Are you looking for a witchy or magical name for your cat? Did you just adopt a black cat or just want something unique?
Whatever the reason for the name we have a lot of options. From funky, and historical to TV shows and movies we have the perfect name for your feline friend.
Magical Male Cat Names
- Aleister – A mystic famous for his controversial writings.
- Archimedes – The name of Merlin’s owl.
- Aswang – A Filipino sorcerer and shape shifter who feeds on human flesh.
- Baba – A Bulgarian psychic, who it is claimed predicted world events.
- Bajang – Male equivalent of the Pelesit, the Malaysian familiar in the form of a grasshopper or cricket.
- Balthasar – He was one of the three Magi that visited the newborn baby Jesus.
- Bane – Can be a curse, scourge, or poison that typically causes death.
- Bombay – Bewitched, Dr. Bombay.
- Bruxo – Spanish origin meaning “warlock”.
- Cayce – A well-known healer, clairvoyant, and Spiritualist.
- Circe – Homer’s Odyssey.
- Daemon – Demon.
- Gandalf – One of the most popular wizards in literary history from “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.”
- Geller – A magician who bent spoons with his mind.
- Goth – Those who wear all black and considered mysterious.
- Grimalkin – The witches’ cat in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
- Imp – Small goblins with mischievous nature.
- Incantrix – Latin origin meaning “witch”.
- Kijo – Japanese for “witch”.
- Kit – The name of the Siamese cat from the famous drama series ‘Charmed’.
- Koldun – Russian origin meaning “warlock”.
- Loki – A Norse god who is known to be a trickster.
- Lucifer – Another name for the devil or demon.
- Majo – Japanese alternative for “witch”.
- Necromantis – Greek origin meaning “warlock”.
- Nimue – A witch from the story of King Arthur.
- Nostradamus – Predicted the future and wrote books about it.
- Prospero – The Tempest.
- Raven – A messenger of the gods and seen as a symbol of bad luck.
- Revel – A noisy celebration.
- Rhine – A researcher of ESP, mental telepathy and psychic abilities.
- Rune- Stones bearing symbols of magical significance.
- Saga – Another Latin word for “witch”.
- Sahir – Arabic origin meaning “warlock”.
- Sahira – Arabic origin meaning “witch”.
- Samhain – The Sabbat celebrating the end of the harvest.
- Sampson – A name inspired by the English healer known as Agnes.
- Severus – Means “stern” in Latin.
- Shade – A ghost or shadow.
- Shaman – Person with influence over good and evil spirits.
- Shiva – The Hindu god of destruction that is associated with tigers.
- Shushi – Chinese origin meaning “warlock”.
- Spivey – An American psychic and healer.
- Sorcière – French for “witch”.
- Sooth – Means prophet.
- Strega – Italian origin meaning “witch”.
- Tovenaar – Latin origin meaning “warlock”.
- Veneficus – Another Latin word for “warlock”.
- Wayob – A person who can magically transform themselves into an animal.
Magical Female Cat Names
- Arcana – The term for the two parts of a Tarot deck.
- Artemis – A Greek goddess that is associated with the moon.
- Cassandra – In mythology she was a princess who was given the gift of prophecy, but was cursed because nobody ever believed her.
- Ceridwen – The Welsh goddess of wisdom who had white cats serve her.
- Circe – The daughter of Helios who turned Odeysseus and his men into pigs.
- Durga – A Hindu mother goddess who rode a female tiger.
- Elvira – A a dark film character.
- Grimalkin – An evil-looking female cat associated with witchcraft.
- Grizell – Another of Jane Wallis’ familiars.
- Gypsy – A slang term for the Roma people.
- Harpy – A bird of prey that has a woman’s face.
- Ivalaine – Is from ‘The Last Rune’ novel series.
- Jade – Jade is a stone used in Magic for healing and protection.
- Li Shou – A Chinese goddess represented as a cat.
- Lilith – Known in pagan circles as a goddess of strength and protection.
- Luna – Harry’s charming and quirky witch friend from Harry Potter.
- Minerva – The professor who turns into a cat from the Harry Potter series.
- Parvati – The Hindu goddess of beauty rode a lion.
- Qareen – This a spiritual double, who exists as part of the person or in an alternate dimension.
- Seraph – One of the celestial beings and highest order of beings.
- Sphynx – A creature with a woman’s head, a lion’s body, and wings.
- Sprite – Can be an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Strega – Means “witch” in Italian.
- Sukie – The name Sukie originates from Hebrew for the word “lily.
- Sybil – Roman prophet who wrote books of prophesies for the Roman king.
- Tallis – Marie Tallis was a respected psychic who gave accurate readings in the 1950s.
- Tonks – A witch in the Harry Potter series.
- Yaoji – A Chinese goddess of the mountain who is accompanied by a tiger.
- Zoe Benson – From American Horror Story.
Unisex Magical Cat Names
- Adept – One who has studied magic and is very knowledgeable.
- Archimedes – The name of Merlin’s owl.
- Astral – A second body that accompanies us throughout life.
- Aura – An aura is a luminous field of radiation that surrounds all living things like a halo.
- Beltane – A seasonal festivals for Wiccans which corresponds to May Day.
- Bokor – These are sorcerers of Voodoo for hire.
- Canon – Means rules or methods.
- Chakra – Chakras keep the mental, physical, and spiritual energies in the body in balance.
- Chanceux – Means lucky in French .
- Chant – Rhythmic psalm or incantation sung in unison.
- Cipher – The secret code or mystical writing.
- Clairvoyant – A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to see the future.
- Crookshanks – The orange pet cat in the Harry Potter series
- Cult – A system of religious veneration directed toward a specific object or figure.
- Delphi – The Oracle of Delphi.
- Dixon – A psychic and astrologist who predicted the assassination of JFK.
- Fangs – Can be associated with vampires or werewolves.
- Ghost – A paranormal being.
- Goth – Considered a dark genre of literature that focuses on dark themes.
- Gridigut – One of Jane Wallis’ familiars.
- Halo – A ring of light around the head of a deity.
- Harpier – The name of the owl owned by the witches in ‘Macbeth’.
- Heathen – Is a pagan, idolatrous, or infidel.
- Heka – The Egyptian magical system.
- Homunculus – A small humanoid creature.
- Imp – A fairy or demon.
- Ischade – A name from the ‘Thieves’ World’ series.
- Juju – Means a lucky talisman, fetish, or charm.
- Karma – A belief that the repercussions of your actions in this life will carry over into your next life.
- Kikik – Filipino sorcerer, similar the the vampire-like Aswang.
- Kikimora – A house spirit who engages in destructive behavior throughout the night.
- Kinetix – A name from the DC Comics universe.
- Kismet – Means destiny or fate.
- Licorice – Licorice root is also something frequently put into spells and potions.
- Lirio – This is the name of the occult shopkeeper in The Craft.
- Litha – Is the celebration of the summer solstice.
- Mabon – The celebration of the autumnal equinox.
- Malachite – An opaque green stone that is used in magic to promote visionary powers.
- Malin – Malin Matsdotter was one of the last to be executed during Sweden’s great witch hunt known as the “Great Noise.”
- Manon – Manon is the “spirit” invoked in The Craft.
- Mog – Means gloomy.
- Mystery – Is something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
- Myth – Tradition, story, or legend, about supernatural beings.
- Nagual – A Native American mythical human being that can transform into a jaguar.
- Nightshade – Also Belladonna, a purple flower that tends to grow around graves.
- Nyx – Image Comics.
- Omen – An event or sign that is a prophecy.
- Onyx – A black semi-precious gemstone.
- Orenda – An invisible power that inhabits all creatures and inanimate objects.
- Pelesit – A cricket or grasshopper, which can only be owned by a woman to assists in her magic.
- Picatrix – A book of spells based on Astral magic.
- Poppet – A voodoo doll.
- Prophet – One gifted with foresight.
- Psyche – The human soul, mind, or spirit.
- Pyewacket – The black cat familiar in the play Bell, Book and Candle.
- Pythia – Is another name inspired by the oracle also known as Delphi.
- Raven – Same as crow.
- Revenant – Human that returns as a spirit after death.
- Rivet – To capture someone’s full attention.
- Shillelagh – A kind of staff made of wood used in magic.
- Sigil – A symbol used to help a spell or ritual.
- Smudge – To burn incense to cleanse a room.
- Sodalite – A bright blue stone that promotes calmness and good digestion.
- Specter – Ghost or apparition of a terrifying nature.
- Suerte – Means “Lucky” in Spanish.
- Tarot – Cards from the 15th century that were used to see the future.
- Trance – A mental state in which a person is in another dimension.
- Tulpa – A Tibetan “imaginary friend” that can be conjured through thoughts consciously or accidentally.
- Wraith – The apparition of a living being which warns of death.
- Zemi – A good-luck charm or object.
- Zombi – The pet snake and particular of Marie Catherine Laveau.
Witchy Female Cat Names
- Akuba – Japanese origin meaning “witch”.
- Barang – Filipino witches who practice black magic.
- Blair – Blair Witch Project.
- Bellatrix – A powerful evil witch in the Harry Potter series.
- Broom – Hilda – Based on an American newspaper comic strip.
- Cabot – Proclaimed the official witch of Salem in the early 1970s in Salem, Massachusetts.
- Cordelia Fox – A character from American Horror Story.
- Desdemona – Is a character in William Shakespeare’s play Othello.
- Diana – The name for a witch queen in several European mythologies.
- Dolores – Harry Potter series witch who is obsessed with cats and whose Patronus is a cat
- Echidna – The Witch of Greed in Re -Zero.
- Edwina – Edwina is an anime witch who prefers to be secluded rather than hang out with others or be around chaos or fighting.
- Elphaba – The wicked witch of the west from The Wizard of Oz recreated in the Broadway play, Wicked.
- Elsa – The snow queen and good witch of Disney’s Frozen films.
- Endora – The name of Samantha Stevens’ mother on the series Bewitched.
- Esmee – A witch from Terry Pratchett’s imagination.
- Esmerelda – A witch from Terry Pratchett’s books.
- Fleur – A young French witch from the Harry Potter series.
- Gayelette – A witch from the Wonderful World of Oz.
- Glinda – Known as The Good Witch in the “Wizard of Oz”.
- Hermione – Student witch and friend of Harry Potter.
- Hexe – German origin meaning “witch”.
- Izetta – Izetta the Last Witch is a Japanese TV show.
- Kijo – Japanese origin meaning “witch”.
- Laveau – Marie Catherine Laveau was a Voodoo priestess in the late 1800s in New Orleans.
- Makoto – Makoto Kowato is the Flying Witch in Japanese.
- Maleficent – The evil witch queen in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.
- Maria – Maria is the the Witch in an anime series from France.
- Melisandre – The Red Witch from the Game of Thrones series.
- Minerva – Known as the Roman goddess of wisdom.
- Molly Boo – The name of the cat owned by famous real-life witch Laurie Cabot.
- Narcissa – Draco Malfoy’s witch mother in the Harry Potter series.
- Paige – One of the four witch sisters from the TV show Charmed.
- Phoebe – One of the four witch sisters from the TV show Charmed.
- Piper – One of the four witch sisters from the TV show Charmed.
- Prue – One of the four witch sisters from the TV show Charmed.
- Pythia – High Priestess at the Oracle of Delphi.
- Rhiannon – A Welsh goddess and a popular name for witches.
- Rowena – A witch who was one of the four founders of Hogwarts from Harry Potter.
- Sabrina – The Teenage Witch from the TV show.
- Samantha – The mother on the show Bewitched.
- Shipton – A 16th century clairvoyant and prophetess.
- Singra – The Wicked Witch of Oz witch.
- Tabitha – The daughter on the show Bewitched.
- Tituba – One of the original three accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
- Wendy – Casper’s Good Witch from the cartoon.
Witchy Male Cat Names
- Akuba – Means “witch” in Japanese.
- Baba – Polish origin meaning “witch”.
- Cayce – He was known as the founder of holistic sleep related medicine.
- Giles – A farmer who was accused of witchcraft in Salem along with his wife.
- Gwydion – A wizard from Welsh mythology.
- Incantrix – The Latin word for “witch”.
- Jareth – The Goblin King from “Labyrinth” in the 1986 Jim Henson film.
- Majo – Japanese origin meaning “witch”.
- Mambo – A priestess of Voodoo who practices white and black magic.
- Mathers – He was one of the founders of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and close associate of Allister Crowley.
- Pillan – A powerful male spirit of Spanish origin that is highly respected.
- Rasputin – A hypnotist and mystical advisor.
- Rumi – A famous mystic and poet.
- Saga – The Latin origin meaning “witch”.
- Shaman – They predict the future and produce cures through magic.
- Shedu – An ancient god with a lion’s body, wings, and a human head.
- Sorciere – French origin meaning “witch”.
- Usikan – A Filipino sorcerer who inflicts harm by complimenting someone or something.
Unisex Witchy Cat Names
- Akko – Based on Atsuko Kagari from Little Witch Academia.
- Athame – This is a dagger used during Wiccan rituals.
- Balefire – Fires that are burned outside during Wiccan festivals.
- Besom – A broom used in magic.
- Bruxo – Spanish translation of “warlock”.
- Cauldron – Witches are known for using these typically black, cast-iron pots to brew their potions and spells.
- Coven – A gathering of witches.
- Craft – The art of witchcraft.
- Crow – A large black bird associated with witches.
- Grimalkin – The cat owned by the witches in the play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare.
- Grimoire – A book of magic spells.
- Hex – A magic spell or curse.
- Hexe – Means “witch” in German.
- Hocus – Part of a spell.
- Jinx – A magic spell or enchantment that brings damage.
- Kit – The Siamese cat on Charmed.
- Koldun – The Russian translation of “warlock”.
- Kyteler – Alice Kyteler was the first person convicted of witchcraft in Ireland.
- Lammas – A Wiccan sabbath held in August.
- Linden – Trees which are commonly used in Wicca and witchcraft.
- Mage – This name means “a magician” or “someone who practices magic,”.
- Midnight – It is considered the witching hour.
- Ostara – A Wiccan sabbath held on the spring equinox.
- Pagan – The religious beliefs predate those of the world religions.
- Pentacle – A five-pointed star used in spells.
- Pocus – Another part of a spell.
- Praxis – Means a ritual or rite.
- Robin – Witch Hunter Robin.
- Sabbat – Pagan festivals that celebrate the changes of the seasons of the year.
- Sibyl – Means a prophet.
- Sorginak – A name for both male and female witches.
- Spook – Can be a ghost, specter, or spy.
- Tilly – Tilly Witch from the children’s books.
- Vamp – A person who bewitches, and charms.
- Wicca – A Pagan religion based on witchcraft.
- Yule – A Wiccan sabbath held during the winter solstice.
Cats have a history of being associated with witches, Ancient Egypt and the gods so it is only natural to consider a witchy or magical name for your kitty. We hope one of the names in this list becomes your furry friends likeness.