Sleuth Cat Names, Names Inspired By Sleuths, Investigators, Or Detectives, Page 2

If you love detective stories on TV, in comic strips, or in classic novels, sleuth cat names are a wonderful way to honor your favorite mystery-solvers. These clever picks suit smart, observant kittens who seem to notice everything happening around your home, making them perfect for boy or girl cats with sharp instincts and curious eyes that miss nothing.

Top picks include Sherlock (Arthur Conan Doyle''s legendary detective), Poirot (Agatha Christie''s Belgian sleuth), Columbo (TV''s rumpled investigator), Nancy (Nancy Drew, teen sleuth), and Monk (the obsessive-compulsive detective). These sleuth cat names carry clever, cultured energy across mystery traditions, giving your tough smart kitten a name that honors brains and bold investigation with character.

If clever names appeal to you, try our smart cat names, book cat names, and TV cat names for more character-inspired picks. You can also browse our literary cat names and movie cat names for mystery-themed ideas your kitten can proudly wear.

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Ellery		Male
Elvis		Male
Ezekiel		Male
Fisher		Male
Fletcher		Male
Frost		Male
Gideon		Male
Gray		Male
Guster		Unisex
Hamish		Male
Hammer		Unisex
Harry		Male
Hayes		Male
Hemingway		Male
Hieronymous		Male
Holmes		Male
Honey	Honey produced by bees; also a term for a loved one	Female	English word name
Horatio		Male
Imogen		Female
Irish		Unisex
Ivory		Male
Jack	A medieval familiar form of John	Male	English
Jackson		Male
Jake		Male
Jane		Female
Jeff		Male
Jemima		Female
Jennifer		Female
Jessica		Female
Jim		Male
Jimmy		Male
Jo		Female
Joe		Male
John		Male
Jonathan		Male
Jones		Male
Jordan		Male
Joseph		Male
Jules		Male
Kate		Female
Kincaid		Unisex
Kinsey		Female
Kojak		Male
Lancelot		Male
Langston		Male
Laura		Female
Lewis		Male
Lincoln		Male
Little		Male
Lord		Male

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Detective & Mystery Cat Names: Sleuths, Authors & Noir Picks

A cat watches everything and gives nothing away, which makes detective and mystery fiction a natural source for names. This guide leads with the genre's real crime-solving cats: Koko and Yum Yum from Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who" series, and the tabby sleuth Mrs. Murphy from Rita Mae Brown's cozy mysteries. From there it runs through the great fictional detectives like Sherlock, Poirot's circle, Nero Wolfe, and Nancy Drew, the loyal sidekicks and rivals (Watson, Mycroft, Moriarty, Hastings), and the hardboiled noir school with Spade, Marlowe, and mood words like Shadow, Clue, Alibi, and Gumshoe. It covers the mystery authors too, from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle to Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote the first detective story in 1841. You will also find coat-and-temperament matches, such as Shadow or Noir for a watchful black cat and Mycroft for an aloof one, paired names for two cats like Sherlock and Watson, and practical notes on matching the name to a clever feline that keeps its conclusions to itself.