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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.

87 names in our data, ranked by how many real licensed cats carry each.

NameGenderTrend
1Abby

via Albert — “noble + bright, famous”

Girl
2Alice

aþalaz + haiduz — “noble + character”

Girl
3Sadie

via Sarah — “lady, princess”

Girl
4Sally

via Sarah — “lady, princess”

Girl
5Rex

rēx — “king”

Boy
6Walter

waldą + harjaz — “ruler + army, host”

Boy
7Freddie

via Frederick — “peace + king, ruler”

Boy
8Albert

aþalaz + berhtaz — “noble + bright, famous”

Boy
9Heidi

via Adelaide — “noble + nature, character”

Girl
10Rory

Ruairí — “red-haired king”

Boy
11Arya

ā́rya — “noble, respectable”

Girl
12Earl

earl — “nobleman”

Boy
13Quinn

Coinn — “descendant of Chief”

Either
14Ricky

via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave”

Boy
15Abbey

via Albert — “noble + bright, famous”

—
16Freddy

via Frederick — “peace + king, ruler”

Boy
17Sarah

śārâ — “lady, princess”

Girl
18Ada

adal — “noble”

—
19Audrey

æþele + þrȳþ — “noble + strength”

Girl
20Mona

múad — “noble”

Girl
21Aria

via Arya — “noble, respectable”

Girl
22Bert

via Albert — “noble + bright, famous”

Boy
23Della

via Adela — “noble”

—
24Enzo

heim + rihhi — “home + ruler”

Boy
25Mel

via Melchior — “king + light”

Either
26Reggie

via Regina — “queen”

Boy
27Steve

stéphanos — “crown, wreath”

Boy
28Ally

via Alice — “noble + character”

Girl
29Ethel

æþele — “noble”

Girl
30Khaleesi

khaleesi — “queen”

Girl
31Roy

roy — “king”

Boy
32Eric

aizō + rīkijaz — “honor + ruler”

Boy
33Richard

rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave”

Boy
34Adelaide

adal + heit — “noble + nature, character”

Girl
35Allie

via Alice — “noble + character”

Girl
36Frederick

friþuz + rīks — “peace + king, ruler”

—
37Kimmy

via Kimberley — “royal + fortress”

Girl—
38Ray

rei — “king”

Boy
39Addie

via Adelaide — “noble + nature, character”

Girl
40Kimi

via Kimberley — “royal + fortress”

—
41Patsy

via Patricia — “noble”

Girl
42Regina

rēgīna — “queen”

—
43Addy

via Adelaide — “noble + nature, character”

——
44Adele

via Adela — “noble”

Girl
45Adeline

via Adela — “noble”

Girl—
46Albie

via Albert — “noble + bright, famous”

—
47Aly

via Alison — “of noble kind”

——
48Elmer

æþel + mǣre — “noble + famous”

Boy
49Erica

via Eric — “honor + ruler”

—
50Patty

via Patricia — “noble”

Girl
51Richie

via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave”

Boy—
52Steven

stéphanos — “crown, wreath”

Boy
53Trish

via Patricia — “noble”

——
54Al

via Alan — “noble”

—
55Alana

via Alan — “noble”

——
56Alanna

via Alan — “noble”

——
57Alison

Adalhaid — “of noble kind”

——
58Amira

ʔamīra — “princess”

—
59Aubrey

albiz + rīks — “elf, fairy + king, ruler”

——
60Balthazar

Bēl-šarra-uṣṣur — “May Bel protect the king”

——
61Brendan

breenhin — “prince, king”

——
62Brenden

via Brendan — “prince, king”

—
63Dick

via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave”

—
64Don

via Donald — “prince / chief of the world”

——
65Donald

Dubnowalos — “prince / chief of the world”

Boy—
66Donna

via Donald — “prince / chief of the world”

Girl
67Donny

via Donald — “prince / chief of the world”

Boy—
68Emerie

via Emery — “home + ruler”

——
69Emery

heim + rīhhi — “home + ruler”

——
70Erik

via Eric — “honor + ruler”

—
71Freda

via Frederick — “peace + king, ruler”

——
72Hal

via Harold — “army + ruler, authority”

—
73Harold

harjaz + waldaz — “army + ruler, authority”

Boy—
74Kimball

cyn + bel — “chief + war”

——
75Kimberley

cyne- + burh — “royal + fortress”

——
76Kimberly

via Kimberley — “royal + fortress”

—
77Orla

ór + flaith — “gold + princess”

——
78Patricia

patricia — “noble”

——
79Patsie

via Patricia — “noble”

——
80Patti

via Patricia — “noble”

——
81Raj

rāj — “reign, rule; empire, kingdom; country, state; royalty”

—
82Rani

rājñī — “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”

——
83Rick

via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave”

Boy—
84Ricki

via Richard — “king, ruler + hard, brave”

—
85Stephen

stéphanos — “crown, wreath”

——
86Trisha

via Patricia — “noble”

——
87Walt

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.

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