Wednesday Cat Names: Morticia, Gomez and Gothic Addams Picks

From a single-panel New Yorker cartoon by Charles Addams in the 1930s to the 2022 Netflix hit Wednesday, the Addams Family has built a whole aesthetic of beautiful gloom, and it gives a cat a name with delicious gothic flair. The clan delights in the macabre, the elegant, and the slightly sinister, which makes their world a perfect match for a dramatic, self-possessed cat, especially a sleek black one who treats the household as its own haunted manor. A name from Wednesday or the wider family lands at once for fans of the spooky and the stylish.

The picks sort into a few moody groups. The core family gives you the most iconic names, from Morticia and Gomez to Wednesday and Pugsley. The wider household and extended clan add quirky, characterful options, while gothic word names drawn from ravens, shadows, and nightshade suit a cat with a darkly elegant streak. Coat color guides the choice, with a black cat wearing a raven or midnight name, a gray cat suiting something smoky, and a white cat carrying an ironic, ghostly pick. Bonded pairs are easy, with Morticia and Gomez the most romantic duo of all. Many of these names appear in our dictionary and are linked below with their meanings, so browse the curated list and find the name that suits the small creature of beautiful gloom presiding over your home.