I’m a huge fan of irony. I’ve seen quite a lot of “funny pet name” articles floating around the net, and while most of them are chalked full of wonderfully entertaining pet name suggestions, I feel they’re often a little thin in the ironic-humour department.
For those who need a little English-class refresher on what irony is: it’s when you describe something as the opposite of what it really is. An example would be walking into a very messy room and saying something along the lines of, “Wow! Couldn’t be cleaner in here.”
I apologize in advance if some (or many!) of these aren’t the funniest and fall a little flat, I did my best! Please do come to my rescue with some of your own suggestions in the comments below!
Picture from post Feeding the Neighbourhood Cats I: Martha
Ironic Cat Names
For Hairless Breeds
- Fluffy
- Harry
- Woolly
- Fleece
- Shaggy
- Puffball
- Fuzzy
For Long-Haired Breeds
- Baldy
For Single-Colour Cats
- Patches
- Speckles
- Marbles
- Checkers
For Spotted Cats
- Stripy
- Zebra
For Striped Cats
- Spotty
- Dot
For Black Cats
- Ivory
- Snowball
- Marshmallow
- Blanche
For White Cats
- Noire
- Ebony
- Midnight
- Onyx
- Pepper
- Licorice
- Espresso
- Raven
- Shadow
For Grey Cats
- Rainbow
- Ginger
- Goldie
(Have a grey cat? Browse through more interesting grey cat names)
Naming Cats After Other Animals
- Bear
- Chipmunk
- Bunny
- Fawn
- Guppy
- Woof
- Chirp
- Bambi
- Pumba
- Nemo
- Mouse (shared by Eiona)
Your Ironic Cat Name Ideas?
Again, apologies if some of these weren’t the most humorous, I did my best!
Looking for the perfect ironic name for your pet and haven’t found something that speaks to you yet? Crossing fingers, you’ll be able to find that perfect name recommended somewhere below by another reader.
Now it’s your turn to share your ironic cat name ideas: Think up some while reading through this list? Heard any good ones prior to reading this article? Share them with us in the comments down below!
Who knows, you may just be the genius mind behind someone’s hilarious new pet name!
My friend’s cat’s name is Taco. What’s great about this name is that Taco Cat is a palindrome — pronounced the same way reading from front to back and back to front.
I have had a cat named Mouse and one named Guppy. I had one named PITA (for pain in the ass) and one named Puck because he would get on the kitchen floor and slide like a hockey puck!
These are absolutely amazing! What a creatively named bunch! 🙂
We have a ginger cat named Cornflake and a grey cat called Mouse.
Those are amazing names! 🙂 I love the idea of a grey cat named “Mouse” so much I’ve added your cat’s name to this article, and to the one I’ve got up on grey cat names. Will also be adding Cornflake when I have a ginger cat name article up – that’s too good!
My cat’s name is Moose. =) It fits his personality thought, because he’s a little shy.
G’aww! 🙂 Adorable!
We had a gray Tabby named Squirrel. Fit him though. He loved to climb and perch on the top of the cat tree. He’d also run around the house, up and down the furniture.
That is way too cute. Love it when names match a pet’s personality.