A to Z Listing of Black Cat Names

Black cat names
  • 8 ball
  • Abnus (ebony in Persian)
  • Absinthe
  • Ace
  • Achromatic
  • Ash
  • Asher
  • Aswad (black in Arabic)

 
  • Bagheerah
  • Batman
  • Beetle
  • Binx
  • Blackberry
  • Blackie
  • Blackjack
  • Black Magic
  • Bruno

 
  • Cajun Prince
  • Carbon
  • Caviar
  • Ceara
  • Char
  • Charcoal
  • Cheusi (black in Swahili)
  • Ciara (kee-a-ra)
  • Cierra

 
  • Daeg (black haired, Irish)
  • Damian
  • Darby
  • Darth
  • Dowan (black, Irish)
  • Dubh (dark, Irish)
  • Dust/Dusty
  • Ebony
  • Eclipse
  • Ella (Fitzgerald)
  • Fayette
  • Fiach (raven, Irish)

 
  • Guinness
  • India
  • Indigo
  • Inky
  • Isis

 
  • Jedi
  • Jet
  • Jinx
  • Kala
  • Kali
  • Kemet
  • Kuro
  • Lela
  • Licorice
  • Lignite
  • Lucifer

 
  • Magic
  • Mahogany
  • Marley (Bob)
  • Marmite
  • Mávros (black in Greek)
  • Merle
  • Merlin
  • Micia (Italian for kitty)
  • Midnight
  • Minnaloushe
  • Minnow
  • Mirle
  • Molasses
  • Montsho (African for black)
  • Mustanen (black, Finnish)

 
  • Negra
  • Negro (black in Spanish)
  • Nera
  • Nero (black in Italian)
  • Nox (night)
  • Obsidian
  • Olive
  • Onyx
  • Oreo
  • Othello
  • Ouzo

 
  • Panda
  • Panther
  • Penguin
  • Pepper
  • Phantom
  • Podge
  • Preto (black in Portuguese)
  • Puma

 
  • Raven
  • Reggae
  • Sable
  • Sabbath
  • Sabrina
  • Salem
  • Sambuca
  • Sauda (dark beauty in Swahili)
  • Scarab (beetle)
  • Seaira (velvety black, Irish)
  • Shadow
  • Simba
  • Sirius
  • Sith
  • Smokey
  • Smudge
  • Sooty
  • Spade
  • Storm
  • Tar
  • Twilight
  • Vader
  • Vegemite
  • Velvet
  • Voodoo
  • Xara (black in Yakut)

Please email us if you would like to suggest any names for black cats.

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