Animals Cat Names, Names After Natural Animals Starting With R

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

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Rabbit		Unisex
Rachel		Female
Rafe		Male
Ralph		Male
Ralphie		Male
Ram		Male
Randall		Male
Randolph		Male
Randy		Male
Raoul		Male
Raptor		Unisex
Raul		Male
Raven		Female
Ravenna		Female
Ray		Male
Reno		Male
Robin		Male
Rolf		Unisex
Rollo		Male
Rosalind		Female
Roscoe		Male
Rudi		Female
Rudolf		Unisex
Rudolph		Male
Rudy		Male

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