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Punny Cat Names – Purrfect Ideas For A-mew-sing Names

June 7, 2019 By Shannon Cutts 1 Comment

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Looking for the best punny cat names for your new fur baby? We are so glad you are here.

Maybe you’re searching for creative inspiration to make up your own punny cat name. Or maybe you hope to land on that perfect name as-is. Either way, we think you’ll love these name selections!

Punny cat names are wildly popular today. Especially on social media, as well as in pop culture. A pun is a play on words. They can make you think and make you laugh. And they certainly make for great conversation when you introduce your cat to your family, friends, and neighbors!

In this carefully curated article, you will find some of the best punny cat names inspiration for male and female kitties in several awesome categories. So let the pun begin!

(Pun intended!)

Punny Cat Names

Giving cats punny cat names is undeniably trendy amongst the celebrity set.

Look at singer CeeLo Green’s cat Purr-fect. How about singer Katy Perry’s iconic Kitty Purry? Celebrities have not been shy to come up with their own paw-ticularly punny names for their favorite felines.

So, if you love to pun and really want to come up with uniquely hiss-terical punny cat names for your new kitty, you are in great company!

Here are just a few helpful tips to keep in mind as you start punning:

  • First, if you want to pun a name using a loved one’s name for inspiration, it is always sweet to ask their permission first.
  • Second, don’t give yourself creative block by stressing out your punny new cat name. Just focus on getting to know each other and before long you’ll be punning like a pro!
  • Third, think about some of your favorite book or film characters, social media feeds, and cartoons. Challenge yourself to create fresh puns using them as inspiration.
  • Fourth, considering an overly spicy or politically incorrect punny cat name? Just make sure you will still feel comfortable with your name choice when you are hollering it so your neighbors can hear!

Wordplay Pun-spiration

Here is a list of some great cat-centric words to pun around. With a bit of practice, you will soon find yourself inserting these words into all kinds of unusual phrases where there is a phonetic match.

For example, “perfect” becomes “purr-fect.”

  • Claw
  • Feline
  • Fur
  • Purr
  • Tail
  • Paw
  • Cat/Kat
  • Litter
  • Sniff
  • Hiss
  • Tomcat
  • Meow
  • Kitten
  • Fluff
  • Puss
  • Mog/Moggy
  • Mew
  • Hair
  • Lick
  • Bite
  • Pounce
  • Leopard
  • Yawn
  • Fuzz
  • Scent
  • Lion
  • Tabby
  • Catnip
  • Itch
  • Scratch
  • Kit
  • Flea
  • Poop
  • Feral
  • Puma
  • Collar
  • Spay
  • Whisker

Wherever possible in each list here that follows, we have hyphenated each punny cat name so you can see exactly how these keywords have been inserted to create the puns!

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Best Punny Cat Names

Celebrities sometimes say it best. These are some of the best punny cat names, courtesy of the social media elite!

  • Kitty Purr-y (Katy Perry)
  • Purr-fect (CeeLo Green)
  • Colonel Meow (feline Guinness Book record holder for “longest fur”)
  • Edward Scissor-paws (Instagram kitty)
  • Stevie The Wonderful (blind Instagram kitty)
  • Groucho Meow-x (Instagram kitty)
  • Juni-purr (one of a pair of Instagram kitties)
  • Deputy Snuggle-up-a-gus (Instagram kitty)
  • Cat-ticus (feline mascot of a bookshop)
  • Punny Cat (Instagram kitty)

Female Punny Cat Names

These fabulous female punny cat names take inspiration from pop culture, history, literature, music and more. You might find your kitty’s purr-fect new name here!

Of course, some of these might be used for a male cat name, too.

  • Cleo-cat-ra
  • J.K. Meow-ling
  • Cat-sy Cline
  • Margaret Scratch-er
  • Fur-gie
  • Cat-alie Portman
  • Jane Paw-sten
  • Claw-dia Sniff-er
  • Angeli-cat Hiss-ton
  • Dolly Purr-ton
  • Jenni-furr Paw-rence
  • Oprah Whisker
  • Paw-dry Hepburn
  • Em-purr-ess
  • Cat-meron Fleas-z
  • Anne Cat-away
  • Kim Cat-dashian
  • Purr-iwinkle
  • Paw-la Dean
  • Es-purr-anza

Male Punny Cat Names

Whether your interests lean towards science, literature, blockbuster movies, sci-fi, news reporting or music, you will find something to love in this list of male punny cat names.

Again, if one of these just seems to fit well for your female cat rather than your male cat, go for it!

  • Shakes-purr
  • Charles Lick-ens
  • Paws McCartney
  • Fuzz Aldrin
  • Purr-nest Kitten-way
  • Walter Cron-kat
  • F. Scott Fitz-feral
  • Taylor Paw-tner
  • Meow-ly Cyrus
  • Shia La-Fluff
  • William Cat-ner
  • Cat Damon
  • Fur-lock Holmes
  • Leopard Nimoy
  • Cat-rick Stewart
  • Christo-fur Reeve
  • Tabby Maguire
  • Paw-l Revere
  • Kit Hiss-topherson
  • Tomcat Cruise

Cool Punny Cat Names

We think there is a reason the word “cool” is associated with cats and not, say, with dogs or other pets.

After all, cats are the very epitome of cool. And these cool punny cat names from mainstream media, kids’ cartoons, ancient and modern history, politics and music demonstrate!

  • The Great Cat-sby
  • Cat Man
  • Tom Paw-yer
  • Cat Stevens (a UK singer whose real name is Steven Demetre Georgiou)
  • Don Dra-purr
  • Brad Kitten
  • Feline Dion
  • Cat King Cole
  • Cat-sper the Friendly Ghost
  • Furr-nando Cortez
  • Prince of Purr-sia
  • Cat-atouille
  • Cat-baret
  • Fleas-navidad
  • Snow Bite
  • Cat-ch 22
  • Abraham Lynx-in
  • I Claw-dius
  • Pope John Paw-l
  • Paw-claw-hontas

Cute Punny Cat Names

Cats may be naturally cool, but they are also really cute!

This makes it almost ridiculously easy to immortalize the cuteness of kittens and cats into endearing, cute punny cat names like the names on this list!

  • Cat-abunga
  • Dan D. Lion
  • Meow-gli
  • Paw-sy Paw-sborne
  • Pounce de Leon
  • Ru-Paw
  • Cat-astrophe
  • Cat-atonic
  • Hairy Houdini
  • Scratch-asaurus Rex
  • The Little Purr-maid
  • Furr-est Plump
  • Freddie Purr-cury
  • Cat-tillac
  • Furr-less Leader
  • Cat-serole
  • Cat-mandu
  • Purr-fection
  • Mr./Ms. Paw-fect
  • Miss Ameri-cat

Funny Punny Cat Names

Cats may not always mean to be funny. And they probably rarely try. It just comes naturally.

These funny punny cat names will make guests laugh and strangers smile. And perhaps one of these names will perfectly capture your cat’s inner comedian!

  • Bob Scratch-it
  • Cat-tyshack
  • Jerry Flea Lewis
  • Hair-y Potter
  • Snoop Catty Cat
  • Winnie the Purr
  • Pablo Pi-cat-so
  • Just Kitten Around
  • The Fur-inator
  • Debbie Hair-y
  • Flea-yonce
  • Hairy Poppins
  • Tina Spay
  • Anderson Poop-er
  • Cat-sanova
  • Bing Claw-sby
  • Sir Isaac Mew-ton
  • Lionel Itch-y
  • Obi Wan Cat-nobi
  • Will Feral

Unique Punny Cat Names

Politics, pop songs, even James Bond. They’re all potential targets for unique punny cat names.

  • The Mog-father
  • Dalai Claw-ma
  • James Claw-nd
  • Octo-puss-y
  • Meo-tenant Dan
  • Sir Purr-cival
  • Cat-erpillar
  • Cat-apult
  • Kitty Kitty Bang Bang
  • Cat Middleton
  • Cat Kerouac
  • Purr-ince
  • Purr Diddy
  • The Notorious C.A.T.
  • Kit Rock
  • Kitty-licious
  • Stone Cold Kittens
  • Jim Cat-rey
  • Claw-nald Trump
  • Prince Hairy

Tough Punny Cat Names

Who says you can’t be tough and punny at the same time? Not these tough punny cat names, that’s for sure!

From Star Wars to The Princess Bride, World War II to the ancient Orient, these tough punny cat names do their best to walk that fine line between gutsy and funny!

  • Emperor Paw-Paw-tine
  • Darth Meow-l
  • Luke Sky-whisker
  • Jean Claw-ed Van Damme
  • Inigo Meow-ntoya
  • Meow-ard Stern
  • Winston Fur-chill
  • Dirty Hairy
  • Purr-gatory
  • The Fuzz
  • Frank Lloyd Bite
  • Butch Cat-sidy
  • The Sundance Kitten
  • Catnip Everclean
  • Yawn Solo
  • Cat-zilla
  • David Meow-ie
  • Henry Hiss-inger
  • Chairman Meow
  • Genghis Cat

Fun Facts About Punny Cat Names

Why are punny cat names so popular? Because they make us smile and laugh, of course!

Yet punning, or wordplay as it is formally called, has a serious history all its own. Going all the way back to the 7th century B.C.!

Did you know there is such a thing as a Pun-Off? The winners earn titles such as “Punniest of Show” and “Punslingers.” Former winners have put their verbal knack to work penning political speeches, cartoons, popular and academic books, and even pet food campaigns!

In fact, many languages naturally incorporate puns. Yet the English language is considered particularly friendly to the punster in us all. However, it is the Sanksrit language that gave us the word “pun-dit,” which means “public expert.” Of punning, no doubt!

Sadly, no one seems to quite know just when the first cat pun was created or who we have to thank. So we can just be grateful that cat puns were invented by someone, sometime. And have fun creating even more!

Congratulations on your new feline family member! When you do choose your cat’s punny new name, let us know. We would love to hear the name you created and the story behind it!

Also, take a look at these amazing funny cat quotes, perfect for any cat lover!

Re-fur-rences And Fur-ther Reading

  • Jensen, K., “60 Purr-fect Literary Cat Puns,” Book Riot, 2016.
  • Pollack, J., “Not Jest for Pun: A Surprising History of Wordplay,” NPR, 2011.
  • Elliott, S., “Endless Puns With Your Inner Cat In Mind,” The New York Times, 2007.
  • Barnes, S., “Illustrator Fuses Cats with Puns to “Punderfully” Reimagine Pop Culture Icons,” My Modern Met, 2017.
  • Krishna, R., “Tumblr Users Have Discovered a Pun Which Works in So Many Languages,” BuzzFeed, 2016.

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  1. CATHY says

    January 27, 2023 at 4:01 am

    I had two cats named Tabby Wynette and Conway Kitty

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