Does your new cat have a Continental flair? Does she have a certain joie de vivre or perhaps even a je ne sais quoi? Maybe you ought to consider giving your cosmopolitan kitty a French name! Francophile feline lovers, this list is for you.
Cute and Jokey French Names for Cats
- Mon Petit Chou – Means “My little cabbage,’ and is a common French term of endearment
- Le Chat Noir – after the iconic cabaret poster
- Minette – French for kitty!
- Frere Jacques
- Pepe Le Pew
- Madame Chat
- Monseiur Chat
- Merci Beau-Cat
- Chomp Elysee – for a toothy cat
Hold on to your beret! What follows below is an exhaustive list of French names, each one more Gallic than the last. You’re sure to find a name for your cat that is tres charmant.
French Names for Male Cats
- Abbé
- Absalon
- Achille
- Adolphe
- Adrien
- Alain
- Alexandre
- Algernon
- Aloin
- Alphonse
- Aluin
- Amaury
- Ambroise
- André
- Ange
- Anse
- Anselme
- Antoine
- Août
- Apollinaire
- Aramis
- Arhambault
- Armand
- Arnaud
- Arnoux
- Arséne
- Artus
- Aubert
- Aubin
- Audric
- Auguste
- Aurel
- Aurélien
- Autry
- Bachelor
- Bale
- Ballou
- Baltasaru
- Baptiste
- Barbeau
- Barber
- Barnabé
- Barraud
- Bartholmieu
- Basile
- Bastien
- Baudoin
- Baudouin
- Bayless
- Beau
- Beauchamp
- Beauregard
- Bechet
- Bellamy
- Benoît
- Bernardin
- Bernon
- Bertrand
- Bevis
- Blaise
- Blaisot
- Blaize
- Bouvier
- Breton
- Bruce
- Burgundy
- Burke
- Cable
- Cabot
- Calixte
- Candide
- Caton
- Chance
- Chandler
- Chaney
- Chapin
- Charles
- Charlot
- Chase
- Cheney
- Chesare
- Chevy
- Chréstien
- Chrétien
- Claiborne
- Claude
- Claudien
- Claudiu
- Clovis
- Clément
- Colombain
- Constant
- Constantin
- Corentin
- Corneille
- Coty
- Courtney
- Cretien
- Croix
- Curtis
- Cyprien
- Cyrille
- Césaire
- D’Artagnan
- Deveraux
- Devere
- Didier
- Diggory
- Dione
- Dominique
- Donatien
- Dougray
- Drury
- Dulé
- Dumas
- Duvall
- Eadgar
- Elie
- Elisée
- Emeril
- Emile
- Emilien
- Etienne
- Foulques
- Franchot
- François
- Frédéric
- Gabin
- Gable
- Gaetan
- Girauld
- Godefroi
- Grue
- Grégoire
- Gui
- Guilbert
- Guillaume
- Guy
- Géaud
- Gérald
- Hadrien
- Harvey
- Hazard
- Hebert
- Henri
- Hercule
- Hervé
- Hewett
- Hilaire
- Hippolyte
- Jacques
- Janvier
- Jean
- Jeffroi
- Jeoffroi
- Jeremie
- Jermaine
- Jeter
- Jorden
- Jordon
- Josue
- Jourdain
- Jules
- Julien
- Junipère
- Justis
- Jérémie
- Jérôme
- Jöel
- Kasim
- Laurent
- Lazare
- Leandre
- Lebron
- Lemar
- Leonello
- Leonila
- Leroy
- Lionnel
- Louis
- Lowell
- Luc
- Leopold
- Marceau
- Marcel
- Marcellin
- Marcellus
- Mathieu
- Maxence
- Maxim
- Maxime
- Maximilien
- Mercer
- Merle
- Montague
- Moïse
- Narcisse
- Nathanael
- Nazaire
- Neville
- Nicaise
- Noel
- Norris
- Nouvel
- Noë
- Obéron
- Octave
- Odon
- Odyssée
- Olivier
- Onfroi
- Orville
- Pascale
- Patrice
- Percival
- Percy
- Peverell
- Philbert
- Philippe
- Picard
- Pierre
- Platt
- Pom
- Prewitt
- Proust
- Purvis
- Qassen
- Qassim
- Quain
- Quay
- Reynaud
- Robinet
- Rodolphe
- Rodrigue
- Romain
- Roy
- Royal
- Russell
- Rémy
- Serge
- Severin
- Sidney
- Siffre
- Sigfroi
- Silvester
- Sorrel
- Soutine
- Squire
- Suede
- Sully
- Sylvain
- Séraphin
- Sévère
- Talon
- Tancréde
- Tanguy
- Tarot
- Terre
- Terrence
- Thayer
- Thibault
- Thierry
- Thoreau
- Théodore
- Théophile
- Timothée
- Tite
- Toulouse
- Toussaint
- Tracy
- Travis
- Ulisses
- Urbaine
- Vachel
- Valentin
- Vallis
- Vardon
- Verino
- Vermont
- Verrill
- Victoir
- Vidal
- Viel
- Villard
- Villiers
- Virgile
- Vitalis
- Yves
- Yvon
- Zachalie
- Zephyrin
- Élie
- Érasme
- Étienne
- Ézéchiel
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French Names for Female Cats
- Amelie
- Monique
- Jolie
- Delphine
- Fleur
- Alix
- Chanel
- Coco
- Fantine
- Adeline
- Bernadette
- Fifi
- Aurore
- Minou
- Odette
- Gigi
- Desiree
- Mirabelle
- Amaline
- Gabrielle
- Olympe
- Cherie
- Juliette
- Minou
- Soleil
- Simone
- Minette
- Isabelle
- Renee
- Anouk
- Adelaide
- Abella
- Abrial
- Adeline
- Adette
- Agate
- Aimeé
- Albane
- Albertine
- Alexandrine
- Alienor
- Alizée
- Allemande
- Allura
- Alouette
- Aloyse
- Amabel
- Amande
- Amandine
- Ambrette
- Anabelle
- Anaise
- Andrée
- Angelette
- Angeline
- Angelique
- Angéle
- Angélique
- Anne-Marie
- Annette
- Antinea
- Antoinette
- Antonie
- Apolline
- Appolinia
- Aquitaine
- Arabelle
- Ariane
- Arielle
- Arlette
- Armantine
- Armel
- Auberte
- Aubrey
- Aurélie
- Aveline
- Avril
- Axelle
- Azure
- Babette
- Baie
- Baize
- Ballou
- Bastienne
- Bastina
- Baye
- Bechette
- Beline
- Bellamy
- Belle
- Benadette
- Benilde
- Berenicia
- Bernadette
- Bernardene
- Bibi
- Blanche
- Bleu
- Brie
- Brielle
- Brigitte
- Brittany
- Brunette
- Burgundy
- Béatrice
- Bénédicte
- Bérénice
- Cachet
- Cadeau
- Calais
- Camille
- Candide
- Cantrelle
- Caprice
- Capucine
- Carolina
- Caroline
- Celine
- Cerise
- Cesarine
- Chablis
- Chambray
- Chandelle
- Chanel
- Chaney
- Chantal
- Chantilly
- Chardonnay
- Charley
- Charlotte
- Cher
- Chloé
- Christelle
- Christiane
- Christine
- Ciel
- Cinderella
- Citron
- Claire
- Clairette
- Clarette
- Claudette
- Claudie
- Clementine
- Coco
- Colette
- Colombe
- Coralie
- Corinne
- Cornelie
- Cosette
- Courtney
- Crescent
- Curtis
- Cybele
- Cyrille
- Cécile
- Célina
- Céline
- Daija
- Damica
- Danelle
- Danette
- Danice
- Danique
- Daniéle
- Dany
- Darcy
- Dariela
- Darrell
- Delancey
- Delphine
- Denise
- Denver
- Desi
- Desirée
- Diane
- Dimanche
- Dior
- Dominique
- Domitilla
- Dorothée
- Dory
- Doré
- Douce
- Dulcet
- Dulcette
- Déja
- Délice
- Edwige
- Eglantine
- Elaina
- Eleanore
- Elinore
- Elise
- Elle
- Elodie
- Eloise
- Elvéra
- Eléonore
- Ember
- Emeraude
- Emilie
- Emmeline
- Eponine
- Esmé
- Estelle
- Estée
- Etienette
- Eugénie
- Eulalie
- Euphème
- Evaine
- Evonne
- Fabienne
- Fabiola
- Fanchon
- Felicienne
- Felipan
- Fernande
- Fifi
- Filia
- Filippa
- Flaviana
- Flaviere
- Fleur
- Fleurette
- Flore
- France
- Francine
- Frostine
- Frédérique
- Félicité
- Gabrielle
- Gaby
- Gaelle
- Gaetane
- Garnet
- Geneva
- Geneviève
- Genève
- Georgette
- Georgienne
- Geraldine
- Germaine
- Gervaise
- Ghislaine
- Gigi
- Gilberte
- Gisele
- Grazielle
- Guilette
- Guillaumette
- Guillaumine
- Génie
- Harriette
- Helaine
- Helene
- Heloise
- Henrietta
- Henriette
- Hilaire
- Honore
- Hyacinthe
- Héloïse
- Ide
- Illuminée
- Indre
- Iolanthe
- Isabeau
- Isabelle
- Isaline
- Ismay
- Ivette
- Ivonne
- Jacinthe
- Jacqueline
- Jacquie
- Janine
- Janvier
- Jarrell
- Jeanette
- Jeanne
- Jeune
- Joanne
- Joie
- Jolie
- Jonquille
- Jordane
- Josephine
- Josette
- Josiane
- Josée
- Jourdaine
- Juditha
- Juillet
- Juin
- Julie
- Julienne
- Juliet
- Juliette
- Justice
- Justine
- Kiki
- Landry
- Laure
- Laurette
- Laverne
- Leelee
- Leontine
- Leopoldine
- Liana
- Lilas
- Liliane
- Lilou
- Linnet
- Lionel
- Lisette
- Lizette
- Loire
- Lorraine
- Lou
- Louise
- Lucette
- Lucida
- Lucie
- Lucienne
- Lucrèce
- Lumière
- Lune
- Lunette
- Lyle
- Lynette
- Lys
- Léa
- Léonie
- Madeleine
- Madella
- Madelle
- Madelyn
- Maelle
- Maelys
- Maeva
- Magdala
- Mai
- Mailys
- Mallory
- Mandolin
- Manet
- Manette
- Manon
- Marcelia
- Marceline
- Marcelle
- Marcheline
- Mardi
- Margot
- Olympienne
- Ophelie
- Ophélie
- Oralie
- Orane
- Oreli
- Oriane
- Orianne
- Orleane
- Orlee
- Orly
- Ottilie
- Ottoline
- Page
- Paméla
- Papillon
- Paris
- Pascaline
- Pascasia
- Pasquette
- Patrice
- Paule
- Paulette
- Paulille
- Pauline
- Peita
- Pennelope
- Pensée
- Percy
- Perette
- Perle
- Perlette
- Perline
- Pernella
- Perpétue
- Perrette
- Perrine
- Petronille
- Philippine
- Philis
- Phillis
- Philomène
- Piaf
- Pierette
- Pierina
- Pierra
- Pierrette
- Placidie
- Pomeline
- Pomme
- Porcie
- Porter
- Prew
- Prewdence
- Primevère
- Prisca
- Priscille
- Provence
- Prudentiane
- Prudenzia
- Prue
- Prune
- Prunelle
- Pépélope
- Péronelle
- Pétronille
- Questa
- Quincy
- Rachelle
- Rafaella
- Rafaila
- Raffelle
- Raimonda
- Raine
- Ramonde
- Raphaëlle
- Raymonde
- Raymondine
- Regia
- Reine
- Reinette
- Remi
- Remy
- Renae
- Rene
- Renée
- Richarde
- Richilde
- Robena
- Roberte
- Robertina
- Robina
- Robine
- Rochelle
- Rolande
- Romaine
- Romanade
- Vincence
- Vincentine
- Vinciane
- Viole
- Violette
- Vionnet
- Virginie
- Viridienne
- Vivienne
- Viviette
- Vrai
- Vreni
- Vyolette
- Véra
- Vérane
- Vériane
- Véronique
- Xaverie
- Xavière
- Yevette
- Yolande
- Yolanthe
- Yvette
- Yvonne
- Zaidee
- Zele
- Zelie
- Zenaida
- Zenia
- Zenna
- Zenobie
- Zerline
- Zélie
- Zénaïde
- Zéphyrine
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