Literary Cat Names

  1. Sweeney
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "the little hero"
    • Description:

      Friendly-sounding name with big "Sweeney Todd" downside.
  2. Melanctha
    • Origin:

      Literary name
    • Description:

      The mixed-race heroine of one of Gertrude Stein's Three Lives searches for knowledge and power.
  3. Petronius
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "stone, yokel, woodpecker"
    • Description:

      Petronius is an Ancient Roman family name that may be drawn from the word petronis, meaning yokel or woodpecker, or the more familiar meaning stone, which applies to all the Peter names.