Hey Pet Parents & Pet Lovers,
After adopting Kalista, I’ve been on a bit of a Calico addiction and we already know that I have a huge love for finding cute and quirky names for pets!
Although she’s already named, actually after a League of Legends champion (because we’re nerdy that way), it would be nice to see what other names we could have come up with that were either specific to her colouring, or named something “punny.”
So let’s get cracking and try to find and make up some of the best names you can give a Calico Cat! Same as the other post, I’m going to bold my favourite names! Let me know in the comments below which ones you liked the best!
My Favourite Names that Have to Do with their Colouring
Calicos being tri-coloured have the luxury of being named a number of artistic things. So, I dug deep into the art books for some of these and searched the web for ones when I got stuck!
Amber
Cami / Camo
Confetti
Dot
Dottie
Freckle
Inky
Jigsaw
Marble
Mosaic
Oriole
Patches
Picasso
Pixel
Pollock
Scraps
Splat
Splotches
Food Related Calico Cat Names
It’s always fun to name your cat after some food, and quite frankly, I think it’s one of the easiest kinds of names to come up with… maybe it’s because I love food so much.
Amaretto
Biscuit
Bon Bon
Butterscotch
Caramel
Carmela
Carmelita
Cheeto(s)
Chilli
Cinnamon
Clemintine
Coral
Ginger
Honey
Mimosa
Mocha
Muffin
Neopolitan
Papaya
Paprika
Peaches
Peanut
Pudding
Pumpkin
Reese(‘s Pieces)
Saffron
Sherbet
Snickers
Sorbet
Spice
Sundae
Tabasco
Taco
Taffy
Tangerine
Toast
Toffee
Tootsie
Tortilla
Trixie
Twix
Twixie
Waffle
Calico Names that are “Punny” or just… funny!
Aurora
Callie
Hobbes (from Calvin and Hobbes!)
Kali
Kalika
Kamiko (Japanese for tortiose child)
Khaki
Nemo
Tiger Lily
Tigger
Tortie
Tortoise
Pretty Sounding Calico Cat Names
Autumn
Blondie
Dawn
Orange Blossom
Sunset
So, which ones are your favourites? Is there one that I missed or one that is better than the ones I’ve provided? Let me know in the comments below!
That’s it. Next cat I adopt … I’m coming to you for names!
Hahahaha! I accept the challenge!
I love calicos. My Joanie is a dilute calico, named for her Grammie. And I had a Lucy.
I’m learning so much about Calicos as of late! They’re really a special kinda cat!
Our calicos were Chloe and Lily Olivia and our torties are Astrid and Calista Josette.
Mom likes the names Autumn, Snickers (though she doesn’t like the candy bar), Reese and Tootsie. She wants to name a cat Desmond but it didn’t fit for either Cooper Murphy or Sawyer. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
Those are all pretty names and I really like the name Desmond! Autumn is definitely one of my absolute tops! I would 100% name a kitty Autumn!
We had had grey/charcoal Tabby named Tigger. I find it interesting a Calico Cat would be named Tigger. Tigger was always a favorite name of mine too.
Tigger is such a great name!
I often wonder why we didn’t name Angel “Dot” instead, because she has a dot on her back! Dottie is so much friendlier than “Angel”, and of course I like the ‘ee’ sound on the end. Even after 14-plus years, our Angel is most anti-social, still running away from us and hiding when we approach with empty hands. If we have food, then she’s loud and dancing! However, The Hubby and I have tried to allow our cats to name themselves; we pay attention and live with them for a while, then a name will pop up that we agree on. I have a notebook filled with cute names for a pet, but haven’t used a single one yet!
That’s so odd that Angel is still so anti-social. I haven’t had an anti-social cat yet. Walker is a bit anti-social, in the sense that he absolutely hates being held and has to be pet on his own conditions, but he still sleeps with my parents and comes to sit with them all the time.
That’s interesting that you have a notebook, but haven’t used the names yet! We’ve always named our cats upon meeting them. Once we saw Kalista’s picture we knew we were going to name her that. She looks like a Kalista to us!
My Diluted Calico is called Lolly.
That’s a really pretty name!