300+ French Names For Cats

If you’re looking for a name that will add exotic feels to your new feline friend, we suggest that you go for French names for cats. France is not only known for its rich culture, good food, the best wine, and top-of-the-line fashion brands. It is known to have the most romantic language, as well. And this is even evident in the names the French give to their fur babies. 

It’s like everything that comes out of a French’s mouth sounds romantic and sexy. Even names for their pets. No wonder French names for cats sound endearing, as well. Giving your feline buddy a French name would surely give it the love and affection it needs. 

300+ French Names For Cats

There are a lot of French names for cats to choose from. You may either pick the most popular ones or, if you want to have it unique, you may go for the unconventional choices. You may even give your cat names that are inspired by popular French foods or places. 

The options are wide. Whether you want to keep it sweet and simple or you want to go bold and creative, there is always an available option for you. Here’s a list of French names for cats for you to choose from. Pick one that fits your pet’s personality perfectly. 

Female French Names For Cats

Abella – feminine version of Abel which means breath

Adaline – noble, nobility

Adette – nobility, noble

Adrienne – dark, perfect for brown or black cats

Aimée – beloved

Alexandra – defender of the people

Alienor – pity

Alix – of nobility

Alizée – trade wind

Allura – entice, attract

Alouette – lark

Amandine – much loved

Amelie – work

Anaise – gracious

Angéle – angel

Angélique – angel

Angelette – little angel

Angeline – angel

Antoinette – named after Marie-Antoinette

Aurore – dawn

Baie – bay, bright

Baize – dark brown

Béatrice – she who makes happy

Beline – goddess

Belle – beautiful

Bernadette – brave bear

Bérénice – brings victory

Bernadine – brave, strong

Bichette – young doe

Blanche – white

Boulette – mistake

Brie – marshland

Brigitte – strength

Brittany – from Briton

Cadeau – gift

Camille – perfect

Candide – white

Caprice – impulsive

Célina – heaven, sky

Cerise – cherry

Chanel – canal

Chantal – from chanter which means to sing

Chantilly – white

Chardonnay – white

Cherie – darling

Chloé – blooming

Clairette – bright

Claudette – enclosure

Claudine – lame

Colette – victorious

Coquelicot – the poppy flower

Coquette – a tease

Coralie – coral

Corinne – coral

Cosette – small and tiny

Cybele – mother of the gods

Darcy – dark one

Dariela – dear one

Delphine – woman from Delphi

Desirée – desired one

Dionne – goddess

Dior – golden

Dorothée – God’s gift

Dory/Doré – gift of God

Eglantine – wild rose

Elle – her

Elvéra – white, fair

Elise – short for Elisabeth

Eloise – famous warrior

Emma – this name is associated with French and British royalty

Esmé – esteemed

Estée – star

Fantine – baby

Fay – a fairylike creature

Felicienne – version of feline

Félicité – congratulated

Felipan – lover of horses

Ficelle – string

Fifi – God increases

Flaviere – fair

Fleur – flower

Flore – flora, flower

Florida – flowering

Florine – flowering, in bloom

Francine – from France

Gaelle – father’s joy

Geneviève – tribe woman

Georgienne – farmer

Grenat – garnet

Gigi – short for Georgine

Gisele – bright pledge

Heloise – healthy

Honore – respected

Ila –  light

Illuminée – illuminated

Isabelle – God is my oath

Iva – the grace of God

Ivette – Yew

Ivonne – from Yvonne which means archer

Jade – named after the precious, green stone

Jeune – young

Joie – joy

Jolie – pretty

Juillet – July

Juliette – son of Jove

Kari – pure

Karlotta – tiny and feminine

Laure – butterfly

Laverne – woodland

Leelee – lily

Leonila – lioness

Liana – climb like a vine

Libellule – dragonfly

Lilas –  lilac

Liliane – lily

Lucette – light

Lucrèce – lucretia, wealth

Lucy – born at dawn

Lys – lilies

Madame – miss

Madeleine – tower

Maeva – welcome

Mai – the month of May

Marcelia – white

Marceline – young warrior

Mardi – Tuesday

Margaret – pearl

Merci – thank you or merciful

Michele – France’s feminine version of Michael, godlike

Miette – small or crumbs

Mirabelle – marvelous

Monique – French version of Monica

Minou – nickname for cat

Mistigri – feline that could be domesticated

Mystique – a quality of glamor

Nanette – favor, grace

Odette – wealth

Ophelia – helper

Oralie – golden

Orva – gold or golden

Ottilie – prosperous

Patrice – noble, patrician

Paulette – small or humble

Pauline – the little

Pensée – thought

Perle – pearl

Piaf – small bird

Prue/Prou – brave

Rafaella – God has healed

Remi – remedy

Reine – queen

Renee – born again

Rochelle – small rock

Satine – satin

Simone – harkening

Soleil – sun

Sorrel – reddish brown

Suzanne – lily

Tifanie – epiphany

Tilly – battle maiden

Véronique – true image

Victoire – victory

Violetta/Violette – small violet flower

Vivian/Vivienne – full of life

Yolande – violet flower

Yvette – yew, archer

Zele – zealous

Zélie – Solemn

Male French Names for Cats

Abeau – beautiful or handsome

Abelard – brave Abel

Achille – a French version of Achilles

Alphonse – noble, ready

Aluin – noble friend

Amand –  almond, lover

Amaury – work power

Anatole – sunrise

Ambroise – immortal

Andre – man, warrior

Antoine – highly, praiseworthy

Anselme – helmet of God

Août – August

Apollinaire – French poet

Archambault – bold, precious, daring

Armand – army man

Arnaud – leader, power

Arnoux, Arno – eagle

Arséne – virile male

Artus, Arthus – bear

Aubin – white, bright

Audric – old, wise

Augustin- great

Aurel – golden

Aurélien – little golden one

Barnabé – after Saint Barnaby

Basile – basil, herb

Bathélemy – after Saint Bartolomew

Baudoin, Baudouin – friend

Beau – handsome

Beauchamp – handsome

Beaumont- beautiful mountain

Beauregard – go-looking one

Benoit – the one who says the good

Bertrand – bright raven

Blaise – stammering, bent, distorted

Bonjour – good morning

Bourgogne – burgundy

Calixte – most beautiful

Caton – intelligent

Cezanne – a famous French painter

Chanceux – lucky one

Chaney – oak tree

Charlot – petite

Chesare, Cesare, Césaire – dictator, Caesar 

Cheval – horse

Chevalier – knight

Chevy – old-fashioned

Claiborne – boundary with clover or clay

Claude – limping

Clément – mild temperament

Clovis – famous in battle

Coiffeur – barber

Constantin – constant steadfast

Coty – small slope

Cyrille – Lord

Dacey- Southerner

D’Artagnan – from Artagnan, one of the Musketeers

Descartes – a French philosopher

Deveraux – riverbank

Devere – of fishing place

Dominique – of the lord

Donatien – gift

Dougray – well-behaved, mannerly

Duvall – of valley

Emilien – friendly

Ethan – strong and firm

Fabrice – craftsman

Félix – happy

Franc – free

Francois – Frenchman

Frederic – peaceful ruler

Gable – triangular hill

Gaetan – of Gaeta

Gaspard – treasure

Gaston – from Gascony

Geoffrey – peace

Géraud – ruler

Gervais – spearman

Giraud – brave spear

Grenouille – frog

Grincheux – grumpy

Guilbert, Gibert – bright famous

Guillaume – with gilded helmet, William

Guy – guide

Hadrien – dark haired

Harvey – strong, battle ready

Hazard – chance, luck

Hebert – variant Herbert, warrior, noble

Henri/Henry – ruler of home

Hercule – glory of Hera

Hervé – bright, blazing

Isaak – the French form of Isaac, which means laughter

Jacques – supplanter

Jean – Lord is gracious

Jeffroi – peace

Jeter – to throw

Josue – God rescues

Kaput – broken

Karl – farmer

Lafayette – after the Marquis Lafayette

Louis – a King of France

Laurent – bright one

Leandre – lion man

Lemar – famous throughout the land

Leonello – lionel, lion

Lionne – lioness

Lumiere – light and clarity

Lutin – elf

Maël – chief

Manuel– short for Emmanuel, which means God with us

Marceau – warlike

Marcel – belongs to Mars

Marq – a variation on Mark

Matthieu – a French version of the Hebrew name Matthew

Maxence/Maxim/Maximilien – greatest

Monsieur – mister

Neville – new village

Nicaise – victory

Nouvel – new

Odo – rich

Oliver – elf warrior/army

Onfroi – peaceful hun

Orville – golden city

Ourson – bear

Ourson – small bear

Papillion – butterfly

Patric – nobleman

Pepe – that famous cartoon skunk

Peverell – piper

Picard – from Picardy

Proust – worthy, valiant

Quain – clever

Quay – wharf

Quentin – the fifth

Rémy – oarsman

Rodolphe – glory-wolf

Saber – sword

Senior – the lord of the house

Sebastian – revered

Severin – serious

Sigfroi – victory, peace

Sully – from south meadow

Terrence – smooth

Thaibault – people, bold

Theron – hunter

Thoreau – ruler of the people

Tracy – from Thracius

Travis – traverser, to cross

Tristan – bold

Troy – foot soldier

Vachel – calf

Valentin – strength, health

Vallis – from Wales

Verel – correct

Verrill – honest

Victor – conqueror

Yves – yew

Yvon – archer

Zephyrin – west wind

Unisex French Names for Cats

Altesse – Your highness

Bijou – jewel

Bleu – blue

Céleste – heavenly

Ciel – sky

Dax – water

Déjà – already

Deon – god of wine

Diamant – diamond

Dijon – a city in France

Elysée – from Palais Elysée, the official residence of the President of the French Republic

Felin – cat

Flocon – snowflake

Fripouille – scoundrel

Grisouille – grey

Hyacinthe – a flower type

Jardin – garden

Jaune – yellow

J’aime – I love you

Milou – worker

Noel/Noelle – Christmas

Papillon – butterfly

Parfait – perfect

Pascal or Pascala – born at Easter time

Pepère – father

Percy – something that pierces like your cat’s claws

Pitchoun – little one

Rescousse – rescue

Reve – dream 

Rouge – red

Rue – street

Voyou – scoundrel

Cute French Names for Cats

Bibi – toy, delight, the lady of the house, life

Champs Élysées – the Elysian Fields

Chaton – kitten

Chatouille – tickle

Chomp Elysee – toothy cat

Foulques – chieftain

Franchot – free

François – frenchman

Frère Jacques – brother John

Le Chat Noir – the black cat

Madame La Chat – madame the cat

Merci Beau – thank you very much

Minou/Minette – little cat

Mon Petit Chou – my little cabbage

Monsieur Le Chat – monsieur the cat

Pepe Le Pew – the cat-chasing French skunk on Bugs Bunny

Unique French Names for Cats

Amour – love

Arbre – tree

Bourgeon – bud

Ciel – sky

Coeur – heart

Etoile – star

Esperer – hope

Foi – faith

Lune – moon

French Names for Cats Inspired by Food

Ambrette – French pear

Biscotte – biscuit

Chouquette – a type of French pastry

Clémentine – a type of orange

Croissant – French breakfast pastry

Croquembouche – a French dessert 

Éclair – a French oblong pastry

Escargot – a dish consisting of cooked edible land snails

Fondue – melted cheese used as a bread dip

Ganache –  a French glaze, icing, sauce, or filling for pastries

Gouda – a type of cheese

Mousse –  a soft French dessert

Myrtille – blueberry

Pain – country bread in French

Pâtisserie – a French bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets

Pistache – a Parisian-style French bistro that serves simple, delicious meals 

Pomme – apple

Raclette – a cheesy dish with potatoes and charcuterie

Soufflé – a French pastry dish filled with cheese

Sucette – lollipop

Tartiflette – a cheesy potato dish

French Names for Cats Inspired by Places

Amboise – a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France

Cannes – a city located on the French Riviera, France

Dijon – known as the “City of Dukes”

Lille –  known as the “Capital of Flanders”

Lourdes – a city named after a saint in France

Lyon – former capital of the Gauls at the time of the Roman Empire

Lyonette – after the city of Lyon in France

Marseille – the oldest city of France

Nancy – the capital of the north-eastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle

Nice – the seventh most populous urban area in France

Paris – the capital of France

Rouen – a city on the River Seine in northern France

Toulouse – the fourth largest city in France

Versailles  – a city in France famous for The Palace of Versailles

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