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Shy Cat Names, Names for your Shy Kitten Starting With M

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

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NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Madeline Female
Maeve Female
Mallory Female
Marcus Male
Margaret Female
Marie Female
Martina Female
Mary Female
Matthew Male
Megan Female
Melody Female
Meredith Female
Mia A familiar form of Maria; also an Italian word association Female Several European usages; Italian word association
Michael Male
Michelle Female
Mike Male
Mira Female
Mitchell Male
Molli Unisex
Molly Diminutive of Mary Female English
Monique Female

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