You’ll Want To Adopt A Tabby After These 150 Tiger Cat Names
The following lists of tiger cat names are suitable for any cat whose coat resembles that of a tiger. Most cat owners choose them for cats with a tabby coat pattern.
Go through them and who knows, you might choose an example from this list to name your new feline friend! They don’t have to have a tiger-like coat pattern, of course. Tigers are cats, too, am I right?
Most Famous Tiger Cat Names
Bayadere
Kintaro
Hobbes
Mantecore
Damoo (popular tiger trainer from India)
Parker
Tyger
Sangha and Koumal (from the movie Two Brothers)
Suzy
Tony
Morris
Rajah
Tigger
Louison
Shere Khan
Jock (Churchill’s tabby cat)
Ulysses
Butch
Tonto
Dragon
Stubbs
Garfield
Orangey
General
Mr. Bitey
Floyd
Morris
Jonesy
Meowthra
Top Female Cat Names
Crystal
Swirl
Dotty
Bee
Paisley
Iris
Tigerita
Rainbow
Tigra
Coral
America
Tabitha (a classic female name for tabby cats)
Dolly
Pearl
Kitty
Boo
Speckles
Lolly
Cecil
Venus
Bandeau
Machli (the most popular female tiger in the world)
Merlot
Top Male Cat Names
Bandit
Streak
Alvin
Bengal
Tyga
Tao
Cino
Teddy
Taz
Chester
Bamboo
Swish
Patches
Domino
ZigZag
Leo
Tao
Spangle
Spock
Leopard
Tiger
Stripes
Mars
Most Popular Jungle Cat Names From Movies And Books
Jai
Greystoke
Seonee
Tarzan
Jane
George (oh, I used to love this movie…George, George, George of the jungle! Friend to you and me…)
Kong
Mowgli
Bradley (Jungle Jim)
Jumanji
Raksha
The Word “Tiger” In Other Languages
I like languages and word plays, and I often find the best name ideas among words from other languages. I like that the meaning is so simple, and yet the name is unique and sounds interesting.
Tigar – Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Con Cop – Vietnamese
Baag – Hindi
Tiikeri – Finish
Yolbars – Uzbek
Harimau – Indonesian
Kaplan – Turkish
Tora – Japanese
Holang-i – Korean
Tigre – Spanish, French (m), Italian, Catalan, Basque
Tigresse – French (f)
Hǔ – Chinese, Mandarin
Tigru – Romanian
Macan – Javanese
Seu – Laotian
Tier – Afrikaans
Tygr – Czech
Ingwe – Zulu
Taika – Maori
Tigris – Latin
Bagha – Nepali
Sher – Urdu
Jaguarete – Guarani
Tiger – other than English, it is also Danish, German, Slovak, Maltese, Swedish, and Norwegian
Namur – Arabic
Lodaya – Sudanese
The funniest one of all would be Vyaghra, which is Sanskrit for tiger…
Tiger Cat Names By Coat Color
In my opinion, any cat can bear a name that resembles its wild ancestors. However, there’s just something about combining your cat’s coat colors and patterns with the perfect name.
So, here are some great name ideas for cats that have orange, grey, or black and white stripes.
For Cats With Grey Stripes
Cosmo
Atlas
Pepper
Blink
Ash
Shadow
Clay
Booch
Vesper
Earl Grey
Pebbles
Flit
Black And White Stripes
Coal
Skunk
Adidas
Chess
Chess
Checkers
Ninja
Jailbird
Zebra
Sky
For Orange Tabbies
Garfield
Mist
Flicker
Marmalade
Marbles
Cinnamon
Apricot
Vanilla
Cinnabar
Honey
Cypress
Copper
Buns
Fire
Ruby
Angus
Bumble
Cinder
Cheshire
Final Thoughts
I know it can be tough to choose a great name, especially when you like several of them. However, if your cat has a tabby coat pattern or even a calico, and you’d like to combine that feature with its name, then a tiger cat name is a great idea!
I hope you liked my list of names and that you had no trouble picking out a perfect name for your new feline friend!
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