Are you looking for a Valentine’s day themed name for a cat? We have handpicked over 170 perfect valentine themed names for male and female cats along with their origin and meaning.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Gender |
| Adelpha | Beloved sister | Greek | Female |
| Adonis | Lover of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love | Greek | Male |
| Agapi | Love, affection | Greek | Female |
| Agapito | Loving | Greek | Male |
| Agapius | Love | Latin | Male |
| Ahava | Love | Hebrew | Female |
| Aida | From the opera ‘Aida’ | Italian | Female |
| Aiko | Little loved one | Japanese | Male |
| Aimé | Beloved | Latin | Female |
| Alma | Nourishing, soul | Latin | Female |
| Amabilis | Lovable | Latin | Unisex |
| Amadea | God’s love | Latin | Female |
| Amado | God’s love | Latin | Male |
| Amarus | Unfading love | Greek | Male |
| Amator | Lover | Latin | Male |
| Amatus | Beloved | Latin | Male |
| Amia | Love | Sanskrit | Female |
| Amais | Loved | Latin | Male |
| Amara | Grace, immortal | Latin | Female |
| Amora | Love | Spanish | Female |
| Amoris | Love | Latin | Female |
| Amour | Love | French | Female |
| Amy, Aimee | Beloved | French | Female |
| Amyas | Loved | Latin | Male |
| Ananda | Worthy of love | Latin | Female |
| Anbu | Love | Indian | Male |
| Antoinette | Priceless one | Latin | Female |
| Anwil | Beloved | Welsh | Male |
| Aphrodite | Greek goddess of love | Greek | Female |
| Armas | Beloved | Finnish | Male |
| Aroha | Love | Māori | Female |
| Atif | Kind one | Arabic | Male |
| Atuf | Love | Arabic | Male |
Ávila |
Desired | Spanish | Female |
| Aziz | Beloved | Arabic | Female |
| Aziza | Beloved | Arabic | Female |
| Beau | Beautiful | French | Male |
| Belle | Beautiful | French | Female |
| Caera | Beloved, friend | Latin | Female |
| Calandra | Lovely one | Greek | Female |
| Cara | Beloved | Welsh | Female |
| Cari | Beloved | Welsh | Female |
| Caradoc | Beloved | Welsh | Male |
| Caralie | Beloved, friend | Latin, Irish | Female |
| Carthach | Loving | Irish | Male |
| Carwyn | To love | Welsh | Female |
| Cedra | Kindly and loved | English | Female |
| Ceri | Love | Welsh | Male |
| Chantana | Affection | Thai | Female |
| Chaviv | Loved one | Hebrew | Male |
| Cher | Beloved | French | Female |
| Cherish | Honour, love | English, French | Female |
| Chikondi | Love | Africa | Female |
| Cleopatra | One of history’s most famous love stories | Egyptian | Female |
| Cordelia | Heart | Latin, Celtic | Female |
| Corwin | Heart’s friend | English | Female |
| Crea | Heart | Irish | Female |
| Cupid | Roman god of love | Italian | Male |
| Daivi | Loved one | Irish | Male |
| Dariel | Dearly loved | French | Male |
| Darla | Loved one | English | Female |
| Darlene | Little dear one | English | Female |
| David | Beloved | Hebrew | Male |
| Davina | Beloved | Hebrew | Female |
| Davis | Beloved | Welsh | Male |
| Delara | She who delights the heart | Persian | Female |
| Delila | Lovelorn | Hebrew | Female |
| Désirée | Desired | French | Female |
| Dewey | Beloved | Welsh | Male |
| Didier | Ardent desire | French | Male |
| Dilan | Like a lion, loyal | Irish | Male |
| Dragoste | Love, romance | Romanian | Male |
| Drury | Love | French | Male |
| Dwyn | God of love | Welsh | Male |
| Elska | Love | Norse | Female |
| Emma | Main character from Jane Austen’s book ‘Emma’ | – | Female |
| Erasmus | Beloved | Greek | Male |
| Erazem | Beloved | Slovak | Male |
| Eros | Greek god of love | Greek | Male |
| Esmé | Beloved | French | Female |
| Fẹ́mi | Love me | Nigerian | Unisex |
| Freya | Norse goddess of marriage (see Frigg) | Norse | Female |
| Frigg | Norse goddess of marriage | Norse | Female |
| Funanya | Love | Nigerian | Female |
| Gharam | Love | Nigerian | Female |
| Giselle | From the romantic ballet ‘Giselle’ | French | Female |
| Grainne | Love | Irish | Female |
| Habib | Loved one | Arabic | Female |
| Habiba | Loved one | Arabic | Female |
| Habika | Sweetheart | Nigerian | Female |
| Hafia | Lovable | Nigerian | Female |
| Haida | Heart | Nigerian | Female |
| Haiya | Heart | Nigerian | Female |
| Haviva | Well-loved | Hebrew | Female |
| Hathai | Heart | Nigerian | Female |
| Hathor | Greek goddess of the sky, women, fertility and love | Greek | Female |
| Hestia | Heart | Greek | Female |
| Hilarion | From the romantic ballet ‘Giselle’ | French | Male |
| Idony | To love again | Norse | Female |
| Ishtar | Goddess of war and love | Mesopotamian | Female |
| Ismay | Beloved | French | Female |
| Jacayl | Love | Mexican | Female |
| Janan | Heart, soul | Arabic | Female |
| Jeba | Love | Nigerian | Female |
| Jebediah | Beloved one | Hebrew | Male |
| Juliet | Tragedy of two lovers written by William Shakespeare | – | Female |
| Kalah | Beloved | Nigerian | Female |
| Kalila | Beloved | Arabic | Female |
| Kama | Loved one | Sanskrit | Male |
| Kanda | Darling | Thai | Female |
| Karita | Beloved | Icelandic | Female |
| Kealoha | Loved one | Hawaiian | Male |
| Kerensa | Love | English | Female |
| Kordian | Of the heart | Polish | Male |
| Kusa | Heart | Thai | Male |
| Layba | Love | Nigerian | Female |
| Lemminkäinen | Love | Finnish | Male |
| Lempi | Love | Finnish | Female |
| Lennon | Lover | Irish | Female |
| Lev | Lion, heart | Hebrew, Russian | Male |
| Liba | Beloved | Hebrew | Female |
| Lovella | Love, affection | Old English | Female |
| Mabel | Lovable | English | Female |
| Maite | Beloved | Basque | Female |
| Manju | Pleasant, sweet | Sanskrit | Male |
| Marietta | Beloved | French | Female |
| Mehri | Lovable | Nigerian | Female |
| Mena | Love | Nigerian | Female |
| Merna | Beloved | Irish | Female |
| Mielikki | Desire | Finnish | Female |
| Mila | Gracious, dear | Spanish | Female |
| Milada | My love | Czech | Female |
| Miloš | Compassionate, dear | Slavic | Male |
| Mirren | Beloved | Scottish | Female |
| Morna | Beloved | Irish | Female |
| Myfanwy (Myf) | My lovely little one | Welsh | Female |
| Mylène | Beloved moon | Spanish | Female |
| Nayeli | I love you | Zapotec | Female |
| Nazanin | Sweetheart | Persian | Female |
| Negar | Beloved | Persian | Female |
| Nemy | Sweet | African | Female |
| Obi | Heart | African | Male |
| Odette | From the romantic ballet ‘Swan Lake’ | Germany | Female |
| Paris | The city of love | France | Female |
| Penha | Beloved | Swahili | Male |
| Philomina | Greatly loved | Greek | Female |
| Philou | Loving | Dutch | Female |
| Preesa | Beloved | Nigerian | Female |
| Preet | Love | Nigerian | Male |
| Preety | Love | Nigerian | Female |
| Priya | Beloved | Sanscrit | Female |
| Qais | Lover | Nigerian | Male |
| Rasmus | Beloved | Dutch, Finnish | Male |
| Rhys | Passionate | Welsh | Male |
| Romeo | Tragedy of two lovers written by William Shakespeare | Italian | Male |
| Rose | The flower of love | – | Female |
| Rudo | A feeling of love | African | Male |
| Ruthai | Heart | Thai | Female |
| Sajan | Loved one | Indian | Male |
| Saliya | Heart | Nigerian | Female |
| Shirin | Sweet | Persian | Female |
| Siegfried | From the romantic ballet ‘Swan Lake’ | German | Male |
| Siran | Sweet love | Armenian | Female |
| Suki | Beloved | Japanese | Unisex |
| Taavi | Beloved | Finnish | Male |
| Thando | Love | African | Unisex |
| Valentine | Strength, health | Latin | Male |
| Valentino | Strength, health | Italian | Male |
| Vashti | Beautiful | Persian | Female |
| Venus | Greek goddess of love | Greek | Female |
| Yaar | Lover | Nigerian | Male |
| Yaretzi | You will always be loved | Aztec | Female |
| Yuna | Desire | Nigerian | Female |
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