Do you have an orange cat? Or perhaps you’d rather call her “ginger”? It’s a well-known fact that cat owners love their kitties as if they were their kiddies, no matter what their shade of fur. Some orange cat lovers will tell you that orange cats are the best. So, their name should reflect that, right? Here we will discuss some of the most fitting, unique and special names for orange cats.
Popular Names for Orange Cats
According to various sites, these are currently (2019) the most popular names for orange cats (in no particular order):
- Amber
- Auburn
- Autumn
- Blaze
- Brick
- Cheetah
- Citrus
- Clay
- Copper
- Coral
- Elmo
- Fiona
- Fox
- Goldie
- Lantana
- Leo
- Magenta
- Maple
- Marigold
- Monarch (think of the butterfly)
- Ollie
- Penny
- Persimmon
- Pumpkin
- Rosie
- Ruby
- Rusty
- Sandy
- Sangria
- Scorch
- Sunny
- Sunshine
- Tiger
- Tigress
Orange Cat Names Inspired by Literature
If you are a bibliophile, you might want to choose one of the following names for your orange kitty:
- Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Crookshanks (Harry Potter)
- Crookshanks (Harry Potter)
- Dinah (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
- Mad Hatter (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
- Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
- Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking)
- Pooh (Winnie the Pooh)
- Quasimodo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- Shere Kahn (The Jungle Book)
- Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
- Winnie (Winnie the Pooh)
Orange Cat Names Inspired by Movies
Fans of movies and characters often choose orange cat names to reflect their tastes, like:
- Annie (Little Orphan Annie)
- Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
- Chucky (Child’s Play)
- Hercules (Hercules)
- Isla (actress Isla Fisher)
- Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
- Merida (Brave)
- Molly Ringwald (actress)
- Nemo (Finding Nemo)
- Oliver (Oliver and Company)
- Puss (Shrek)
- Rajah (Aladdin)
- Simba (The Lion King)
- Thomas O’Malley (The Aristocats)
- Toulouse (The Aristocats)
Orange Cat Names Inspired by Television
Some of your favorite television shows and characters can bring to mind orange kitties, like:
- Beaker (The Muppet Show)
- Black (Orange is the New Black)
- Brain (Top Cat)
- Ernie (Sesame Street)
- Gillian (The X-Files)
- Kenny (South Park)
- Lucille Ball (actress)
- Opie (The Andy Griffith Show)
- Stimpy (The Ren & Stimpy Show)
- Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones)
Orange Cat Names Inspired by Popular Culture
These names are derived from a variety of popular sources and fit orange kitties to a “t”:
- Alyson Hannigan (actress)
- Archie (comics)
- B-ball (basketballs are orange)
- Carrot Top (comedian)
- Charmander (Pokemon)
- Chester (Chester the Cheetah from Cheetos)
- Chuck Norris (actor)
- Conan O’Brien (host)
- Daphne (Scooby Doo)
- Ed Sheeran (musician)
- Emma Stone (actress)
- Ewan McGregor (actor)
- Garfield (comic strip Garfield)
- Griffin (comedian Kathy Griffin)
- Heathcliff (comic strip)
- Hobbes (comic strip Calvin and Hobbes)
- Prince Harry
- Ichigo (Japanese anime cartoon)
- Ivy (comic strip Poison Ivy)
- Vincent (artist Vincent Van Gogh)
Orange Cat Names Inspired by Food
Why not name your orange cat after your favorite food? Such as:
- Apricot
- Bell
- Butterscotch
- Caramel
- Cayenne
- Cheddar
- Chili
- Clementine
- Curry
- Dorito
- Fanta
- Gouda
- Honey
- Jaffa cake
- Julius
- Kumquat
- Mango
- Nacho
- OJ
- Orangina
- Paprika
- Peaches
- Roughy
- Saffron
- Tabasco
- Tangerine
- Tic Tac
Orange Cat Names from Languages Other Than English
If you would like your orange cat to reflect another culture, choose a foreign name such as:
- Alani (Hawaiian for orange tree)
- Arancia (Italian)
- Daidaiiro (Japanese)
- Dalandan (Filipino)
- Ignis (Latin)
- Jamra (Arabic)
- Jeruk (Indonesian)
- Karaka (Maori)
- Katom (Hebrew)
- Komala (Bengali)
- Naranja (Spanish)
- Oranssi (Finnish)
- Oren (Welsh)
- Portokale (Greek)
- Rufus (Latin)
Irish Names for Orange Cats
Perhaps your family is of Irish origin, and you’d like your kitty’s name to reflect your heritage? If so, here are a few perfect Irish names for ginger cats:
- Clancy
- Flannery
- Flynn
- Keegan
- Roisin
- Rooney
- Rohan
- Rosy
- Rory
Orange Cat Names Inspired by Places
These names typically bring to mind hot places, and since orange signifies heat, what better name for an orange cat?
- Ahwaz
- Athens
- Cairo
- Dallol
- Kebili
- Mali
- Mojave
- Nevada
- Phoenix
- Sahara
- Sonoran
- Timbuktu
Orange Cat Names Inspired by Gemstones
Perhaps you view your orange kitty as a special, precious, rare gemstone. These names will reflect your feelings:
- Andesine
- Carnelian
- Cuprite
- Garnet
- Pyrope
- Quartz
- Sard
- Sardonyx
- Spinel
