Cat names by meaning / Royal & noble
Cat names that mean king, queen or noble
Names built on a recorded root of rule and rank — Rex is Latin for 'king' outright, and the huge Germanic adal- ('noble') family gave English Alice and Albert. For the cat who already runs the house and has never once doubted it.
86 names in our data, ranked by how many real licensed cats carry each.
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abby via Albert — “noble + bright, famous” | Girl | ||
| 2 | Alice aþalaz + haiduz — “noble + character” | Girl | ||
| 3 | Sadie via Sarah — “lady, princess” | Girl | ||
| 4 | Sally via Sarah — “lady, princess” | Girl | ||
| 5 | Walter waldą + harjaz — “ruler + army, host” | Boy | ||
| 6 | Rex rēx — “king” | Boy | ||
| 7 | Freddie via Frederick — “peace + king, ruler” | Boy | ||
| 8 | Rory Ruairí — “red-haired king” | Boy | ||
| 9 | Heidi via Adelaide — “noble + nature, character” | Girl | ||
| 10 | Albert aþalaz + berhtaz — “noble + bright, famous” | Boy | ||
| 11 | Arya ā́rya — “noble, respectable” | Girl | ||
| 12 | Quinn Coinn — “descendant of Chief” | Either | ||
| 13 | Ricky via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave” | Boy | ||
| 14 | Earl earl — “nobleman” | Boy | ||
| 15 | Abbey via Albert — “noble + bright, famous” | — | ||
| 16 | Freddy via Frederick — “peace + king, ruler” | Boy | ||
| 17 | Sarah śārâ — “lady, princess” | Girl | ||
| 18 | Ada adal — “noble” | — | ||
| 19 | Mona múad — “noble” | Girl | ||
| 20 | Audrey æþele + þrȳþ — “noble + strength” | Girl | ||
| 21 | Aria via Arya — “noble, respectable” | Girl | ||
| 22 | Bert via Albert — “noble + bright, famous” | Boy | ||
| 23 | Mel via Melchior — “king + light” | Either | ||
| 24 | Steve stéphanos — “crown, wreath” | Boy | ||
| 25 | Reggie via Regina — “queen” | Boy | ||
| 26 | Della via Adela — “noble” | — | ||
| 27 | Enzo heim + rihhi — “home + ruler” | Boy | ||
| 28 | Ally via Alice — “noble + character” | Girl | ||
| 29 | Ethel æþele — “noble” | Girl | ||
| 30 | Khaleesi khaleesi — “queen” | Girl | ||
| 31 | Roy roy — “king” | Boy | ||
| 32 | Eric aizō + rīkijaz — “honor + ruler” | Boy | ||
| 33 | Richard rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” | Boy | ||
| 34 | Adelaide adal + heit — “noble + nature, character” | Girl | ||
| 35 | Frederick friþuz + rīks — “peace + king, ruler” | — | ||
| 36 | Kimmy via Kimberley — “royal + fortress” | Girl | — | |
| 37 | Ray rei — “king” | Boy | ||
| 38 | Allie via Alice — “noble + character” | Girl | ||
| 39 | Addie via Adelaide — “noble + nature, character” | Girl | ||
| 40 | Kimi via Kimberley — “royal + fortress” | — | ||
| 41 | Regina rēgīna — “queen” | — | ||
| 42 | Patsy via Patricia — “noble” | Girl | ||
| 43 | Addy via Adelaide — “noble + nature, character” | — | — | |
| 44 | Adele via Adela — “noble” | Girl | ||
| 45 | Adeline via Adela — “noble” | Girl | — | |
| 46 | Albie via Albert — “noble + bright, famous” | — | ||
| 47 | Aly via Alison — “of noble kind” | — | — | |
| 48 | Elmer æþel + mǣre — “noble + famous” | Boy | ||
| 49 | Erica via Eric — “honor + ruler” | — | ||
| 50 | Patty via Patricia — “noble” | Girl | ||
| 51 | Richie via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave” | Boy | — | |
| 52 | Steven stéphanos — “crown, wreath” | Boy | ||
| 53 | Trish via Patricia — “noble” | — | — | |
| 54 | Al via Alan — “noble” | — | ||
| 55 | Alana via Alan — “noble” | — | — | |
| 56 | Alanna via Alan — “noble” | — | — | |
| 57 | Alison Adalhaid — “of noble kind” | — | — | |
| 58 | Amira ʔamīra — “princess” | — | ||
| 59 | Aubrey albiz + rīks — “elf, fairy + king, ruler” | — | — | |
| 60 | Brendan breenhin — “prince, king” | — | — | |
| 61 | Brenden via Brendan — “prince, king” | — | ||
| 62 | Dick via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave” | — | ||
| 63 | Don via Donald — “prince / chief of the world” | — | — | |
| 64 | Donald Dubnowalos — “prince / chief of the world” | Boy | — | |
| 65 | Donna via Donald — “prince / chief of the world” | Girl | ||
| 66 | Donny via Donald — “prince / chief of the world” | Boy | — | |
| 67 | Emerie via Emery — “home + ruler” | — | — | |
| 68 | Emery heim + rīhhi — “home + ruler” | — | — | |
| 69 | Erik via Eric — “honor + ruler” | — | ||
| 70 | Freda via Frederick — “peace + king, ruler” | — | — | |
| 71 | Hal via Harold — “army + ruler, authority” | — | ||
| 72 | Harold harjaz + waldaz — “army + ruler, authority” | Boy | — | |
| 73 | Kimball cyn + bel — “chief + war” | — | — | |
| 74 | Kimberley cyne- + burh — “royal + fortress” | — | — | |
| 75 | Kimberly via Kimberley — “royal + fortress” | — | ||
| 76 | Orla ór + flaith — “gold + princess” | — | — | |
| 77 | Patricia patricia — “noble” | — | — | |
| 78 | Patsie via Patricia — “noble” | — | — | |
| 79 | Patti via Patricia — “noble” | — | — | |
| 80 | Raj rāj — “reign, rule; empire, kingdom; country, state; royalty” | — | ||
| 81 | Rani rājñī — “a queen, princess, the wife of a king” | — | — | |
| 82 | Rick via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave” | Boy | — | |
| 83 | Ricki via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave” | — | ||
| 84 | Stephen stéphanos — “crown, wreath” | — | — | |
| 85 | Trisha via Patricia — “noble” | — | — | |
| 86 | Walt via Walter — “ruler + army, host” | — | — |
Membership here is computed, not curated: a name is listed when its documented root meaning fits the theme, and the literal gloss is shown so you can see exactly why. Meanings are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); every count is real license data. A “via” note means the name inherits its meaning through a base form (Maggie via Margaret), never that the name itself carries that root. Names whose etymology isn't documented don't appear.