Looking for just the right name for your cat? If you’re inspired by lovable “H” words like Happy, Henrietta, and Huey, you’ve found the right list! We’ve put together 100 cat names that start with “H,” along with a fascinating list of unusual “H” words to inspire truly unique cat names.
To start, here are the top cat names starting with “H” pulled right off of Rover’s national name database. Classics like Huey mix with names you’ll recognize from movies, shows, games, and comics. It’s easy to see why these names are some of the most popular.
Popular Male Cat Names That Start with “H”
- Hades
- Hamilton
- Hamlet
- Hank
- Harry
- Harvey
- Hector
- Henry
- Hercules
- Hermes
- Hobbes
- Homer
- Howard
- Huey
- Hugo
- Hunter
- Houdini
- Hulk
- Hansel
- Harpo
- Horus
- Huey
Popular Female Cat Names That Start with “H”
- Hannah
- Harley
- Harper
- Harriet
- Hazel
- Heidi
- Hermione
- Holly
- Honey
- Hope
- Hershey
- Hecate
- Huntress
- Helga
- Hera
Popular Gender-neutral Cat Names That Start with “H”
- Haiku
- Hairball
- Halcyon
- Hamster
- Hawkeye
- Hellraiser
- Hemey
- Henley
- Hini
- Hip hop
- Hippie
- Hippo
- Hobbit
- Hobo
- Hocus Pocus
- Homey
- Honeybee
- Hooch
- Hooligan
- Hot dog
- Hotshot
- Houston
- Huffy
- Hummer
- Hunny
- Hydrox
- Hyperion
Japanese Cat Names That Start with “H”
Some of the most beautiful and unique “H” names come from the Japanese language. Celebrate Japan’s love of cats and choose a melodic and meaningful Japanese name.
Japanese Male Cat Names That Start with “H”
- Haru – spring
- Haruki – shining sun
- Haruto – sun flying
- Hayate – smooth
- Hibiki – sound, echo
- Hideki – excellent timber trees
- Hideo – excellent man
- Hikaru – light, radiance
- Hinata – sunflower / facing towards the sun
- Hiraku – open, expand
- Hiro – generous
- Hiroaki – wide, spacious light
- Hiroki – vast timber trees
- Hiroshi – generous
- Hiroyuki – great journey
- Hitoshi – motivated person
- Hotaka – tall grain
Japanese Female Cat Names That Start with “H”
- Hana – flower
- Hanako – flower child
- Haru – spring
- Haruko – spring child
- Haruna – spring vegetables
- Hideko – child of excellence
- Hikari – light, radiance
- Hina – sun vegetables
- Hisako – child of long life
- Hiro – generous
- Hiroko – generous child
- Hiromi – generous beauty
- Hitomi – pupil of the eye
- Honoka – harmony flower
- Hoshi – star
- Hoshiko – star child
- Hotaru – firefly
Wordy Cat Names That Start with “H”
Want a name that’s truly one-of-a-kind? As a real word nerd, I had a lot of fun learning these unusual H words and imagining what type of cat might fit each one. For example, Hallux (meaning big toe) would be a great name for a polydactyl cat.
- Habanera: slow and seductive Cuban dance
- Habergeon: sleeveless mail coat
- Habile: dexterous; adroit
- Habromania: insanity featuring cheerful delusions
- Hachure: shading or lines showing a slope on a map
- Hackle: comb for flax or hemp
- Hackney: four-wheeled two-horse carriage
- Hadal: parts of the ocean below 6000 metres
- Hadeharia: constant use of the word “hell”
- Haematic: blood-coloured
- Halation: blurring in a photograph due to light reflection
- Halcyonine: of, like or pertaining to kingfishers
- Halecret: light half-suit of plate armour
- Halfpace: landing or broad step
- Halieutic: of, like or pertaining to fishing
- Haligraphy: treatise on salt
- Haliography: description of the sea
- Halitus: vapour; breath
- Hallux: big toe
- Halolimnic: of, like or pertaining to sea creatures who spend time in fresh water
- Halomancy: divination using salt
- Halophilous: tolerant of salt or salt-water
- Halyard: rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering sails
- Hamarchy: government by a cooperative body of parts
- Hamartia: flaw in a character leading to his downfall
- Hamate: hooked
- Hambo: Swedish folk dance in three-four time
- Hame: curved projection attached to the collar of a draft horse
- Hamiform: shaped like a hook
- Hammerkop: brown African heron with hammer-shaped crest on head
- Hamose: hooked
- Hamshackle: to fetter; to restrain
- Homuncule: little artificial person
- Hooey: nonsense; humbug
- Hoplite: a heavily armed Greek foot soldier
- Hopsack: rough-surfaced loose fabric
- Hora: circle dance
- Hordeaceous: of, like or pertaining to barley
- Hordeiform: shaped like a barleycorn
- Horme: goal-directed or purposive behaviour
- Hornbook: rudimentary treatise
- Hornito: low oven
- Hornpipe: lively British folk dance
- Horrent: bristling
- Horrescent: expressing or showing horror
- Horripilation: process causing goose-bumps
- Horrisonant: dreadful-sounding
- Houndstooth: fabric with an irregular checked pattern
- Hourd: timber gallery on summit of castle tower
- Howdah: seat with a canopy erected on an elephant’s back
- Hoy: large one-decked boat
- Hoyden: tomboy
- Huckaback: absorbent cotton or linen used for towels
- Huemul: yellow-brown South American deer
- Huggery: the action of hugging
- Huitain: group of eight lines of verse
- Hummock: pile or ridge of ice
- Humpenscrump: crude musical instrument like a hurdy-gurdy
- Hustle: lively disco dance derived from swing elements with a plus-like pattern
- Hutia: large Caribbean rat-like rodent
- Hwyl: emotional state capable of arousing intense eloquence
- Hydric: of, like or pertaining to an abundance of moisture
- Hyetal: rainy; of, like or pertaining to rainfall
- Hygric: of, like or pertaining to water or moisture
- Hyperbole: impression by extravagant exaggeration
- Hyperope: far-sighted person
- Hyperosmia: very keen sense of smell
- Hypnomogia: insomnia
- Hyrax: shrew
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