Blue (Grey) Abyssinian names
CFA describes blue Abyssinians as warm beige hairs ticked with slate blue. Grey here refers to that blue ticking.
4 selected candidates · 73 names in the current collection overlap
Cat Names by Breed and Coat Color
Choose a shortlist for a specific breed and coat, with a reason beside every suggested name. Browse the breed groups below; each title states the shade or pattern covered by its shortlist.
Reviewed combinations
A combination appears here after its breed and coat description has been checked against a breed source, its candidates have been screened individually, and its advice explains how to choose between them. A high overlap count does not qualify a page. Older automatic combinations remain outside this reviewed directory while their content is checked.
There are 55 reviewed shortlists below. “Collection overlap” counts distinct name spellings currently linked to both parent collections; it measures catalog tagging, not popularity, breed ownership or name quality. The smaller shortlist count is the number of candidates selected with individual reasons.
Abyssinian
Ticked Abyssinian names
CFA requires distinct bands of ticking on Abyssinian hairs and penalizes leg barring and tail rings.
4 selected candidates · 70 names in the current collection overlap
Cinnamon (Sorrel/Red) Abyssinian names
CFA calls this warm reddish Abyssinian color cinnamon, with chocolate-brown ticking. It is not an unpatterned red coat.
4 selected candidates · 19 names in the current collection overlap
Australian Mist
Chocolate Australian Mist names
TICA lists chocolate Australian Mists in spotted or marbled patterns. Chocolate describes the markings within a patterned coat.
4 selected candidates · 71 names in the current collection overlap
Balinese
Blue Point (Grey) Balinese names
CFA describes blue-point Balinese with blue points contrasting with a bluish-white body.
4 selected candidates · 117 names in the current collection overlap
Red Point Balinese (Javanese Division) names
CFA lists red points in the Balinese Javanese division, on a pale body. Orange is the everyday color label here.
4 selected candidates · 88 names in the current collection overlap
Lynx Point Balinese names
CFA includes lynx-point colors in the Balinese Javanese division. The tabby markings belong to the points.
4 selected candidates · 85 names in the current collection overlap
Chocolate Point Balinese names
CFA describes chocolate-point Balinese with milk-chocolate points and an ivory body.
4 selected candidates · 93 names in the current collection overlap
Birman
Blue Point (Grey) Birman names
CFA describes blue-point Birmans with slate-blue points and white gloves.
4 selected candidates · 89 names in the current collection overlap
Tabby (Lynx) Point Birman names
CFA lists tabby-point Birmans with markings on the points and white gloves.
4 selected candidates · 63 names in the current collection overlap
Bombay
Black Bombay names
CFA describes the mature Bombay coat as black to the roots, with a close, glossy texture.
4 selected candidates · 296 names in the current collection overlap
Burmese
Sable (Brown) Burmese names
CFA describes sable Burmese as warm brown, with slightly lighter underparts.
4 selected candidates · 22 names in the current collection overlap
Chausie
Black Chausie names
TICA lists solid black separately from black grizzled ticked tabby in the Chausie standard.
4 selected candidates · 203 names in the current collection overlap
Colorpoint Shorthair
Red Point Colorpoint Shorthair names
CFA lists red-point Colorpoint Shorthairs with warm red points on a pale body.
4 selected candidates · 68 names in the current collection overlap
Lynx Point Colorpoint Shorthair names
CFA includes lynx-point Colorpoint Shorthairs, with tabby markings on their points.
4 selected candidates · 85 names in the current collection overlap
Tortie Point Colorpoint Shorthair names
CFA lists tortie-point colors in Colorpoint Shorthairs; mottling occurs on the points.
4 selected candidates · 64 names in the current collection overlap
Havana Brown
Havana Brown names
CFA describes Havana Brown color as an even, warm chocolate brown throughout the hair.
4 selected candidates · 231 names in the current collection overlap
Himalayan
Lynx Point Himalayan names
CFA describes Himalayan lynx points in its Persian standard, with a lined mask and barred legs and tail.
4 selected candidates · 71 names in the current collection overlap
Maine Coon
Black Maine Coon names
CFA lists solid black Maine Coons separately from smoke and tabby colors.
4 selected candidates · 59 names in the current collection overlap
Calico Maine Coon names
CFA includes calico and dilute calico Maine Coons, with colored patches and white.
4 selected candidates · 84 names in the current collection overlap
Blue (Grey) Maine Coon names
CFA uses blue for the solid grey Maine Coon color and lists blue tabby separately.
4 selected candidates · 75 names in the current collection overlap
Orange Maine Coon names
CFA uses red as a Maine Coon color term and describes red tabby separately. Orange and ginger are the everyday color words used for this naming collection; this page does not assume every orange coat has the same pattern.
8 selected candidates · 65 names in the current collection overlap
Tabby Maine Coon names
CFA lists classic, mackerel and ticked tabby patterns for Maine Coons.
4 selected candidates · 75 names in the current collection overlap
Persian
Black Persian names
CFA lists black in the Persian solid-color division. The name suggestions here use coat imagery and do not assign a temperament to black cats.
6 selected candidates · 288 names in the current collection overlap
Calico Persian names
CFA lists calico Persians with white and colored patches, including dilute forms.
4 selected candidates · 93 names in the current collection overlap
Blue (Grey) Persian names
CFA lists blue in the Persian solid-color division; blue is the standard term used here for grey.
4 selected candidates · 82 names in the current collection overlap
Red (Orange) Persian names
CFA lists red and red tabby Persians separately. Orange is the everyday color label for this shortlist.
4 selected candidates · 83 names in the current collection overlap
Tabby Persian names
CFA recognizes Persian tabbies in a separate tabby division, with several patterns and colors.
4 selected candidates · 88 names in the current collection overlap
White Persian names
CFA lists white in the Persian solid-color division. White describes the coat within the Persian breed; it is not a separate breed.
8 selected candidates · 309 names in the current collection overlap
Ragamuffin
Calico RagaMuffin names
CFA includes a calico pattern with white and colored patches in the RagaMuffin standard.
4 selected candidates · 76 names in the current collection overlap
Blue (Grey) RagaMuffin names
CFA lists blue among RagaMuffin colors. Grey is the everyday shade word used by this collection.
4 selected candidates · 83 names in the current collection overlap
Red (Orange) RagaMuffin names
CFA lists red and red tabby RagaMuffin colors. Orange is the everyday label used here.
4 selected candidates · 68 names in the current collection overlap
Tabby RagaMuffin names
CFA lists tabby colors and patterns within the RagaMuffin standard.
4 selected candidates · 71 names in the current collection overlap
Ragdoll
Blue Point (Grey) Ragdoll names
CFA describes Ragdolls as pointed cats and includes blue points, with white overlays in some patterns.
4 selected candidates · 79 names in the current collection overlap
Red Point (Orange) Ragdoll names
CFA includes red-point Ragdolls. Their warm point color contrasts with the lighter body.
4 selected candidates · 65 names in the current collection overlap
Russian Blue
Grey Russian Blue names
CFA describes Russian Blue color as blue with silver-tipped guard hairs, giving a silvery appearance.
4 selected candidates · 26 names in the current collection overlap
Selkirk Rex
Black Selkirk Rex names
CFA lists black Selkirk Rex and describes the breed's curled coat.
4 selected candidates · 82 names in the current collection overlap
Calico Selkirk Rex names
CFA lists calico Selkirk Rex with white and colored patches.
4 selected candidates · 78 names in the current collection overlap
Blue (Grey) Selkirk Rex names
CFA lists blue Selkirk Rex; blue is the standard color term used here for grey.
4 selected candidates · 64 names in the current collection overlap
White Selkirk Rex names
CFA lists white Selkirk Rex within the breed's accepted colors.
4 selected candidates · 122 names in the current collection overlap
Chocolate Selkirk Rex names
CFA lists chocolate Selkirk Rex as warm chocolate brown.
4 selected candidates · 59 names in the current collection overlap
Siamese
Seal Point (Brown) Siamese names
CFA describes seal-point Siamese with deep brown points and a lighter fawn-to-cream body.
4 selected candidates · 70 names in the current collection overlap
Blue Point (Grey) Siamese names
CFA describes blue-point Siamese with blue points and a cool bluish-white body.
4 selected candidates · 129 names in the current collection overlap
Chocolate Point Siamese names
CFA describes chocolate-point Siamese with warm milk-chocolate points and an ivory body.
4 selected candidates · 104 names in the current collection overlap
Siberian
Black Siberian names
CFA lists black Siberians, with black color through the hair.
4 selected candidates · 63 names in the current collection overlap
Brown Tabby Siberian names
CFA describes brown tabby Siberians with brown ground color and dark markings; this shortlist is for that pattern.
4 selected candidates · 32 names in the current collection overlap
White Siberian names
CFA lists white among Siberian colors.
4 selected candidates · 70 names in the current collection overlap
Snowshoe
White-Marked Snowshoe names
TICA describes Snowshoes as pointed cats with white on the paws, in mitted or bicolor patterns.
4 selected candidates · 56 names in the current collection overlap
Sphynx
Black Sphynx names
CFA accepts black Sphynx; color can be seen in the skin and any fine hair.
4 selected candidates · 63 names in the current collection overlap
Calico Sphynx names
CFA lists calico Sphynx, with white and colored patches visible in the coloring.
4 selected candidates · 72 names in the current collection overlap
Blue (Grey) Sphynx names
CFA accepts blue Sphynx; grey here describes the visible coloring rather than a long-haired coat.
4 selected candidates · 77 names in the current collection overlap
Tabby Sphynx names
CFA includes tabby patterns in Sphynx coloring; the pattern need not be described as thick fur.
4 selected candidates · 78 names in the current collection overlap
White Sphynx names
CFA accepts white Sphynx; white names here concern visible coloring, not a fluffy coat.
4 selected candidates · 74 names in the current collection overlap
Toyger
Striped Toyger names
TICA specifies brown mackerel tabby for Toygers, with strong striped markings.
4 selected candidates · 72 names in the current collection overlap
Turkish Van
Black-and-White Turkish Van names
CFA lists black-and-white Turkish Vans in the van pattern, with colored head and tail areas on a white body.
4 selected candidates · 57 names in the current collection overlap
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