140+ Christmas Cat Names For Male and Female Cats

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  • Are you looking for the perfect Christmas themed cat name? We have over 140 names to choose from including book and movie characters, Santa’s helpers, food and Christmas legends and folklore.

    Name

    Meaning

    Gender

    Aaron Character from The Little Drummer Boy Male
    Ahoshta Character from Narnia Male
    Alabaster Snowball Elf who lives with Santa at the North Pole Male
    Alambil Planet visible from Narnia Unisex
    Alimash Character from Narnia Male
    Argoz, Lord Character from Narnia Male
    Arsheesh Character from Narnia Male
    Aslan Lion from Narnia Male
    Balthazar One of the wise men/kings who gave the baby Jesus myrrh Male
    Befana Italian folklore, an old woman who
    gives children Christmas gifts
    Female
    Belsnickel Crotchety companion of Saint Nicholas in the
    Palatinate, Germany
    Male
    Bert Character from the movie It’s a Wonderful Life Male
    Blitzen Santa’s reindeer Male
    Brandy Drink Unisex
    Bricklethumb Character from Narnia Male
    Buche de Noel French name for traditional
    Christmas Yule log
    Unisex
    Carol Religious Christmas song Female
    Caspian X Character from Narnia Male
    Cavalier Character from The Nutcracker Male
    Cedar Tree Unisex
    Charlie Brown Character from A Charlie Brown Christmas Male
    Chestnut A fruit traditionally roasted in
    the winter months
    Unisex
    Christian Traditional name which means follower of Christ Male
    Cider Drink popular in the winter months
    (sometimes spiced)
    Unisex
    Clara Character from The Nutcracker Female
    Clarence Character from It’s a Wonderful
    Life
    Male
    Claus Santa Claus Male
    Clementine Citrus fruit often put in Christmas
    stockings
    Female
    Coco/Cocoa Chocolate drink Unisex
    Comet Santa’s reindeer Male
    Cookie Sweet treat, often left out for Santa Unisex
    Cranberry Fruit used in cranberry sauce Unisex
    Cratchit Character from A Christmas Carol Male
    Dancer Santa’s reindeer Male
    Dasher Santa’s reindeer Male
    Ded Moroz
    Slavic version of Santa Claus
    Male
    Digory Kirke Character from Narnia Male
    Doctor Finklestein Character from The Nightmare Before
    Christmas
    Male
    Donner Santa’s reindeer Male
    Dove Bird associated with Christmas and
    peace
    Unisex
    Drinan, Lord Character from Narnia Male
    Drummer Main character from The Little
    Drummer Boy
    Male
    Ebenezer Character from A Christmas Carol Male
    Edmund Pevensie Character from Narnia Male
    Eggnog Traditional Christmas drink Unisex
    Elf Santa’s helper Unisex
    Emmanuel Christmas song Male
    Ernie Character
    from the movie It’s a Wonderful Life
    Male
    Eve The night before Christmas day Female
    Evergreen Christmas trees are evergreen Unisex
    Feliz (Navidad) Christmas song Unisex
    Fezziwig, Mr Character from A Christmas Carol Male
    Frankincense One of the gifts given to Jesus by
    the three wise men
    Unisex
    Frosty Icy Unisex
    Fudge Traditional sweet often made at
    Christmas
    Unisex
    Gabriel Christmas angel Male
    Garland Christmas decoration Unisex
    Gaspar One of the three wise men who gave
    the baby Jesus frankincense
    Male
    George Character from the movie It’s a
    Wonderful Life
    Male
    Ginarrbrik Character from Narnia Male
    Ginger Spice commonly used in Christmas
    booking
    Unisex
    Glenstorm Character from Narnia Male
    Glitter Used to decorate Christmas cards Unisex
    Gloria Christmas carol Female
    Glozelle Character from Narnia Male
    Goose Bird commonly cooked at Christmas Unisex
    Grace Prayer Female
    Grinch Character from How the Grinch Stole Christmas Male
    Harry Character from the movie It’s a Wonderful Life Male
    Holly Bush used for Christmas decorations Female
    Hope Jesus is said to have brought hope Female
    Humphrey Santa’s chief elf Male
    Ice Frozen water common in wintertime Unisex
    Igloo House made from snow Unisex
    Ivy Plant often used to in Christmas
    decorations
    Female
    Jadis Character from Narnia Female
    Jingle Jingle Bells, popular Christmas
    song
    Unisex
    Joseph Father of Jesus Male
    Joulupukki Finnish Christmas figure Male
    Joy Christmas is said to bring joy,
    hope and peace
    Female
    Joyeux Noel Merry Christmas in French Unisex
    Krampus Horned, anthropomorphic figure in
    Alpine folklore who scares children during the Christmas period who have misbehaved
    Male
    Kringle Santa Claus Male
    Lucy Pevensie Character from Narnia Female
    Mary Mother of Jesus Female
    Marzipan Almond confection commonly used in Christmas cake Unisex
    Maugrim Character from Narnia Male
    Melchior One of the wise men/kings-gave the
    baby Jesus gold
    Male
    Merry, Merri Merry Christmas Female
    Miraz Character from Narnia Male
    Mistletoe Plant traditionally displayed in
    homes over Christmas
    Unisex
    Mittens Hand coverings used in cold weather Unisex
    Myrrh Gift given to the baby Jesus Unisex
    Narnia Fantasy world from The Chronicles
    of Narnia
    Male
    Nausus Character from Narnia Male
    Nazaire From Nazareth Male
    Nazareth The childhood home of Jesus Unisex
    Nicholas St Nicholas (Santa) Male
    Noel Name meaning ‘born on Christmas’ Male
    Noelle Female form of Noel Female
    Nutmeg Spice commonly used on Christmas
    cooking
    Unisex
    Olaf Character from the movie Frozen Male
    Oogie Boobie Character from The Nightmare Before
    Christmas
    Male
    Oreius Character from Narnia Male
    Partridge Bird from the Christmas song
    ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’
    Unisex
    Pepper Minstix Elf Male
    Peter Pevensie Character from Narnia Male
    Polar Polar bear Unisex
    Pomander Traditional orange decorated with
    cloves
    Unisex
    Prancer Santa’s reindeer Male
    Prunaprismia, Queen Character from Narnia Female
    Pumpkin Vegetable commonly served with
    Christmas lunch or dinner
    Unisex
    Pudding Christmas pudding, traditional
    dessert served on Christmas day
    Unisex
    Reepicheep Character from Narnia Male
    Reindeer Animals who pull Santa’s sleigh Unisex
    Rosemary Herb commonly used in Christmas
    garlands
    Female
    Rudolph Santa’s reindeer who had the red nose Male
    Sally Character from The Nightmare Before Christmas Female
    Scrooge, Ebenezer Character from A Christmas Carol Male
    Shinny Upatree Elf Male
    Skellington, Jack Character from The Nightmare Before Christmas Male
    Snegurochka A popular seasonal figure in Russian culture Male
    Snow Icy rain crystals common around
    Christmas
    Unisex
    Snowflake A single ice crystal Unisex
    Sopespian Character from Narnia Male
    Spruce Evergreen commonly used as a
    Christmas tree
    Unisex
    Star Christmas decoration used on the
    top of a Christmas tree
    Unisex
    Susan Pevensie Character from Narnia Female
    Tinsel Christmas decoration Unisex
    Tiny Tim Character from A Christmas Carol Male
    Trumpkin Character from Narnia Male
    Tumnus, Mr Character from Narnia Male
    Twinkle Twinkling star Unisex
    Uncle Drosselmeyer Character from The Nutcracker Male
    Vixen Santa’s reindeer Male
    Winter The season of Christmas in the
    northern hemisphere
    Unisex
    Wunorse Openslae Elf Male
    Yule Christmas Unisex
    Yule cat Icelandic mythical giant cat who
    eats naughty children
    Male
    Zero Character from The Nightmare Before
    Christmas
    Male

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    • Julia Wilson, 'Cat World' Founder

      Julia Wilson is the founder of Cat-World, and has researched and written over 1,000 articles about cats. She is a cat expert with over 20 years of experience writing about a wide range of cat topics, with a special interest in cat health, welfare and preventative care. Julia lives in Sydney with her family, four cats and two dogs. Full author bio