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American Cat Names, Names of American Origin Starting With H

These are american cat names that start with the letter H. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all american cat names.

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Hadley heath covered meadow Female English
Hailey hay field Female English
Haley hay field Female English
Halle Rock Female Scandinavian
Hallie thinking of the sea Female English
Hank ruler of an estate Male English
Hanna Gracious Female Finnish
Hannah From Anne - Full of grace of God Female
Harlee Hare Meadow Unisex English
Harley Old English for Army Meadow. From the hare meadow Female English
Harlow Meadow of the hares. Variant of Harley. Surname. Female English
Harmony A beautiful blending. Simultaneous sounding of two or more tones, especially... Female Word
Harold Army commander. Male Scandinavian
Harper Harpist: minstrel. Female English
Harrison Son of Harry Surname. Male English
Harry estate ruler Male English
Harvey as in The Pooka Male
Hassan handsome Male Arabic
Hattie Rules her household. Feminine of Harry from Henry. Female English
Hayden heather-grown hill Male English
Hayes from the hedged place Male English
Hayley Clever or ingenious. Female English
Hazel The hazel tree:nut. Female English
Heath Wasteland Male English
Heather heather Female Scottish
Heaven Heaven, Paradise Female English
Hector Tenacious Male Greek
Heidi Female Female English
Helen bright one, torchlight Female Greek
Helena bright, shining one Female Latinate
Hendrix Male
Henry ruler of the home Male
Hezekiah God is my strength Male
Holden hollow valley Male English
Holly Holy Female English
Hope Hope Female
Houston hill town Male Scottish
Howard guardian of the home, watchman Male
Hudson Hugh's son Male English
Hugh bright in mind and spirit Male English
Hugo Intelligent Male Latinized
Hunter A hunter. One who searches for something Male English

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