Cat Names Starting With N

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• Nacho

  a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
• Nacht

  German meaning 'night'
• Nadia

  A feminine given name of Slavic origin meaning "hope".
• Naina

  Peaceful
• Nairobi

  Capital of Kenya.
• Nala

  Prosperous, successful woman.
• Nami

  Surf
• Nana

  Green vegetables
• Nanette

  Graceful, charming, delightful.
• Naomi

  Favor, grace.
• Napa

  A valley.
• Napper

  Restful or sleepy.
• Nara

  Flower from heaven
• Nari

  Thunder
• Narvi

  A moon of Saturn.
• Nasa

  Space exploration.
• Natalia

  Gracious, or giving.
• Natt

  Swedish meaning 'night'
• Naughty

  suggestive of sexual impropriety
• Nayo

  Joyful.
• Nebula

  An astronomy term referring to a cloud of gas and dust in outer space.
• Necromancer

  A person who practices magic involving communication with the dead.
• Negroni

  Italian cocktail made with gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth.
• Nein

  No.
• Nemesis

  something causing misery or death
• Neptune

  a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants
• Nessie

  a nickname for the Lochness Monster.
• Neutron

  As in neutron star, a collapsed core of a massive supergiant star.
• Neve

  Snow
• Nevermore

  Forevermore; never ending.
• Ngozi

  Blessing.
• Nibble

  To take small bites or bites of food.
• Nibby

  Cute, playful, and friendly.
• Nicolette

  Gift of victory, victorious people
• Nieve

  Snowy.
• Nightly

  Darkness; night.
• Nightmare

  A frightening or unpleasant dream.
• Nightshade

  A poisonous plant.
• Nightsky

  The night sky, or the stars and planets visible in the night sky.
• Nike

  (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
• Nikita

  Victory of the people.
• Nilla

  White.
• Niña

  Little girl
• Ninja

  a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
• Nipper

  a young person of either sex
• Nirvana

  (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
• Nishi

  West
• Nisse

  A diminutive form of the name Nicholas, meaning "victory of the people".
• Niyama

  Regulation, rule, or law.
• Noche

  Spanish meaning 'night'
• Noctis

  Latin meaning 'night'
• Noir

  French meaning 'black'
• Noira

  Dark.
• Noob

  A person who is inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity.
• Noodle

  informal terms for a human head
• Norah

  Compassionate, wise, and light.
• Noriko

  Child of law
• Norma

  The name of a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.
• North

  Direction or point of origin.
• Nougat

  nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
• Nova

  Refers to a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently “new” star, that slowly fades over a few weeks/months.
• Nowa

  Renewal.
• Nozomi

  Hope
• Nugget

  a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
• Nutcracker

  A device used to crack open nuts.
• Nutella

  Chocolate hazelnut spread.
• Nutmeg

  East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
• Nuumite

  Powerful, ancient stone of transformation.
• Nya

  A short form of the name Niyah, meaning "purpose" or "goal".
• Nyanpue

  A blessing of joy.
• Nyet

  No.
• Nymphadora

  Gift of the nymphs.
• Nyx

  (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox

Cat Names Starting With N currently rank in 91st place out of all MeowNames.com categories.

As of September 2024, cat names starting with n are losing some popularity with new kitten owners. According to MeowNames stats, they are less fashionable than they were at this time last year.

We've seen quite a bit of variation for this category, which might suggest that its popularity is influenced by seasonal or cultural events.