Gothic Cat Names, Names For Your Goth Kittens, Page 8

Black velvet, candlelight, ancient cathedrals, and the quiet drama of moonlit cemeteries: gothic cat names draw from that whole atmospheric tradition, and for cat owners with a taste for the beautifully dark, they are irresistible. If your kitten is a small shadow with glowing eyes, or if your household style leans toward black coffee and poetry volumes, a gothic cat name suits her better than any cheerful pastel pick ever could. These names are elegant, literary, and full of shivery mood.

Consider Lestat, from Anne Rice's vampire novels, for a confident, silver-eyed tomcat. Morticia, after the Addams Family matriarch, fits a tall, elegant long-haired female. Poe, for Edgar Allan Poe, suits a thoughtful dark kitten with haunted eyes. Raven gives a glossy black girl a touch of literary gloom, while Dorian, from Oscar Wilde, lends a handsome tomcat a whisper of dangerous charm. Each gothic cat name arrives already wearing silk.

When you try a gothic cat name, say it in a low voice by lamplight, because these names reward a little theatrical quiet. If this mood calls to you, our 'mystical' and 'literary' name collections share the same shadowed charm. Gothic cat names make every rainy afternoon feel like a short atmospheric novella, and every 'Lestat, off the candles' becomes a tiny absurd pleasure, pulling one foot of ordinary household mess back into the soft, dramatic shadow world where your goth kitten clearly belongs.