Vintage Cat Names, Names from Classic Literature Starting With R

These are vintage cat names that start with the letter R. 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
Ralph		Male
Ramona		Female
Rebecca		Female
Reggie		Male
Rex		Male
Rhett		Male
Robin		Male
Roman		Male
Ronnie		Unisex
Rosalind		Female
Rose	The rose flower association; also an older personal-name history	Female	English and French name histories
Rosemary		Female
Roxanne		Female
Roxy	A familiar form of Roxana	Female	English
Ruby	The ruby gemstone	Female	English gemstone name
Rudy		Male
Rufus		Male
Rupert		Male

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