Russian Blue Cat Names
Russian Blues are also called Archangel cats, after the Russian seaport of Arkhangelsk — about 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle on the White Sea — where the breed is believed to have originated. TICA's breed page is specific about the geography. Sailors brought the breed to Britain, where it first appeared in cat shows in the 1880s under the older Archangel name; "Russian Blue" came later. The breed's signature is the silver-tipped double coat: each guard hair is distinctly silver at the tip, so the coat shimmers, in TICA's words, "like moire silk as the cat moves."
The temperament is as Russian as the geography. CFA is direct: "It is typical for a Russian to hide under the sofa when a guest enters." Once the cat decides a human is permanent rather than provisional, the reserve gives way to deep loyalty — Russian Blues form intense bonds with one or two people in a household, learn vocabulary if regularly addressed, and according to CFA will "cloon around in an attempt to cheer you up" when their person is sad.
Russian Blue names lean into the cold, the silver, and the Russian. Slavic names that aren't generic: Mikhail, Anya, Sasha, Dimitri, Katya, Lev. Geographic honors to the breed's origin port: Arkhangelsk is unwieldy but Angel works; Onega, Kola, Volga, Neva are Russian rivers and lakes that travel well. Color-anchored names matching the silver-tipped coat: Argent, Pewter, Slate, Mercury. Avoid Smokey and Greybeard: they describe a coat without honoring the lineage.
Russian Blues, Chartreux, and Korats are the three classical short-haired blue breeds, each from a distinct cultural lineage — Russia, France, and Thailand. Browse those collections for blue-coat naming traditions across regions.
For a reviewed shortlist by breed and coat, see Grey Russian Blue names.
Name Ideas from This Breed Collection
An introductory selection from this editorial collection, ordered by catalog ID. This is not a popularity ranking. Browse the alphabetical list below for all 113 options.
Meanings, origins and pronunciations appear only for records with checked sources. Blank fields have not been verified. Gender and collection labels are browsing choices.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Male | ||
| Adrian | Male | ||
| Aleksandra | Unisex | ||
| Alice | A form descended from Aalis and Adelais | Female | Old French form of a Germanic name |
| Anastasia | Female | ||
| Aragon | Male | ||
| Ariana | Female | ||
| Astrid | Female | ||
| Auntie | Unisex | ||
| Aurora | Dawn | Female | Latin |
| Azrael | Male | ||
| Azure | Female | ||
| Baby | A very young child or animal | Unisex | English word name |
| Baron | Male | ||
| Bartholomew | Male | ||
| Bella | Associated with Italian bella, meaning beautiful | Female | English usage; Italian word association |
| Blue | Male | ||
| Boris | Male | ||
| Cato | Male | ||
| Cecil | Male | ||
| Cedric | Male | ||
| Chelsea | Female | ||
| Clarence | Male | ||
| Cobalt | Male | ||
| Conrad | Male | ||
| Czar | Unisex | ||
| Deacon | Male | ||
| Delilah | Female | ||
| Denim | Male | ||
| Dennis | Male | ||
| Doris | Female | ||
| Edgar | Male | ||
| Edie | Female | ||
| Ethan | Male | ||
| Evangeline | Female | ||
| Filbert | Male | ||
| Fillmore | Unisex | ||
| Floyd | Male | ||
| Freud | Unisex | ||
| Galina | Female | ||
| Gandalf | Male | ||
| Georgina | Female | ||
| Giselle | Female | ||
| Gloria | Female | ||
| Gorky | Male | ||
| Grace | The English word grace | Female | English virtue name |
| Graham | Male | ||
| Gregory | Male | ||
| Gretchen | Female | ||
| Gretel | Unisex |
113 names found. Page 1 of 3.
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