500 Inspiring Names for Black Cats – Find the Perfect Match for Your Elegant Companion

The only black cat superstition you should ever believe is that black cats are awesome! If you've decided to prove this superstition with a black cat of your very own, then take a look at this list of 500 names perfect for your beautiful, black feline.

Top names for black cats.

• Batman
• Cola
• Damien
• Domino
• Gothic
• Gypsy
• Ink
• Knight
• Midnight
• Night
• Ninja
• Onyx
• Panther

• Pepper
• Pepsi
• Raven
• Salem
• Sharpie
• Spades
• Spy
• Storm
• Wednesday
• Wicked
• Witchy
• Zorro

Names for male black cats.

• Angus
• Antagonist
• Arcane
• Asher
• Ashton
• Bagheera
• Bandit
• Bat
• Bear
• Betelgeuse
• Billy
• Binx
• Blackjack
• Boogie Man
• Bow tie
• Butler
• Cadbury
• Chip
• Coal (or Cole)
• Cooper
• Creeper
• Crow
• Dante
• Darth

• Demetrius
• Dice
• Draco
• Duke
• Dusty
• Ego
• Ernie
• Felix
• Figaro
• Flagg
• Fog
• Fudge
• Gaelic
• Gomez
• Gotham
• Grimm
• Hendrix
• Hitchcock
• Jaguar
• Jax
• Ju Ju
• King
• Lovecraft
• Lucifer

• Mac
• Merlin
• Metal
• Mourn
• Mr. Black
• Mr. Sandman
• Mr. Sexy
• Nox
• Oakland
• Obsidian
• Pepe
• Phantom
• Pirate
• Poe
• Priest
• Raider
• Richy
• Sir Shadow
• Skunk
• Slick Rick
• Sly
• Smokey
• Stallion
• Stone
• Sylvester

• Tar
• Thestral
• Thunder
• Tux
• Vader
• Warrior
• Wizard
• Yankee
• Zachery

Female names for black cats.

• Abbi
• Adrianna
• Alchemy
• Ali
• Amy
• Annie
• Ashley
• Astral
• Ava
• Batty
• Beans
• Beauty
• Bella
• Betsy
• Bittersweet
• Blackberry
• Brunette
• Chocolate
• Coco
• Coffee
• Dahlia

• Dani
• Dot
• Ebony
• Elsa
• Elvira
• Emma
• Frankie
• Freda
• Goddess
• Godiva
• Grace
• Harlem
• Harley
• Hershey
• Indigo
• Inky
• Isis
• Java
• Kali
• Kiki
• Lady
• Lady of the Night
• Layla
• Lexi
• Lilith
• Magpie
• Mary
• Matches
• Miss Nola
• Miss Sin
• Mistress
• Misty
• Morticia
• Mrs. Black
• Mystic
• Mystique
• Nelly
• Nestle
• Nightingale
• Olive
• Orchid
• Oreo

• Paige
• Pearl
• Pheobe
• Pheonix
• Piper
• Prudence
• Puma
• Queen
  
• Rilla
• Sable
• Sabrina
• Sade
• Sarah
• Sheba
• Sibyl
• Silhouette
• Starlight
• Stormy
• Sunset
• Taboo
• Tootsie
• Twilight

• Velvet
• Vimpirella
• Winona
• Zora

Halloween names for black cats.

• Annabel Lee
• Autumn
• Boo
• Buffy
• Carrie
• Casper
• Chucky
• Costume
• Crafty
• Demon
• Ding dong
• Doom
• Dracula

• Endora
• Eve
• Frankenstein
• Freddy
• Fright
• Grave
• Halle/Hal
• Hallow
• Halloween
• Halo
• Harlow
• Jack (o'lantern)
• Licorice

• Luna
• Mask
• Monster
• Muertos
• Munster
• Norman (Bates)
• October
• Omen
• Pumpkin
• Rosemary

• Snickers
• Spirit
• Spook
• Spooky
• T.O.T (trick-or-treat)
• Tabitha
• Thirty-one
• Tober
• Trixy
• Twix
• Vampire
• Voodoo
• Witchcraft

Unique names for black cats.

• Abracadabra
• Absinthe
• Ace
• Achromatic
• Almond Joy
• Asphalt
• B.C. (black cat)
• Blacktop
• Bonfire
• Boots
• Box
• Bram
• Bullet

• Bullseye
• Bump
• Burn
• Burny
• Caps
• Carbon
• Charcoal
• Checkers
• Chess
• Chip
• Cinder
• Comedy
• Cop
• Cross
• Crumbs
• Crypt (Keeper)
• Deadzone
• Decker
• Deja vu
• Detective
• Diesel
• Eclipse
• Eight ball
• Fuel
• Gloom
• Godiva
• Goth

• Guiness
• Hellraiser
• Hissy
• Hole
• Humbug
• Jet
• Kettle
• Leather
• Marbles
• Market
• Nebulous
• Nimbus
• Nutella
• Penguin

• Puma
• Serendipity
• Soot
• Spider
• Stoker
• Stygian
• Styx
• Sundown
• Tarmac
• Tint
• Tiptoe
• Undertaker
• Voltaire
• Web
• Zebra

Mysterious names for black cats.

• Alacazam
• Armageddon
• Ash
• Bewitch
• Blackamoor
• Blacken (the Dutch for "to burn")
• Crescent
• Dark Matter
• Darkness
• Darkside
• Dead of Night
• Dragon
• Drusy (a form of quartz)
• Dusk
• Ghost
• Hades
• Haze

• Icy
• Jinx
• Kizmet
• Mystery
• Nebula
• Nero
• Nocturne
• Oracle
• Phlegein (Ancient Greek for "scorch")
• Scortch
• Secret
• Shade
  
• Shady
• Sinister
• Sky
• Superstiton
• Talon
• Tarot
• Wraith
• Yin (black in Yin Yang symbol)

Words that mean "black" in other languages that are perfect for your black cat!

• Beltza (Basque)
• Dubh (Irish)
• Hitam (Indonesian)
• Iswed (Maltese)
• Kuro (Japanese)
• Madow (Somali)
• Musta (Finnish)
• Negru (Romanian)
• Noir (French)
• Nyeusi (Swahili)
• Pango (Maori)
• Preto (Portuguese)
• Schwarz (German)
• Siyah (Turkish)
• Sort (Danish)
• Svart (Icelandic)
• Sweart (Old English)
• Wakuda (Chichewa)

These names that mean "black" will delight your new cat!

• Blake
• Ciar
• Ferrer
• Kaveh
• Krishna
• Lonan
• Odessa

Names that mean "dark" which are pleasant for kitties!

• Corbin
• Donovan
• Douglas
• Dubhan
• Dunstan
• Gethin
• Lamya
• Nila
• Rosaleen

Names that mean "night" which are marvelous for cats!

• Aladdin
• Florence
• Isra
• Leander
• Nisha
• Nyx
• Olivia
• Puck
• Tatania
• Viola

These names that mean "moon" will make your cat stand out.

• Aiday
• Aiman
• Alan
• Chandra
• Cynthia
• Diana
• Edwin
• Hala
• Helen
• Portia
• Rhiannon
• Selene
• Tanith
• Tara
• Theia

Witch cat names that are perfect for tricky kitties!

• Bellatrix
• Binder
• Broom
• Cackle
• Cauldron
• Charm
• Cloak
• Draco
• Dumbledore
• Ginny
• Granger
• Half-Moon
• Harry
• Hat
• Hermione
• Hocus Pocus

• Macbeth
• Magic
• Malfoy
• Nymphadora
• Potion
• Potter
• Sanderson
• Sirius
• Spell
• Spellbound
• Stocking
• Sweep
• Wand
• Warlock
• Wart
• Wayward
• Weasley
• Wicca
• Winifred

Ironic names for black cats.

• Alaska
• Amethyst
• Aqua
• Blanche
• Blanco
• Blizzard
• Blue
• Brighty
• Coral
• Cotton ball
• Cottontail
• Dandelion
• Emerald
• Ivory
• Jade
• Lemon drop
• Lightbulb
• Marshmallow
• Milk
• Pale Rider
• Pinky
• Powder puff
• Rainbow

• Rosy
• Rouge
• Ruby
• Salty
• Sapphire
• Scarlet
• Snow Princess
• Snowball
• Snowflake
• Snowy
• Sugar
• Teal
• Tic Tac
• Tofu

These names for black kittens are the perfect match for your new kitty!

• Chi Chi
• Crispy
• Daisy
• Disney
• Fuzzy
• Goofy
• Max
• Mickey
• Minnie
• Mint Chocolate
• Mittens
• Lil' Star Gaze
• Nighty
• Panda
• Shiny
• Sleepy
• Sooty
• Za Za

Do you need more inspiration for your new pet's name?

If you don't have a black cat or simply want even more ideas for your pet's moniker, check out these lists below. This is the first big decision you will make for your new furry friend so take your time and choose wisely. The purrfect name is bound to paw at your heart!

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