Male Yellow Cat Names
Open Merriam-Webster to the entry for 'yellow cat' and the primary definition is not a domestic cat at all — it is the flathead catfish. Wilbur Daniel Steele's short story "The Yellow Cat" ran in Harper's in March 1915 and was selected for the Best Short Stories of the Year, and that is one of the few cases where the phrase clearly describes a fur-bearing animal in serious print. No major cat-fancy registry — CFA, TICA, GCCF — recognises Yellow as a coat colour. The same cat is Red on a pedigree, Orange in the United States, Ginger in Britain, and Yellow in the rural and folk register that has not been to a cat show.
That register matters for naming. A yellow cat tends to belong to an owner who described the kitten by what they saw, not by what a breeder told them. The names track the register: Sunny. Honey. Butter. Buttercup. Butterscotch. Caramel. Goldie. Tom. Tommy. Tiger. Tigger. Whiskers. Boots. Daisy. Lemon. Mango.
If the cat is mostly the lighter buff end of the orange spectrum, ask yourself whether a name like Honey or Butter fits — or whether the pale-cream register on our Blonde page suits the kitten better.
Meanings, origins and pronunciations appear only for records with checked sources. Blank fields have not been verified. Gender and collection labels are browsing choices.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali | Male | ||
| Alonzo | Male | ||
| Angel | Male | ||
| Aslan | Male | ||
| Augustus | Male | ||
| Barley | Male | ||
| Barney | Male | ||
| Barry | Male | ||
| Baz | Male | ||
| Bear | The bear animal | Male | English word name |
| Blake | Male | ||
| Blaze | Male | ||
| Blondie | Male | ||
| Bo | Male | ||
| Bobby | Male | ||
| Boo | A startling exclamation; also slang for a romantic partner | Male | English word name |
| Bowie | Male | ||
| Bubbles | Male | ||
| Buck | Male | ||
| Buddy | A friend or companion | Male | English word name |
| Buff | Male | ||
| Bumble | Male | ||
| Burton | Male | ||
| Butterscotch | Male | ||
| Cameron | Male | ||
| Casper | A Dutch and Scandinavian form of Jasper | Male | Dutch and Scandinavian name usage |
| Charlie | Short or feminine form of Charles | Male | English |
| Chester | A surname linked to Chester; the place name relates to a camp or fortress | Male | English place-derived surname |
| Chico | Male | ||
| Chili | Male | ||
| Chip | Male | ||
| Colby | Male | ||
| Cory | Male | ||
| Curry | Male | ||
| Curtis | Male | ||
| Daffy | Male | ||
| Dempsey | Male | ||
| Diego | Male | ||
| Dorito | Male | ||
| Dundee | Male | ||
| Eugene | Male | ||
| Ferris | Male | ||
| Finlay | Male | ||
| Finn | Male | Irish and Old Norse name histories | |
| Fire | Male | ||
| Flame | Male | ||
| Flash | Male | ||
| Flynn | Male | ||
| Foster | Male | ||
| Frazier | Male |
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