Name Ideas for Rescued Cats
Many cat lovers come across their cat by finding or rescuing them. They take a special place in our lives and in our hearts. Many cat lovers then try to find the prefect name for their new companion.
Compiled below, is a list of cat names based off of meaning, finding spots, and famous cat’s from rescue movies.
List of Name Ideas for Rescued Cats
- Angel
- Apple (kitty was the apple of your eye)
- Autumn – Found during that time of year
- Bingo (you are lucky)
- Bones (for a skinny cat just found)
- Buddy
- Bum
- Chance
- Charm (my good luck charm)
- Dara – Bulgarian for “gift”
- Destiny
- Dug – From Up
- Grace
- Glory
- Gulliver – for their travels
- Gypsy
- Heaven
- Hobo
- Hope
- Iago – The villain/troublemaker from Shakespeare’s Othello or, similarly, Aladdin
- Impulse
- Journey
- July – Found that month
- Keeper
- KISA – Knight in Shining Armor
- Kayle – Hebrew for faithful
- Kismit – means faith
- Kaffey
- Lady – Lady and the Tramp
- Lucky
- LC – for Lucky Cat
- Malachi – messenger from God
- Nuisance
- Nuther – for Another cat
- Oliver
- Paycheck
- Payday
- Pest
- Perseverance – Percy? Sevy?
- Podunk – Found in the middle of nowhere
- Pooka – Good luck charm
- Retread – Found in an old tire
- Savior
- Scaredy
- Scout
- Scruffy
- Shiloh
- Snafu – A mess
- Sparkle
- Sweetie
- Tramp
- Treasure
- Tuesday – Found on the day of the week,
- Vader – For invader
- Winny – was a dog but like this name for a cat e.g. from Winn-Dixie
- Who – “Who rescued who”