100+ Witchy Cat Names for Your Spell-Tacular Felines

Thinking of witchy cat names for your new kitten? We’ve got you covered! From mythology to modern literature, we have the best selection of witch names for you. 

Felines and magic have been hand in hand for thousands of years. In fact, back in the 16th century, if you were a cat lover you’d be assumed to be a witch almost instantly! Cats inspired countless stories of magic and mystery all over the world.

Across cultures and history, kitties have been around and had their fair share of ups and downs. From being worshipped as gods to being accused of bringing bad luck, one thing’s for sure— they’ve always landed on their feet. They are believed to have nine lives after all. If that’s not magic, we don’t know what is! 

So, if you’re into all things mystical, have a knack for some hocus pocus, or are getting in the mood for Halloween, these magical and witchy cat names are sure to cast a spell on you!

Our Favorite Witch Cat Names

• Hekate
• Asteria
• Hermoine
• Enoch 
• Midnight
• Eclipse
• Astra
• Arete
• Hex
• Jinx
• Blair
• Severus
• Circe
• Sauron
• Elphaba
• Raven

The Witchy Black Cat

It’s hard to think about witches and witchcraft without a black cat crossing your mind. Black cats have been famously associated with magic and witchcraft for many years along with the night owl and the serpent. While some may think they bring bad luck, every owner of a black kitten or cat will surely tell you otherwise.

In some cultures, the black cat is revered instead of feared. Celtic nations and Japanese folklore often feature black cats as bringers of good fortune or good health. 

In the early middle ages, sailors would bring a black cat with them on their vessels to bring good luck. But bringing good fortune is not the only job of the black cat. It also serves as the official mouser/ ratter of the ship.

However, the mystical black cat started getting a bad reputation in the middle ages, with some folklore portraying kitties as villains. In the 12th century, poems based on Arthurian legend composed by Frenchmen claimed that a monstrous cat called Cath Palug had killed King Arthur.

Felines soon became associated with satanic rituals, witchcraft, and black magic. Pope Innocent VIII did not help cats’ cause by saying that the cat or black cat was the “devil’s favorite animal and idol of all witches.”

In later generations, the fear of black cats grew and they were persecuted along with their owners. The black cat became a symbol of the witch, black magic, and Halloween, as it is believed that the black cat served as a witch’s familiar and often spied for them. You’ll find that a black cat appears in the Queen of Wands card from a tarot deck.

Today, most people have moved on from believing in superstitions much like the one that surrounds the black cat. Possibly with the help of fiction and popular culture, black cats are now celebrated for their beauty and their personalities. In fact, they are celebrated in the US every year on August 17 – also known as Black Cat Appreciation Day.

The Bombay cat is one such breed with a pure black coat that has grown in popularity. Resembling a small black panther, the Bombay cat has green-colored or golden eyes.

Here are some of the most iconic black cats in popular culture:

Famous Black Cats (Male and Female Black Cats)

• Salem (Sabrina The Teenage Witch)
• Felix (Felix the Cat)
• Snowball II (The Simpsons)
• Bagheera (The Jungle Book)
• Luna (companion of white cat Artemis in Sailor Moon)
• Lucifer (Cinderella)
• Isis (Batman the Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures; Star Trek)
• Scat (Aristocats)
• Binx (Hocus Pocus)
• Liebchen (pet of the Grand High Witch in The Witches)

As one of the most renowned symbols of Halloween, it is only fitting that they be given witchy black cat names.

Popular Female Black Cat Names

• Selena
• Elvira
• Blackberry
• Morticia
• Wednesday
• Misty

Popular Male Black Cat Names

• Shadow
• Knight
• Soot
• Inky
• Galaxy
• Damien

Also Read: 151 Famous Halloween Cat Names

Witch Cat Names from Wicked Words

One great way to add magic to your furry friend and her new life is to give her a cat name that evokes mystique and mystery. These unique witchy names for cats straight from the Witch’s Encyclopaedia will charm any cat parent!

• Absinthe: A distilled alcoholic beverage made from wormwood, anise, fennel, and other herbs.
• Aether: A term via the Greek   aithēr  meaning ‘upper air.’ In literary means, it refers to the clear sky or upper regions of air beyond the clouds. 
• Akasha: A Sanskrit word referring to the base material contained in all things. The literal meaning of the word is “space” or “sky.”
• Alchemy: A spiritual and magical practice to achieve immortality and wisdom
• Amulet: An object carried or worn to draw a specific energy or luck towards a person or place
• Anima: A Latin word meaning “life” or “soul”
• Arete: A Hellenic virtue meaning “excellence.”
• Astra: The plural form of the Latin word “astrum” meaning “star.”
• Athame: A ritual blade used in modern Witchcraft tradition.
• Aura: A subtle luminescence that surrounds all objects, coming from the energy contained within.
• Boline: A ceremonial blade used for cutting herbs, cutting cords, ribbons, strings, carving, and so on. 
• Balefire: A ritual bonfire used by some Pagan traditions.
• Celeste: Derived from the Latin “Caelestis,” meaning “heavenly.”
• Charm: An item that bears magic words or symbols. Worn by an individual for its magical effect 
• Coven: A small community of Witches, Wiccans, or Vampires.
• Curse: A term for negative energy attracted to an individual, item, or place.
• Doesil: A term from Scottish folklore meaning “Sunwise” or “Clockwise.”
• Egregore: Derived from Greek, meaning “wakeful” or “watching.”
• Elixir: A magical potion designed for medical or transformational purposes.
• Entity: A non-specific being with an independent existence and personality.
• Hedgewitch: A witch who practices both wortcunning and hedge jumping.
• Herb: A non-woody plant that flowers and sets seeds.
• Hex: A spell meant to bring about mischief. 
• Hoodoo: A colloquial term for witchcraft or spell casting.
• Jinx: Synonymous to hex, a jinx is a spell with mischievous intent.
• Karma: Meaning “action or deed,” referring to the actions in this life that affect our position after death and rebirth. 
• Lucid: A conscious state of being.
• Luna: A word meaning “moon” in Latin.
• Eclipse: 
• Magi: A Zoroastrian priest, philosopher, and astrologer.
• Magic: A means of accomplishing change according to one’s will through methods beyond general comprehension.
• Magus: The singular form of the word “Magi.” The term has evolved to refer to any practitioner of ceremonial magic.
• Midsummer: The Summer Solstice from June 20-22 or the fixed date of June 21.
• Philtre: A magical potion; especially a love potion. 
• Pneuma: The essence or driving force of an individual, meaning “breathing” or “moving” in Ancient Greek.
• Poppet: A voodoo doll. Commonly associated with a witch, poppets are images that represent individuals for use in sympathetic magic spells.
• Potion: Any liquid made for its magical, healing, or even poisoning properties.
• Sabbat: The witches’ holidays.
• Salve: A soothing ointment meant to heal or protect.
• Samhain: A period of time that falls halfway between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice.
• Santeria: Meaning “The Way of the Saints.”
• Seeker: A student of magic who has not yet established a magical identity.
• Sigil: A symbol drawn for a specific magical purpose.
• Sorcerer: A practitioner of magic or sorcery.
• Spell: A spell is a ceremonial act that focuses energy to achieve a goal.
• Spirit: A non-physical, energetic consciousness.
• Syzygy: The phenomenon of three celestial objects aligning.
• Taglock: A personal item that creates a link to the target in metaphysics. 
• Talisman: An object specially made to embody specific energy or force.
• Tisane: An herbal infusion.
• Totem: A word of Ojibwe origin, derived from the word dodaem meaning “kin.”
• Trance: A state of half-consciousness or hypnosis wherein the practitioner is connected to another state of being. 
• Voodoo: An African-American magico-religion. 
• Warlock: Although the term “witch” is already considered gender-neutral, the term “warlock” is often used to describe a male witch.
• Wicca: A modern Pagan mystery religion.
• Widdershins: A Scottish term meaning counterclockwise or against the sun.
• Witch: An individual who practices magic associated with spells and charms and various folk magic. 
• Wizard: The word wizard is derived from the Middle English term “wys” or “wise.”
• Yule: A Germanic word that refers to a holiday celebrated around the winter solstice.
• Zodiac: The zodiac refers to the constellations that follow the path the sun takes throughout the year. 

Also Read: 265 Black Cat Names For Your Mysterious Friend

Other Popular Witch Cat Names

• Wayward
• Void
• Solstice
• Psychic
• Raven
• Alakazam
• Midnight
• Moon
• Mystic
• Onyx
• Gem
• Equinox
• Hypno
• Enoch
• Dream

Witchy Cat Names from Screen and Stage 

There’s nothing quite as magical as the world of TV and theatre! Snuggle up with your fantastic feline if you know where to find them, and get ready to binge what every wizard, witch, or warlock is getting up to nowadays. Of course, you also can’t forget the classics, from “The Wizard of Oz” and “Wicked” to favorites like “Harry Potter” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” and more!

Magical Cat Names from Harry Potter

When discussing witch cat names, one cannot help but think of the Harry Potter series. The captivating magic of the world of Harry Potter won’t be complete without kitties. As one of the pets permitted to accompany students at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it is no wonder that so many feline characters are featured in the series.

In the magical world of Harry Potter, there are different types of magical cats that have unique powers. The most famous pet cat in the series is none other than Hermione’s cat Crookshanks. Crookshanks is a cat that is part Kneazle – a magical cat-like creature that is highly intelligent and is said to possess the “uncanny ability to detect untrustworthy individuals”.

To make it easier for our Potterhead readers, we have selected some of the most popular male cat and female cat names inspired by the Harry Potter series and its cast of witches, wizards, and magical beings.

Male Cat Names From Harry Potter

• Harry
• Ron
• Dumbledore
• Albus
• Draco
• Sirius
• Dobby
• Hagrid
• Snape
• Severus
• Lucius
• Malfoy
• Potter
• Weasley
• Crookshanks
• Mooney
• Cedric
• Dudley
• Grindelwald
• Krum
• Lord Voldemort
• Neville
• Longbottom
• Remus
• Lupin
• Newt
• Aragog
• Fang
• Peeves

Female Cat Names From Harry Potter 

• Hermoine
• Luna
• Bellatrix
• Fleur
• Petunia
• Tonks
• Minerva
• Ginny
• Dolores 
• McGonagall
• Molly
• Hedwig
• Mrs. Norris

Witch Cat Names Inspired by Famous Witches and Fantasy Characters

• Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West): Wizard of Oz
• Glinda (The Good Witch): Wizard of Oz
• Sabrina: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
• Salem: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
• Blair: The Blair Witch Trials
• Winifred: Hocus Pocus
• Mary: Hocus Pocus
• Sarah: Hocus Pocus
• Ursula: The Little Mermaid
• Maleficent: Sleeping Beauty 
• Scarlet: The Scarlet Witch (Marvel)
• Agatha: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
• Sophia: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
• Zelda: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
• Empusa: Stardust
• Lamia: Stardust
• Semele: Stardust
• Sayaka Miki: Madoka Magica
• Lilith: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
• Eda: The Owl House
• Gothel: Tangled
• Abigail: The Crucible
• Tituba: The Crucible
• Willow: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Marie Catherine Laveau: real-life practitioner of Voodoo, herbalist, and midwife in New Orleans

Witch Cat Names Inspired By Wizards and Warlocks

• Gargamel: The Smurfs
• Gandalf: Lord of the Rings
• Giles: The Crucible
• John: The Crucible
• Merlin: The Sword in the Stone
• Geralt: The Witcher
• Saruman: Lord of the Rings
• Stephen Strange: Doctor Strange
• Sauron: Lord of the Rings
• Prospero: The Tempest 
• Jareth: Labyrinth

Popular Witch Familiar Names

• Ball 
• Dandy 
• Fancy 
• Tibbs 
• Bulcock 

Magical Names from Mythology and Literature

Myths, fables, and fairy tales are as enchanting as it gets! And kitties have been there for them like a “tail” as old as time. From Norse god/s to fictional witches, cats were always by their side so there will never be a shortage of witchy name ideas for our feline friends.

Most notably, in Ancient Egypt, felines were seen as special, magical creatures capable of drawing in good luck to the people who housed them. And yes, that includes black cats! As a way of honoring their pets, wealthy families even dressed their kitties in jewels and fed them feasts fit for royalty. 

The Ancient Egyptians weren’t the only cat lovers that assigned mythologized or gave special meaning to our favorite felines. The Greeks had their own sphinx which has a woman’s head, a lion’s body, and the wings of a bird.

Travel to Scandinavia, and we find similar cat lovers among the Vikings. The Norse goddess Freyja loved felines and even had two pull her chariot. 

Egyptian Mythology 

As mentioned earlier, the cat is seen as a divine symbol in Ancient Egypt. Many cats in Egypt were also mummified, creating the world’s first known pet cemetery. Another fun fact; In a nod to their colorful mythology, several Egyptian deities were sculpted and depicted with cat heads such as Madfet, Sekhmet, and Bastet. 

Here are three cats’ names inspired by Egyptian mythology:

• Bastet: Bastet is the Egyptian goddess of home, domesticity, fertility, childbirth, and… cats! She was believed to have protected the home from evil spirits and disease, and more so diseases associated with women and children. She was depicted to have the head of a cat and a slender female body.

• Sekhmet: In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet was a warrior goddess often associated with the cat goddess Bastet. She had the head of a lioness. She would lead pharaohs into battle and protect them. She was also a goddess of healing and medicine and people would often seek her out to solve their problems in life.

• Mafdet: Another feline goddess from Egyptian mythology. She was the patron goddess of justice and would rip out the hearts of wrongdoers and deliver them to the pharaoh. She is usually represented with the head of a cheetah. She also provided protection against snakes, scorpions, and other deadly animals. 

Greek Mythology

• Circe: In Greek mythology, Circe is an enchantress and goddess. She is the daughter of Helios the Greek god of the sun and Perse. She is well versed in magic and potions. She had the ability to transform people into animals, usually those who offended or wronged her.

• Actaeon: The child of a herdsman who lived in the region of Boeotia, Actaeon was a hunter who one day upon stumbling upon the goddess Artemis bathing was told not to speak or he would be transformed into a deer. However, he made the mistake of calling his hounds and upon doing so, changed into a deer and ran through the forest. Eventually, he was found by his hounds and was tragically devoured by them.

• Hekate: Hekate is the protector of women, as claimed by the poet Hesiod from Ancient Greece. She is the daughter of Perses, the Titan god of destruction, and Asteria. Hekate rules over darkness and the moon and acts as a medium between spirits and humans. Hekate also once assumed the form of a cat to escape the monster Typhon. 

• Asteria: The Titan goddess of falling stars and nighttime divinations such as oneiromancy (by dreams) and astrology (by stars). She is also the mother of Hekate, the goddess of witchcraft. 

• Medea: Medea is an enchantress with the gift of second sight. She is a known sorceress and is often portrayed as a priestess of the goddess of witchcraft, Hekate. 

• Calypso: Calypso was a nymph and the daughter of the Titan Atlas. In Greek mythology, nymphs are spirits of nature. They are the protectors of springs, mountains, and rivers.
• Kakia: The goddess of vice and moral badness. Her life’s goal was to try and entice as many people as she possibly could to become evil. 

• Apate: Apate is the goddess of deceit and the daughter of Nyx, the personification of the night. Apate, along with her sisters, were all locked in Pandora’s box amongst other spirits of darkness that were released when the curious Pandora let all hell loose. 

• Eris: The goddess of chaos, discord, and strife. 

Roman Mythology 

• Trivia: Trivia is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess, Hekate. Mother of Circe, Trivia is the goddess of sorcery and witchcraft. She is also known as the goddess who haunted crossroads and graveyards. They say that she only traveled at night, and the way to tell her presence was by the barking of dogs.

• Libertas: In Roman Mythology, Libertas is the Roman goddess of liberty and personal freedom. The Roman goddess Libertas is often shown with a cat.

• Diana: Diana is the Roman goddess of wild and domesticated animals and the hunt. 

Norse Mythology

• Freyja: The cat is the favorite animal of Freyja, the goddess of fertility, love, witchcraft, and luck. She rode a chariot pulled by cats called the “skogkatt”, which are Norwegian Forest Cats. Freyja is also associated with sorcery and magic, as well as war and death. 

• Biegel (Bygul): The first of Freyja’s two kitties. The goddess chose cats over other animals since felines symbolized fertility and femininity. 

• Trjegul: Freyja’s second cat. Fun fact, Vikings domesticated cats and used them to minimize the rodent population in their homes, farms, and ships.

• Volva: The Viking witch was known as a Volva, considered to be powerful seeresses, shamans, as well as workers of Seidr magic. 

Celtic Mythology

Celtic mythology also has its fair share of cat-related tales and figures. The “caite sidhe” or mystical Celtic cat, for instance, is a witch that has taken on the form of a large black cat with a white spot on its chest. Legend has it the witch can take on the form nine times. 

Although the people of the Scottish Highlands believed that caite sidhes had the ability to steal a person’s soul, on Samhain, it was believed the caite sidhe would bless any house that left a saucer of milk out for it to drink. 

• Fae: Fae or Faerie cats are mischievous cat-like creatures with strong bonds to the fey. Also known as elfin cat or Cheshire. 

• Morrigan: The Morrigan bears the name “Queen of Phantoms.” Associated with war and death, she would drone over active battlefields in the form of a crow known as the badb. 

Japanese Mythology

• In Japanese folklore, felines have protective powers and signify good luck and fortune. The cat in Japanese mythology is symbolized by “Yokai (strange apparitions,” which are a class of supernatural entities and spirits. “Kabiyo” is the general term for supernatural cat yokai. Kaibyo in English translates to “Strange cats.” 

• So, if you’re looking for names for cats that are unique and packed with mystery, a name from Japanese mythology and folklore may be for you! 

• Kasha: Perhaps the most gruesome type of bakaneko is the kasha. Surrounded by flames, these kitties steal the corpses of sinners from graveyards and deliver them to hell. 

• Maneki: The maneki-neko are types of bakaneko that are supernaturally lucky! These are also known as “Lucky Cats' ‘ that are often depicted with their right paws waving. They supposedly bring in good fortune and financial prosperity. 

Other Mythological Names for Cats from Around the World

Now, the next cat name options may not be fully “witchy” but they sure are mystical! Gods and goddesses from various cultures were praised by humans in ancient times, developing mythologies to explain their origins and relations to humans. 

Many times, what served as the bridge to these deities were witches, warlocks, seers, or other practitioners of magic. 

• Ovinnik
• Li Shou
• Ai-Apaec
• Nergal
• Dawon
• Mishipeshu
• Ceridwen
• Pandora
• Nyx

Conclusion

Every cat is not just a good cat, but also a great cat. We believe that all kitties have the power to capture our hearts. They truly are creatures that are full of wonder and whimsy with a good deal of weirdness. Felines can move with otherworldly grace, and can also be funny klutzes at the same time.

Because of their awe-inspiring qualities felines, there are endless options for cat names that draw inspiration from things like Irish mythology, classic literature, the natural world, or even magical realism. That said, we hope our wide selection of witchy names has helped you pick an appropriate name for your new kitten or cat.

It is no wonder they are dear to our hearts. It does not matter whether you have an orange tabby cat, a Siamese cat, or a rescue cat that also happens to be a black or grey cat. Whatever witchy cat name or otherwise you pick, your new cat is bound to give you lots of love and funny moments that you and your family can cherish forever.