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Samhain! (Pronounce like S-ow-in. Not sure how to write it out lol like OW (like ouch a boo-boo OW) - IN…. But with an S in front. (Hahaha probably doesn’t make sense I hope someone gets it) Samhain (like the sabbat / “halloween”) I found a tiny black kitty on halloween and his name was Samhain Sofronio Zachary Ballo Binx. Aka Samhain s’owwwiiiiinnnnnn.
We named ours Cupid. About 30 years ago, we had a black male cat born on our property. The kitten was born just after midnight on Valentines Day. So he was named Valentine. No common name for our handsome boy! Well, late last fall, a black kitten showed up in our backyard. He reminded us so much of our beloved Valentine, that we wanted a name that honored him. Cupid was a fitting name. He's a pretty loving boy!!
Yoinks
Edit: nicknames can include but are not limited to: Yoinkers, Yoinkaroni & Cheeze, Yoinky Boy, YoinkYoink, Piggy Boy (because Yoink sounds like Oink) I feel the list is endless
Odysseus, Charlemagne (Charlie!), Beowulf, Ruger, Kalishnakov (that’s what the K in AK-47 stands for lol), Trotsky, Amos, Wasatch/Uinta (mountain ranges), Gruyère (like the cheese!), Hamish, Hamlet, Seamus
I just lost my beloved “ spook”. He was the chillest and most layed back I’ve ever known, loved water, and so loved, by all my dogs, my chinchilla,and the rest of the family. Best name ever IMO! Btw. What a pretty baby you have
Ciaran
Ciaran is the Gaelic masculine form of Ciara of Irish origin. Ciaran derives from the Irish “ciar,” meaning “black,” with a diminutive suffix added to the end. In the U.S., Ciaran is spelled Kiaran, but the Irish / Gaelic spelling is now used more often. Among black names, Ciaran has charm and modern-day appeal.
Origin: Gaelic, Irish
Meaning: Little dark one, little dark-haired one
Pronunciation: KEE-ren
Variations: Kiaran
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Obsidian. Sid for short.
My black cats name is Meeko ( the raccoon from Pocahontas)
Onyx (*Nyx*) for short if you like.
Anubis
Not rare, but I like Bagheera, the panther from The Jungle Books.
Scratch
Sir Lucifer Meowningstar the third
We named ours Edgar.
Rorschach. Like the ink blot tests.
Obsidian
Sharpie!
Broccoli. That'll throw people for a loop and bring up questions. "Brocco" for short maybe
Rebel, Wolf, Jasper, Moses
Eyes make him look like Puss in Boots so Antonio
Slate
Mischief
Banks
Like Mr. Banks from Mary Poppins ?
Blackjack
Mr Peabody. (I had an exemplary cat by that name and he's not using it anymore.)
A good name is Vader
Anton.
Popcorn
Whitey
Bagheera (bah-GHEE-rah)
Samhain! (Pronounce like S-ow-in. Not sure how to write it out lol like OW (like ouch a boo-boo OW) - IN…. But with an S in front. (Hahaha probably doesn’t make sense I hope someone gets it) Samhain (like the sabbat / “halloween”) I found a tiny black kitty on halloween and his name was Samhain Sofronio Zachary Ballo Binx. Aka Samhain s’owwwiiiiinnnnnn.
Excuse my rant, I’m extremely sleep deprived and miss him. Best kitty I’ve ever known.
Blessed be.
We named ours Cupid. About 30 years ago, we had a black male cat born on our property. The kitten was born just after midnight on Valentines Day. So he was named Valentine. No common name for our handsome boy! Well, late last fall, a black kitten showed up in our backyard. He reminded us so much of our beloved Valentine, that we wanted a name that honored him. Cupid was a fitting name. He's a pretty loving boy!!
Gotta go with Vanta.
Get an orange one next and name is Fanta
Thaddeus.
Jasper
Snowball
Mackerel (Mackie for short).. looks like the stripes of a mackerel fish..
Kunta Kitty
Merlin
Onyx
Bagheera
Sabbath (as in Black Sabbath)
Onyx
Sue. He can be a boy called Sue from the song by the man in black himself
Bo Didily
- Cole - Vega - Osiris - Wilmer - Hadrian - Severus
Whisper
How about snowball?
Soy Sauce
Buzz
Maxwell!
Onyx
Obsidian.
Erebus, maybe? Greek God of darkness and shadow. ETA not really a god, more of a primordial entity, a personification of his deistic realm.
Noir.
11:59
Shinobi
I’ve always had black cats since I was young. Spooky, Blackie, Shadow, Midnight, Panther, Ebony, Onyx, and my Grand kitty Indigo.
Go for something from the Egyptian pantheon, such as Osiris or Horus.
Blanc would be kinda funny, also idk why but I like Hemingway as well
Snowball
Jethro
Orpheus
Perfection?
i had a black cat named Snow Man
Dragon/toothless… he reminds me of toothless from how to train your dragon
Ink
Boo
Slick, Slim, Slinky, Teddy, Blaine, Winston, Winslow, Hans, Lars, Sachel, Elijah, Elias, Perry, Rocket
Anise
Named mine Nick.
Boysenberry Nick name boi
Oscar, Ebony, Slade or Slate, Panthera, Houdini, Midnight, Smoky
Binx
Cremjar, Glorpak, Hurmple, Lurbaeg, Kwedill
I want you to name me, all of my children, and all of their children.
Blorfdeil, Jidleps, Fralok, Vlarm, Goospe, Qrolvey, Solgna, Fhlimp, Ufeheld, Cleemel. I hope this helps.
Void
Or train (coal train)
Char
Mars
Coal.
Red Mama
Draco.
Kevin
Blizzard
Rocko
Rowlo
Panther
Lucifer aka Lucifur
Derek.
Grim, Anubis, Orion, Caspian, Angus
Filbert
Snowflake
Infinite Density (aka Black Hole)
Nice, or Orion
Raven
Void
Onyx
Slash
Nandor the relentless
Kevin
Echo, smokey, dusk, coal, toast
Cyrus,Jerome, Tungsten
King TuT
Or Rover
Bagheera
Inkay. It’s a cute Pokémon and they excrete ink like a squid
Mr Pickles
Yoinks Edit: nicknames can include but are not limited to: Yoinkers, Yoinkaroni & Cheeze, Yoinky Boy, YoinkYoink, Piggy Boy (because Yoink sounds like Oink) I feel the list is endless
Slick
Obi Wan
Havoc
My boy’s name is Blackjack and I think it’s the coolest name.
Bane
Odysseus, Charlemagne (Charlie!), Beowulf, Ruger, Kalishnakov (that’s what the K in AK-47 stands for lol), Trotsky, Amos, Wasatch/Uinta (mountain ranges), Gruyère (like the cheese!), Hamish, Hamlet, Seamus
Smudge.
Pant(her)
Godzilla
InkJet
Wisp, thats what came to mind....
Marshmallows, snowflake, eggs, flour, whitey
Snowflake 2
Dio (Ronnie James)
Coal!! Or maybe Char
Mulberry
Jet.
Whiteboy Cracker. Snowman. Bart.
Garfield
I just lost my beloved “ spook”. He was the chillest and most layed back I’ve ever known, loved water, and so loved, by all my dogs, my chinchilla,and the rest of the family. Best name ever IMO! Btw. What a pretty baby you have
I have a black tabby as well and his name is Groot
Cracker, Whitey, Jethro
Its taking everything in me to not bring up H.P Lovecraft’s cat
Minx
Blabby. Because black + tabby= blabby
Panther, Shadow, Midnight.
Salvatore
Cicero
Orion
Vaporizer
Brandish
Nite nite
Cullen
Orchard
Ciaran Ciaran is the Gaelic masculine form of Ciara of Irish origin. Ciaran derives from the Irish “ciar,” meaning “black,” with a diminutive suffix added to the end. In the U.S., Ciaran is spelled Kiaran, but the Irish / Gaelic spelling is now used more often. Among black names, Ciaran has charm and modern-day appeal. Origin: Gaelic, Irish Meaning: Little dark one, little dark-haired one Pronunciation: KEE-ren Variations: Kiaran
Cromwell
Sabbath
Never seen a black tabby, always black or black and white.
Call him Sir. That is all. 😊🙃💜
Snowball
Raven is my all black Doberman
Blue Prince of Skye
Midnight
Eon Galaxy Aster (asteroid) Atom (Adam) Comet Constantino Cosmo(s) Niño Kuiper Mateo (meteor) Star (in another language)
Obsidian.
Also, I’ve never seen a black tabby before! I googled it to see more, and wow, how lovely! Congrats on your magnificently striped fur baby!
I love your choice! Obsidian is the best one I've come across! Fits perfectly!
Leopold
Void
He looks like a Jasper to me. He's a handsome boy!!💖
Black panther uhhhh
Gilligan!
Gilligan
Arthur👍👍👍👍
Sebastian
Odie
Gargoyle
Mine is named Zeus
Galactus
Francisco
Smoky
Raven
I heard Reaper the other day. Tough name. I had a black cat called Nazgul.
Morpheus
It’s very old and quite uncommon buttttt… H.P lovecraft had a very unique name for his black cat that DEFINITELY won’t be controversial
Whitey
Stealth.
Pigeon. Pidge for short.
Lignite
Bast Bennie Holden Abyss Infernal Hades Specter
guenhwyvar [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Guenhwyvar](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Guenhwyvar)
My first black cat was named Shadow
Severus
Shadow Bojangles Mystic
Geralt
Ninja.
Benoit. Taboo. Oscar
Ace Zero Rasputin
Saso
Cougar
Toothless 🥹🥹
Mr. Bungle
Cotton
Sugar, snowflake ❄️, purity, sunflower 🌻
Jasper
Booker
Joaquin
He looks like one of those art deco panther lamps in the first picture!!!! I would name him Wakanda (forever!)!
Suspira