Vintage Cat Names, Names from Classic Literature Starting With A

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

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Abigail		Female
Abraham		Male
Ada		Female
Adelaide		Female
Adeline		Female
Alastair		Male
Albert		Male
Alfred		Male
Alice	A form descended from Aalis and Adelais	Female	Old French form of a Germanic name
Alistair		Male
Ambrose		Male
Amelia	A variant of Amalia	Female	European form of a Germanic-derived name
Angelina		Female
Angus		Male
Annabel		Female
Annabelle		Female
Annie		Female
Anton		Male
April	The month April	Female	English month name
Arabella		Female
Arlo		Male
Artemis		Male
Arthur		Male
Asher		Male
Atticus		Male
August		Male
Aurelia		Female
Aurora	Dawn	Female	Latin
Ava		Female	English, Persian and Germanic name histories

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