Unique, Posh Names for Fashionable Female Cats
When naming kitties, it’s important to keep in mind their true status in the realm of animals. Lithe and sleek, cats, both large and small, are the supermodels of the animal kingdom. With their cool stare and sultry stride, it’s no wonder the model’s runway is called the catwalk! Celebrate your cat’s beauty, style, and haughty majesty with a befitting moniker – try on one of these posh, luxury names for majestic female cats from fashion, film, literature, and more.
Posh Fashion Designer Cat Names
Armani: Giorgio Armani.
Bling or Bling Bling: Fabulous jewelry or eye candy. Bling Bling is a lovely name for an Oriental breed of cat.
Choo: Jimmy Choo, shoe designer and lovely name for an oriental cat.
Choupette: Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, who inherited $1.5 million at his death. Karl’s unrequited wish was that he marry Choupette.
Coco or Chanel: Coco Chanel needs no introduction—elegant and inventive, her clothing label remains among the most coveted in the world.
Dali: Salvador Dali
Dior: Christian Dior
Dovima: Dovima was born Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba in 1927 in New York City. Half-Polish and half-Irish, she was raised in Jackson Heights, Queens. She contracted rheumatic fever at age 10 and was then confined to bed. At that time, the standard treatment was a year in bed, but her strangely overprotective mother kept her home for the next seven years. During this lonely time, she took up painting and had an imaginary friend, whom she called Dovima—using the first two letters of each of her given names.
Discovered by Ford modeling agency outside of an automat in New York, Doe (as she was known by friends and family) took on the persona of her imaginary friend Dovima, becoming the most sophisticated of models in an era of high sophistication. With Irving Penn in Vogue, she became an overnight sensation. But it was with Avedon that her greatest work was achieved. Dovima and Avedon created the most famous fashion photograph of all time, “Dovima with Elephants,” in Paris in 1955. The photo shows Dovima in haute couture with circus elephants surrounding her. Name your cat Dovima if she bears her sophistication with a slight edge of wistfulness.
The Elsas:
Elsa: Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti or tamed lioness of Born Free—take your choice for your inspiration. Elsa Peretti’s fluid designs have seduced the world with their sensual forms. And Elsa of Born Free charmed the world with her comical exploits as a lion cub and her ultimate rehabilitation into the wild.
Ford: Tom Ford, served as creative director for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent before establishing his own standout brand making him one of the top 10 most lucrative designers in history.
Gaga: With her fabulous full-length meat gown, Lady Gaga’s fashion statements would enchant any feline.
Gucci
Halston: King of the 1970s and Studio 54.
Karan: Donna Karan, New York stylist.
Lauren: Ralph Lauren, king of the American frontier.
Miu Miu: Cats and friends alike will understand what you are talking about when your call kitty “Miu Miu.” Of course, that’s Prada’s more affordable fashion line. Naturally, it was named with a nod to the feline.
Paloma: Spanish for Dove, a tasty tequila cocktail and of course Pablo Picasso’s most famous and creative daughter. Paloma is Tiffany’s delightful designer of bold jewelry designs and her own brand of perfume. If you have a multifaceted cat with many unique talents, name her Paloma.
Picasso
Prada: Fashion designer Miuccia Prada was born in 1949, in Milan, Italy. Once a member of the Italian Communist Party and (more horribly) a mime student, Prada was an unlikely entrepreneur when she took over her family’s luggage business in 1978. She first dazzled the fashion world in the 1980s with a series of black nylon handbags and backpacks. Today, Prada is a billion-dollar company and an excellent name for a sleek, sophisticated black cat.
Rhianna
Tory: Tory Burch, American fashion designer, philanthropist and household name.
Valentina: One of the first to be known by merely her first name, Valentina designed dramatic evening gowns for Hollywood’s elite, pioneering the concept of red carpet glamour. Name your kitty Valentina, and you can call her Val or Tina.
Valentino: Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani.
Versace: Gianni and Donatella Versace. Donatella and Gianni make cute names for elegant brother and sister cats.
Vivienne: Vivienne Westwood, posh British designer bringing punk to the runway. Name you cat Vivienne and you can call her “Vie to Die For.”
Warhol: Andy Warhol creator of The Factory and Pop Art.
Yves: Yves St. Laurent.
Cute Female Cat Names for the Party Animal
Fete: Pronounced Feyt or Fet. A day of celebration or holiday.
Gala: As an adjective it means festive or showy; as a noun it means celebration.
Jubilee: A time or season for rejoicing or the celebration of an anniversary.
Lollapalooza: an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. Name your cat Lollapalooza and you can call her Lolly, Lolla, or Lola.
Spree: A lively frolic or outing, a binge or burst of extreme activity. Purrfect for kittens with unbound energy.
Lash: The characteristic movement of a cat’s tail when annoyed. An excellent name for a haughty cat.
Exotic Posh Cat Names
Bastet or Bast:
One of the most popular goddesses of ancient Egypt. She is generally depicted as a cat goddess, although she originally had the head of a lion or a desert sand-cat. In later years she was depicted with the head of a domestic cat. As such, she personified the playfulness, grace, affection, and cunning of a cat as well as the fierce power of a lioness.
Cats were sacred to Bastet, and to harm one was considered a crime against her and very unlucky. Her priests kept sacred cats in her temple, as they were considered to be incarnations of the goddess herself. When these cats died, they were mummified and presented to the goddess as an offering. The ancient Egyptians placed great value on cats; they protected crops and slowed the spread of disease by killing vermin. Name your kitty Bast or Bastet if you want a protective goddess in your home.
Isis
Egyptian Goddess and patroness of nature and magic. She was the friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, and the downtrodden, and she was also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children.
Geisha
Geishas are professional entertainers trained in the Japanese arts of dance and music and the art of conversation. They attend banquets and dinners to make guests feel at ease in conversation and drinking games and perform traditional Japanese songs and dances. The perfect name for a social kitty.
Maiko
A Japanese girl apprenticing to become a Geisha; typically they are 17 -20 years old. These girls serve green tea and perform songs with the 3-stringed instrument called the shamisen. Once they have mastered the arts of traditional dance and music they may become full-fledged Geishas.
Murasaki
Author and heroine of The Tale of The Genji, the first modern novel, written in the Eleventh Century. In the novel, Murasaki is discovered by the Genji as a 10-year-old girl. He is fascinated by her and kidnaps her to raise her in his own palace and educate her to be his ideal companion. Murasaki means purple or lavender in Japanese and is associated with love and constancy in Japanese poetry.
Polished Cat Names That Mean Posh
Cher
Chic
Chichi
Elite
Faboo
Flossy
Gilt
Luxe
Plush
Prim
Ritz
Rococo
Sharp
Swank
Swag
Toni
Vogue
Posh Names for Noisy, Majestic Cats
Blare or Blaire: Making a loud or raucous sound
Cain: Raising Cain
Clamor: Rhymes with Glamour.
Fierce: Unruly and determined
Frolic: Playful
Gala: Monster Party
Glib: Extroverted about one’s opinion
Jolly: Merry or happy mirth maker
Jubilee: Royal celebration
Kibitz: Yiddish in origin, it means to interfere or offer unwanted advice.
Ling Ling: Popular name for Chinese pandas
Lively: Active and amusing
Ming: Chinese Dynasty that ruled for 276 years from 1368–1644, also evil Emperor Ming of planet Mongo in the Flash Gordon series.
Pyewacket: (Pronounced PIE-uh-whack-it) The Siamese cat and witch’s “familiar” in Bell Book and Candle.
Riot: A noisy public disorder; a disturbance of the peace; a brilliant display and/or someone who is hilariously funny. Ideal for quirky Siamese cats!
Rollick: Lively, loud and boisterous.
Saucy: Brash or tart
Screech: To shriek and a type of owl. Screech makes a good name for a Persian with owl-like eyes.
Stormy: Wild and raucous
Majestic Female Cat Names From Literature
These majestic names for female cats come to us from myth and literature. The personalities exemplified by these protagonists are languid and certainly feline in their characters. For posh names for Persian cats, check out Epic Names for Persian Cats from Weird History and Fantasy!
Ariel: The Tempest—Arielis a magical spirit that serves her master, Prospero, in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Ariel acts as Prospero’s unseen eyes and ears throughout the play and uses her magical abilities to bring about the tempest that sets the play in motion. If you want to pay homage to your kitty’s magical abilities to fly onto counters and eavesdrop unnoticed, name her Ariel.
Austen: Jane Austen is considered by many the greatest novelist of all time. Counted among her classics are Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility.
Blanche: Streetcar Named Desire’s main character, and a lovely name for a white cat. Blanche’s mantra, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,” speaks volumes about the life of the playwright and that of the kitten raised as a house cat.
Bronte: The three Bronte sisters, Emily, Charlotte, and Anne, created classics of literature such as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, respectively. Name your kitty Bronte and you can call her Bron for short.
Circe: Greek goddess of magic who transforms her enemies into animals.
Desdemona: Beautiful and faithful wife of Othello the Moor.
Electra: Mourning Becomes Electra, Eugene O’Neil’s Freudian adaptation of the Greek tragedies known as The Oresteia by Aeschylus. The play pays close attention to the Oedipal and Electra complexes. Electra commands the stage with insolent and languid disregard. If your kitty is a haughty mouser consider Electra for her name, and she will keep the male mice at bay.
Esmeralda: Beauty and beloved of Quasimoto, the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Freya: The most beautiful of the Norse Goddesses.
Helen: Helen of Troy, the most beautiful mortal of her day, known as the face that launched 1000 ships.
Lilith: First wife of Adam, she leaves him to live on her own.
Lucrezia: Lucrezia Borgia, femme fatal and political powerhouse, this noble-born woman and daughter of Pope Alexander VI, ruled as governor the Spoleto region of Italy.
Tennessee: Tennessee Williams created some of the greatest female characters in the history of stage. Maligned for being mere men in drag, Williams’ ladies struggled with both contemporary views of proper female etiquette, their limited resources in a male-dominated society, and their carnal desires. Name your female cat Tennessee after the great playwright that celebrated women who find a way to succeed.
Maggie (the Cat): Cat on A Hot Tin Roof—the beautiful, frustrated, and determined wife of Brick Pollitt, an aging college football hero. Maggie is determined to keep Big Daddy Pollitt’s fortune from being diverted in its entirety to his brother, Gooper, and his little no-neck monsters. If you have a determined kitty, name her Maggie, but try to keep her off of the roof (it gets hot up there).
Stella: Streetcar Named Desire Full of zest for life and an appreciation for Marlon Brando, Stella is the loving survivor. Stella follows her heart and makes tough choices in determining her future course between her husband and her sister’s needs. If you are seeking a loving kitty with a loyal heart, name her Stella, and you will have fun calling her too.
Stearns: The great poet, Thomas Stearns Eliot, penned Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, a collection of poems on cats, that was the basis for the Broadway musical and subsequent films.
Woolf: Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Any smart mouse would be if you name your kitty after this British author. Raised to be free-thinking, one of her many notable quotes is, “The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.”
Posh Female Cat Names From Film and Fiction
Suki Tawdry: Mack the Knife’s associate and likely a lady of the night (like most nocturnal kitties).
Garbo: Elusive and enigmatic Garbo’s reclusive nature embodies the spirit of the cat with strangers. At home with friends, she is charming and kittenish, but like any good kitty, in public, she remains mysterious and aloof.
Holly Golightly: Breakfast at Tiffany’s—An American Geisha, Holly Golightly subsists from date to date in the hopes that one will eventually marry her. Charming and delightful, she works her way into everyone’s heart. The perfect name for the stray kitty who works her way into your home.
Lolita: Nabokov’s little Lolita was charmingly kittenish and irresistible to all men.
Marlene: Marlene Dietrich was the embodiment of glamour and exotic looks. In 2008 the New York Times hailed thusly, “Miss Dietrich artfully projected cool sophistication, self-mockery and infinite experience. Her sexuality was audacious, her wit was insolent and her manner was ageless.” Name your cat Marlene to celebrate the ultimate embodiment of the feline.
Unique Luxury Names for Posh Black Cats
These cat names, inspired by darkness, make charming monikers for your midnight nightwalker.
Anise: Licorice spice
Ash or Ashley: Black
Cokie: A charcoal made of coal, coke is used in blast furnaces with the iron ore to make steel. A great name for a steely-eyed black cat.
Darkness
Ebony: Black
Eclipse
Elvira: Campy Mistress of the Dark and host of Movie Macabre.
Fanta: Character in Roots
Goth
Jet: Black
Luna: The Latin name for the moon. An excellent name for a black cat with a small spot or two of white.
Majick: Ancient spelling of magic.
Masai: African tribe known for the statuesque builds and graceful walk.
Maui: Hawaiian Island with black sand beaches.
Nix: The beautiful Greek Goddess of Darkness, she is rarely glimpsed near the edge of night. Name your shy dark cat Nix.
Omen: Foreshadowing
Onyx: Black gemstone
Pepper: Black spice
Raven: Ominous blackbird
Rune: Mysterious or magical symbol.
Shade: Shadow or Spector.
Sloe: Black
Spellbinder: One who casts spells.
Spellbound: Under one’s spell.
Zulu: African tribe
If you feel we have left some fabulous name ideas out, please feel free to add them in the comments section.
