There’s this ridiculously cute black and white Persian who’s taken to having daily visits with Thomas and I in our backyard. We weren’t sure if he was a stray before, but after arriving in our yard few nights back smelling like a perfume shop, we realized he was an outdoor cat who probably belongs to one of our back neighbours.
Way before we had this realization – really, the second we started sighting him quite frequently, we knew we had to name him. Not only is it a lot easier to refer to a cat, or any animal really, with a name you’ve picked out than having to repeat “the black cat” then specify which black cat you meant – it’s also a lot more fun calling cats by names, and seeing if they ever respond to them! Would absolutely be happy to switch if we ever figure out who his pet parents are and what their name for him is, but until then, we’ve called him Porthos. Here’s a picture:
Picture from post The Story of The Three Musketeer Persian Cats (& an Imposter)
Stupid cute, right? What a hunk.
Porthos is a fictional character from The Three Musketeers – he’s honest, gullible, enjoys wine, and apparently really likes to eat. When we met this Porthos, he was hissing at another cat who was trying to eat the kibble we’d left out for potential strays in our neighbourhood, and whenever we’d spot him from then on, he’d always have a sort of dishevelled look about his long hair. I’ve never personally read The Three Musketeers, but when Thomas picked out the name and explained why he thought it worked, I had to immediately agree. I do think it fits.
But enough about what we named the new black and white cat in our lives, it’s time for some suggestions on what you can call yours.
Let me know your favourites from this list in the comments below – and if you can think up any more black & white cat names that really should’ve made it up here as well!
Black & White Cat Names for Both Males & Females
Names After Other Animals
- Badger
- Cow
- Lemur
- Orca
- Panda
- Penguin
- Puffin
- Skunk
- Tapir
- Zebra
Names After Black & White Things
- Checkers
- Chess
- Domino
- Oreo
- Piano
- Tux
Names After Black & White Cartoon Characters
- Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmations)
- Felix (Felix the Cat)
- Fifi La Fume (Looney Tunes)
- Mickey
- Minnie
- Pengu
- Pepe Le Pew (Looney Tunes)
- Snoopy (Charlie Brown)
- Sylvester (Looney Tunes)
Striped Black & White Cat Names
- Marbles
- Stripey
- Zigzag
Spotted Black & White Cat Names
- Checkers
- Cookie
- Dot
- Freckles
- Inky
- Marbles
- Patches
- Polka
- Smudge
- Speckles
- Spot
Names for Black & White Cats with Moustaches
- Albert (Einstein)
- Butler
- Charlie (Chaplin)
- Dali
- Duke
- Eddie (Murphy)
- Luigi
- Major
- Mario
- Mustachio
- Sir
- Stash
Need More Cat Name Ideas?
Still on the hunt for the perfect name for your black and white cat? Didn’t find quite what you were looking for here, or want to double check there are no other names you may prefer?
Try browsing through more of my cat name lists. Like some of these that have nothing to do with colouring:
Your Favourite Black & White Cat Names?
Now it’s your turn to take to the comments and let me know which your favourite black & white cat names are!
Ever named a black and white cat yourself – which name did you choose? Ever met a black and white cat who had a killer name to match?
You guys have come up with some crazy amazing cat name recommendations in the past, so I’m really looking forward to seeing your thoughts on this one!
I have a long haired, black and white tuxedo cat named Mistoffelees from TS Eliott’s Book of Cats. Magical Mr. Mistoffelees was the trickster from the musical “Cats” which was inspired by Eliot’s book. We call him Mr. Fleas or just Fleas for short. His little “sister” who is also black and white is named after the Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis. His other sister, a Siamese mix, is called Miso.
I have 2 tuxedo cats, a boy named Milo and a girl named Mila. When I was a kid we had a black and white named Panda.
My black cat is named Jay-Z, a 21st century Frank Sinatra famous for his 2003 record ‘the Black Album.’ He’s got white mittens and a little white spot on his chin. (Jay-Z the cat, not the artist).
-Todd
San Francisco, CA
Amazing comment, made me laugh! 🙂 You obviously have the coolest cat name around, yeesh that is awesome! I really, *really* love cats with mittens; mittens on cats are crazy levels of cute.
Wow, what a gorgeous cat and the name Porthos suits him to a ‘T’! All he needs now is his other two Mouseketeers!! 🙂
He really is gorgeous, it’s true! From what I’ve seen, there’s at least three more Persians around our neighbourhood, likely all in the same household. A couple more Mousketeers and Milady de Winter? 😉
Here’s to hoping the others start trusting us as well so we can give them all a good playtime here and there 🙂 They’re too fun not to wish for more in your life!
Other black and white names: 1. ECLIPSE. 2.MANTA. (giant ray) 3. MAGPIE. (crow) 4.PIEBALD. (horse)
Two more black and white names: 1. EIGHT-BALL ( 8-BALL) 2. PINTO (horse)