Japanese Cat Names
Japan gave the world the beckoning cat and half of cat culture online. These names — snow, sky, shadow, mochi — are all carried by real licensed cats.
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Momo Peach. | Either | ||
| 2 | Mochi The soft rice sweet. | Either | ||
| 3 | Sushi Small and precise. | Either | ||
| 4 | Suki Beloved. | Girl | ||
| 5 | Miso Warm, savoury, comforting. | Either | ||
| 6 | Kai Ocean, or shell. | Boy | ||
| 7 | Yoshi Good, and lucky. | Either | ||
| 8 | Kuro Black — for the dark coats. | — | ||
| 9 | Kobe City name with beef-y prestige. | Boy | ||
| 10 | Yuki Snow — perfect for a white cat. | Either | ||
| 11 | Sora Sky. | Either | ||
| 12 | Nori Seaweed — for a green-eyed cat. | Either | ||
| 13 | Hana Flower. | — | ||
| 14 | Sakura Cherry blossom. | — | ||
| 15 | Aki Autumn. | — | ||
| 16 | Tora Tiger — for the tabbies. | — | — | |
| 17 | Taro A classic first-son name. | — | — | |
| 18 | Hiro Hero, at least in his own mind. | — | — | |
| 19 | Ronin A masterless samurai cat. | — | ||
| 20 | Kaia Sea, and gentle. | — | — |