Magical Cat Names

B

Balena – A sea creature

Bali – Giant king of monkeys in Hindu folklore.

Bastet – Egyptian cat goddess.

Bat – In many cultures, bats are considered to be vampires.

Bes – Egyptian god of childbirth.

C

Calliope – In Greek mythology, she is the muse of heroic poetry.

Calypso – Name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.

Clio – The muse of history in Greek mythology.

D

Daphne – a nymph in Greek mythology.

Diana – Roman goddess of hunting.

Dobby/Dobie – A house fairy in English folklore.

Dolphin – Even though these creatures are not mythical, dolphins have been revered as magical animals in many cultures past and present.

Doris – An Oceanid (sea nymph) in Greek mythology.

Dove – The lovely birds are considered to be magical creatures by many cultures, too.

Dunnie – A shape-shifting creature in the folklore of North-East England.

E

Estas – A giant bird in the mythology of the people of Bristish Columbia.

Elvor – Forest elves in Swedish mythology.

Eurale – Medusa’s sister in Greco-Roman mythology.

F

Fairy – Magical creature.

Faun – A half-man, half-goat Greco-Roman god.

Freya, Freyia – Norse goddess of fertility and war.

G

Gaia – Greek goddess of the earth.

Grendel – A sea monster, it appears in the poem Beowulf.

Griffin – The word is derived from the word gryphos, which means ‘hooked’. This creature is usually depicted as a lion with wings and talons. Griffins appear in several ancient cultures, including Egypt and Assyria.

H

Hathor – Egyptian goddess usually depicted as a cow. She is also called the Mother of Ra in Egyptian mythology.

Hati – A wolf that eats the moon during the end of the world according to Norse mythology.

Hiisi – A forest spirit in Finnish mythology.

Horus – Egyptian god, the sun of Osiris and Isis.

I

Ibis – Sacred bird in ancient Egyptian mythology.

Inari – Japanese god of rice and harvest.

Isis – Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility.

K

Kami – In Japanese mythology, kami is a giant catfish who was believed to cause earthquakes.

Kirin – A unicorn in the Japanese mythology.

Ky-Lin – In Chinese lore, this is a creature similar to the unicorn. It is said to embody the ying-yang balance.

L

Lama – A protective goddess in the Sumerian tradition.

Lik – The Master of the Waters in the folklore of the Chaco People in South America.

Lorelei – A water nymph in German mythology.

M

Mafdet – Egyptian goddess usually depicted as a woman with the head of a panther.

Maneki Neko – Lucky cat in the Japanese tradition.

Morgen – Breton sea creature, similar to a mermaid.

N

Nakki – A water god in Finnish tradition.

Nara – A race of winged horses in Hindu mythology.

Nereid – In Greek mythology, the Nereids are sea spirits, or mermaids, the daughters of Nereus and Doris.

Nereus – One of the Titans in Greek mythology.

Nyx – In Greek mythology, the goddess of night.

O

Oberon – The king of the fairies in medieval literature.

Odysseus – The hero of The Odyssey by Greek poet Homer.

Orion – A giant hunter in Greek mythology.

Osiris – Egyptian god of the underworld and the afterlife.

P

Penelope – the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey.

Peri – Fairy people of Persia.

Pershephone – The daughter of Demeter and Zeus, she was the embodiment of the earth’s fertility.

Phoebus – The sun god in Roman mythology.

Phoenix – A mythical firebird that bursts up in flames and dies, and who is later reborn from the ashes.

Pixie – Mythical creatures whom some believe first appeared in Celtic folklore.

R

Raven – This clever bird appears in many myths, including the Norse and Welsh. It is usually endowed with magical powers.

Robin (Goodfellow) – The English fairy that inspired the character Puck in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream.

Rusalki – Water nymphs in Slavic mythology.

S

Sekhmet – The lion goddess in Egyptian mythology.

Selkis or Serket – The Egyptian scorpion goddess.

Seth – The Egyptian god of the desert.

Siren – In Greek mythology, a woman who is half human and half bird.

Sirin – A bird woman in Russian mythology.

T

Thalia – The Greek muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.

Titan – Being of great size and strength who appears in many ancient cultures, especially in Greco-Roman mythology.

Tokebi – A goblin in Korean tradition.

U

Ulysses – The Latin name for Odysseus, the hero in Homer’s The Odyssey.

Undine – In Europian folkore, a water spirit.

Urania – In Greek mythology, she is the muse of astronomy and astrology.

Is your cat a magical cat? A magical cat deserves a magical name. But whether you give your cat a magical cat name or a more down-to-earth moniker, consider your kitty’s physical traits as well as his or her unique personality when choosing a cat name. Keep checking back as new magical cat names will be added soon.

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