Orange Maine Coon Cat Names

An orange Maine Coon is a study in scale: the largest non-hybrid domestic cat wearing the warmest, most familiar coat. Breeders and registries record the color as red rather than orange, and every red Maine Coon is a tabby — the orange gene is sex-linked and always rides with a tabby pattern, so you will see classic swirls or mackerel stripes, a ringed tail, and the breed's lynx-tipped ears in ginger. Maine became the only US state to name a house cat its official symbol when it adopted the Maine Coon in 1985, and a red one is the picture most people carry of the breed: a shaggy, square-muzzled giant the color of a fox.

The names below link to both the Maine Coon breed and the orange-coat tradition in our directory — woodsy, oversized, warm-toned picks that suit a big ginger cat.

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Abigale	Father in rejoicing	Female
Aleshanee	She plays all the time	Female
Angela	Angel	Female	Latin
Anubis	Royal Child	Female	Greek
Arnold	The eagle rules.	Male	English
Atom	Smallest unit of matter	Male
Beavis And Butthead		Male
Butterscotch	Caramel flavored candy	Male
Cheerio	Brand of breakfast cereal	Unisex
Chester	fortress, walled town,	Male	Latin
Cindy	Abbreviation of Cynthia and Lucinda.	Female	English
Claudine	Feminine of Claude.	Female
Cub	Young bear	Unisex	English
Curtis	courteous, polite	Male
Damien	Calm, Tame	Unisex	French
Dantae	Enduring. The poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy with its graphic d...	Male
Deheune	Divine one	Female
Dempsey	From the judge's meadow	Male	Irish
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde	From The Hide	Unisex
Ferris	Rock	Male	Irish
Franklin	Free man: landholder.	Male	English
Frijol	Bean	Unisex	Spanish
Hippocrates Smethwyck		Unisex
Honey	Term of endearment. Sweet syrup produced by bees	Female	Word
Johnson	Son of John	Male	English
Katherine	Pure. Used since third century A.D. Early Latin forms Katerina and Caterina b...	Female	Greek
Lenny And Squiggy	Abbreviation Of Leonard.	Unisex
Leo	Lion.	Male	Latin
Lotti	Tiny And Feminine. Also Feminine Of Charles Meaning Manly	Female
Lupin	Wolf. Character name	Male
Marcus	warlike	Male	Latin
Milkshake	Blended milk beverage	Male	English
Nacho	Small triangles of tortilla topped with cheese.	Male	Word
Oliver	The olive tree. The biblical olive tree symbolizes fruitfulness and beauty an...	Male	Latin
Opus	Musical work	Male
Oscar	God's spear.	Male	English
Otto Bagman	Ludo's brother.	Male
Paddy	Latin, noble, patrician	Male	Irish
Paisley	church, cemetery	Female	Scottish
Paloma	Dove	Female	Spanish
Peaches	Red, yellow skinned fleshy fruit	Female	English
Peanut	Edible nuts eaten raw or roasted.	Unisex
Penny	Greek, weaver	Female	English
Pokey		Male
Poppy	Flower with four crumpled petals in red, orange or white colours	Female	Latin
Quentin Trimble	Author, The Dark Forces: A Guide ot Self Protection.	Male
Red	A primary colour resembling the colour of blood	Male	Color
Rinat	Happiness, melody.	Female
Robin	Famed: bright: shining Form of Robert popular since the medieval days of Robi...	Male
Ron Weasley	Harry's best friend.	Male
Rory	aka Rors	Male	Irish
Ruby	Jewel	Female	Latin
Rudy	From Rudolph - Famous wolf	Male
Rusty	Covered in rust - a brownish red colour.	Unisex
Salazar Slytherin		Unisex
Smurfy		Male
Tiger	A large, striped, carnivorous mammal from Asia.	Male	Animal
Tigger	from Winnie the Pooh	Unisex
Tonka	Feminine Form Of Anthony	Male	English
Trystan	Calmitous, From an ancient Celtic prince. Variant of Tristan.	Male
Urquhart	From the fount on the knoll	Male
Venus	Love and Beauty	Female	Latin
Victoria	Derived from Victoria triumphant	Female	Latin
Vilma	Protector.	Female
Wendell	Traveler: wanderer.	Male

Frequently Asked Questions

Is an orange Maine Coon called red?

Yes. In CFA and TICA breed standards the color is recorded as red, while owners usually say orange or ginger; the shade runs from deep auburn to pale marmalade. Because the orange gene is sex-linked, the large majority of red Maine Coons are male.

Are all orange Maine Coons tabby?

Effectively yes. The orange gene is always co-expressed with the tabby pattern, so a red Maine Coon shows tabby markings — classic blotches or mackerel stripes, a banded tail, and an M on the forehead — even when it looks nearly solid. A truly pattern-free red is not genetically possible.

Why is the Maine Coon tied to the state of Maine?

The Maine Coon is regarded as a native New England working cat and the only longhaired breed indigenous to the United States. Maine named it the official state cat in 1985. Its dense, water-resistant coat and heavy frame are usually explained as adaptations to harsh northern winters.

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