Uncommon Cat Names, Rare and Unique Cat Names Starting With H

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

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Hadley	heath covered meadow	Female	English
Hal	Scandinavian, army ruler	Male	English
Hale	hero; army ruler	Male	English
Halley	woodland clearing	Male	Scottish
Hallie	thinking of the sea	Female	English
Halsey	from Hal's island	Male	English
Hamilton	after the american politician Alexander Hamilton	Male	English
Hamish	Equivalent of Jacob - To fill the place of another.	Male	Scottish
Hampton	home settlement	Male	English
Han	Gift From God	Unisex	German
Harlan	rocky land	Male
Harley	Old English for Army Meadow. From the hare meadow	Female	English
Harmony	A beautiful blending. Simultaneous sounding of two or more tones, especially...	Female	Word
Harold	Army commander.	Male	Scandinavian
Harry	estate ruler	Male	English
Hasan	Virtuous, Attractive	Unisex	Arabic
Haskel	Hebrew, God strengthens	Male	Yiddish
Hattie	Rules her household. Feminine of Harry from Henry.	Female	English
Hayden	heather-grown hill	Male	English
Hayes	from the hedged place	Male	English
Heath	Wasteland	Male	English
Hector	Tenacious	Male	Greek
Hedwig	after the musical/movie Hedwig and the Angry Inch	Female
Heidi	Female	Female	English
Helaine	Variant of Helen. In mythology the abduction of Zeus's mortal daughter Helen...	Female
Helga	Pious	Female	Scandinavian
Heloise	healthy; wide	Female
Henrietta	Keeper of the hearth. Rules her household. Feminine of Henry.	Female	Feminine
Henry	ruler of the home	Male
Herbert	famous army	Male
Hercules	glory of Hera	Male	Greek
Hermes	the messenger god	Male	Greek
Hermione	messenger, earthly	Female	Greek
Hershel	deer	Male
Hessie		Female
Hester	star	Female	Medieval
Hezekiah	God is my strength	Male
Hilary	cheerful, happy	Male	Latin
Hilliard	Guardian In Battle	Unisex	German
Hiram	Exalted	Male
Hobson	Son of Robert	Male	English
Holden	hollow valley	Male	English
Hollie	Holly	Unisex	English
Holly	Holy	Female	English
Holmes	From the river island	Male	English
Honora	Honor	Female	Latin
Hope	Hope	Female
Hopper	hop grower or seller	Male	English
Horace	timekeeper	Male	Latin
Horatio	hour, time	Male	English

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