Ancient Cat Names, Names from Ancient Roman and Greek Mythology Starting With P

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

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Pallas		Female
Paris		Female
Penelope		Female	Greek name; earlier derivation debated
Percy		Male
Peregrine		Male
Persephone		Female
Phaedra		Female
Phineas		Male
Phineus		Unisex
Phoebe	Bright or pure	Female	Latinized form of a Greek name
Phoenix		Male
Phyllis		Female
Poseidon		Male
Prima		Female
Priscilla		Female
Priya		Female
Psyche		Female

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