Historic Cat Names, Names After Historic Cats and people Starting With H

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

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Hachiko		Unisex
Hamilton		Male
Hamlet		Male
Hampton		Male
Hannibal		Male
Harlan		Male
Harrison		Male
Harry		Male
Haskell		Unisex
Hayden		Male
Hayes		Male
Helen		Female
Henry	Home ruler	Male	Germanic-derived name
Herbert		Male
Hershel		Male
Hester		Female
Hillary		Female
Holden		Male
Homer		Male
Hooch		Unisex
Hoover		Male
Horace		Male
Horatio		Male
Houdini		Male
Houston		Male
Hudson		Male
Humphrey		Male
Hurley		Male

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