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Arabic Cat Names (550 Male And Female Ideas)

If you have recently got a new cat or kitten, you’ll know that one of the biggest challenges lies in what you’re going to name it. There are so many names out there, and it’s important to find one that really suits your new friend; after all, it’s going to have it for life!

There are some truly beautiful Arabic cat names that have been growing in popularity in recent years, and here we’ve created a definitive guide to the very best ones so that you can choose the right one for your pet.

Male Arabic Cat Names

Many Arabic names sound pretty gender-neutral and could be used for either, but here we’ve chosen some of the most common male Arabic names for you to look through.

Adnad
Antar
Azraf
Ayat
Badr
Batal
Badawi
Bourkan
Dammar
Eblis
Emir
Fahd
Fajr
Galal
Haafiz
Habib
Hamza
Ikram
Isra
Jamal
Jawhar
Labib
Laheeb
Lamaan
Latif
Leil
Maher
Mahfouz
Fairuz
Mukhtar
Kaia
Abd Al Sami
Azzam
Tarik
Abbas
Asad
Ferran
Gadi
Rasheed
Gadiel
Zaigham
Zarrar
Zakariyya
Sami
Talmadge
Shoukran
Sihr
Sayad
Tawil
Zuhayr
Zoolal
Zaim
Zayd
Yameen
Yakout
Wathik
Utbah
Taher
Ubaid
Zaroon
Akeem
Aladdin
Altair
Anwar
Malik
Zahir
Zero
Tariq
Riyad
Surur
Shareek
Rakkas
Raad
Rafik
Qudamah
Qadir
Fikri
Kahlil
Omar
Nahar
Nazeem
Nabil
Salim
Rigel
Karina
Katarina
Lahthan
Khayri
Karif
Haroun
Hasan
Maneet
Jafar
Iyad
Isa
Hafs
Guljul
Hassan
Salman
Samar

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Female Arabic Cat Names

If you’re looking for the perfect name for your female kitty, you might find these more suitable, though many of them could be used for a male cat as well.

If you want a particular meaning, you can easily check out the root of these words using Google!

Afra
Aida
Nikayla
Si
A’idah
Aadab
Iba
Iklil
Aala
Gebha
Ghazale
Yara
Zayda
Hadia
Zaria
Zahra
Ruwa
Rahila
Rowa
Talia
Tasi
Alzena
Sabburah
Ijlal
Hasna
Hamama
Idrak
Nahla
Nyla
Ayisha
Rabab
Rafa’
Laila
Fayza
Rayat
Rasheeka
Saadat
Louyoune
Lamhat
Khulud
Dehlilah
Imani
Amira
Sally
Adira
Azia
Negma
Nefous
Leila
Kalila
Jala
Kayla
Iltimis
Hawa
Huda
Gawaiz
Fitnat
Layla
Lila
Alzan
Amineh
Ara
Widad
Malika
Maysa
Eyab
Enam
Esmak
Zulima
Zayna
Sameh
Fatinah
Guadalupe
Asfoureh
Arub
Nazli
Rana
Rihanna
Doushour
Rima
Dabab
Cala
Vega
Rafe
Zenobia
Sabina
Sabah
Sahara
Bayda
Bassira
Asile
Bibiana
Zumila
Shauntia
Tayba
Vedika
Tamarind
Talitha
Sagirah
Amani

Cute Arabic Cat Names

You might be thinking more along the lines of finding a really cute name for your cat.

Here are some of our top picks for the cutest Arabic cat names. Most are short and sweet, being two syllables or less, while a few are a little longer, but still very pretty.

Sukkar
Yaasmeena
Akide
Amra
Vega
Smory
Bizre
Ejaz
Antar
Absii
Idris
Imran
Imani
Lawz
Ghaymah
Zayna
Amber
Ara
Hadia
Raj
Banafsaj
Layl
Moniet
Nasmat
Rana
Louloua
Beesoo
Bibi
Raja
Yamm
Zukra
Shams
Rim
Rima
Nye
Nada
Minhat
Janan
Izaz
Massah
Mishmish
Aya
Nadia
Omar
Camila
Sana
Hud
Finjan
Emir
Mariam

Funny Arabic Cat Names

Of course, sometimes you want a name that sounds humorous as well as pretty. Here are a few of our favorites. These might be lovely names for people, but applied to a cat, they can sound a little unusual!

Most are long, or have duplicated letters which might make them sound rather funny if you’re calling your cat outside.

Abdalrahman
Abu Bakr
Afifi
Azucena
Jemimah
Mayyadah
Sabirah
Abdullah
Al-Fadee
Boulboul
Bruhier
Tarique
Hashim
Hussein
Darwish
Derham
Dinar
Ektibar
Alvan
Borak
Diya Al Din
Tawseef
Koussa
Zaytoun
Al Baghl
Khabsa
Fassed
Gumaa
Ghaffar
Inshirah
Izz
Daif
Kutaiba
Moubarak
Qaraja
Qutaybah
Fawwaz
Al Sakran
Al Jahshan
Siraj-al-leil
Uthman
Wathik
Fazlallah
Ghulam
Mamdouh
Nahyan
Nimatullah
Nusrat
Rat
Quddus

Cool Arabic Cat Names

How about some particularly cool sounding Arabic cat names?

After all, cats are very cool creatures, and you don’t want to cramp their style by giving them a name that sounds ridiculous. They might never forgive you for that.

There’s a mix of male and female cat names here, so you can just choose whatever suits your feline best.

Zaki
Zair
Eisa
Faris
Nasri
Min
Zara
Yacoub
Bari
Tarique
Rald
Aya
Salem
Malek
Meryl
Luay
Naji
Ruhi
Naseeb
Omar
Zaim
Yunis
Surur
Hilmi
Fathi
Daud
Arzu
Inas
Lazize
Chadli
Bilel
Aziz
Akif
Atiq
Rida
Rim
Rabab
Tohfa
Zummuroda
Nawwar
Nour
Rafi
Rafiki
Anis
Baki
Dastgir
Ekram
Fazli
Gamil
Ibro

Unique Arabic Cat Names

Most Arabic names for cats are pretty unique, but if you’re looking for some that are even more unusual, we’ve made a list of the less commonly-heard ones. Be prepared, however, to repeat the name several times, and for nobody else to know how to spell it; these are definitely not your common “Mr. Tibbles.”

Aaliyah
Zara
Hadiya
A’ishah
Afreen
Yazdan
Omaira
Nura
Muneeza
Qais
Ra’naa
Tahawwur
Taj
Talal
Owais
Romaisa
Aneeza
Ghaniya
Ghaziya
Ghitbah
Faeema
Ghaith
Dhiya
Bishr
Ihsana
Juveria
Naailah
Na’eemah
Jasem
Kazem
Khamis
Nadirah
Nadyne
Ojala
Kinza
Minaz
Madusa
Rabiya
Waa’il
Wafiq
Najia
Mansur
Mustafa
Nur
Omair
Bakht
Banan
Elma
Erina
Ezzah

Arabic Names For Persian Cats

If you’ve got a Persian cat, you might think an Arabic name is particularly fitting, so here’s our best choices for Arabic names for Persian cats.

Heidi
Rosalee
Dhiya
Mahir
Abba
Ruth
Haji
Bari
Ojala
Khalisa
Keya
Tali
Mahmud
Nur
Dabir
Zahir
Nasser
Chantelle
Ladonna
Roya
Bahir
Rozi
Riyad
Wasim
Badra
Minsha
Nabil
Fakir
Gadi
Jamil
Damura
Sadaf
Alvan
Sasha
Saina
Adara
Adila
Ananda
Almira
Keyah
Jarrah
Azhaire
Amadi
Harun
Abeer
Diya
Nikayla
Zahrah
Adira
Kadar

Arabic Black Cat Names

Black cats are tricky to name! Many of the names we give them in English are overused and boring – how many “inky” and “coal” and “shadow” cats can you meet before you get bored? It’s much more exciting to choose a name in another language, and there are some great Arabic words that embody the feeling of black cats.

Kanza
Adham
Hira
Abbas
Ehan
Jahm
Kaashif
Naadir
Nadhir
Nafasat
Najair
Pervais
Lela
Laila
Qasif
Qudoos
Raahil
Raamiz
Sadeem
Ujala
Varisha
Yelda
Zaiton
Bakhtawar
Chanda

Arabic White Cat Names

What about white cats? No more “Snowy” or “Snowball” - it’s time to get more imaginative than that! Many Arabic words celebrate light and morning, so there are some great choices.

Aadab
Bahaa
Bahira
Nur
Negma
Negm
Raad
Nazifa
Muneeza
Asfiya
Faryal
Rima
Sadaf
Tarek
Duaa
Faiz
Parvina
Eraj
Erum
Kas
Sabah
Sabuhi
Leem
Barraq
Basir

Arabic Gray Cat Names

Again, naming a gray cat in English anything other than “smoky” can be a challenge, so let’s mix it up. It’s harder to find Arabic words that mean gray, but there are plenty that represent gray in some way or another.

Za’nyah
Zaara
Taalia
Tamanna
Taimur
Naailah
Nada
Hadil
Haleema
Heyam
Rayan
Lujain
Nadia
Ramsha
Saba
Yavin
Zoelle
Zurie
Salim
Sabir
Rigel
Rahimat
Rafa
Matin
Jemima

Arabic Ginger Cat Names

Finally, if you’ve got a ginger cat, Arabic names also offer some possibilities. There are fewer, and most are focused on the color red rather than orange, but you can still find a beautiful name to suit your feline’s coloration.

Zaheer
Zaigham
Zayan
Romana
Rubi
Eshmaal
Ahmar
Ajmal
Akmal
Numair
Nashat
Gulbano
Vardah
Luma
Laith
Raamis
Damurah
Al-Ashab
Asil
Bourkan
Dinar
Kardal
Iklil
Soumra
Wardee

Cat Name Inspiration

It’s wonderful to be inspired by other languages and the beauty of different cultures and words, and this is one of the best ways to choose names.

Looking at and exploring other languages can bring a whole new perspective to the concepts we want to express, adding elegance and richness to our world. We should all look for opportunities to marvel over the cleverness of other cultures, and names are an opportunity to find the beauty in how different places express themselves.

Help Choosing The Right Name

Get to know your little friend a bit before you try and choose their name. Watch how they behave, think about what’s important to them and their character.

Think of some words which would describe your cat in your native language and then look at their translations in other languages. Choosing the idea you want to represent can really help you find a name that fits well.

If your cat is slinky and sneaky, look up similar words in other languages. If they’re loyal or skittish or mischievous, do the same. Are they bold? Shy? Heroic? Curious? Do they love you? Do they prefer their own company? If you had to choose one word to describe them in your language, what would it be?

This sort of deep exploration of who they are and how they act is the best way to get a name that suits your furry friend right down to the tips of its toes.

Conclusion

Naming your cat is a challenge and it’s something you should take your time with. Think carefully about what name would fit best, and don’t rush the decision; you and your cat are both going to have to live with it!

Arabic names are beautiful and unusual, and a very good fit for many cats.

Need more inspiration? Check our list of cat name posts here or take a look at the related section below.