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Southern Cat Names, Names Inspired By Southern United States Starting With R

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

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NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Rafe Male
Rain Male
Rainy Unisex
Raleigh Male
Ramsey Unisex
Rascal Male
Rastus Unisex
Ray Male
Reba Female
Rebel Male
Redmond Male
Rhea Female
Rhett Male
Rhodes Male
Rice Unisex
Rider Male
Rikka Unisex
Ringo Male
Rita Female
Roger Male
Rogers Unisex
Roma Female
Roman Male
Rosalie Female
Rose The rose flower association; also an older personal-name history Female English and French name histories
Rosebud Unisex
Rosetta Female
Ross Male
Rowan Male
Rowena Female
Roxanne Female
Roxie Female
Roy Male
Royal Male
Royce Male
Ruby The ruby gemstone Female English gemstone name
Ruff Unisex
Rufus Male

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