Orange cats are prized for their outgoing personalities and lovely coloring. When looking for orange cat names, you can find great options based on their shades, personalities, or words that mean "orange" in other cultures.
Names After Famous Orange Cats
Orange cats, including big cats like tigers, cheetahs, and lions, have been portrayed in pop culture for decades. If you believe your orange housecat was born to be a star, why not name them after a famous orange cat?
- Buttercup (The Hunger Games)
- Cat (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
- Chester Cheetah (Frito-Lay's Cheetos mascot)
- Clawhauser (Zootopia)
- Garfield (Garfield comics)
- Goose (Captain Marvel)
- Heathcliff (Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats)
- Jibanyan (Yo-kai Watch)
- Jonesy (Alien)
- Koumal (Two Brothers)
- Leo (MGM mascot)
- Milo (The Adventures of Milo and Otis)
- Morris (9Lives mascot)
- Nanashi (Clannad)
- Oliver (Oliver and Company)
- Orion (Men in Black)
- Puss in Boots (Shrek 2)
- Rajah (Aladdin)
- Richard Parker (Life of Pi)
- Sangha (Two Brothers)
- Scar (Lion King)
- Shere Khan (Jungle Book)
- Skidmark (Walking Dead)
- Sox (Lightyear)
- Spot (Star Trek)
- Thomas O'Malley (The Aristocats)
- Thomasina (The Three Lives of Thomasina)
- Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
- Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)
- Tonto (Harry and Tonto)
- Tony the Tiger (Kellogg's Frosted Flakes mascot)
- Toulouse (The Aristocats)
- Ulysses (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Names for Orange Cats Based Orange Food
Tasty foods that are orange can make sweet or spicy names for ginger cats as well as solid orange felines.
- Apricot
- Butternut
- Butterscotch
- Cantaloupe
- Carrot
- Cheddar
- Cheeto
- Cinnamon
- Citrus
- Clementine
- Curry
- Dorito
- Ginger
- Gingersnap
- Honey
- Ketchup
- Mac and cheese
- Mandarin
- Mango
- Marmalade
- Melon
- Paella
- Paprika
- Peaches
- Persimmon
- Pumpkin
- Saffron
- Squash
- Sweet Potato
- Tangerine
- Turmeric
- Urchin
Names for Orange Cats Based on Orange Flowers and Animals
Orange features prominently in nature, from beautiful flowers and plants to an assortment of animals both big and small. You can choose to name your orange cat after any of these naturally occurring flora and fauna.
- Begonia
- Bird (of Paradise)
- Canary
- Chrysanthemum
- Dahlia
- Daisy
- Fox or Foxy
- Goldfish or Goldie
- Hibiscus
- Koi
- Lily
- Maple (leaf)
- Marigold
- Monarch (butterfly)
- Orangutan
- Oriole
- Pansy
- Poppy
- Squirrel
- Tiger
- Zinnia
Orange Cat Names From Gemstones
Orange is a rarer color among precious gems, but there are a few that can be found. These gemstones all come in striking shades of orange and can be a perfect name for a beautiful orange kitten.
- Agate
- Amber
- Carnelian
- Citrine
- Coral
- Opal
- Sunstone
- Topaz
- Zircon
Cat Names After Iconic Redheads
It can be fun to give your cat a human name. If you have a ginger cat, consider naming them after a famous redhead actor or icon.
- Amy Adams
- Archie Andrews (Archie comics)
- Ariel (Little Mermaid)
- Carrottop
- Christina Kendricks
- Chuckie (Rugrats)
- Conan O'Brien
- Daphne (Scooby Doo)
- Eijiro Kirishima (My Hero Academia)
- Emma Stone
- Fiona (Shrek)
- Ginger Spice (Spice Girls)
- Isla Fischer
- Jane Jetson (The Jetsons)
- Jessica Chastain
- Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)
- Josie (Josie and the Pussycats)
- Julianne Moore
- Kathy Griffin
- Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
- Lucille Ball (or Lucy)
- Merida (Brave)
- Mitchell (Modern Family)
- Molly Ringwald
- Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
- Prince Harry
- Raggedy Ann
- Reba McEntire
- Ron Weasley (Harry Potter)
- Seth Green
- Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones)
Names for Orange Cats Based on Fire
Orange cats can be associated with fire and the sun; not only are these things often orange, but they exude warmth which matches the typical orange and ginger cat personality.
- Adara - Means fire in Hebrew
- Agni - Hindu god of fire
- Aidan - Means fire in Gaelic
- Amaterasu - Japanese goddess of the sun
- Atesh - Turkish for "fire"
- Azargun - Persian for "color of fire"
- Bel - Celtic god of fire
- Blaze
- Brigit - Celtic goddess of fire
- Chante-peta - Lakota Sioux for "fire heart"
- Elektra - Greek for "fiery sun."
- Ember
- Fiammetta - Italian for "little fire"
- Firecracker
- Flame
- Fuji - Japanese god of fire
- Grannus - Celtic god of fire
- Helios - Greek god of the sun
- Hephaestus - Greek god of fire
- Hestia - Greek goddess of the hearth
- Huilu - Chinese god of fire
- Iansã - Brazilian goddess of fire
- Inferno
- Jowangsin - Korean goddess of the hearth
- Jyoti - Hindi for "flame"
- Kagu-tshuchi - Japanese god of fire and blacksmithing
- Kai - Scottish for "fire"
- Keegan - Celtic for "tiny flame"
- Kōjin - Japanese god of fire and the hearth
- Kresnik - Slavic god of fire
- Masou - Native American fire god
- Nantosuelta - Celtic goddess of fire
- Ogun - Yoruban god of fire
- Oya - Yoruban goddess of fire
- Paytah - Lakota Sioux for "fire"
- Pele - Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes
- Ra - Egyptian god of fire and the sun
- Sekhmet - Egyptian goddess of fire and the sun, also represented as feline
- Serafine or Serafina - Hebrew for "burning fire"
- Shula - Arabic for "flame"
- Svarog - Slavic god of fire
- Tinder
- Vesta - Roman goddess of the hearth (fireplace)
- Vulcan - Roman god of fire and volcanoes
- Zhurong - Chinese god of fire
Names for Orange Cats From Other Languages
The word "orange" has some interesting translations in other languages. You can give your cat an international flair using these foreign words as orange cat naming ideas.
- Aalani - Hawaiian
- Arancia - Italian
- Buidhe - Scottish
- Chéngsè - Chinese
- Culuina - Quenya
- Daidaiiro - Japanese
- Dalandan - Tagalog
- Flannbhuí - Irish
- Júhóngsè - Chinese
- Katom - Hebrew
- Karaka - Māori
- Laranja - Portuguese
- Machungwa - Swahili
- Marants - Yiddish
- Màucam - Vietnamese
- Naranja - Spanish
- Oráiste - Irish
- Oranssi - Finnish
- Oren - Welsh
- Orenji - Japanese
- Osan - Yoruba
- Portocale - Romanian
- Portokalí - Greek
- Satarī - Punjabi
- Seesom - Thai
- Ulbaršar - Mongolian
- Zíša - Lakota Sioux
Finding the Right Name For Your Orange Cat
Orange may seem like a hard color to find inspiration from, but once you start looking, you'll be surprised at how many options you have. Consider their specific orange shading for color-based names or their personalities for names based on items you can find in the natural world that exemplify this bright and vibrant hue.
