Animals Cat Names, Names After Natural Animals Starting With P

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

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Name	Gender	Origin
Paloma	Female
Pan	Male
Penelope	Female	Greek name; earlier derivation debated
Peregrine	Male
Phelan	Male
Philip	Male
Philippa	Female
Phineas	Male
Phoenix	Male
Pike	Male
Pinto	Unisex
Pippa	Female
Plymouth	Unisex
Poe	Male
Porsche	Female
Puma	Female

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