My Cat Names


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A list of potential (and mostly unusual) names for pets. I like unusual names and started this list after I saw duplicates for several of my foster cats' names used for other cats at the shelter. An original name helps the cats get adopted easier and it is fun for me to think up and look up name ideas. Feel free to use any of these for your own pets. And please email me if you think of unusual (but not derogatory) cat names that I might like to add.

If you are looking for a name to fit an animal with a certain attribute, visit names by category where selected name ideas from this list are grouped for easier reference.

Note: The names I've already used for animals I have fostered are not in bold. Names I've used for animals I have adopted are in blue type.

FEMALE
MALE
EITHER
  • A Cappela
  • Acushla1 (ai-cush-lah) darling (Irish)
  • Adore
  • Adrienne - 18 French dark one
  • Afina - 18 (ah-FEE-nah) Rumania 'Blueberry'
  • AGLAIA7 (Ag-Lay'-Ah) the shining one (1 of the 3 graces).
  • Ailsa - Scott. consecrated to god
  • Aki - 18 Japan born in Autumn
  • Albinka - L. - Pol. strong resolute / blond
  • Alamea - 18 (Ah-luh-MAY-uh) Hawaiian 'ripe' or precious
  • Alessandra - Greek defender of mankind
  • Alida - Lat Small winged one
  • Alison
  • Alisz, Aliz hungarian noble kind
  • Alzubra - 18 (ahl-ZOO-bruh) one star in the constellation Leo
  • Amanda Rose
  • Amaryllis
  • Amazing Grace
  • Amazon a mythical race of tall strong women
  • Ambrosia
  • ANAHITA 2 Persian goddess of procreation.
  • Anana - Afr Soft, gentle
  • Ananda - 18 (ah-nuhn-dah) India Bliss
  • Ananose 21 - Am. Ind. 'white fawn'
  • Andulka - 18 (AHN-dool-kah) Czech common name - little graceful one
  • ANGERONA15 (Ann'-Jer-Oh'-Nah) goddess of secrecy (guardian of secret names).
  • Anica - 18 Spanish Graceful
  • Anisa - Arabic friendly
  • Annakiya - (ah-nah-key-ah) Housa - sweet face
  • AnnaMika
  • Anne Shirley
  • Annika
  • Annikki - 19 (AHN-ick-ee?) Finnish nighttime goddess
  • Annie Apple
  • Anoush20(ah-NOOSH) Armenian - sweet
  • ANUKIS5 (ann-YOU-kiss) goddess of the Nile Cataracts, her name means "hugging" or "clasping".
  • Aolani - 18 (ow-LAH-nee) Hawaiian 'heavenly cloud'
  • Aponi - 18 (ah-POH-nee) Am. Indian 'butterfly'
  • Apricate - 22to spend time basking in the sun
  • Aprika - Basqu pleasant
  • Arabesque
  • Arietate - 22to strike with a battering ram or to butt like a ram.
  • Asana1 (AH-sen-ah) contorted position for meditation in Yoga
  • Ashanti a region in Ghana, Africa
  • Auburn (red brown)
  • Audacity
  • Audrey
  • Aurora
  • Ayanna
  • Ayliana
  • Azami - 18 (ah-zah-MEE) Japan 'thistle flower' symbol of defiance and surliness
  • Baba Yaga 21 - Russian ogress
  • Babushka head kerchief, also grandmother (Russia)
  • Badria - 19 Afghani - moonlike
  • Balaniki - 18 (bah-lah-NEE-kee) Hawaiian white one
  • Ballerina
  • Belisma 19 - Celtic lake and river goddess
  • B'Ellana - from Star Trek - nickname for Lana
  • Bernice
  • Betty Boop
  • Bibiana20 portugal/brazil - lively
  • Bliss
  • Bouquet
  • Brenna - irish dark hair
  • Brigida - Sp Strength protecting
  • Brigitta - von Trapp (from the sound of music)
  • Brindisi 21 - Italian drinking song
  • Brioche
  • Callida, Callista - Gr most beautiful
  • Calliope Gr Beautiful voice
  • Cameo
  • CARIDWEN4 (KAHR-ed-wen) a corn goddess, Moon goddess as well as all encompassing goddess of Nature. Name means "white grain".
  • Carioca1 S American dance/music
  • Carissa - L. - artistic or giving; L. or Gr. very dear
  • Carousel
  • Cayenne
  • Cayley
  • Cashmir
  • Cassiopeia
  • Celeste 21 - Elephant, star of children's books (wife of Babar)
  • Chagrin
  • Chamomile
  • Chandra - like the moon
  • Chantika - Hindu goddess of desire
  • Chantilly 21
  • Chanterelle 11 yellow/gold mushroom OR highest pitched string of instrument.
  • CHANTICO11 (chahn-TEE-koh) a goddess of fire, home & hearth & fertility. enjoying extremes of both pleasure & pain.
  • Chanteuse - (shahn-TUZ) nightclub singer
  • Charisma
  • Charlotte
  • CHASCA17 (CH'AHZ-kah) means approx. "star of long hair." A patron goddess of princesses, Girls & flowers were among her primary concerns.
  • Cheezy Poof
  • Chenoa - 18 (chay-NOH-ah) Am Indian white dove
  • Cher
  • Cherry
  • Chika - 18 (chee-KAH) Japanese 'near'
  • Chimalis - 18 (chee-MAH-lees) Am Indian 'bluebird'
  • Chitsa - 18 (CHEET-sah) Am Indian fair one
  • Chizu - 18 (CHEE-zoo) Japanese 'a thousand storks' symbol of longevity
  • Christy McAuliffe (astronaut)
  • Chyna
  • Ciarletta
  • Ciarlo
  • Ciatti
  • Cimino
  • Cinnaba
  • Cinnamon
  • Columbine
  • Comfort
  • Confetti
  • Coralee
  • Corona
  • Daisy
  • Decibel
  • Deidre - sorrowful, wanderer
  • Dalila - (Dah-LEE-lah) African - gentle (nickname Dolly)
  • Daphne
  • Debutante
  • Demitasse
  • Dicacity1 Oral playfulness, talkativeness
  • Divita
  • Domino
  • Donizetti composer of italian opera
  • Dovey, Dove
  • Dulcet pleasing to ear; sweet to taste
  • Dulcimer
  • Dulcinea
  • Dumpling
  • Echo
  • Effie - Gr melodious talk
  • Elsbet - Scottish
  • Edelweiss
  • Emalia - 18 (em-uh-LEE-uh) Hawaiian form of Emelia, flatterer/flirt
  • Emily
  • Emily Rose
  • Emma-Lee
  • Emmy (w/Tony, my 'awards')
  • Enjoli 21
  • Ernesztina - hung. serious
  • ERZULIE8(ehr-ZOO-lee) an agile, elegant goddess of sex & love, beauty, flowers, & all things. When called, will appear IF offered enough luxury & wealth. Prone to mood swings.
  • EUPHROSYNE7 (Yoo-Froh-See'-Nah) the 1 who makes people joyful (1 of the 3 graces).
  • Euthymia1 mental tranquility
  • Evangeline
  • Faustine latin lucky
  • Finesse
  • Finola - Irish - white shoulders
  • Fiona Celtic - white/fair
  • Fraulein
  • Fuscienne - Lat Black
  • Fuyu - 18 Japan born in Winter
  • Gabrielle
  • Garland
  • Gazebo
  • Geisha
  • Gemma - french
  • Giardenetto1 stones arranged as a spray of flowers
  • Giggle
  • Gillian - (Jill-ee-ann) latin downy haired
  • Gingham 21
  • Girlfriend
  • Gisele
  • Godiva
  • Goodness (note: see Shirley)
  • Gossamer
  • Gretchen German little pearl
  • Gretl - von Trapp (from the sound of music)
  • Habibah - 18 (hah-BEE-bah) Arabic beloved
  • Hannalee
  • Haiku
  • Hana - 18 (hah-NAH) Japanese 'flower'/'blossom' OR (HAH-nah) Arapahoe Indian 'sky'/'black cloud'
  • Haru - 18 Japan born in Spring
  • Hazel
  • Hazelnut
  • HEBE7 (Hee'-Bee) a goddess of youth.
  • Hilda
  • Holiday
  • Hollywood
  • Honesty
  • Hoshi 18(hoh-SHEE) Japanese 'star'
  • Hummingbird
  • Imelda20 philippines - industrious (good for a cat with shoes)
  • India
  • Innuendo
  • Inq
  • IO7 (Ee'-Oh) a priestess of Hera, seduced/turned into cow by Hera's husband, Zeus.
  • Isabelle
  • Isthmus
  • Ivory
  • Jacinthe1 brilliant red-yellow
  • Jadzia - (Star Trek), from Old Germanic 'Hedwige' + Polish 'Jadwiga', meaning 'peace and strife'
  • Jambu 18(JAHM-boo) mythical Hindo rose apple tree - so immense it overshadows the world
  • Jamila20(jah-MEE-lah) swahili for beautiful
  • Jendyose - (jen-dee-oh-seh) Ugandan Having done good to produce this child
  • Jenna1 English name, also Mohammadan paradise.
  • Jennica - English
  • Jenny Louise
  • Jewel
  • Jinnywink1 small derrick
  • Jolie
  • Jubilee
  • Juji - Afr Heap of love
  • Jujube1 zizyphus fruit or candy made from it
  • Juli
  • Julia
  • Juniper
  • Kachina1 spirit of a departed Hopi
  • Kameko - Jap tortoise child, symbol for long life
  • Kamichi1 ("ch" like "sh") horned screamer
  • Kaleidoscope
  • Kalila 18(kah-LEE-lah) Arabic girlfriend/sweetheart
  • Kapuki 18(kah-POO-kee) Bari (African) 1st born daughter
  • Karimata1 2 headed japanese arrow that whistles
  • Katakin, Katalin - Hung. pure
  • Katusha
  • Kealoha 18(ke-uh-LOH-huh) Hawaiian beloved
  • Keiko 18(KAY-koh) Japanese rapture or reverence or adored one
  • Kekona 18(ke-KOH-nah) Hawaiian 2nd born son
  • Kenda - Afr Nine or December
  • Kesia, Keisha - Afr Favorite
  • Keriann - irish dark haired
  • Ketzia 18(ket-ZEE-ah) Hebrew a cinnamonlike bark
  • Khaki 21
  • Kichi 18(KEE-chee) Japan the fortunate
  • Kiera
  • KIKIMORA16 (kee-kee-MORE-ah) a goddess of home & hearth that helped houseclean. She punished slothfulness by breaking/hiding/ruining things.
  • Kiku 18(kee-KOO) Japan chrysanthemum, symbol of longevity, japanese flower of Sept.
  • Kimama 18(ke-MAH-mah) Shoshone Indian butterfly
  • Kimble
  • Kimono
  • Kira Japan - Adored one; Akkadian? - the sun
  • Kissa - Finnish "cat"; 18 in Uganda, first child after twins
  • Koko20 N. Amer. Indian - night
  • Koomkie1 trained female elephant used to decoy wild males
  • Kumiko 18Japan braid
  • KUU6 (KOO) a moon goddess
  • La Luna
  • Ladybug
  • Larissa - 18(lah-REE-sah)russian cheerful one
  • Laurel
  • Lavendar
  • Leandra 18"like a lioness"
  • LeeLoo - from movie 'The 5th Element'
  • Leilani 18(lay-LAH-nee) Hawaiian heavenly child
  • Liaden - (lee-ah-den) Irish - grey lady
  • Liesl - von Trapp (from the sound of music)
  • Lilith
  • Lilka20 poland - famous warrior maiden
  • Lilliput
  • Lilly-low1 a bright flame, British
  • Lillywhite
  • Lily Anna started as Gigi
  • Lily Pad
  • Lindy Hop
  • Lokilani 18(loh-ke-LAH-nee) hawaiian small red rose/heavenly rose
  • Lollybanger1 gingerbread with raisins
  • Louisa - von Trapp (from the sound of music)
  • Luana Hawaiian - enjoyment
  • Luau
  • Lucida
  • Lucine20(loo-SEEN) Armenian - moon
  • Lucy
  • Lucy Bear
  • Lucylia
  • Lulani 18(loo-LAH-nee) Hawaiian the highest point in heaven
  • Lullaby
  • Lulliloo1 to shout a joyous welcome
  • Lulu 21 - Amer. Ind. rabbit
  • Lumina
  • Luminita - romania little light
  • Lyric
  • Mabel latin - lovable
  • MACHA4 (MAH-cha) a ruthless & bloodthirsty goddess of war, initially a "Mother Goddess" she had absolute dominance over males.
  • Magnolia
  • Mah-Jongg 21 - a game
  • MAIA15 (May'-Ah) Fertility goddess.
  • Malu20(MA-loo) Hawaiian - peace
  • MAMA QUILLA17 (MAH-mah KEE-lah) a moon goddess, she ruled over calendars & time measurement, & kept protective watch over wives.
  • Mamid 19 Chippewa Ind. the star dancer
  • Mandisa 18(man-DEE-sah) S. African (Xhosa) 'sweet'
  • Maria - von Trapp (from the sound of music)
  • Mariachi
  • Maribel
  • Marimba - wooden xylophone (africa)
  • Marla
  • Marnina hebrew - cause of joy
  • MARRATU2 a goddess of the sea & of the Moon, & dreams. Her color is blue.
  • Marta - von Trapp (from the sound of music)
  • Marzipan
  • Matrika 18(mah-TREE-kah) 'mother', one name of the Hindu goddess Sakti
  • Mayberry
  • MayPearl
  • Megan
  • Mei
  • Meka Hawaiian - Eyes
  • Melody
  • Melosa 18(meh-LOH-sah) Spanish 'honey like', 'sweet' or 'gentle'
  • Melisma1 melody, part of an aria
  • Memory
  • Mercy (note: see Shirley)
  • Meria - african rebellious one
  • Miarra
  • Miata
  • Michiko - Japan beauty + wisdom
  • Miette - small sweet thing
  • Mignon - Fr darling/cute
  • Mija? (or Mya) - 19 Burmese - emerald
  • Mika 18Am. Indian 'the knowing raccoon' OR Japan 'new moon' OR Russian short for Dominika
  • Mima - 19 Burmese - woman
  • Mimosa
  • Minka Pol. "strong resolute"
  • Mirador1 reddish/orange
  • Mirielle french - miraculous
  • Mirza1 Persian title of honor after name of prince, hero, scholar or high official
  • Missilou
  • Mistletoe 19
  • Mitsubishi
  • Mocha
  • Moquette - velvet pile carpet or upholstery
  • Mu Lan 18 Chinese magnolia blossom, symbol of feminine sweetness
  • Mu Tan 18 Chinese tree peony blossom, symbol of love and affection
  • Murmur
  • Musette - French bagpipe or small knapsack
  • Mynx
  • Myrtha
  • Nalini hawaiian calmness of the skies
  • Nanga1 Small Nubian lamp
  • Nanette
  • Nanu20 Hawaiian - beautiful
  • Nasnan - Nat. Amer. surrounded by a song
  • Natsu - 18 Japan born in summer
  • Nazanin Persian - sweetheart
  • Neskhi1 Arabic script
  • Ninurta 21 - the babylonian name for Saturn
  • Niobe
  • Nissa - Scandanavian friendly elf
  • Nyssa
  • NZAMBI3 (Nah-Zahm'-Bee) a goddess of creation seen disguised as a filthy old beggar woman, rewarding/punishing based on virtues/faults.
  • Ombra 21 - Italian for 'shadow'
  • Orianna latin golden, dawning
  • Oriole latin fair-haired
  • Pagoda
  • Paisley
  • Panache
  • Pansy
  • Papaya
  • Paprika
  • Peanut Buttercup
  • (Ubu) Pearl
  • Pelkita - 19 Basque - friendly
  • Pemba 18 (pehm-BAH) African Bambara word for the force of present existence. Working with Faro, the force of the future, Pemba makes the world go around, moves the starts and directs the affairs of men.
  • Peppermint
  • Peony
  • Persia
  • Petunia
  • Phoebe
  • Piazza
  • Picabo olympic skier
  • Piccolo
  • Pink
  • Piquant pleasingly sharp, biting or tart
  • Pirouette 21
  • Porsche
  • Potpourri
  • Prudence
  • Quia-quia1 (key'-ah-KEE-ah) cigar fish
  • Raindrop
  • Raisonne1 (ray-zoh-NAY) logical, arranged systematically
  • Rapunzel
  • RENPET5 goddess of youth.
  • Revlon
  • Rhoswen - white rose
  • Rosabel
  • Rosebud
  • Sabean
  • Sachet
  • Sachi 18 (sah-CHEE) Japan bless
  • Sadie Lane
  • Sahara
  • Sassafras
  • Salsa
  • Satinka 18 (sah-TEEN-kah) Am Indian - Magic dancer
  • Serenade
  • SHASHTI9 (SHASH-tee) a divine mother-goddess & protector of children.
  • Shirley Used in combo with 'Goodness' and 'Mercy' ...will follow me all the days of my life.
  • Siesta
  • Silhouette Silly for short
  • Silk
  • Sillabub1 inconsequential puff; buffoon; dessert made w/ cream
  • Sirilli
  • Solstice
  • Sorbet
  • Soubrette1 (soo-BRETT) acting role of a young coquette or frivolous young woman
  • Souri/Suri Persian red rose
  • Souza
  • Souzan Persian burning, flaming
  • Star
  • Strudel
  • Subito1 (SOO-bee-toe) suddenly (in music)
  • Sumiko - Japan charcoal
  • Suza
  • Suzu 21 - Japan 'little bell'
  • Suzuki 18 Japan 'bell tree'
  • SweetHeart
  • Sydney
  • Taffeta
  • Tamaka 18 (tah-MAH-kah) Japan armlet or bracelet
  • Taniwha1 (TAHN-ee-wah) a Maori monster
  • Tapestry
  • Tapioca
  • Tatjana - latvian fairy queen
  • Tarana (Tehr-AH-neh) Persian song
  • Tehya - Indian precious
  • Teofilia - GR- Pol. loved by god
  • Tequila
  • Tesia - GR- Pol. loved by god
  • THALIA7 (Thah'-Lee-Ah), the flowering one (1 of the 3 graces).
  • Tiara
  • Tirzah - Hebrew - delight
  • Toffee
  • ToriJasmine
  • Totsi 18 (toht-SEE) Hopi Indian name - moccasins
  • Trilby - Ital One who sings musical trills
  • Troia
  • Troika - Russian sled/carriage
  • Twyla
  • Ulani 18 (oo-LAH-nee) Hawaiian cheerful
  • Velma
  • Velvet
  • Velveteen
  • Vevina Irish - sweet lady
  • Vivian or Vyvian
  • Vogue
  • Waltzing Matilda
  • Wednesday
  • Yardley 21
  • Yoki 18 (YOH-kee) Am. Indian bluebird on the mesa
  • Yuki 18 (YOO-kee) Japan snow or lucky, variation is Yukiko snow child or lucky child
  • Zahra (zah-rah) arabic white
  • Zodiac
  • Zuleika arabic - fair, intelligent
  • Zuza - Slavic graceful lily
  • short addons: Jo, Ann, Lee, Sue, May, Mae, Kay, Ivy, Dee, Jane, Snow, Rain, June

  • Abambou - The evil spirit of the Camma tribes in Africa.
  • Abbozzo1 (ah-BOT-sew) rough draft, sketch
  • Abu
  • Adobe
  • Aerugo1 (ee-ROO-go) Rust
  • Akando 18 (ah-KAHN-doh) Am. Indian Ambush
  • Akio or Akira - Japan - bright lad
  • Alexio20 portugal/brazil - defender of mankind
  • Agu 18 (ah-GOO) Nigerian Ibu means leopard
  • Ahanu 18 (ah-HAH-noo) Am Indian 'he laughs'
  • Alan Shepard (astronaut)
  • Algernon - England 'with whiskers'
  • Amadeus - Mozart; also Latin got of love
  • ANGUS4 (AHN-guss) a god of youth and love & beauty. His full name "Angus of the Brugh".
  • Apple Jack
  • Argento - 19 Italian silver
  • Argyle
  • Asparagus - from T.S. Eliot and CATS, Gus for short
  • Aubade1 (owe-BAD) morning music
  • AZACCA8 (ah-ZAH-kah) a god of agriculture. Pushy, rude and always eating.
  • Azizi 18 (ah-ZEE-zee) Swahili 'precious', used in E. Africa
  • Baba Yaga 21 - Russian ogress
  • Babar 21 - Elephant, star of children's books (wife is Celeste)
  • Baloo 19 - brown bear in Jungle Book
  • Banjo
  • Baobob
  • Barnacle
  • Barry (good for a white cat)
  • Bart
  • Baryshnikov 21
  • Batman
  • Bavius greek - bad poet
  • Baxter
  • Bear
  • Beppo Italian 'Joe'
  • Beelzebub
  • Beeswax
  • Bela Lugosi
  • Berbee
  • Bergelmir frost giant in Scandanavian mythology
  • Bernardo - courage of a bear
  • Bexley
  • Bilberry1 whortleberry
  • Bivouac
  • Bo 23fellow; pal, buddy
  • BOCHICHA17 (boh-CHEE-chah) an almighty sun god, the founder of civilization & culture. (sounds female to me)
  • Bodua 18 (boh-DOO-ah) Ghana - an animals tail, also the ruling spirit of Sunday
  • Boolean
  • Boomerang
  • Boone
  • Boyd - gael - irish yellow haired
  • Bramble
  • Brunneous1 (BRUHN-ee-ess) dark brown
  • Bubbybush1 (both "u"s as in bush) Carolina Allspice
  • Buccaneer
  • Budweiser
  • Bugatti 21 - automobile
  • Bulldozer
  • Bull Frog
  • Bumpkin
  • Burlesque
  • Burr-Brown
  • BUMBA3 (Boom'-Bah) a creation god who created in an unusual way.
  • Busby1 Bushy wig
  • Buzz Aldrin (astronaut)
  • Cade1 (kaid) abandoned by mother, bottle-fed, pampered
  • Calvin
  • Cassaday
  • Cezanne
  • Chekhov
  • Chicanery
  • Chumley
  • Churchhill
  • Clement - Hung. gentle kind
  • Clouseau
  • Clyde - Welsh heard from afar
  • Corduroy
  • Cosmo
  • Cowboy
  • Cracker Jack
  • Cuba
  • DAGON2 god of the sea
  • DAMBALLAH8 (dahm-BAHL-AH) a god of the sky (patron god of rain, rivers & streams), a kind & fatherly god, wise beyond human comprehension, he loves to climb trees & relax.
  • Dandelion
  • Dax - from Star Trek
  • DAZHBOG16 (DAHSH-bog) a sun god, without a care, eternally youthful.
  • Delbert
  • Derby
  • Denzel
  • Detroit - the motor kitty
  • Dewey -he looked just like the youngest kid on Malcom in the Middle
  • Dichali 18 (dee-CHAH-lee) Am. Indian 'he speaks often'
  • Diego
  • Doggo - 23in hiding
  • Dooab1 (DUE-abb) Land between 2 rivers
  • Drumble1 act sluggishly
  • Dubiago - a comet name
  • DUGBO3 (Dug'-Bo) a primary god of the earth.
  • Duke of Earl
  • Dunstan 19 - English from the brown quarry
  • Ebert (and Siskel)
  • Edison
  • Edoardo - OE - Italy wealthy guardian
  • Eeyore
  • Egberto
  • Eidolon1 (eye-DOLE-en) ghost, apparition
  • Einstein
  • Elton
  • Elvis
  • Elwood - (Blues Brothers) w/ Jake
  • Escudero1 (ess-coo-DER-owe) shield-bearer, noble's factotem
  • Euchre
  • Evenrude
  • Evvot
  • Farrago - medly/assortment
  • Fargo
  • Fedora
  • Fergus
  • Fiasco
  • Fig Newton
  • Figaro opera character
  • Figment
  • Filibuster
  • Finagle
  • Firkin1 56 pounds of butter (British) or 1/4 barrel (9 gallons)
  • Fitchett
  • Fitzroy
  • Flip
  • Flugel1 Grand piano or harpsichord
  • Fodgel - 23[Scot] plump and solidly built; buxom
  • Foof - 22to howl and whine like a wounded dog
  • Fracas
  • Francisco20 portugal/brazil - free
  • Frasier english curly haired
  • Friedrich - von Trapp (from the sound of music)
  • Fubsy 23being chubby and somewhat squat
  • Fujiyama - a Japanese volcano
  • Galago (bush baby)
  • Gargoyle
  • Gazpacho
  • Gecko
  • Gentleman
  • Geronimo
  • Gherkin
  • Gigolo
  • Gilbert
  • Gilgamesh 21 - babylonian tyrant, fond of wrestling
  • Gillespe
  • Gilligan
  • Gillygaloo1 Mythical bird that lays square eggs
  • Giotto renaissance painter/architect
  • Gomez
  • Gromit
  • Growltiger - from T.S. Eliot and CATS
  • Guiness 21
  • Guido - L - Italy Life
  • Guru
  • Guyver
  • Habib18 (hah-BEEB) Muslim/Arabic beloved
  • Haboob1 Violent desert sandstorm
  • Hadji
  • Hakim1+18 (hah-KEEM) Moslem/Arabic judge/ruler or wise
  • Hamilton
  • HANUMAN9 (HAH-noo-mahn) king of the monkeys, good at hiding/escaping, and faithful.
  • HAPI5 (HAPPY) a fat god, god of the Nile carried a huge plate of food.
  • Hatheway
  • HAYA-JI10 (hah-YAH-jee) a god of wind & whirlwinds in particular.
  • Helaku18 (hay-LAH-koo) Am. Indian 'Sunny Day'
  • Hickory
  • Hiroshi18 (hee-ROH-shee) Japan generous
  • HIRUKO10 (here-ROO-koh) the god of the morning sun, also protected the health of children.
  • Hogarth
  • Honcho
  • HORUS5 (HOR-us) a sun god, (specif. of the NEW rising sun).
  • Hototo18 (hoh-TOH-toh) Am. Indian 'the whistler'
  • Hot Rod
  • Hubble
  • Hugger-mugger 231) disorderly confusion; muddle 2) secrecy; concealment "...and we have done but greenly,In hugger-mugger to inter him..." -Shakespeare, Hamlet
  • Humbuggery 23deception
  • Humdudgeon 23[Scot] 1) a loud complaint or noise 2) an imaginary pain or illness
  • Humphrey
  • INTI17 (IHN-tee) a ruling sun god
  • Izzat1 Honor, dignity, prestige
  • Jadu1 (jah-DOO) Magic, fortune-telling
  • Jäger - german - hunter
  • Jake - (Blues Brothers) w/ Elwood
  • Jalepeno
  • Jammu winter capital of a state near India
  • Jaxon
  • Jean Luc - from Star Trek
  • John Glenn (astronaut)
  • Joplin
  • JUMALA6 (joo-MAH-lah) a supreme god, ruler of the sky & thunder.
  • Just Bob
  • Kaberu1 (kah-BAI-roo) Abyssinian mountain wolf
  • Kahlil18 (kah-LEEL) Arabic 'good friend'
  • Kahuna1 Medicine man or high priest, in Hawaii master artisan
  • Kaloosh - Armenian - Blessed coming
  • KALUMBA3 (Kah-Loom'-Bah) a god of creation
  • Kamali18 (kah-MAH-lee) Mashona name - S. Rhodesia - a spirit believed to help a newborn live while other babies in village are dying.
  • Kantu18 (KAHN-too) "Happy", one name for Kama, the black Hindu god of love who rides a parrot, carries a sugarcane bow + arrows tipped in flowers
  • Kappa 21 - wicked Japanese spirits, esp. fond of cucumbers
  • Kashmir summer capital of a state near India
  • Kasper Persian ~ a treasured secret
  • Keefe - gael - irish cherished handsome
  • Keegan or Kegan - gael - irish liitle & fiery one
  • Kermit
  • Kerwin - irish little jet black one
  • Khumbaba 21 - horrible giant from Asia...killed by Gilgamesh
  • Kilimanjaro 19 a mountain
  • Killarny 19
  • Kimosabe
  • Kirby
  • Kiyoshi18 (kee-YOH-shee) Jap. Quiet
  • Kodiak
  • Kubly
  • Kubota
  • Kumar18 (koo-MAHR) India - Prince
  • Kuzih18 (koo-zhi (short i)) Carrier Indian 'great talker'
  • KYALA3 (kye-AH'-lah) a creator god, so 'significant' he didn't allow humans to worship him.
  • Lennon gaelic - little cloak
  • Lennox 21
  • Leonardo del Fuego
  • Lester
  • Liwanu18 (lee-WAH-nuh) Miwok Indian 'bear growling'
  • Lloyd
  • Ludlow 21
  • Lumberjack
  • Macaroni
  • Maculatus - latin - spotted fish
  • Maduro1 Strong & dark, esp cigars
  • Maestro
  • Manipi18 (mah-NEE-pee) Am. Indian 'a walking wonder'
  • Marco
  • Martini
  • Mason
  • Matrix
  • Maubee
  • Mauli18 (MOUW-lee) Hawaiian dark skinned
  • Maurice
  • Maximum
  • Maxwell Smart AKA Mackinack was a surrender "Bonkers"
  • Mazel Tov
  • Melbourne
  • Melvern - am indian - great chief
  • METZLI 11 (MEHTZ-lee) a god of the moon. Old & decrepit, he would forget his own name.
  • MICHABO14 (MICH-ah-boh) a god, creator of humanity & a shape shifter.
  • Mikado - emperor of Japan
  • Milk Dud
  • MIMIR13 (MY-mer) god of wisdom
  • Mojag18 (MOH-yahg) Am. Indian 'never quiet'
  • Mongo20 nigeria - famous
  • Moonshine
  • Morton
  • Mosely
  • Mosi18 Swahili for first born
  • Moussaka - Greek dish
  • Mr Edinburgh
  • Mufasa
  • Muggle
  • Mumblecrust1 toothless person, beggar
  • MUNGO3 (Muhn'-Goh) a rain god (also in Scott. - amiable)
  • (Mungo1 one who retrieves valuables from trash)
  • Muraco - am. indian - white moon
  • Mustang
  • Muxmux
  • Muzhik1 (moo-SHEIK) a Russian peasant
  • Nabu 21 - the babylonian name for Mercury
  • Nacho
  • Nebish - yiddish - awkward person
  • Neil Armstrong (astronaut)
  • Nerral 21 - the babylonian name for Mars
  • Nestle
  • Newton
  • Nigel - Gr/Lat. dark
  • Nimbus 21 - cloud
  • NINIGI10(nee-NEE-gee) the grandson of the great sun goddess sent to earth to be emperor.
  • NUADA4 (noo-AH-dah) a god of fishing & water, as well as the Sun god, also healing deity (he had lost 1 arm). N. was also god of dogs.
  • Odo Star Trek character
  • Orion
  • Osgood
  • Pablo - Lat form of Paul, small
  • Palmer
  • Peabo
  • Pedro
  • Pepino 21 - Spanish for Cucumber
  • Peregrin
  • Periwig1 (pear-EE-wig) white pompadour wig
  • Perizad Persian ~ born of fairies
  • Phineas
  • Picard - from Star Trek
  • Pickeroon1 (pick-eh-ROON) thief, pirate
  • Pietro
  • Piffero1 cross between an oboe & bagpipe
  • Pimento
  • Pipient1 (PIP-ee-ent) piping, chirping
  • Pipkin1 tiny pan for melting butter
  • Piroshki 21 - Polish pancake
  • Pirro18 (PEER-roh) Spanish name 'with flaming hair'
  • Placido20 spain - serene (also an opera singer)
  • Plumbum1 Lead; Symbol is Pb. (for a lead weight?)
  • Polo
  • Puccini opera composer
  • Pueblo 21
  • Pumba
  • Pumpernickel
  • Puppy
  • PURUSHA9 (pah-ROO-shah) a very mystical midget being. Omnipresent, all seeing and hearing, all wise.
  • Puxico
  • Quasar 21
  • Questzal1 (KEHT-sehl) large green/red bird worshipped by Aztecs; Guatamala national emblem
  • Quiddity1 the essence, nature of a thing
  • Quinn
  • Quirk
  • Quillan18 (KWILL-luhn) "cub", an astrological name for a Leo. Leos are impulsive, confidant, and dramatic, and are lovers of pomp and ceremony. They like to seem in charge of things, but in truth they'd rather have fun.
  • Quisby1 bankrupt, down & out, or an idler
  • Qwilleran (KWILL-ehr-uhn) main character in Lillian Brown's the 'Cat Who' mysteries
  • Rafferty
  • Reggie(Reginald) - white
  • Remarkable
  • Rembrandt
  • Renzo
  • Ricochet
  • Riroriro1 (REE-roh-REE-roh) gray warbler of New Zealand
  • Robert
  • Rocco
  • Rorschach
  • Rowleyrag1 dark grey stone
  • Rumbelow1 sailors' combination of meaningless syllables, i.e. "yo-ho-ho"
  • Salmagundi1 (sal-meh-GUN-dee) mixture, medley, mishmash, also a meat/herring dish
  • Salvador, Salvatore, Salvadore
  • Sam-I-Am
  • Sambuka 21 - an instrument
  • Samson
  • Sanbenito1 black robe decorated w/ hellish figures
  • Sandman
  • Sandusky a river + city in Ohio
  • Sasquatch
  • Satchmo
  • Scaramouch1 (SCARE-eh-moosh) a cowardly buffoon
  • Schnitzel
  • Seymour
  • Shoeless
  • Shrek
  • Sidwell
  • Sigwald
  • Sirocco1 hot oppressive Mediter. winds
  • Siskel (and Ebert)
  • Skookem1 first rate; the best (Chinook jargon)
  • Slim Jim
  • Sluggo
  • Smirnoff 21
  • Smitley
  • Snowshoe
  • Solomon
  • Sonny (with Cher?)
  • Southpaw
  • Spelvin
  • Sprocket
  • Sputnik 21 - 1st Russian Satellite
  • Steinway
  • Sullivan
  • Tadzi18 (TAHD-zee) Carrier Indian (Canadian) 'the loon'
  • Tarzan
  • Tazriel
  • Teddy
  • Tennessee
  • Tennessee Tuxedo
  • Theorbo 21 - instrument
  • THOMAGATA17 (toh-mah-GAH-tah) a thunder god, a viscious looking character & a trickster.
  • Thorbjorn - scand. - thunder bear
  • Thursby
  • Tiffen1 snack, light lunch
  • Tigger
  • Tikolosh1 (TICK-oh-lowsh) S. African water elf
  • Timex
  • Timoteo actual 1st name of a doctor in town
  • Timothee
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Tiny Tim
  • Tobasco
  • Tobit - Hebrew good
  • Tombolo1 (TOM-beh-low) sand bar or reef connecting island w/ mainland
  • Tony (w/Emmy, my 'awards')
  • Torbjorn Sw. thunder bear
  • Toshio18 (toh-SHEE-oh) Japan 'year boy'
  • Toulouse
  • Trillibub1 a trifle
  • Trimble
  • Tsunami
  • Tucket1 trumpet fanfare
  • Tuckwell
  • Tugboat
  • Tumbleweed
  • Tumbush
  • Tweed
  • Tympani
  • Tytus - Pol. - of the giants
  • Van Gogh
  • Vaquero1 (vah-KEHR-owe) cowboy south of the border
  • Wallace
  • Wallaroo1 a kangaroo
  • Wallenda 21 - circus family
  • Wally
  • Wilbur
  • Winthrop - Teutonic friendly
  • WULBARI3 (Wool-Bahr'-Ee) a supreme god.
  • Wybert - English
  • Wylmer - English
  • Wyndham
  • Xebec1 (ZEE-beck) a lateen-rigged 3 masted ship
  • Xertz1 (ZURTS) to swallow quickly
  • Yahtzee a dice game
  • Yang
  • Yazoo1 Indian tribe - Miss.
  • Yin
  • Ynambu1 (ee-nomm-BOO) large brazilian tinamou(?) or bird
  • Yoshie variation on Josie
  • Yoyo
  • Yukio18 (you-KEE-oh) Japan 'snowboy' implies 'boy who goes his own way'
  • ZABABA 2 a god of combat
  • Zakusky1 hor d'oeuvres (USSR)
  • Zambezi 19 a river
  • Zamboni
  • Zebub1 (ZEE-bub) Ethiopian fly
  • Ziggurat1 Babylonian temple pyramid
  • Zimbabwe
  • Zoom Pig
  • Zuka20 (zoo-KAH) Zimbabwe - sixpence
  • Zumbooruk1 (zum-BOO-ruck) small cannon fired from camel-back
  • Zydeco (ZIE-dih-coh) washboard, for striped cat
  • Zygi
  • Zygmunt - Teut - Pol. conquering protection

  • Abstract

  • Ad Lib

  • AGASSOU3 (Ah-Gahs'-Oo) a pnther fetish, guardian & protector to the king.

  • Aileron

  • Alani 18 (ah-LAH-nee) Hawaiian orange

  • Allegro

  • Alloo1 (a-LOO, a as in man) to incite

  • Ambriel20 angel of May

  • Ambush

  • Ampersand

  • Appaloosa (spotted)

  • Asterisk/Asterix

  • Awanata 18 (ah-wah-NAH-tah) Miwok indian - turtle

  • B.B. Bush Baby

  • BaBa1 French fruitcake

  • Baby

  • Bacardi

  • Baili 19 - from Darling Hills by Martin

  • Ballofur variations...Ballofluff or Ballofuz

  • Banana

  • Bandana

  • Bayou 21

  • Beebop

  • Bibelot1 (beeb-LOW) French small art object

  • Bibou - Japanese 'beauty'

  • Bijou 21 - French for 'jewel'

  • Binary

  • Biscotti

  • Bombilate - 22to loudly hum or buzz continuously

  • Bongo

  • Bonhomie1 (bun-eh-MIE) French cheerfulness

  • Bonsai

  • Boozhoo (boo-szhoo) Ojibwe - hello/greeting

  • Bouillabaisse

  • Bright

  • Busy

  • Butters

  • Caboose

  • Cadence

  • Calypso sea nymph in Homer's Odyssey or style of music

  • Celebrity

  • Cezanne artist

  • Cheechako 23newcomer (to Alaska or the Yukon); tenderfoot

  • Chico - Sp. small

  • Chilali 18 (chee-LAH-lee)Am Indian snowbird

  • Chutzpah 21 - Yiddish for 'gall'

  • Ciao

  • Clover

  • Coconut

  • Cocopuff

  • Colby

  • CousCous

  • Credit

  • Crescendo

  • Cranberry

  • Cricket

  • Cuddles

  • Darjeeling

  • Debit

  • Deja Vu

  • Delorean

  • Di Petto1 Natural singing voice (opposite of falsetto)

  • Didgerydoo1 Aboriginal musical instrument

  • Dilemma

  • Dim Sum

  • Dimple

  • Do-Re-Mi

  • Egypt

  • Enigma

  • Envy

  • Fidget

  • Filigree

  • Fiji

  • Fizgig1 flirtatious woman, hissing firework, noisy toy or barbed harpoon

  • Footle1 talk nonsense

  • Foozle1 bungle or fumble

  • Freckle

  • Forget-me-not

  • Fribble - 23trifle, dodder; to trifle or fool away

  • Frisbee

  • Fudgeon - 22a fussy person

  • Gadget

  • Gardyloo 23[Scot] used as a warning cry when throwing slops from the window into the street

  • Gecko

  • Gesundheit

  • Gingerbit

  • Ginseng

  • Gray-Gray

  • Grasshopper

  • Grigio 21 - Italian for 'grey'

  • Gumdrop

  • Hale-Bopp - a large comet's name

  • Hariel20 angel of tame animals, ruler of science and the arts

  • Havanna 19

  • Havoc

  • Hopscotch

  • Horizon

  • Iiwi1 (ee-EE-wee) Hawaiian bird with brilliant red feathers

  • Iniko18 (ee-NEE-koh) used by Efek- or Ibibro- speaking people of S. Nigeria for child born during trouble (i.e. war, disaster, etc.)

  • Istanbul

  • Isuzu

  • Jacuzzi

  • Jamaica

  • January

  • Jipijapa1 (hee-pee-HOPP-ah) Palm leaves, the kind used for panama hats

  • Kahlua

  • Kamikaze 21

  • Kanika - Afr Black cloth

  • Kanji1 chinese idiograph used in Japanese writing

  • Kibitz

  • Kiko (KEE-koh) Hawaiian - spot

  • Kikokiko (KEE-koh-KEE-koh) Hawaiian - speckles

  • Kinkajou1 a small furry tropical mammal

  • Kismet 19

  • Kittly-benders1 on thin ice

  • Koala

  • Koda african last born - a mothers pet

  • Kodama "echo" or "tree spirit" in Japan - adorable white beings in the movie "Princess Mononoke".

  • Koki (KOH-kee) Hawaiian - snub nosed

  • Koko - 18Japanese for stork; also the nickname of Lillian Brown's crime solving cat in the 'Cat Who' mysteries.

  • Kudo

  • Kugel - Yiddish pudding

  • Kylie1 Australian boomerang

  • Labyrinth

  • Lamchop

  • Laptop

  • Liaison

  • Licorice

  • Lightning Bug 19

  • Limerick

  • Lunar

  • Mambo

  • Mamo18 (MAH-moh) Hawaiian for "saffron flower" or "yellow bird"

  • Mardi Gras

  • Marrakech

  • Maybe

  • Mazuma 23(Yiddish) money, cash

  • Mazurka 21 - Polish dance AND figure skating jump

  • Meko

  • Meriadoc

  • Merry

  • Mischief

  • Mitsukai - (meets-ook-ay) Japan - angel

  • Moccasin(s)

  • Mojito - a cuban cocktail (mint rum julep)

  • Mosaic

  • Mosquito

  • Nanashi (nah-nah-she) Japan - "no name"

  • Nariel20 angel of noonday winds

  • Ngoko1 (eng-GOH-koh) a highborn Javanese dialect used for talking to social inferiors

  • Nimshy, Nimshi1 (NIM-she) a silly a$$

  • Nikin1 (NICK-en) a very soft creature

  • Noodle

  • OMUMBO-ROMBONGA3 (Oh-Muhm'-Boh Rohm-Bong'-Gah) the tree from which human beings & many other animals originated (thus a belief that we all once spoke 1 language, but humans forgot).

  • Ombretto

  • Oompa Loompa

  • Oolong

  • Origami

  • Ouija

  • Ouphe1 (OOF) elf or goblin

  • Pachinko1 Japanese slot machine

  • Pachouli1 (pah-CHOO-lee) an E. India mint plant or its perfume

  • Pahoehoe1 (pah-HOO-ee-HOO-ee) lava that cooled into ropy forms (Hawaii)

  • Pandemonium

  • Papoose 21

  • Paradigm

  • Parcheesi 21 - a game

  • Pazuzu 21 - evil spirit/demon (in 'The Exorcist')

  • Peanut

  • Peeve

  • Pekoe

  • Pfennig 21 - german coin

  • Phoenix

  • Picayune 231) a silver 5-cent coin struck by the U.S. mint from 1792-1873: half dime 2) something trivial: "not worth a picayune"

  • Piezo

  • Pistachio

  • Pilikia1 (pee-lee-KEE-eh) trouble (Hawaii)

  • Pililoo1 (pill-ee-LOO) hunting cry of distress

  • Pilliwinks1 old instrument of torture for thumbs & fingers (use for a toe-biter??)

  • Pippen

  • Pizarro spanish conquistador

  • Pixel

  • Pizzicato music: pluck

  • Pokii - 18 (poh-KEE) Hawaiian 'younger brother or sister'

  • Poussin artist

  • Pretzel

  • Puzzle Duck

  • Pukini (POO-kee-nee) Hawaiian - pudding

  • Quibble

  • Random

  • Rhubarb

  • Riddle

  • Samba

  • Scuba

  • Semisweet

  • Sequoia

  • Sesame

  • Seven

  • Shamu (for a large black/white cat)

  • Shubuta 21 - Choctaw Indian for 'smoky'

  • Sixmo1 size of paper cut 6 from a sheet, resulting piece

  • Sniff, Sneak, Snook, Snort

  • Snowy

  • Spice

  • Sprout

  • Sticcado1 kind of xylophone

  • Storm

  • Sumo

  • Taboo

  • Taj

  • Talliesin - 19 - Welsh god, means 'radiant brow', a harper, sage, seer, poet, initiate + wizard.

  • Tatso 21 - Japanese 'monster'

  • Teebo Ewok in Star Wars

  • Tenshi - Japan - angel

  • Teshi - Afr cheerful, full of laughter

  • Thimble

  • Tidbit

  • Tiptoe

  • Touche

  • Treasure

  • Tribble

  • Turtle

  • Twinkie

  • Upanga1 (oo-PAHNG-eh) a nose flute

  • Voodoo

  • Waha Nui (WAH-hah-nui) Hawaiian - big mouth/tattler

  • Wallydrag1 (WAIL-lee-drag) runt or youngest of litter

  • Weeble

  • Wheeple22A poor attempt at whistling

  • Whimsy

  • Wicket Ewok in Star Wars

  • Winx 22To bray like a jackass

  • Yodel

  • Yoyo

  • Yuki japanese Snow or Lucky

  • Zarzuela1 (ZAHR-zway-leh) 17th century comic spanish operetta

  • Zemmi1 the great mole rat

  • Zenith

  • Names to reflect 'Birth-days':

    Monday
    • Ajua 18 Ghana Female
    • Jojo Ghana
    • Kodwo Ghana
    • Kojo Ghana

    Tuesday
    • Abana 18 S. Ghana Female
    • Abena 18 S. Ghana Female
    • Abina 18 S. Ghana Female
    • Abmaba 18 Ghana
    • Bobo Ghana
    • Ebo Ghana
    • Ekua 18 Ghana
    • Jumaane E. Africa
    • Kwabena Ghana

    Wednesday
    • Abeeku Ghana
    • Kwakou Ghana
    • Kwaku18 Ghana - M

    Thursday
    • Akua Ghana
    • Aba18 Ghana
    • Hamisi E. Africa
    • Khamisi E. Africa

    Friday
    • Efua18 Ghana
    • Fifi Ghana
    • Juma E. Africa
    • Kofi Ghana

    Saturday
    • Ama 18 (AH-mah) S. Ghana Female
    • Atu Ghana
    • Kwame18 (KWAH-may) Ghana

    Sunday
    • Adya 18 (AH-dyah) E. Indian Female
    • Akosua 18 (ah-KOH-soo-ah) Akan-Ghana Female
    • Boseda Nigeria
    • Kwasi18 (KWAH-see) Akan-Ghana Male
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