Black Cat Names

The color of night storms match the color of your black cat’s fur. Or maybe you found your cat during a storm? Or your cat loves watching storms? There are many reasons this name is great!

Hecate was the chief Greek goddess presiding over magic and spells. She is associated with crossroads (black cat crossed your path lately?), entrance-ways, night, light, and ghosts as well. This makes it a devine name for a regal cat.

Felix is a name that comes from the Latin “felicis” which means “happy” or “lucky”. It has come to be associated with cats because the Latin word for cat is “felis”. Felix the Cat is a cartoon character which is a black cat!

Dante is a name of Latin origin which means “everlasting.” Dante was an Italian poet famous for writing Divine Comedy. You may have heard of the 2010 game Dante’s Inferno which is loosely based on the first canticle of Divine Comedy. It is a great name for a devious looking black cat!

Leviathan is a creature with the form of a sea serpent from Jewish belief, referenced in the Book of Job, Psalms, the Book of Isaiah, and the Book of Amos. It’s the perfect name for a little monster! (Levi is a good nickname.)

A nova is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright apparently new star which slowly fades over several weeks or months. Celestial names are great for beautiful black cats (whose fur is color of space).

Odin is a Norse god associated with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, gallows, war, and more, but he is most famously the father of Thor. In some texts, he is portrayed as a wanderer with one eye and a long beard. The weekday name Wednesday is derived from “Odin’s day.” This is the perfect name for a fluffy, regal black cat (with one or more eyes)!

An ember is a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood that remain after or sometimes precede a fire. Does your cat have a fiery soul? Burning eyes? Loves you intensely?

Abracadabra is an incantation used as a magic word in stage magic tricks. The word was also believed to have healing properties when written in triangular form. It’s been used in songs, games, films, and many other uses. This magical word is perfect for your little black familiar!

Ophelia is a character is Shakespeare’s drama Hamlet. She was a potential wife of Prince Hamlet, but, due to his actions, she falls into a state of madness which leads to her drowning. This tragically beautiful name has been used in many ways since and would be perfect for a black cat due to its dark origin.

Count Dracula was the title character of Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror novel. He was a vampire and his likeness has been adapted thousands of ways over the centuries. This name would be great for a black cat with long “fangs”!

Johnny Cash was a famous singer, guitarist, and songwriter in the country genre. He was known as “The Man in Black” for his style on-stage. Cash’s song “Man in Black” came after-the-fact to explain this and also to protest the unfair treatment of poor people by wealthy politicians, mass incarceration, and the war in Vietnam. “Man in Black” was also the 38th album by Cash (released in 1971). If you’re a fan of Johnny Cash, this may be a cool name for your black cat!

Licorice candy is made from licorice root, one of the world’s oldest herbal remedies, from the licorice plant. The licorice plant is native to western Asia and southern Europe. Licorice is also used to flavor candies which become black in color. This is the perfect name for a sweet black cat!

Casper the Friendly Ghost was the protagonist of the animated series with the same name. Casper was initially created in the late 1930s by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo, but he’s still well known today. This hauntingly playful name would be perfect for a black cat!

Oreos are popular American cookies that are dark in color, just like your black kitty.