Crookshanks: Meaning of Cat Name Crookshanks

Popularity & Rankings

Where Crookshanks places in real pet-name rankings, compiled from 1 attributed source. iCatNames does not collect its own registration counts; these are third-party rankings, not a single combined score.

Where it ranks	Rank	Source
Pop Book names	#6	Rover (2025, U.S.)

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Abyssinian Cat Names

Cat names commonly associated with the Abyssinian breed, including Crookshanks.

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Abby	My father rejoices. Biblical: the name of King David's third wife described a...	Female
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Afina	Blueberry	Female
Africa	pleasing, pleasant	Female
Aida	joyful, helper, reward	Female

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Crookshanks is a 11-letter Literary cat name that begins with the letter C, commonly associated with the Abyssinian breed.

Famous Cats Named Crookshanks

1 notable cat from books, films, comics, and pop culture who share the name Crookshanks.

Crookshanks The pet cat of Hermione Granger in the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He is described as having a "squashed face," which was inspired by a real cat Rowling once saw, which she said looked like it had run face first into a brick wall; most likely a Persian.

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