75 Big-Eared Cat Names With Meanings

Some cat breeds have large ears, such as Devon Rexes and Sphynx cats. You might want a name that reflects this unique feature!

Below, we’ve compiled a list of 75 big-eared cat names, drawing from movie and TV characters, sounds and music, large-eared animals, and more.

Big-Eared Cat Names for Male Cats

Whether you have a mixed-breed domestic cat with large ears or a purebred like a Sphynx or Devon Rex, these boy cat names will suit them perfectly.

• Dumbo – After the elephant from the Disney movie of the same name.
• Elfie – Elves are known for their pointy ears.
• Miles – For a cat with ears a mile long!
• Alf – After the creature from the TV show ALF.
• Droopy – For cats with ears so big they seem like they should droop.
• Echo – A repetitive sound.
• Eeyore – A donkey from Winnie the Pooh who’s known for his long ears.
• Mouse – Mice have large, rounded ears.
• Mickey – After Disney’s Mickey Mouse.
• Wings – Ears so big they look like wings on your cat’s head!
• Dobby – After the elf in Harry Potter.
• Baggins – After Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit.
• Gizmo – The large-eared creature from the Gremlins movies.
• Link – The protagonist from The Legend of Zelda video games.
• Yoda – From Star Wars.
• Boomer – A loud noise.
• Buzz – A low humming sound.
• Rumble – A deep and continuous sound.
• Sonic – A sonic boom sounds like an explosion.
• Scoop – With those big ears, your cat can hear all the gossip.
• Buck – A male animal with horns or antlers, such as a deer.
• Reindeer – Reindeer have pointy ears and large antlers.
• Rudolph – After Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
• Ox – Male cattle with large horns.

Big-Eared Cat Names for Female Cats

Our big-eared female cat names feature many animals and even some mythical creatures known for their ears.

• Ellie – Short for “elephant.”
• Bunny – Animals with long ears.
• Muffy – Like ear muffs!
• Minnie – After the wife of Mickey Mouse.
• Mimi – Japanese for “ear.”
• Lyric – The words of a song.
• Fae – Another word for “fairy.”
• Fairy – Some fairies have pointy ears like elves!
• Seelie – The name of fairies in Scottish folklore.
• Gazelle – Deer-like creatures with upright horns.
• Impala – Another deer-like animal with long, curved horns.
• Dearie – A play on “deer.”
• Doe – A female deer, and also a musical note (when spelled “do”).
• Okapi – These big-eared animals are related to giraffes, but look like zebra/deer hybrids.

Gender-Neutral Names for Cats With Big Ears

These names will draw attention to your cat’s big ears because many of them are based on sound and music! We also have some more animal names here.

• Earmuffs – A cute name based on winter apparel.
• Karaoke – When people sing along to backing tracks of popular music.
• Stanza – The verse of a poem or song.
• Flopsy – A cute name based on rabbits and their long, floppy ears.
• Wabbit – A play on “rabbit” often linked to the Looney Tunes.
• Satellite – Ears as big as satellite dishes.
• Radar – Radars send out radio waves to locate objects.
• Decibel – A unit of measurement used to measure sound.
• Kulakar – Turkish for “ear.”
• Ohren – German for “ears.”
• Reverb – When a sound from a musical instrument reverberates.
• Chorus – The catchiest part of a song.
• Moose – A large animal with big antlers.
• Fennec – Fennec foxes have very large ears!
• Fox – Like cats, foxes are sly and cunning.
• Serval – A wild cat with a tiny head and big ears.
• Batty – Bats are known for their big ears as well.
• Caracal – An African wild cat with long tufts of fur on their ears.

Big-Eared Cat Names for Hairless Cats

The most popular big-eared cat breed is the Sphynx, which is a hairless cat with long legs and large eyes. They’re known for being playful and cuddly.

Here are some names to choose from if you’ve recently adopted this breed.

• Archibald – This name means “bold and brave.”
• Baldwin – “Brave, bold friend.”
• Goblin – Sphynx cats look a bit goblin-like!
• Gollum – A character from Lord of the Rings.
• Harry – An ironic name for one without hair.
• Mr. Bigglesworth – One of the most common hairless cat names, after the cat from Austin Powers.
• Peach – After peach fuzz.
• Princess Peach – After the princess from the Mario video game franchise.
• Yeti – A mythical creature with a lot of hair.
• Anubis – The Egyptian guide to the underworld.
• Egg – A funny food name for your hairless cat.
• Cleopatra – After the last queen of Egypt.
• Elephant – Hairless animals with big ears.
• Bats – Bats have a fantastic sense of hearing.
• Bruce – After Bruce Willis, a bald actor.
• Buzz – As in a buzz cut or shaved hair.
• Calvin – A French name that means “little bald one.”
• Homer – A bald character from The Simpsons.
• Mihos – An Egyptian god with a lion’s head.

I hope you were able to find a sweet or funny name for your new cat on our list. Some of the best names draw attention to our pets’ most prominent features, like their big ears.