Gray Cat Names
- Toril
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"thunder"Description:
An unknown, strong Scandinavian name related to Tor/Thor, the Norse god of thunder, that would fit in perfectly here.
- Kennelly
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"male descendant of a wolf"Description:
Kennelly could be an upbeat modern namesake for a Grandpa Kenneth; it can also be spelled Kenneally.
- Isham
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the Iron One's estate"Description:
A noble surname from northern England that has occasionally been used as a first name.
- Ashby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"ash tree farm"Description:
Ashley substitute with a slightly more unisex feel; it was picked for her daughter by TV host Nancy O'Dell.
- Graydon
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of the gray-haired one"Description:
Waspy, but preferable to Nanny Diaries satiric name Grayer. Grayton Greydon, Greyton.
- Armstrong
Origin:
English and Scottish surnameMeaning:
"strong arms"Description:
Last name occasionally used as a first, can be seen as a Lance Armstrong athlete-hero name.
- Collier
Origin:
English occupational surnameMeaning:
"coal miner"Description:
An old-fashioned term for a coal miner, or nowadays, a sister to Harper and Piper.
- Rodolfo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"bold wolf"Description:
Romanticizes Rudolph and distances the name from the red-nosed reindeer. After remaining steadily in the US Top 500 for much of the twentieth century, Rodolfo has been slipping of late.
- Tetsu
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"strong as iron"Description:
Tetsu is a female name with an unusually strong and powerful meaning. It sounds spunky and cute too.
- Liadain
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"grey lady"Description:
A variation of an old Irish saint’s name, Liadin, and the name of a lovelorn poetess in Irish folk legend. Be prepared for some clumsy pronunciation outside Ireland, however.
- Myosotis
Origin:
Flower name, from GreekMeaning:
"mouse's ear; forget-me-not"Description:
The name of a genus of flowering plants commonly known as "forget-me-not", deriving from a Greek word meaning "mouse's ear", because of the shape of the plant's leaves. The Spanish form Miosoti is more often seen, though still very rare.
- Liadan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"grey lady"Description:
An old Irish saint’s name and the name of a lovelorn poetess in Irish folk legend. Liadain and Líadan are other variations.
- Waya
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"wolf"Description:
Waya pays homage to the wolf — one of the most respected creatures in Native American culture.
- Dalfon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"raindrop"Description:
Definitely a name you won't hear in every playground, Dalfon (also spelled Dalphon) is a highly unusual weather name with a distinctive sound.
- Panya
Origin:
African, Swahili; or, Russian, diminutive of StephaniaMeaning:
"mouse, tiny one; or, crowned one"Description:
Panya is a multicultural possibility with a sound that's pleasing to the English-speaking ear, though the Swahili translation, which might also be "rat," makes it less than savory as an African name.
- Eythora
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"thunder"Description:
An anglicised or dutchified spelling of the Icelandic name Eyþóra, brought to fame by the Dutch Olympic gymnast Eythora Elisabet Thorsdottir, whose parents are Icelandic.
- Bleiz
Origin:
BretonMeaning:
"wolf"Description:
A fiery-sounding Breton name with a fierce animal meaning. Bleiz has also been used in honor of the Catholic Saint Blaise, due to its similar sound.
- Favre
Origin:
French occupational nameMeaning:
"ironworker"Description:
Surname of a fifteenth-century saint and a twenty-first-century quarterback, Brett Favre.
- Hanish
Origin:
Literary nameMeaning:
"one who forewarns of storms"Description:
This name from the ancient Gilgamesh Epic would be a challenging choice; Hamish makes a more user-friendly option.
- Rolf
Origin:
Abbreviated form of Rudolf, GermanMeaning:
"famous wolf"Description:
Like Papa name Rudolf, Rolf never quite emigrated from the Bavarian Alps. You might want to move on to Rollo or Wolf.