130+ Winter and Christmas Cat Names

Whether your kitten was born in the Christmas season, adopted during the holidays or you just love the spirit of the season, we’ve got a gift for you: over 130 Christmas cat names and winter cat names! We’ve wrapped up lists of names from Christmas movies, Santa’s workshop and winter itself for hundreds of ideas for your new kitty (whether they’re naughty or nice!)

Santa Related Cat Names

Alabaster Snowball — Santa’s head elf!
Blitzen — One of Santa’s reindeer.
Comet — One of Santa’s reindeer.
Cupid — One of Santa’s reindeer.
Dancer — One of Santa’s reindeer.
Dasher — One of Santa’s reindeer.
Donner — One of Santa’s reindeer.
Elf — The North Pole’s producers of toys for all the good little girls and boys.
Kringle — Kris Kringle is a name synonymous with Santa.
Nick — As in Saint Nick (or Saint Nicholas), a name synonymous with Santa.
Pepper Minstix — One of Santa’s elves.
Prancer — One of Santa’s reindeer.
Reindeer — A sweet name for your little “dear.”
Shinny Upatree — One of Santa’s elves.
Vixen — One of Santa’s reindeer.
Wunorse Openslae — The name of one of Santa’s elves.

Christmas Cat Names

Angel — For the cat who makes life seventh heaven for his or her forever family.
Bing Crosby — The name of the iconic crooner of the classic “White Christmas” is synonymous with the holiday season.
Candy Cane — A popular peppermint-flavored candy with jolly red and white stripes that help to make the season bright.
Carol — The perfect name for the cat who puts a Christmas carol in your heart and brings harmony to your life.
Celyn — A Welsh name meaning “holly”.
Chestnut — A popular name for cats with brown fur, these nuts are forever associated with the holiday season thanks to the tune “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire).
Coal — You might not to find coal in your stocking on Christmas Day, but if you’ve been a good little girl or boy you could have the love of a feline companion named Coal every day of the year! One of the most popular Christmas cat names for black cats.
Cranberry — Since the 19th century cranberry sauce has been a hit during the holiday season.
December — The name for the end of the year could be a good moniker for a cat who is just beginning years of happiness with his or her new forever family.
Dickens — Not only did Charles Dickens pen the classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol, as one of the earliest supporters of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home he also helped companion animals in need turn the page to a new chapter in their lives!
Eggnog — Combine cream, sugar, milk, raw eggs and flavoring and you have a sweet Christmas beverage. Add friendship, trust, compassion and a heaping helping of love and you have the perfect recipe for happiness with a cat named after this traditional Yuletide refreshment!
Emmanuel — Also spelled Immanuel, the name means “God is with us.”
Faith — A word which stands for unwavering belief and trust.
Fir — The most popular tree to leave gifts under at Christmas.
Fruitcake — A cake that’s become synonymous with the season, fruitcake may be a no-no for cats to digest due to the fact that raisins and liquor are often added to the ingredients, but the name of the holiday cake would be a sweet treat for your new furry family member.
Gabriel– – A name which means “God is my strength.”
Glory — A name which means “worship, “praise,” “renown” and “valor.”
Grace — A name which means kindness and mercy.
Holiday — The definition of every day when you have a four-legged friend by your side!
Hope — A particularly apt name for a kitten or cat who may have had a rough start in life.
Jolly — A cheerful name for your tail-wagging chum, one which could be paired with “Holly” if you welcome two cats into your heart and home during the Christmas season!
Joy — The definition of what your new fur baby will bring to your life!
Natalia — A name which means Christmas Day.
Naughty, Nice — The perfect partnering of names for two cats adopted together!
Partridge — A cute name for the fur baby who joins your family on the first day of Christmas!
Poinsettia — This festive plant may be toxic to cats, but its name isn’t!
Tinsel — Although it’s a decorative element that is dangerous for cats, it would make a festive name!
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Unity –A word that defines family togetherness.
Wassail — A festive drink which has been immortalized in the words of the Christmas carol “Here We Come A-Wassailing.”
Wreath — Perfect for the cat who will keep you wreathed in smiles!
Xmas — A abbreviated form of Christmas which dates back to the 1500s.
Yule — A 12-day seasonal celebration.

Names from Around the World

Babbo Natale — Italian for Santa or Father Christmas.
Dedt Moroz — Russian for “Santa.”
Hoteiosho — The Japanese word for Santa.
Joulua — The Finnish word for Christmas.
Joulupukki — The Finnish word for Santa.
Jul — The Swedish word for Christmas or Yule.
Julenisse — The Norwegian word for Santa.
Jultomten — Swedish for “Santa.”
Karácsony (Hungarian) — Christmas
Kerstfeest — The Dutch word for Christmas.
Kurisumasu — The Japanese word for Christmas.
Lucia — Held on December 13th, St. Lucia’s Day is celebrated in Sweden.
Narodzenie — “Christmas” in the Polish language.
Natal — The word for Christmas in Portuguese.
Natale — The Italian word for Christmas.
Navidad — The Spanish word for Christmas.
Neve — The word ‘snow’ in Portuguese and Italian.
Nieve — The word ‘snow’ in Spanish.
Noel Baba — Turkish for “Santa.”
Pai Natal — The name children in Portugal call Father Christmas.
Papai Noel — The name children call Father Christmas in Brazil.
Schnee — The word ‘snow’ in German.
Shèngdàn — “Christmas” in Chinese.
Sneeuw — The word ‘snow’ in Dutch.
Snaw — A Scottish word for snow.
Tannenbaum — The German word for one of the most popular Christmas trees, the fir tree.
Vánoce — The Czech word for Christmas!
Weinachten — Add a dash of Deutschland to you cat’s name by calling him/her the German word for Christmas.

Winter Cat Names

Aquabob — If you are a logophile who is looking for a little-known winter-inspired name for your new tail-wagging chum, you might want to consider this 17th century word for “icicle.”
Blizzard — The perfect name for a white cat or a cat who is a “flurry” of activity.
Eira — The Welsh word for snow.
Evergreen — The perfect name to describe your everlasting devotion to your cat.
Fyole— A little-known word for ‘a sprinkling of snow.’
Hogamadog — This quirky Christmas-themed word for a super-size snow ball that has been rolled on the ground.
Holly — An evergreen plant which has long been a symbol of the Christmas season.
Icicle — Nature’s way of decorating the exterior of your house during the holidays, the name for this form of frozen water would be a beautiful moniker for the cat who warms your heart.
Meggle — A word which describes slogging through the snow.
Mistletoe — The perfect moniker for the cat who loves to smooch!
Mittens — You can name a fur baby who warms your heart after gloves that keep your hands warm. One of the most popular winter cat names!
Quilt — A cozy name a tail-wagging chum who finds a forever home during the holiday season.
Snerdle — A rarely used word which means to get cozy under the blankets in bed.
Snow — …or Snowball, Snowman, etc.
Winter — A name inspired by the freezing season for the cat who has melted your heart.

Names from Christmas Movies & TV Shows

Bailey — As in George Bailey, the protagonist of the perennial festive flick It’s a Wonderful Life.
Buddy — Why not name your new pal with paws after the human who was raised by Santa Claus’s elves in the 2003 Christmas comedy Elf?
Burl Ives — “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas” with a pup named after the performer who gave voice to Sam the Snowman in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,the classic holiday television special that has brought smiles to the faces of good little girls and boys since 1964.
Charlie Brown — The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without at least one viewing of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Cindy Lou Who — The tiny tot from Whoville who catches “Santa” taking her family’s Christmas tree in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Clara — The pirouetting protagonist of The Nutcracker.
Clarence — The angel who shows a distraught George Bailey that It’s a Wonderful Life.
Clarice –The gal pal of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Cratchit — Bob Cratchit is the father of Tiny Tom and employee of Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Donna Reed — The silver screen legend who portrayed Mary Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life.
Ebenezer — Don’t say “Bah! Humbug!” to Scrooge’s first name as a moniker for your pal with paws.
Elsa — Stressed out about what to call your new fur baby? “Let it go, let it go….” and name your kitty after Frozen‘s heroine!
Festivus — If you are a fan of the iconic sitcom Seinfeld, you might want to name your cat for the secular seasonal holiday for the Rest of Us.
Fezziwig — Mr. Fezziwig is a kind-hearted character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Flick — We triple-dog-dare you to name after the character whose tongue became stuck to a flagpole in A Christmas Story.
Frozen — Everyone’s favorite animated winter tale!
Grinch — Name your pup after Dr. Seuss’ green grump whose heart grew three sizes when he learned the meaning of the holiday season.
Grover Dill — One of Ralphie’s arch-nemeses in A Christmas Story.
Jimmy Stewart — The Hollywood icon who portrayed George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life.
Jovie — An employee of Gimbel’s department store who becomes Buddy’s gal pal in the Christmas movie Elf.
Karen — A name that means “pure,” Karen is one of the children who built Frosty the Snowman in the classic animated Rankin/Bass Christmas special which, just like Frosty himself, returns each holiday season.
Marley– – Once a business associate of Ebeneezer Scrooge, the ghost of Jacob. Marley urged the miser to change his ways in the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol.
Max — The Grinch’s canine companion.
Mitzi — The name of Rudolph’s mother in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie.
O. Henry — The American author who penned the perennial Christmas favorite, The Gift of the Magi. (Did you know that William Sydney Porter chose his nom de plume in honor of his cat, Henry? Legend states that the writer would exclaim “Oh, Henry!” whenever he wanted the company of his feline friend.)
Olaf — Why not name the cat who makes your heart melt after Frozen‘s friendly snowman?
Ralphie — Why not name your cat after the lead character in “A Christmas Story”? After all, you longed for a cat to love as much as the movie’s protagonist longed for a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200- Shot Range Model air rifle.
Scrooge — An iconic character who transforms from miserly to merry when he finally learns to open. his heart.
Scut Farkus — A bully in the holiday classic A Christmas Story.
Sugarplum — Visions of sugar plums dance in the poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and the Sugar Plum Fairy prances in the ballet products of “The Nutcracker.” Sugarplum Mary is also the name of an elf who makes toys in Santa’s workshop.
Tiny Tim — Your new barking buddy is a blessing in your life, Why not name him in honor of the Dickens character who said “God bless us, everyone.” in A Christmas Carol.
Virginia — “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” You can say this well-known holiday phrase to your cat as you unwrap presents together if you name your new four-legged family member after the child who questioned the existence of Kris Kringle.
Who — Why “Who?” More than merely a pronoun, it’s also the surname of all the holiday-loving Whos down in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
ZuZu — George Bailey’s little “gingersnap” in the beloved Christmas classic It’s A Wonderful Life.