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American Cat Names, Names of American Origin Starting With S

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

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Sabrina Legendary princess Female Celtic
Sadie Princess Female English
Sage Aromatic grayish-green herb. Wise or experienced person. Female
Salma safe Female Arabic
Salvador saviour Male Spanish
Salvatore savior Male Italian
Sam to hear Male English
Samantha A listener Female
Samara after the character in The Ring movie Female
Samson Bright sun Male
Samuel his name is God Male
Sandra Helper of Mankind Female English
Sara Arabic form of Sarah Female English
Sarah Princess Female
Sasha defending men Female Russian
Savanna From The Open Plain Unisex Spanish
Savannah From the open plain Female Spanish
Sawyer woodsman Male English
Scarlet Scarlet coloured, deep red Female Color
Scarlett Red Female English
Scott from Scotland Male English
Seamus supplanter Male Irish
Sean God's grace Male Irish
Sebastian An august person Male Latin
Selena after the goddess Selene Female Latinized
Serena Tranquil or serene. Female Latin
Serenity peaceful Female Latin
Seth The appointed by God Male
Shane God is gracious Male Irish
Shannon wise one, river name Female Irish
Shaun Irish variation of John, God is gracious Male Spelling
Shawn God is gracious Male Spelling
Shelby From the manor house Willow farm. English surname used more for girls than bo... Female English
Sheldon protected hill Male English
Shiloh tranquil Female Biblical
Sidney Saint Denis Female
Sienna A clay like earthy reddish brown Female Italian
Sierra Dark Feminine of Ciaran. Female Spanish
Simeon God is listening Male
Simon he who hears Male
Simone one who hears Female
Sky The expanse of air over the Earth Female Nature
Skye sky, sheltering Female Scottish
Skyla sky, sheltering Female English
Skylar eternal life, strength, love and beauty Female Spelling
Skyler Dutch, scholar Male Spelling
Sofia wisdom Female Greek
Solomon Wise and peaceful Male
Sonia wisdom Female Russian
Sonny A boy or young man. Male Nickname

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