Cat Names That Mean Love

Cerian is a diminutive of Ceri (pronounced like Kerry), which comes from a root meaning "love". Both were relatively popular in Wales in the 1980s and 1990s, though they are used less there today.

A rare Finnish name which is used for both sexes, usually in the middle spot.

A modern invented name, taken directly from the French phrase "J'adore", meaning "I love".

Top 100 choice in Italy.

In Slovenia, Maca is more common as an independent name than its parent name Marija.

In Welsh, Ceri is traditionally a male name but can also be used for girls. It's a short form of Ceridwen too, the name of the Welsh goddess of poetry.

In the Zulu and Xhosa languages of Southern Africa, Phila is a unisex name pronounced "PEE-la" and means "to live of life" It's also the feminine version of the ancient Greek name Philo, pronounced "FEE-la", meaning friend or lover and present in several contemporary names and words used throughout the Western World. The name Philip, for instance, means lover of horses, while the city name Philadelphia means "brotherly love" and philosophy means "love of wisdom".

An attractive and worldly name for a cherished baby son.

Obscure name from the New Testament.

A modern (and very rare) form of Jedidah, the mother of the biblical king Josiah.

Derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love".

Once a common girl name in Hawaii, today Leialoha is virtually unheard of.

This cutesy nickname made it onto the Top 1000 in 1883.

Popular in Hawaii in the first decades of the 20th century, this name also means "rock" in Māori.

This simple but alluring name — some might associate it with the Kama Sutra — was chosen by heavy metal rocker Sammy Hagar for his daughter.

A Spanish term of endearment that first appeared on the charts in 2005, and is slowly gaining traction.

Karita and Karitas are the Icelandic spins on Charity, also found as Carita and Caritas throughout Scandinavian. While to the English speakers these names may feel like a Latinate endearment, they are popular names in their own right.

A North African choice, particularly popular in Tunisia and Syria.

Kamadeva is the Hindu god of love. Much like Cupid, Kamadeva or Kama flies around shooting arrows of desire at young lovers. His bow is made of sugarcane and his arrows are decorated with fragrant flowers. Kamadeva is associated with the cuckoo bird, humming bees, and the gentle breezes of spring.

Kama is the winged Hindu god of love, son of Lakshmi. His proper name is Kamadeva.