Male Female Cat Names

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Abba		Male
Aberdeen		Male
Aja		Male
Aki		Male
Ali		Male
Angel		Male
Artemis		Male
Bamboo		Male
Banjo		Male
Barley		Male
Bean	A bean seed, pod or the plant bearing it	Male	English word name
Bear	The bear animal	Male	English word name
Bell		Male
Bliss		Male
Blue		Male
Boo	A startling exclamation; also slang for a romantic partner	Male	English word name
Boots	Footwear covering the foot and part of the leg	Male	English word name
Bubbles		Male
Buddy	A friend or companion	Male	English word name
Burgundy		Male
Butterscotch		Male
Buttons		Male
Calypso		Male
Cameron		Male
Charlie	Short or feminine form of Charles	Male	English
Chili		Male
Chocolate		Male
Cotton		Male
Echo		Male
Elf		Male
Furball		Male
Fuzzy		Male
Georgie		Male
Glitter		Male
Hershey		Male
Hilary		Male
Ivory		Male
Jersey		Male
Jitterbug		Male
Kabuki		Male
Kanga		Male
Kashmire		Male
Kit		Male
Koda		Male
Lucky	Fortunate or associated with good luck	Male	English word name
Madden		Male
Majesty		Male
Nike		Male
Nikita		Male
Noel		Male

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