Cat Names That Start With D

  1. Drummond
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "ridge"
    • Description:

      At one time associated with the fictional detective Bulldog Drummond, this formal surname name does boast the cute nickname Drum.
  2. Duet
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "music for two"
  3. Donnelly
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "dark brave one"
    • Description:

      Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname.
  4. Daystar
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun"
  5. Dinero
    • Origin:

      Spanish word name
    • Meaning:

      "money"
    • Description:

      A rising choice in the US, where money-related names are becoming more fashionable.
  6. Dyson
    • Origin:

      English, contraction of Dennison
    • Description:

      This could be a possible replacement for the overused Tyson, though it has something of a commercial feel related to the brand of vacuum cleaners.
  7. Dinand
    • Origin:

      Short form of Ferdinand
    • Meaning:

      "bold voyager"
    • Description:

      Dinand is popular in the Netherlands thanks to a local singing sensation. Dinand is one of many Dutch short forms that come from the middle or end of a name -- think Bas for Sebastian or Hans from Johannes -- rather than from the beginning as is more usual in the U.S. and UK, though we're catching on.
  8. Dartha
    • Dhana
      • Origin:

        Hindi; Sanskrit
      • Meaning:

        "wealthy"
      • Description:

        Soft and lovely option.
    • Denim
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        Fabric name that's seen more use for both sexes ever since singer Toni Braxton named her son Denim in 2001.
    • Dark
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "without light"
      • Description:

        The moody and mysterious name Dark could be the perfect name for a couple who embraces the magic of the unknown. Grimes and Elon Musk used it as a middle for their daughter Y, whose given name is Exa Dark Sideræl. Grimes chose it because, "dark matter is the beautiful mystery of our universe."
    • Duet
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "music for two"