95 Irish & Celtic Cat Names: Great Ideas for Your Amazing Cat
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Celtic is a unique language that has a certain appeal to many people due to its unique spellings and pronunciations. The language has a lot of deeply meaningful words that can apply to the appearance and personality of your cat. Choosing a name can feel overwhelming, especially when dealing with a language you may not be fluent in (or speak at all!), so we’ve put together our favorite options for naming your amazing cat.
How to Name Your Cat
The best place to start when choosing a name for your cat is to determine what type of name you’re interested in. Some people prefer human names with special personal meanings or that simply speak to the cat’s personality. Other people prefer descriptive names, and when it comes to Celtic and Irish names, there are a great many cutesy names that are non-traditional. Pick your starting point and make a list of the names that interest you the most.
Top 10 Celtic & Irish Cat Names
- Barney (male)
- Paddy (male)
- Patty (female)
- Lucky (either)
- Sinead (female)
- Finnegan (male)
- Saoirse (female)
- Samhain (either)
- Rory (male)
- Molly (female)
Female Names
- Orla: “golden princess”
- Shannon: “wise river”
- Maeve: “bringer of joy”
- Brigid
- Fiona: “fair”
- Imogen: “daughter”
- Darby
- Darcy
- Riona: “queenly”
- Cara: “friend”
- Roisin: “little rose”
- Niamh: “radiance”
- Penny
- Kayleigh: “slim and fair”
- Brianna: “noble”
- Katie
- Bailey
- Aoife: “beautiful”, “joyful”
Male Names
- Dillon
- Vincent
- Keegan: “fiery”
- Clancy: “red-haired warrior”
- Flynn: “son of the red-haired one”
- Rowan: “little red one”
- Mal: “chief”
- Quigley: “unkempt”
- Quinn: “wisdom”
- Murphy
- Liam
- Cillian
- Beckett
- Conor: “lover of hounds”
- Ronan
- Patrick
- Neville
Non-Traditional Names
- Clover
- Shamrock
- Blarney
- Bono
- Enya
- Pangur
- Yeats
- Ward
- Quirk
- Jameson
- Guinness
- Cabbage
- Potato
- Práta
- Tayto
- Champ
- Coddle
- Emerald
- Goldie
- Arrow
- Harp
- Dara
- McGregor
- Ivers
- Nicola
- Callahan
- Feeny
- Knot
- Tooley
- Killarney
- Wicklow
- Dingle
- Howth
- Connemara
Descriptive Irish Cat Names
- Ailbe: “white”
- Dubh: “black”
- Harkin: “red”
- Gorm: “dark blue”
- Mosach: “hairy”
- Puisín: “kitten”
- Shay: “hawk-like”
- Conan: “little warrior”
- Cadhla: “graceful”
- Lorcan: “little fierce one”
- Eabha: “life”
- Donal: “mighty”
- Nessa: “not gentle”
- Fergal: “brave”
- Caoimhe: “gentle and beautiful”
- Scurry
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Christian started writing for a local newspaper as a teenager, and he's been involved in the publishing industry for most of his adult life. Combining his love of writing with a passion for animals, he is currently the Director of Editorial at Pangolia and the Editor-in-Chief at Catster.
Christian lives in the Philippines with his wife, son, and four rescue cats: Trixie, Chloe, Sparky, and Chopper.
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