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White cat names: 160+ snowy, sweet and clever ideas

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The best white cat names feel bright, soft or snowy, like Snowy, Swansdown and Snowfield. Snow, cream, cloud and pearly-shell names suit a white coat, and so do real names that mean white, such as Eirwen and Gwyneira.

Below are 160+ names for white cats and white kittens in eleven groups: classics, snow and ice, food, words for white and snow in other languages, names that mean white or fair, white animals, seashore, stars and sky, famous white cats and folklore, names for odd-eyed and blue-eyed cats, and funny names. Every name has a short note, with the meaning or a pronunciation where it helps.

Can't decide? Shuffle 6 random picks

  • Snow Crystal

    A single six-sided flake, each one unique

  • Lipizzan

    Famous dancing horses who are born dark and turn white

  • Bedsheet

    Every kid's first ghost costume

  • Deneb

    A brilliant star in the tail of Cygnus the swan

  • American Eskimo

    A bright white spitz once famous in traveling circuses

  • Surf

    For a cat who rides the waves of your blanket

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Classic white cat names

Bright, simple names for a cat as white as fresh snow.

  1. Snowy: For a cat as bright as a winter morning
  2. Swansdown: The softest swan feathers, and a fluffy old fabric
  3. Eggshell: A soft off-white, smooth and delicate
  4. Bone China: Fine, pale porcelain for a fine, pale cat
  5. Whitewash: For a cat as bright as a freshly painted fence
  6. Moonmilk: A soft, creamy deposit found on cave walls
  7. Blank Page: For a new kitten whose story is just beginning
  8. Linen: Crisp, pale and fresh off the line
  9. Muslin: A light, plain cotton cloth, soft and simple
  10. Milky: For a pale cat with a sweet, gentle nature
  11. Gesso: The bright primer artists brush on before painting
  12. Plaster: For a cat as pale as a freshly painted wall
  13. Stucco: A sunny Mediterranean wall finish, warm to the touch
  14. Halo: For an angelic cat, at least while she sleeps
  15. Cherub: For a round-cheeked kitten with an angel face
  16. Eiderdown: Fluffy duck down, for the softest cat in town

Snow and ice names

Frost, snowfields and winter mornings for a cat who looks freshly fallen.

  1. First Snow: For a kitten who arrived like a winter surprise
  2. Fresh Powder: A skier's dream: deep, soft and untouched
  3. Snowfield: A wide, sparkling sweep of unbroken snow
  4. Snowmelt: For a cool cat who softens the moment you pet her
  5. Frostling: A little frost sprite of a kitten
  6. Ice Fog: Fog made of tiny ice crystals on bitter mornings
  7. Snow Crystal: A single six-sided flake, each one unique
  8. Sun Dog: A bright spot beside the sun, made by ice in the air
  9. Lake Effect: Heavy snow that sweeps off Erie and Ontario onto nearby towns
  10. Polar Vortex: For a cat who blows through the house like an Arctic gust
  11. Iceberg: Mostly hidden, like a cat under the bed
  12. Arctic: For a cool cat who loves the cold kitchen tiles
  13. Frosted: For a pale cat with a sugary-sweet streak
  14. Wintry: For a cool, calm cat born in the cold months
  15. December: For a kitten born in the snowy season
  16. Sleigh: For a speedy cat who glides across wood floors
  17. Slushie: For a cat who melts into a puddle when petted

White food names

Cheeses, desserts and pale treats for a cat who is good enough to eat.

  1. Egg White: Light, fluffy and whipped into peaks
  2. Cream Cheese: Smooth, mild and perfect on a bagel
  3. Coconut Cream: Rich, silky and tropical
  4. Queso Fresco: A crumbly, fresh Mexican cheese; say KAY-so FRESS-ko
  5. Labneh: A thick, tangy yogurt cheese from the Middle East; say LAB-neh
  6. Tres Leches: A Latin American cake soaked in three kinds of milk
  7. Coconut Macaroon: A chewy, snowy little cookie, golden on top
  8. Mantou: A soft, plain Chinese steamed bun
  9. Daifuku: A Japanese sweet of soft rice dough around a filling
  10. Glacé: French for iced, as in sugar-glazed fruit; say glah-SAY
  11. Tapioca: Soft pearls in sweet pudding, for a gentle cat
  12. Frosting: The sweetest part of the cake
  13. Powdered Donut: For a cat who leaves a dusting of fur everywhere
  14. Sticky Rice: For a cat who sticks to your side all day
  15. Rice Cake: Light, round and pleasantly plain
  16. Bechamel: A smooth French sauce made with milk; say bay-shah-MEL
  17. Enoki: Tiny, slender mushrooms with snowy caps

Words for white and snow in other languages

White and snow from Welsh to Hawaiian. Short ones make great everyday names.

  1. Wit: Dutch for white, and a sharp sense of humor in English
  2. Geal: Irish for bright or white; say GYAL
  3. Kea: Hawaiian for white, as on the Big Island's snowy peak; say KAY-ah
  4. Ak: Turkish for white or pure; say AHK
  5. Alb: Romanian for white, short and crisp
  6. Valge: Estonian for white; say VAHL-geh
  7. Tetri: Georgian for white, and a small Georgian coin
  8. Spitak: Armenian for white; say spee-TAHK
  9. Hayan: Korean for white; say HA-yahn
  10. Masshiro: Japanese for pure white; say mahs-SHEE-roh
  11. Jiebai: Mandarin for spotless white; say jyeh-BYE
  12. Mhlophe: Zulu for white, with a soft hissing hl sound
  13. Funfun: Yoruba for white; say foon-FOON
  14. Nech: Amharic for white; say NETCH
  15. Shubhra: Sanskrit for white or radiant; say SHOO-bruh
  16. Vellai: Tamil for white; say VEL-lie
  17. Candidus: Latin for shining white, the root of candid
  18. Niveus: Latin for snowy, or snow-white
  19. Nix: Latin for snow, and the name of one of Pluto's moons
  20. Schnee: German for snow; say SHNAY
  21. Sneg: Russian for snow; say SNYEK
  22. Snjór: Icelandic for snow; say SNYOHR
  23. Sneachta: Irish for snow; say SHNAKH-tuh
  24. Thalj: Arabic for snow, a rare sight in much of Arabia
  25. Shirayuki: Japanese for Snow White, literally white snow

Names that mean white or fair

Real given names and surnames built on old words for white, bright or fair.

  1. Eirwen: Welsh for snow-white; say AIR-wen
  2. Gwyneira: Welsh for white snow; say gwin-AY-rah
  3. Ceinwen: Welsh, from the words for lovely and white or fair
  4. Carwen: Welsh, from the words for love and white or fair
  5. Gwenda: Welsh, from the words for white or fair and good
  6. Jennifer: The Cornish form of Guinevere, fair and bright
  7. Galatea: Greek for milk-white, and Pygmalion's ivory statue
  8. Whitby: Old Norse for white farm, and a seaside town in Yorkshire
  9. Whitfield: Old English for white field
  10. Whitford: Old English for white ford, a pale river crossing
  11. Leuke: A Greek nymph who became the white poplar tree

White animal names

Swans, cranes and snowy dogs for a cat who belongs in a winter wonderland.

  1. Trumpeter: North America's largest swan, with a booming call
  2. Whooping Crane: The tallest bird in North America, white with black wingtips
  3. Ivory Gull: An all-white seabird of the high Arctic
  4. Snow Bunting: A small Arctic songbird that flashes white in flight
  5. Gyrfalcon: The largest falcon, often pure white in the far north
  6. White Peacock: A pale peafowl whose tail fans out like lace
  7. Silkie: A fluffy chicken breed with fur-like feathers
  8. Pekin: The classic white farmyard duck
  9. Tern: A slim seabird that dives for fish
  10. Pelican: A big-billed bird; the American kind has black wingtips
  11. Arctic Hare: A northern rabbit cousin with a snowy winter coat
  12. Bichon: A cheerful little dog like a powder puff; say BEE-shon
  13. Japanese Spitz: A fluffy white dog with a foxy face and a big smile
  14. American Eskimo: A bright white spitz once famous in traveling circuses
  15. Kishu: A sturdy Japanese hunting dog, usually white
  16. Lipizzan: Famous dancing horses who are born dark and turn white
  17. Camargue: Ancient white horses of the marshes of southern France

Seashore names for white cats

Shells, foam and sea-polished treasures for a cat who looks beach-bleached.

  1. Seashell: For a small, pale treasure you carry home
  2. Sand Dollar: A flat, round sea urchin bleached by the sun
  3. Conch: A spiral shell you hold up to hear the sea; say KONK
  4. Cowrie: A glossy little shell once used as money
  5. Mother of Pearl: Iridescent shell lining, once carved into buttons
  6. Whitecap: A wave crest whipped into foam by the wind
  7. Surf: For a cat who rides the waves of your blanket
  8. Breaker: A big wave that crashes into foam on the beach
  9. Oyster Shell: Rough outside, pearly inside, like a shy cat
  10. Spindrift: Sea spray whipped off the waves by the wind
  11. Foam: Light, bubbly and always at the edge of the sea
  12. Sea Salt: Bright crystals left behind by the ocean

Star, moon and cloud names

Bright stars and pale skies for a cat who glows in a dark room.

  1. Rigel: A blue-white supergiant at Orion's foot
  2. Spica: The brightest star in Virgo, blazing blue-white
  3. Deneb: A brilliant star in the tail of Cygnus the swan
  4. Achernar: A blue-white star whose name means river's end
  5. Fomalhaut: A white star whose name means mouth of the fish
  6. Cygnus: The swan constellation, flying along the Milky Way
  7. Milky Way: Our galaxy, a pale stripe across the night sky
  8. White Dwarf: A small, hot leftover star, for a tiny bright kitten
  9. Albedo: How much light a surface reflects; fresh snow scores high
  10. Contrail: The streak a jet draws across a blue sky
  11. Moonglow: For a cat who shines in a dark room

Famous white cats, myth and folklore

A writer's six-toed cat, snow spirits, swan knights and storybook royalty.

  1. Snow White: Hemingway's first six-toed cat, a gift from a sea captain
  2. Khao Manee: A Thai breed whose name means white gem; say cow MAH-nee
  3. Turkish Van: A white breed with color on its head and tail that loves water
  4. Turkish Angora: An old, silky breed from the region around Ankara
  5. Mother Holle: In Grimm, it snows when she shakes out her featherbed
  6. Snegurochka: The Snow Maiden of Russian folk tales
  7. Ded Moroz: Russia's Grandfather Frost, who brings New Year gifts
  8. Yuki-onna: The snow woman of Japanese folklore
  9. Leucothea: A Greek sea goddess whose name means white goddess
  10. White Stag: The magical deer that leads knights on quests in legend
  11. Lohengrin: The Swan Knight of German legend and Wagner's opera
  12. White Knight: The kind, clumsy horseman of Through the Looking-Glass
  13. White Queen: She practiced believing six impossible things before breakfast
  14. Pierrot: The sad, pale-faced clown of French pantomime

Names for odd-eyed and blue-eyed white cats

White cats often have dazzling eyes. These names celebrate them.

  1. Mismatch: For a cat with one blue eye and one gold
  2. Heterochromia: The science word for two different eye colors
  3. Odd Eye: What breeders call a cat with two eye colors
  4. Aquamarine: A sea-blue gem for a cat with ocean eyes
  5. Cerulean: A deep sky blue, for eyes like a summer afternoon
  6. Lapis: Short for a deep blue gemstone flecked with gold
  7. Tanzanite: A blue-violet gem found only in Tanzania
  8. Larimar: A sky-blue stone found only in the Dominican Republic
  9. Iolite: A violet-blue gem the Vikings may have used to navigate
  10. Delphinium: A tall garden flower in brilliant blues
  11. Peridot: A bright green gem for a green-eyed cat
  12. Emerald: For a pale cat with vivid green eyes
  13. Copper Penny: For a cat with bright, coin-colored eyes
  14. Gold Coin: For a cat with round, shining amber eyes

Funny white cat names

Puns and silly ideas for a cat who leaves white fur on everything you own.

  1. Snow Way: For a cat who refuses to get off your chair
  2. Vanilla Ice: For a cool cat with nineties rapper swagger
  3. Purrcelain: For a fragile-looking cat with a surprisingly tough streak
  4. Black Pants Enemy: Her fur shows up on every dark outfit you own
  5. Printer Paper: Plain, pale and always jamming up the works
  6. Brr: For a cat who steals the warmest spot in the house
  7. Polar Opposite: For a pale cat who lives with a black cat
  8. Iceberg Lettuce: Crisp, pale and surprisingly popular
  9. Ice Cube: For a cool customer who chills in the kitchen
  10. Flake: For a cat who cancels cuddles at the last minute
  11. Snowpocalypse: For a kitten who causes total household chaos
  12. Sour Cream: For a sweet-looking cat with a grumpy streak
  13. Bedsheet: Every kid's first ghost costume
  14. Paper Towel: For a cat who soaks up all your attention
  15. Pillowcase: For a cat who claims your pillow every night

How to pick the right name

Check the eyes first

White cats often have striking eyes: blue, gold, green or one of each. A name like Aquamarine, Copper Penny or Mismatch can celebrate them.

Pick pure white or creamy

Some white cats are snow-bright and some are a warm off-white. Masshiro and Snowfield suit the first, Eggshell and Coconut Cream the second.

Think ahead for a deaf cat

Some white cats cannot hear well. If yours is deaf, the name is mostly for you, so pick something you love saying, and use hand signals to call her.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good name for a white cat?

Snowy, Swansdown, Eggshell, First Snow and Masshiro are favorites. Snow, ice, cream and cloud names suit a white coat, and real names that mean white, like Eirwen or Gwyneira, add a touch of meaning.

Are white cats deaf?

Not all of them. The gene that makes a cat all white can also affect the inner ear, so deafness is more common in white cats, especially those with two blue eyes. A vet can test a kitten's hearing.

Why do some white cats have two different eye colors?

The same white gene can keep pigment out of one iris, which then looks blue while the other stays gold or green. This is called heterochromia, and it is prized in the Turkish Van, Turkish Angora and Khao Manee.

Do white cats get sunburned?

Yes. White ears and noses have little pigment to block the sun, and repeated sunburn raises the risk of skin cancer. Keep them out of strong midday sun and ask a vet about pet-safe sunscreen.

What are good names for a white kitten?

Short, sweet names like Snowy, Brr, Flake and Frostling suit a tiny white kitten. If you want a name to grow into, try Leucothea, Lohengrin or Galatea.

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