50 Names For Cats With Tortitude
From their mosaic fur coats of orange and black to their association with good luck, it’s safe to say that tortoiseshell cats are one of the most colorful cats to share your home with. Torties are also known for their colorful personalities, affectionately called "tortitude". And if you’re welcoming a new tortie cat into your family and home--congratulations on your new best friend! Now it’s time to give your newest furry family member a name.
Because the vast majority of tortoiseshell cats are female (only 1 in every 3,000 calicos are male), the names we’ve selected lean that way. But we’ve also included names for the rare male Tortie and names that can be used for both male or female!
- Agate (Aggie for short)
- Amber
- Andromeda
- Autumn
- Brindle
- Brocade
- Bubbles
- Camouflage (Cam for short)
- Cookie
- Checkers
- Confetti (Connie for short)
- Dapple
- Ditsy
- Dot
- Freckles
- Gingham
- Jaguar
- Jasper
- Kaleidoscope (Kallie for short)
- Ladybug
- Leopard
- Lynx
- Macchiato
- Marbles
- Matisse
- Merle
- Mocha
- Motley
- Muddy
- Mystery
- Nebula
- Cannoli
- Clementine
- Cleopatra (or Cleocatra)
- Confetti
- Cheddar
- Chowder
- Fall
- Felicity
- Felix
- Ginger
- Gizmo
- Honey
- Harmony
- Julius
- Maple
- Monet
- Mars
- Matisse
- Monarch
- Mosaic
- Motley
- Mozart
- Myriad
- Marigold
- Marmalade
- Nutmeg
- October
- Oriole
- Oscar
- Patches
- Peaches
- Penelope
- Rosa
- Rorschach
- Russell
- Rusty
- Spark
- Spice
- Sunset
- Tangelo
- Tango
- Tigger
- Twix
Do you have a tortie at home? Let us know their name in the comments below!
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Menchie!
I Had 2 Torties..One was a tortie Named Mimi and the 2nd one was Named Muffin they were Both Female cats.. Muffin was the Runt of the liter and she was living on one Kidney for 18 yrs..Muffin was the funniest Cat I owned..she loved to play fetch like a dog.. Muffin had a Mustache above her upper lip and so her Nickname was Groucho Marx..when she was Grouchy I would call her Groucho..I miss both of my Torties
I have two torties who are sisters. One is grey and orange and the other is black and orange. The black and orange was named first as she has an orange stripe down her nose so she is Stripes, and then her sister was named Stars. My patriotic torties are Stars and Stripes!
My very first tortie was Goose, silly as can be. Then Erin and IsIt (Izzy) and now there is Baylee.
I got a beautiful Tortie for my seventh birthday. I
named her Cleopatra Felicity. She ran the house for
sixteen years (cats AND dogs, lol). She died
(while chasing a stranger cat out of the yard so he
wouldn’t get into a fight with the other cat, Butch
🙄) when I was 23. We have a beautiful Dilute
Tortie now, Pandora Hope, who was a feral kitten.
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