Are you looking for a suitable name for your cat or tomcat? Your four-legged friend is the star at home anyway and just needs the right name? Then our list of 77 tomcat and cat names from movies is just what you need.

In a nutshell

• Films & series offer a lot of inspiration when choosing a name
• not only cat names, but also tiger and lion names are suitable
• popular are u. Simba, Nala, Baghira, Sylvester
• also use other film characters for inspiration

Movie names for tomcat & cat

Choosing a name is pretty much the hardest thing a master has to go through at the beginning of an animal relationship. With our famous film names for cats and tomcats, we offer the right inspiration.

Cat names from animated films

Who doesn't know them, the popular characters from Disney & Co. Besides well-known characters like Simba and Mufasa, there are also a few other cats. We have the right names for your kitty:

  • Baghira (The Lion King)
  • Berlioz (Aristocats)
  • Diego (Ice Age)
  • Duchess (Aristocats)
  • Figaro (Pinocchio)
  • Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service)
  • Kater Karlo (various Mickey Mouse productions)
  • Kiara (The Lion King)
  • Kovu (The Lion King)
  • Lucifer (Cinderella)
  • Marie (Aristocats)
  • Mayor Lionheart (Zoomania)
  • Miyo (To a Whisker)
  • Mufasa (The Lion King)
  • Muta (The Kingdom of Cats)
  • Nala (The Lion King)
  • Natoru (The Kingdom of Cats)
  • Oliver (Oliver & Co.)
  • Rajah (Aladdin)
  • Sabor (Tarzan)
  • Sarabi (The Lion King)
  • Scar (The Lion King)
  • Sergeant Tibbs (101 Dalmatians)
  • Shira (Ice Age)
  • Shir Khan (The Jungle Book)
  • Si& Am (lady & tramp)
  • Simba (The Lion King)
  • Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
  • Thomas O'Malley (Aristocats)
  • Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)
  • Toulouse (Aristocats)
  • Yuki (The Kingdom of Cats)

Cat names from TV series

The four-legged friends are not only popular in well-known films, but also in our favorite series. So why not name the kitties after the cat from your favorite series?

  • Al Catzone (Chip & Chap)
  • Artemis (Sailor Moon)
  • Azrael (The Smurfs)
  • Billy (Billy the Cat)
  • Diana (Sailor Moon)
  • Findus (Petterson and Findus)
  • Flamow (Pokemon)
  • Garfield (Garfield and Friends)
  • Kater Mikesch (Augsburger Puppenkiste)
  • Kimba (Kimba, the white lion)
  • Lucky (Alf the Alien)
  • Luna (Sailor Moon)
  • Meowth (Pokemon)
  • Kitty (Pokemon)
  • NekomatanoNibi (Naruto)
  • Oggy (Oggy and the Cockroaches)
  • Pidsley (Shaun the Sheep)
  • Salem (Sabrina: Totally Hexxed)
  • Scratchy (The Simpsons)
  • Ser Pounce (Game of Thrones)
  • Shnurgarst (Pokemon)
  • Stimpy (Ren & Stimpy)
  • Snobilicate (Pokemon)
  • Snowball/ Snowball (The Simpsons)
  • Spot (Starship Enterprise)
  • Sylvester (LoonyToons)
  • Tom (Tom & Jerry)

Live-action cat names

One or the other velvet paw can also be found among the live-action films. Here are the most popular cat names from real-life movies.

  • Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)
  • Bob (Bob the Stray)
  • Church (Stuffed Animal Graveyard)
  • Duchess (A piggy named Babe)
  • Jinx (My Bride, Her Father and I)
  • Kiki (Moritz in the advertising pillar)
  • Crookshanks (Harry Potter)
  • Mr. Bigglesworth (Austin Powers)
  • Mrs Norris (Harry Potter)
  • Miezuleika (Otto - The New Movie)
  • Orion (Men in Black)

animal names

When it comes to inspiration for your cat or hangover, you don't just have to look to cats from movies. Take a look at other animals from film and television. Particularly popular animal names are also here:

  • Baloo (Jungle Book)
  • Rio (Rio)
  • Master Shifu (Kungfu Panda)
  • Bao (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Gypsy (The Big Crawl)
  • Garry (Spongebob)

frequently asked Questions

What are the most popular cat names?

Classic cat names include: the names Luna, Lily and Nala. Among them are numerous cat stars from film and television. The most popular names for the hangover faction include Felix, Simba, Baloo and Tiger. Here, too, the media influence is clearly evident.

Can you change cat names?

Cats are very trainable animals. So you can get used to a new name quite quickly. Renaming works without any problems, especially with young cats. Simply use both names for the transitional period so that your cat can slowly get used to them. However, you should not keep renaming your cat to avoid confusing it.

What letters do cats hear best?

Two to three syllable names are best for cat ears. They also like hearing vowels like A, O, I, and U, but they don't like S sounds that much. So choose a soft and melodic sounding name that people and animals both like.