What do Garfield, Simba, and Puss in Boots have in common? Well, they’re all cats in famous movies, after whom you may want to name your own precious feline!
Movie cat names are a more subtle way to do this and can also bring back good memories. These monikers are creative and make major talking points when you introduce your cat.
Crookshanks
Is your kitty smart, brave, and fiercely loyal? He might answer to ‘Crookshanks.’ Crookshanks first appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as the feline who pursues murderer Pettigrew.
Tigger
If you grew up with Winnie the Pooh, then you may want to name your kitty cat after Pooh’s friend, Tigger. The tiger is full of fun and energy and is a loyal companion.
Puss in Boots
This fierce, charismatic kitty stole our hearts as soon as he burst onto the screen in Shrek 2. So much so that he even got his own spin-off film Puss in Boots.
Baby
There could be no Bringing up Baby without the eponymous leopard. Starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn, the film is full of glamour. Baby is a tame leopard sent to the heroine Susan from Brazil.
Cat
‘Cat’ is what Holly (Audrey Hepburn) calls the ginger stray she adopts. She refuses to name and fully accept the cat until the end when, in an unforgettable scene, Holly and her love interest run after him in the rain.
Richard Parker
If your cat is entirely in touch with his wild instincts yet companionable, try calling him ‘Richard Parker’. This is the tiger in Life of Pi who is stranded on a lifeboat with Pi.