The Ultimate List of Punny Cat Names – 111+ Hilarious Names
by Jessi Klein
You’re a witty guy or gal and you just got a new cat. A regular name like Bella, Tigger or Max won’t do. You need something that shows your wit and uniqueness, like great punny cat names!
What exactly does punny mean? It’s a combination of a pun, a humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is implied, and funny. A play on words that is both witty and funny.
If this sounds like something you’re looking for in a cat name, we’ve got plenty of ideas.
The great thing about a lot of these names is there’s an easy short version as well, so you can introduce your cat with it’s amazingly funny punny name, but call it by the shorter version on a daily basis. For example your cat “Jack Meower” can simply be called “Jack” if you’re not looking for a laugh.
After much research, we’ve put together the ultimate list of punny cat names. Get ready to giggle!
Female Punny Cat Names
| Cat Name | Definition |
| Catalie Portman | Actress |
| Cat Benetar | Singer |
| Cat Middleton | Princess |
| Cat Winslet | Actress – Titanic |
| Catnip Everdeen | Hunger Games Character |
| Catsy Cline | Singer |
| Catty Griffin | Comedian |
| Catti LaBelle | Singer |
| Christina Aguill-hair-a | Singer |
| Cindy Clawford | Model |
| Clawdia | Cat spin on the human name |
| Cleo Catra | Egyptian ruler |
| Debbie Hairy | Singer |
| Demi Meower | Actress |
| Diane Kitten | Actress |
| Drew Hairymore | Actress |
| Emily Lickinson | Author |
| Fleas Witherspon | Actress |
| Fleyonce Knowles | Singer |
| Fur-gie | Singer – Black Eyed Peas |
| Furry Cruise | Child of Actor Tom Cruise |
| Jane Pawsten | Author – Pride and Prejudice |
| Jennipurr Aniston | Actress – Friends |
| JK Meowling | Author of Harry Potter series |
| Juliet Catulet | Character in Romeo & Juliet |
| Kitkat | Candy |
| Kitty Purry | Singer |
| Margaret Scratcher | British PM |
| Mariah Hairy | Singer |
| Mrs. Fleasley | Character Family Affair |
| Pawdrey / Pawdrey Hepburn | Actress |
| Puma Thurman | Actress |
| Rachel Scratch | Actress |
| Ravenclaw | Harry Potter |
| Sinead O’Collar | Singer |
| Tabbytha | Human name |
| Teri Scratcher | Actress |
| Tina Spay | Actress / Comedian |
| Veronicat | Human name |
| Whispurr | Play on the word |
Male Punny Cat Names
| Cat Name | Definition |
| Abraham Lynxin | US President |
| Anderson Pooper | News Anchor |
| Bing Clawsby | Singer – White Christmas |
| Bob Meowerly | Reggae Singer |
| Bob Scratchit | Christmas Carol Character |
| Brad Kitt | Actor |
| Bruce Stringsteen | New Jersey Singer |
| Butch Catsidy | Cowboy – bank robber |
| Catpernicus | Mathematician & astronomer |
| Catrick Swayze | Actor |
| Catsanova | Italian adventurer & author |
| Catticus Finch | Character from To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Catzilla | Godzilla!! |
| Cat Damon | Actor |
| Cat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune Host |
| Cat Stevens | Singer |
| Chairman Meow | Chinese revolutionary |
| Charles Lickens | Author – A Christmas Carol |
| Colin Furth | Actor |
| Collin Furrel | Actor |
| Conway Kitty | Singer |
| David Meowie | Singer – Ziggy Stardust |
| Don Drapurr | Character – Mad Men |
| Draco Mewofoy | Character in Harry Potter series |
| Ebefleazer Scrooge | Character in A Christmas Carol |
| Ferris Mewler | Character in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off |
| Fidel Catstro | Cuban Leader |
| Frank Lloyd Bite | Architect |
| Franz Catka | Author – Metamorphosis |
| Fuzz Aldrin | Astronaut |
| Genghis Khat | Leader of Mongol Empire |
| George Cloonflea | Actor |
| Hairy Potter | Character – Harry Potter Series |
| Henry Hissinger | US Secretary of State |
| Holden Clawfield | Character – Catcher in the Rye |
| Hunter S. Tomcat | Author – Fear & Loathing |
| Jack Meower | TV Character – 24 |
| Jerry Flea Lewis | Singer |
| J.R.R. Tollkitten | Author – The Hobbit |
| Jude Paw | Actor |
| Kit Romney | US Senator |
| Kitty Cudi | Rapper |
| Leopardo DiCatrio | Actor |
| LeVar Purrton | TV Personality / Actor |
| Lionel Itchy | Singer – Hello |
| Lucifurr | Devil! |
| Luke Skywhisker | Character – Star Wars |
| Meoward Stern | Radio Host |
| Meowrio Lopez | Actor |
| Mr. Meowgi | Character – Karate Kid |
| Neil Catrick Harris | Actor |
| Notorious C.A.T. | Rapper |
| Oedipuss | Greek mythology character |
| Pablo Picatso | Artist |
| Paw McCartney | Singer – The Beatles |
| Paw Newman | Actor |
| Paw Revere | US Revolutionary |
| Pounce de Leon | Explorer / conquistador |
| Ricky Purrvais | Actor |
| Ron Fleasly | Character – Harry Potter series |
| Ron Furgandy | Character – Anchorman |
| Ryan Fleacrest | TV Personality |
| Santa Claws | Ho Ho Ho |
| Sheddie Vedder | Musician – Pearl Jam |
| The Great Catsby | Character / Book |
| Tobey Catguire | Actor |
| Tom Pawyer | Mark Twain book character |
| Walt Whiskers | Poet |
| Walter Cron-Cat | Newsman |
| William Catner | Actor – Star Trek |
| William Shakespurr | Playwrite – Romeo & Juliet |
| Winston Furchill | British Prime Minister |
Tons of these punny cat names are historical, literary, or celebrity names. In fact you can probably take some of the ideas for first names (like switching Matt for Cat) and make your own with more famous names.
Funny Cat Names
In addition to punny cat names, we also have a bunch of other funny cat names. These include names like:
- Bacon
- Fabio
- Flo
- Katniss
- Macgyver
- Mr. Bigglesworth
- Ninja
- Pickle
- Porkchop
- Yoko
For more funny cat names, check out our male funny cat names and female funny cat names.
Do you have ideas of punny cat names? Add them to the comments below, please! We especially need more ideas for girl cats.