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Tortoiseshell Cat Names

January 10, 2023 By Lucy 49 Comments

tortoiseshell cat names

There is something amazing about a tortoiseshell cat. That dark yet varied coat, with a range of beautiful tones and patterns. It’s no wonder that you are looking for a seriously impressive name to match. Are you looking for the very best tortoiseshell cat names?  Do you want your new tortoiseshell kitten to be called something unique, adorable or just plain cool? Then you’ve come to the right place! We have over 200 brilliant ideas for naming your tortoiseshell cat.

Contents

  • Ideas for tortoiseshell girls
  • Pattern based inspiration
  • Dare to be different
  • Names as cute as your kitten

Tortoiseshell kitten names come in many forms. And with so many people keen to share their opinions with you, making the right decision can seem like a bit of a minefield. But don’t despair! I’ve got all the inspiration you need just around the corner. Or down the page, as the case may be.

From cute names to unique names, color based ideas and some with a more traditional feel. We’ve got something for everyone in these lists. So what are you waiting for? Let’s find the perfect tortoiseshell cat name for your new kitty.

Female Tortoiseshell Cat Names

Did you know that nearly all tortoiseshell cats are female? It’s all down to their genetics. There are oodles of gorgeous girl cat names tortoiseshell owners will love, so how do you pick just one? Tortoiseshell kitten names female cats will grow into, or names for a female tortoiseshell cat that is already full grown can be traditional, modern or unusual in their themes.

  • Annie
  • Arielle
  • Bella
  • Beth
  • Carla
  • Celine
  • Chloe
  • Connie
  • Delia
  • Emery
  • Emily
  • Emma
  • Eunice
  • Florence
  • Frankie
  • Georgie
  • Harper
  • Heather
  • Hollie
  • Isla
  • Iris
  • Isabel
  • Jennie
  • Judy
  • Kimmie
  • Kirsty
  • Laurie
  • Lily
  • Lola
  • Lottie
  • Mabel
  • Maddie
  • Mia
  • Mollie
  • Nora
  • Olivia
  • Opal
  • Polly
  • Quinn
  • Robyn
  • Sage
  • Sarah
  • Sophie
  • Tessa
  • Trinnie
  • Trixie
  • Vickie
  • Wilma
  • Zinnie
  • Zoe

You can find 250 more great Female Cat Names here. But now let’s look at names that specifically suit tortoiseshell cats. There are two main types of tortoiseshell cats. Black or orange. And you could choose their name based on those colorings.

Orange Tortie Names

orange tortoiseshell cat names

Finding original orange inspired cat names for your ginger speckled friend is great fun. Because there are so many sources of inspiration. Ideas from the world of nature always sound lovely, as do those inspired by ginger things we love. Here are some of our favorite cat names for tortoiseshell cats with a predominantly ginger coat.

  • Aloe
  • Amber
  • Canna
  • Cider
  • Clay
  • Copper
  • Coral
  • Cosmos
  • Crown
  • Dahlia
  • Ember
  • Fire
  • Flame
  • Flare
  • Ginger
  • Honey
  • Iris
  • Leo
  • Marigold
  • Marmalade
  • Peaches
  • Rosa
  • Russell
  • Rusty
  • Spark
  • Spice
  • Sunset
  • Tangelo
  • Tango
  • Tigger

You can find 135 more great ideas for naming orange cats here.

Black Tortoiseshell Cat Names

black tortoiseshell cat names

Black tortoiseshell cats are very distinctive. With their dark coloration with brighter splashes. Space, night time and darkness are all popular themes for black tortoiseshell cat names. Cat names for tortoiseshell cats with a deep base coat sound seriously cool when they reflect their brilliant black fur.

  • Bear
  • Char
  • Coal
  • Dusky
  • Ebony
  • Guiness
  • Ink
  • Jet
  • Liquorice
  • Luna
  • Magic
  • Mars
  • Midnight
  • Moonshine
  • Neptune
  • Noon
  • Onyx
  • Pepper
  • Pitch
  • Pluto
  • Raven
  • Rorschach
  • Sable
  • Saturn
  • Shadow
  • Shady
  • Sooty
  • Twiglet
  • Twilight
  • Venus

Torbie Names

The final type of tortoiseshell coloring comes in either the black or orange blend, but includes a tabby stripe. These kitties are known as torbies! They can sound totally adorable with tortoiseshell cat names that reflect their additional tabby markings, or that give a head nod to the cute tabby stripe.

  • Beach
  • Blaze
  • Checkers
  • Dash
  • Dotty
  • Flake
  • Fleck
  • Flicker
  • Forest
  • Freckles
  • Marbles
  • Maze
  • Mocha
  • Mottle
  • Muddle
  • Notches
  • Patches
  • Pebbles
  • Pepper
  • Powder puff
  • Ribbon
  • Snickers
  • Speckle
  • Specky
  • Spotty
  • Sprinkle
  • Streak
  • Stripes
  • Ticks
  • Woody

Unique and Creative

We all want to be different. Amusingly, it’s something that is fairly universal among us cat owners. But where can you get inspiration for cat names that haven’t already been done to death? Media can be a great source of inspiration.

tortoiseshell kitten names

Disney princess names, video game characters or heroines in books, movies or television are all good points to work from. My Little Pony names are seriously popular in my house at the moment, so I’ve added some of those in for you too. They may be well known, but when applied to kittens not so much!

I have also given you some ideas for girls names that are currently under used and can therefore provide a more unusual twist. Let’s see if this list of random ideas for tortoiseshell names sparks your imagination:

  • Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
  • Arya (Game of Thrones)
  • Aspen
  • Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
  • Ayla
  • Bella (The Twilight Series)
  • Cadence (My Little Pony)
  • Cassidy
  • Cersei (Game of Thrones)
  • Daenerys (Game of Thrones)
  • Elaina
  • Elektra (Daredevil)
  • Evangeline
  • Harley Quinn (Batman)
  • Harlow
  • Hermione (The Harry Potter Series)
  • Jasmine (Aladdin)
  • Journey
  • Katniss (The Hunger Games)
  • Lena
  • Maci
  • Megara (Hercules)
  • Myla
  • Nia
  • Paisley
  • Primrose (The Hunger Games)
  • Raegan
  • Rarity (My Little Pony)
  • Rogue (X-men)
  • Rosalie
  • Rue (The Hunger Games)
  • Ruth
  • Sloane
  • Storm (X-Men)
  • Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony)
  • Trinity (The Matrix series)
  • Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony)
  • Vera
  • Zatanna (Batman)
  • Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)

Another unique way to come up with tortoiseshell cat names is to think about the time of year your new kitty was born. Christmas, Easter, Halloween? Thinking of themes around that occasion can be a great way to make a unique name that applies directly to your cat. You can find even more Unique Kitty Naming Ideas here.

Cute Names for Tortoiseshell Cats

Cute female cat names tortoiseshell kitties will suit can be inspired by cute things, especially those in nature. Flower names for cats can be wonderful choices, and I have included a selection of those here. But there are also cute nicknames and sickly-sweet words from our general lexicon that sound pretty darn adorable as names for cute kitties too.

  • Angel
  • Aster
  • Autumn
  • Baby
  • Blossom
  • Bluebell
  • Booties
  • Buttercup
  • Camellia
  • Cherry
  • Clover
  • Daisy
  • Dahlia
  • Echo
  • Faith
  • Honey
  • Jewel
  • Kitty (on the nose, but it works!)
  • Luna
  • Mitten
  • Peaches
  • Peony
  • Pickles
  • Rosalie
  • Sky
  • Sunflower
  • Sweetie-belle
  • Tansy
  • Tiptoe
  • Tulip

Best Tortie Names

Finding the best Tortoiseshell cat names can be a challenge, but hopefully one that you will find enjoyable. Your kitty will be walking around with her new name for years to come, so finding the right one matters.

But fortunately, there are lots of brilliant options out there. And if you haven’t found your favorite amongst these tortoiseshell cat names, then there are lots more categories you might like to choose from. Including Awesome Cat Names, Clever Cat Names, Funny Cat Names and even Disney Cat Names!

Let us know what you decide to call your Tortoiseshell cat, and we might be able to add it to the lists for you.

Comments

  1. GShiffler says

    January 30, 2018 at 5:02 am

    Phryne

    Reply
    • May says

      October 10, 2019 at 2:02 am

      I have an tortie kitten who is named cricket, though i did not see it on there

      Reply
  2. Laylah says

    February 22, 2018 at 4:13 am

    i love the name peaches i am totally getting a tortoiseshell

    Reply
    • Destiny says

      November 25, 2018 at 6:40 am

      Im naming mine Ebony-Jewel✨?
      A combo of two names, made into one? Beautiful! Tortoise Shell kitty’s are the most beautiful cats youll meet my doods!

      Reply
      • Emma says

        May 18, 2019 at 5:29 am

        I have a tortoise shell and her name is turtle. She just had kittens.

        Reply
  3. Maddy says

    March 14, 2018 at 1:22 pm

    You should have the names Jilly, or Lilly but you might already have them.

    Reply
    • Tracey Godwin says

      May 11, 2020 at 9:45 pm

      My mum’s
      tortoiseshell cat was called Tilly.
      My cat is called tiquila she is a tortoiseshell and has white tummy toes and paws.

      Reply
  4. Hannah says

    March 16, 2018 at 12:26 am

    I have one of these cats she’s adorable her name is cinnamon and my mom calls her creepy cat because when we first got her she was so small when she climbed onto you wouldn’t feel her on you

    Reply
  5. Jennifer says

    March 17, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    We have a tortoiseshell, her name is Mitzi. We got her when she was 6 months old, she was a stray and I will tell you she turned out to be a very very good cat. We just love her to death. But when she gets mad boy does she have an attitude. She got mad at me one day and when down the stairs to the rec room, boy was she heavy on her feet. She’s very emotional too, she hates it when I have to leave for work and she’s home alone all day. But I could never trade her, she is my baby.

    Reply
  6. Julia says

    April 3, 2018 at 2:59 am

    I think earthy or nature-ish names are good for a tortoiseshell cat. I would say like Mossfire, Mossheart, Forest, Blossom, Cedar, Shadow, Amber, Ember, or Brook.

    Reply
  7. Katia says

    April 15, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    Were going to adopt a tortoiseshell cat and her name is KitKat

    Reply
    • Shelby says

      May 17, 2019 at 1:58 am

      Thats the name I always said I would give my cat if I ever had a calico or tortie. Now I’m getting one for my birthday next month. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Furieux says

    May 9, 2018 at 5:39 pm

    We have a Siamese tortie named Harley ‘Puddin’ Quinn. When she’s being goofy, we can her Puddin and when she’s being a normal we call her Harley. :’)

    Reply
  9. Elizabeth Michelle Olsen says

    July 10, 2018 at 6:58 pm

    I have a Blue Cream Tortie named Kyla and a Black Tortie that’s basically Kyla’s darker twin named Zuli which means My Shadow or Ghost

    Reply
  10. Kyra says

    July 29, 2018 at 6:47 pm

    I’m a little disappointed you guys didn’t have the name Sassafras. That’s what I named my tortoiseshell and I was wondering if it’d be on here. Some of these names are really cute too though♥️

    Reply
  11. Malinda says

    August 21, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    I named my tortoiseshell Rajah …it fits her so well.

    Reply
  12. Wendy says

    October 13, 2018 at 3:37 pm

    My husband actually named our Tortie. She has a beautiful mixed coat of black and orange. He figured since there were also two types of the same tea, orange pekoe and black pekoe………..
    her name is Pekoe!

    Reply
  13. Adrianna Moran says

    December 21, 2018 at 11:53 pm

    My Tortishell is pregnant and these are the names that I might use
    Alphie
    Pepper
    Phoenix
    Pumpkin
    Penny
    Rocky
    Copper
    Gorilla
    Marmalade
    Eboney
    Venus
    Marbles
    Mocha
    Bluebelle

    Reply
  14. Abigail says

    January 11, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    I guess I’m a little ordinary, I named mine Turtle

    Reply
    • Emma says

      May 18, 2019 at 5:33 am

      I named mine turtle to and she jest had kittens

      Reply
      • Cheryl says

        February 8, 2020 at 4:39 pm

        Get your cat spayed! Too many unwanted cats, kittens dying

        Reply
        • Fu says

          June 20, 2020 at 12:47 am

          Always one

          Reply
  15. Nathan Krawitz says

    January 22, 2019 at 9:44 am

    Had a tortie. Couldn’t figure out a good name for her. She was beautiful and homely at the same time. Then it was pointed out she had cream toes as if she was a painter. I named her Frida and she trilled at me as if to ask how I knew that was her name.

    She passed and now we have a torbie and white. She thinks she is a warrior, but those kinds of names got rejected. Since she looks like turtle pie, Turtle is her name.

    Reply
  16. Harper says

    February 27, 2019 at 8:14 pm

    I Can’t decide between Aubrey, Auburn, or Amber. Which one sounds best(of the ones said) for a black and orange Tortie(and obviously it’s a female because most Torties are female)

    Reply
  17. Michelle says

    March 13, 2019 at 8:28 am

    We just adopted a black tortie 4 1/2 month old kitten from the animal shelter.. We named her Annie.. as soon as I walked into the kitten room, she came up to me and licked me, then started purring.. currently she is exploring her new home.. This will be her first night here with us.. adopted her 3 1/2 hours ago..

    Reply
  18. Liz says

    March 18, 2019 at 9:26 pm

    A tortie stray adopted us on Christmas eve and we named her Squidgy. She’s the cutest!

    Reply
  19. Chargedion says

    April 20, 2019 at 1:59 pm

    you didn’t have my cats name: Spice I thought since it was a good name lots of people would use it tortoiseshell kitties. Also tortoiseshells are sassy.

    Reply
    • Chargedionn says

      July 5, 2021 at 6:59 pm

      Wow I was dumb 2 years ago..

      Reply
      • Chargedion says

        July 5, 2021 at 7:01 pm

        Wait they actually added the name lol

        Reply
  20. Amanda says

    May 22, 2019 at 7:19 pm

    Just named my kitten Blossom!

    Reply
  21. suzanne says

    May 27, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    My little tortoiseshell is named Olive. She has a lot of
    l o n g hair.

    Reply
  22. Cassy says

    June 4, 2019 at 6:29 am

    Mine came to me from a shelter. I waited a few days to find a name that suits her…Parkour! She has as much attitude as loyalty. She’s the best addition to our family.

    Reply
  23. Pamela V Manning says

    June 16, 2019 at 11:48 pm

    We named ours Shelley

    Reply
  24. Dee says

    June 20, 2019 at 10:57 pm

    I’m thinking Tali

    Reply
  25. Steff says

    August 3, 2019 at 5:28 am

    I just adopted a rescue tortie. I named her Juniper. I also call her Ju-Ju.

    Reply
  26. Cat.person says

    August 4, 2019 at 8:14 am

    I have three tortoiseshell cats and there names are : .patches. muffin .and tiss (she isn’t really my cat but she is related to muffin and patches so yeh

    Reply
  27. Lisa says

    September 12, 2019 at 2:20 am

    I just adopted a female oriental tortie. She’s just about a year old. I’ve decided to name her Calista (Callie for short)

    Reply
  28. Susan W. says

    November 3, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    That was the first name I thought of. I’m currently looking at a kitten at the local shelter. I’m smitten with this “breed.” I’ve had a calico and think their personalities might be similar.

    Reply
  29. Kathi Hoos says

    November 17, 2019 at 1:57 am

    mine is named Paisley

    Reply
  30. Luci says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:01 pm

    Getting a cat today. Her name right now is “Button.” I saw the suggestion of Guinness and that made me think of my favorite drink. A Black and Tan is 1/2 Guinness and 1/2 Hard Cider. So I am going to call her B.&T., BNT, BAT, BT, or Beattie instead.

    Reply
  31. Scarlett Philipps says

    May 12, 2020 at 5:50 pm

    our cats name is Trinity, she has a brother (which we also have he is a a light tabby cat his name is toby) we were thinking about midnight for her but trinity fits her best!

    Reply
  32. Cindy says

    June 1, 2020 at 12:06 pm

    Sooti
    Ember
    Tortalini
    Cocoa
    Izabella persian Torti
    Priscilla who is a persian Torti
    Sparky
    All my Torties

    Reply
  33. Karen says

    June 1, 2020 at 6:30 pm

    Being adopted by a Tortie and haved a unique one for you — and fitting for the “tortitude” — Tordue is the French feminine form for ‘twisted’. And it’s pronounced just like it’s spelled so no problems saying her name aloud at the vets!

    Reply
  34. alice says

    December 24, 2020 at 9:25 am

    my friends tortie Kitten is called Tigerlilly…spent aages trying to find a name….Tigerlilly suits so well!

    Reply
  35. Liam Shipman says

    March 18, 2021 at 2:03 am

    we named our tortoiseshell cat sammi

    Reply
  36. Jessica Renfro says

    March 19, 2021 at 5:20 am

    Her name is Wednesday, and she loves it! She won’t come to kitty-kitty, only her name or Baby.

    Reply
  37. Bink says

    June 12, 2022 at 11:32 pm

    Tortie kitten found me last week. Trying to find a home for it but looks like I’ll be keeping her. I’m torn between Tortellini and Phyllis Meriwether. I’ve had cats my whole life but this is my first tortoiseshell, wow she’s quite the lover too.

    Reply
  38. Scotty says

    October 2, 2022 at 6:23 pm

    I will soon be the owner of a “Torbie.” The name I hope she will respond to is “Smokey”

    Reply
  39. Ari says

    January 22, 2023 at 12:52 am

    We foster cats and we’re currently fostering a pregnant tortie cat! We decided on the name Buttons, and she is going to deliver her kittens in just a couple days. So excited!! Our other names that we considered were Amber, Cassidy (Cassie), or Cookie.

    Reply

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