one else will have.
One great way to create fun, unique names for orange cats is to use the imagery we think of when we picture the color orange.
The color orange inspires imagery of heat, so we could use the names of deserts, or other hot locations as names for our orange cats!
Here are some examples:
- Sahara
- Sonoran
- Mojave
- Dallol
- Kebili
- Ahwaz
- Timbuktu
- Mali
- Nevada
- Phoenix
- Athens
- Cairo
Orange cat names for cool cats
You might want to choose a name for your fiery colored kitten that shows off how cool it’s personality and color are.
For this we could use gemstones or other minerals as inspiration. Orange kitten names can be just as precious!
This can be a great way of finding a cool name that also shows off your cat’s flaming colors.
Here are some you might want to use
- Ruby
- Andesine
- Carnelian
- Sard
- Garnet
- Cuprite
- Sardonyx
- Copper
- Spinel
- Pyrope
- Amber
- Quartz
Orange and white cat names
Perhaps you want a name for your cat that will compliment the markings it has.
Cats whose fur is more than one color could have names that describe their markings or their colors!
Here are some names you might like to use for an orange and white cat
- Nemo
- Chipmunk
- Coral
- Candy cane
- Ribbons
- Carnation
- Gingham
- Stockings
- Pavlova
- Yolk
Orange and black cat names
Perhaps you’re searching for a name for a black and orange cat!
Here are some that could fit your kitty perfectly.
- Ladybug
- Tiger
- Sunflower
- Embers
- Strawberry
- Velvet
- Bumblebee
- Cantaloupe
- Animal (the muppet)
- Bourbon
Orange tabby cat names
The word ‘tabby’ is claimed to have come from the Arabic word attabi. This referred to a special silk-like cloth made in Baghdad that was good enough for royalty!
So why not give your orange tabby a regal name to match! How about these?
- Prince
- Princess
- Queenie
- Lord
- Lady
- King
- Your Highness
- Duke
- Duchess
Our readers’ cat names
We love hearing your feedback on our articles, especially when you share your experiences with your cats.
Here are some of the cat names you’ve told us about in the comments.
- Max
- Barak
- Hettar
- Dimbleby
- Petronius
- Twitch
- Julius
- Tiger
- Punkin
- Lily
- Howie
- Harry Krishna
- Avi
- Isla
- Cheesy
- Charleston
- Sazón
- Gingerbred
- Howie
- Kipper
- Sunny
- Benson
- Axla Rose
- Colonel Mustard
- Mango
Orange Cat Names Summary
We’ve covered lots of ideas to help you on your search for the perfect name for your orange cat. From cool and unusual names to totally unique names. Did you find what you were looking for? Maybe you found some inspiration from this article.
We included loads of good names for orange cats but maybe we missed something.
What’s your cat called? We’d love to hear your own ideas for cat names. Let us know in the comments below!
This article has been extensively revised in 2019.
References and Further Reading
Check out these great cat names lists:
- Awesome Cat Names
- Boy Cat Names
- Calico Cat Names
- Black Cat Names
- Cool Cat Names
- Cute Cat Names
- Girl Cat Names
- Unique Cat Names
- Saito, S, 2013. Vocal recognition of owners by domestic cats (Felis catus). Animal Cognition.
- Muth, F. 2016 What We Understand about Cats and What They Understand about Us. Scientific American.
- ’Tabby’: The Cat’s Out of the Bag, Miriam Webster
- Saito, A, 2019. Domestic cats (Felis catus) discriminate their names from other words Nature Research Journal
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I have a ginger cat called max
We’ve had 4 “orange” cats over the years
Barak, Hettar , Dimbleby & Petronius
Love those names!
We are now proud parents of 7 rescued furkids. Got the 7th today. She’s all pale tan except her ears, nose and tail. Her tail has tabby stripes that circle just about 3 inches to the end. She twitches just the end of it. Looks like a rattlesnake when it’s rattling. We think we’re gona name her Twitch.
She sounds lovely – great name!
I’ve had two Orange males, one was Julius as in “Orange julius” and the other, who passed away feb 5th, his name was sparky we miss him terribly
My orange striped cat is named Tiger. We vascillated between Punkin & Tiger & Tiger won’t out. It suited him.
Great name choice, Barb!
When I was 2 yrs old a black kitten showed up on our front porch around Halloween. My mom was going to name him Pumpkin but I couldn’t say Pumpkin i would say Punkin so she named him Punkin!
I recently got a female orange tiger kitten. And named her lilly after tigerlilly flower.
Howie
Finally decided on Harry Krishna for my new tabby!
Named my cat in my book Prince for prince Harry in one of the lists…..thx great list.
I changed my user name from Alernon to Bluestar575
Naming my two kittens this evening. Little male is Avi. The little female is Isla.
I got an orange and white tabby about 2 years ago and his previous owners named him Cheesy. I wasn’t thinking Cheesy would cut it, so I came up with Charleston.
Just got a orange male kitten o named him Sazón
I had 2 orange and white males. 1 was butterscotch and his son’s name was Gingerbred. His mother was a siamese/calico cat named chewy. I also had 2 others for a bit, carmine and tigger, they were all orange but they weren’t mine.
My previous cat that I had for 20 years was named Kipper. I am finally thinking about getting another kitten again (who looks similar to Kipper) and so far I like the name Copper. I also kind of like the name Sunny.
I have a big orange cat named Benson. He’s an adult but his meow sounds like a baby kitten! He is so funny!
I have this cute 6 week old female kitten and I had no clue what to name her! But now, at least I have some ideas. Maybe Lilly….
I have a long haired orange female cat with a crazy personality. Guns N Roses is one of my favorite rock bands, so I took the lead singer’s name, Axl Rose (he has long red hair) and feminized it as Axla Rose for my kitty!
We adopted 2 male orange tabbys and a Black beautiful female
King Henry, Queen Sativa, Rook Carnelian
( Henry, Rook, Sativa)
My cats name was Colonel Mustard… loved him so much 🙁
I have a ginger kitten, her name is Mango
I love your choice of Mango!
Some day, I hope to have two orange Maine Coon babies, one lighter than the other. The lighter orange cat will be named Butter (maybe a female?), and the darker orange (male?) will be Scotch! : )
I have a grey short haired named kumbachu my ex was s tea drinker and yes, it’s suppose to be (a) but the (u) was funnier, we have a long hair grey and white tuxedo named tusk her rear paws made her waddle. I had a short haired orange tabby someone stole ;( named OJ aka Orange Juice. I just got a kitten orange tabby long hair I don’t know what to name him.
My ginge is called Sweet Potato, Tato for short and I love him to bits.
Missed one very Geeky name, my mahoosive ginger Tom was called Spot, Data from Star Trek had ginger Tom called this. Was a good name he made it until he was 20 years old.
What do y’all think of the name, Cullen? I got him after I got my kitten, Cilla Love.
Ive had 2 orangies in my life, the first when I was little was Sunshine, or Sun for short. Then my favorite kitty in the whole world, who is no longer with me was Fozzie, cuz of my fave Muppet. Orange kitties RULE !!
We recently lost our beloved Siamese cross he looked like a seal point and was called Iggy Pop he was run over three months ago. I was looking for another like him and came across a beautiful ginger and white 3 years old male. His name is Lutin which means leprechaun. I would like to rename him but don’t have any ideas. Any suggestions gratefully received
Hahaha! And not a Cheddar in the bunch! That’s the name of my little orange creamsicle ;-D
I have an orange cat named Sunny