80+ Coffee Cat Names {Purrfectly Perky Names!}

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Whether you are inspired by a visit to your favorite cat cafe–or your favorite coffee drink–or the beautiful coffee tint of your new cat’s fur, you just might have some coffee cat names percolating among your possibilities!

We’ve fetched coffee names for cats from coffee drinks (including some that you may not know!), Starbucks terminology and coffee around the world–as well as some charming cat cafe names that make some pretty purrfect cat names, if we say so ourselves!

Coffee Terms & Coffee Culture

• Barista: A coffee server
• Baristi: The Italian (masculine) plural of barista, a good choice if you are looking for coffee cat names that ends in the Y sound.
• Beanie: For the mighty coffee bean!
• Beanz: A fun play on coffee beans.
• Blend: The combination of different coffee beans, this would be a great name for a bicolor or tricolor cat.
• Brew
• Brewtus
• Cafetière: a French press
• Caffè: coffee in Italian
• Caffeine: for the energized kitty
• Cuppa: “cup of”
• Crema: the creamy froth on the top of an espresso
• Decaf: Decaffeinated, a fun name for a laid-back cat!
• Go Juice: a coffee nickname that could also be an energetic cat
• Grind
• Java: The island of Java lends its name as the most popular nickname for coffee.
• Joe: Cup of Joe. This might be one of the cutest one-syllable coffee related names.
• Mojo
• Moka: A Moka Pot used to make espresso on the stove.
• Roaster: for the roasting of the green coffee beans into coffee

Cat Cafe Names that Make Fun Coffee Names

The coffee culture that thrives in cat cafes around the world has lent itself to the naming of many cat cafes. See if some of these cafe names inspire you:

• AffoGATO (AffoGATO Cat Cafe, Ohio)
• Catfe (Catfe Lounge, Michigan)
• Catfeine (Catfeine Cat Cafe, Tennessee)
• Catopia (Catopia Cat Cafe, New Mexico)
• CatPawCino (CatPawCino Cat Cafe, England)
• Cattfeinated (Cattfeinated Cat Cafe, Pennsylvania)
• Java (Java Cats, Georgia)
• KitTea (KitTea Cat Cafe, California)
• Koneko (Koneko Cat Cafe, New York–Koneko is Japanese for kitten)
• Mauhaus (Mauhaus Cat Cafe, Missouri)
• Popoki (Popoki + Tea Cat Cafe, Hawaii — Popoki is the Hawaiian word for cat)
• Purrfect (Purrfect Day Cat Cafe, Kentucky)
• Purringtons (Purringtons Cat Lounge, Oregon)
• Purrista (Purrista Cat Cafe, Pennsylvania)
• Purrk (Central Purrk Cat Cafe, Kentucky)

Coffee Drinks as Cute Names

Affogato: literally “drowned in coffee,” this Italian dessert combines gelato and espresso.

Americano: Caffè Americano

Babycinno: A children’s (non-coffee) drink made with frothed milk and warm milk with a sprinkling of chocolate powder; a fun name for a white cat.

Breve: Espresso with either half-and-half or cream, this drink’s name is Italian for “short”–a fun option for a Munchkin cat, perhaps!

Café au lait: coffee with hot milk; a cute name for a light brown cat.

Cappuccino: Made with espresso and steamed milk foam, this is a layered drink and a fun name for a brown and white or a tuxedo cat.

Doppio: “double” in Italian, this term is used for a double shot of espresso.

Espresso: A fun black cat name, don’t forget it is pronounced es-PRESS-o (not ex-press-o!)

Frappé: An iced coffee drink made from instant coffee.

Guillermo: Guillermo is espresso poured over two slices of lime.

Javaccino: An ice coffee drink; another term for Frappe.

Latte: Like a cappuccino, the latte is made with espresso and steamed milk but they are combined to create a light brown drink.

Lungo: An espresso shot extracted for a longer time.

Macchiato: Meaning “stained” or “spotted” in Italian, this drink of espresso and milk would be a fun coffee name for a piebald or harlequin cat.

Melya: Coffee with cocoa powder and honey–a cute choice for a sweet kitty!

Mocha: Featuring espresso, chocolate and whipped cream, Mocha would make a fun name for a tortoiseshell.

Nitro: Nitro coffee features cold brewed coffee infused with liquid nitrogen with a velvety texture.

Panna: Espresso con Panna or an espresso shot with whipped cream (a fun choice for a tuxedo cat!)

Roberto: Espresso with milk served on the side.

Romano: Espresso Romano is espresso with a slice of lemon on the side.

Tiramisu: A layered Italian dessert with espresso or instant espresso.

Zorro: A Cafe Zorro is a double shot of espresso.

Starbucks Words that Make Cute Names

Brulée: The Caramel Brulée Latte is on the Starbucks secret menu.

Demi: The 3-ounce size for espresso shots, consider this name for your new fur baby

Frappuccino: The line of the Starbucks iced coffee drinks.

Grande: Italian for “large,” this, of course, isn’t the largest Starbucks coffee–so it might be a good choice for a cat who is not quite as large as he thinks he is!

Misto: Caffe Misto (Cafe Au Lait) combines coffee and frothed milk for a light brown drink.

Pike Place: A Seattle farmers’ market and the name of the best known Starbucks medium roast.

Red Eye: This Starbucks drink features coffee and a shot of espresso.

Skinny: Whether you choose Skinny Latte or Skinny Mocha, this drink is made with non-fat milk and sugar-free syrup.

Starbos: If you’re not familiar with the history of Starbucks, Starbos was the name of an old mining town that caught the eye of the branding expert who worked on the Starbucks logo.

Sumatra: An Indonesian island–and the name of the Starbucks single-origin dark coffee.

Sunrise: A blonde roast blend.

Trenta: The largest of the Starbucks iced drink sizes, this would be a fun name for a Maine Coon!

Venti: The name of the 20-ounce size Starbucks drink would be a natural choice for large cats.

Veranda: The lightest Starbucks roast.

Willow: A discontinued Starbucks blonde roast blend.

Zebra: The Zebra Mocha combines dark chocolate and white chocolate, another great choice for a black and white cat.

Coffee Words from Around the World

Allongé: The French term for a Lungo.

Arabica: Coffee arabica is also known as Arabic coffee, originating in the Ethiopian highlands.

Benguet: Benguet coffee has been grown in the Philippines since the 19th century.

Barako: a coffee grown in the Philippines (Barako means “stud” for the coffee’s strength and masculinity–a fun name for a stocky cat!)

Bica: a word used in parts of Portugal to describe a drink much like espresso

Bicerin: a drink in Turin, Italy that combines espresso, chocolate and milk (a fun name for a tri-color cat!)

Buna: Sudanese coffee

Jebena: an Ethiopian coffee pot

Robusta: Robusta beans are often used in the preparation of espresso.

Typica: One of the oldest varieties of coffee

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