Bengal Cat Names

Offbeat Anglicized form of the intractable Gaelic Rathnait.

Surname name with an uplifting meaning. Just beware that this is a well-known mattress brand.

Despite the presidential pedigree, it's still hard to shake the image of the cartoon cat (named after his creator Jim Davis's grandfather). However, there are other Garfields, such as Barbadian cricket player Sir Garfield Sobers, who carries it with gravitas.

Ayan is an African name heard for both sexes.

Stella and Luna are stylish night sky name for girls, from the Latin words for star and moon.

Common name in Japan, would have alcoholic allusions here.

Kennelly could be an upbeat modern namesake for a Grandpa Kenneth; it can also be spelled Kenneally.

A noble surname from northern England that has occasionally been used as a first name.

Resonant and unusual.

All varieties of Hob are antiquated nicknames for Robert, though this one is saddled with the "Calvin and Hobbes" cartoon association.

Ashley substitute with a slightly more unisex feel; it was picked for her daughter by TV host Nancy O'Dell.

An old Irish saint’s name and the name of a lovelorn poetess in Irish folk legend. Liadain and Líadan are other variations.

The saintly Italian form of the saintly Latin Benedicta.

An established place name, associated with a sunny island in the English Channel, the Garden State in the US, knitted pullovers, reality TV, and a Broadway musical. It peaked in the late 2000s and though it is now in decline, 130 girls and nearly 50 boys received the name in 2023.

-ey meaning "island". Alternative theories suggest it comes from jarl ,meaning "earl" or hjǫr meaning "sword".

Last name occasionally used as a first, can be seen as a Lance Armstrong athlete-hero name.

A male name in Wales, Gwyn has been mostly feminine in the US thanks to its resemblance to the more familiar Gwen. It derives from the same Celtic root as the popular Finn family of names.

Medieval name that still hasn't crossed the ocean, known here primarily via actress/teacher Uta Hagen.

Tetsu is a female name with an unusually strong and powerful meaning. It sounds spunky and cute too.

A contemporary sounding word name with an ancient history, widely used in the Roman Empire, and based on the mythic goddess of good luck and fertility.