Siamese Cat Names, Cat Names of Siamese Breed, Page 2
In 1878, the American Consul in Bangkok shipped a Siamese cat named Siam to the White House as a gift to President Rutherford B. Hayes — the first documented Siamese in America. CFA's breed history records it directly. Six years later in 1884, British Consul-General Edward Blencowe Gould sent a Siamese from Siam to his sister Lilian in England, the first documented Siamese in the UK. The breed had been kept and bred in Thailand for centuries before that — the Tamra Maew, a manuscript of cat poems from the Ayutthaya period (1350–1767), depicts "a pale-coated cat with a black mask, tail, feet and ears." Three of those original poems describe what would become the modern Siamese.
CFA recognized the Siamese as a founding member breed in 1906; a Siamese took the first Best-in-Show win at a CFA event in 1907. The recognized point colors expanded slowly — Seal Point was the original, Blue Point joined in 1934, Chocolate Point in 1952, and Lilac Point in 1955.
Siamese names work best when they honor either the breed's Thai origin or its operatic vocal personality. Authentic Thai names: Anong, Mali, Lek, Noi, Som, Saen. Thai royal references: Rama (the dynasty name), Chakri. Historical wink names: Siam (the 1878 cat), Pho and Mia (alternative names recorded for the original gift), or Hayes for a presidential nod. Movie-Siamese pairs Si and Am from Lady and the Tramp work as a pair-cat option. Avoid generic "Pretty" or "Princess" names: this is a breed whose voice will eventually outvote any frippery.
Two breed lines descend directly from Siamese stock and share the famous voice — the longhaired Balinese and the pointed-but-softer-spoken Tonkinese. Browse those collections if you want close-relative naming traditions.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Longbottom | Neville's mother. | Female | |
| Alien | Foreign being | Male | |
| Alivia | Alt. Spelling Of Olivia | Female | User Contributed |
| Alley | A narrow street or passageway | Unisex | |
| Allie | Of Noble Birth | Female | German |
| Allison | noble | Female | Scottish |
| Ally | Noble, Kind | Female | English |
| Almanza | Ready For Battle. Feminine Of Alonzo. | Unisex | |
| Alpha | First Born | Female | Greek |
| Alphie | Unisex | ||
| Altair | bird, star | Male | Arabic |
| Alyssa | Variant of Alice. | Female | English |
| Amanda | Lovable | Female | Latin |
| Amarissa | Amaris meaning child of the moon is the astrological name for Cancer. | Female | Combination |
| Amber | A hard brownish-yellow fossil resin, precious jewel | Female | Word |
| Amos | Brave | Male | |
| Amy | Beloved. | Female | Latin |
| Anacelia | Female | ||
| Anastasio | Resurrected | Male | |
| Andrea | Feminine form of Andrew manly | Female | Italian |
| Andrew Kirke | Gryffindor beater. | Male | |
| Angel | Angel | Male | Word |
| Angus | superb, unique | Male | Anglicized |
| Anna May Wong | Arthur's Sister | Unisex | |
| Annabell | Gracious, Lovable Beauty | Unisex | French |
| Annabelle | Joy | Female | Combination |
| Annie | Prayer | Female | English |
| Anubis | Royal Child | Female | Greek |
| Anya | grace | Female | Russian |
| Apollo | the mythological god of light and truth | Male | Greek |
| April | "second" | Female | Latin |
| Aragon | Spanish kingdom; variant of Aragorn | Male | |
| Araminta Meliflua | Sirius' mother's cousin. | Female | |
| Arashi | Storm | Unisex | |
| Archie | One who is bold | Male | English |
| Areya | Unisex | ||
| Argus Filch | Vigilant | Unisex | |
| Ariel | lioness of god | Female | |
| Arienh | Oath | Female | |
| Arlana | An oath | Female | |
| Armani | Brand of men's clothing | Male | Persian |
| Armijo | Surname list | Unisex | |
| Arriana | Silver. | Female | |
| Arsenault | Surname list | Unisex | |
| Artemis | moon | Male | Greek |
| Arun | Radiance | Unisex | Hindu |
| Ash | Ash tree. | Male | English |
| Asheby | From The Ash Tree Farm | Female | English |
| Asher | fortunate, lucky, blessed, happy | Male | |
| Ashes | Remains of something burned | Female |
1414 names found. Page 2 of 29.
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