Are you looking for that perfect cat name that just fits your Kitty? Does your cat have orange or red hair?

Naming a cat can be difficult. One way many pet owners do it is to look for a name that goes with your cat's physical characteristic such as his coat color.

Here are some cat names that can be associated with those orange or red hair-coated cats! I hope this helps you find the perfect name for your cat!

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Alani, which is Hawaiian for orange-blossom tree

Amarillo

Amber (In glassware, it's a dark orange color)

Apple

Apricat – isn't that cute?

Aslan - after the lion in the movie "The Chronicles Of Narnia"

Auburn

Autumn

Blaze

Butterbean because when he was little he looked just like a fat little butterbean

Buttercup

Butterscotch

Carrots

Cayenne

Cheddar

Cheetah

Cheeto (like Cheeto chips)

Cherry

Cheyenne, which we found out is an American Indian word meaning RED.

Chianti - after the red wine.

Chili

Chilie

Chrysanthemum

Cinnamon

Citrus

Colby (after the cheese)

Creamsickle

Crimson

Cuervo

Curry

Curtis

Dana Scully- for the popular TV show the X-Files

Dandelion

Dandy Lion

Dempsey

Dorito

Dundee (brand of marmalade)

Ferris as in Ferris Oxide J

Flame

Flanigan

Fluffernutter

Flynn - a Celtic name that means "son of the red-haired man"

Forsythia

Frazier

Furgus – An Irish name

Gala – after the apple

Goldie

Muffin (When muffins come out of the oven, they are a golden color)

Carmello - like the Carmello candy bar

Garfield

Gina after Orangina

Ginger

Hocus Pocus

Honey Bear

Julius – for "Orange Julius" that made delicious fruit drinks

Keegan which is a Gaelic name meaning "descendent, or son, of fire".

Loki – named so for "Little Orange Kitty" - LOKi

Lucy - Lucille Ball since their hair is the same bright red.

Maizy – for cats with beautiful orange and golden colors that makes you think decorative dry corn in the fall

Mango

Maple

Marmalade

Marmalade

Maxie Skweezel Feet

Merlot

Nacho

Noodles – because he looked like a little macaroni noodle

Nubit (means golden lady in ancient Egyptian)

Nutmeg

OB for Orange Boy

Ochre

OJ (like Orange Juice not OJ Simpson)

Opi, who was the adorable little red haired boy from the Andy Griffith show

Opie" (named after Mayberry's little redheaded boy, Opie Taylor)

Opus 1 which is an infamous delicious higher priced red wine from California.

Orange

Oscar – because of the golden color of the Academy Award.

Paprika

Peaches

Peanut Butter n' Fluff - for a long/fluffy haired orange & white, but the orange looks like the color of actual peanut butter

Pekoe like orange pekoe tea

Penny

Pepsi

Poppy (for red Poppy flowers)

Prince Harry (redhead)

Pumpkin

Pumpkin Head

Punkin Head

Red

Rojo means red in Spanish"

Rory - a Gaelic name meaning "The Red King

Rose

Ruby

Rudy,

Russet

Rusty

Saffron

Scarlet

Scarlett

Sherbert (like orange sherbert)

Sinbad

Sooner - after the Oklahoma Sooners

Succotash

Sunflower

Sunkist

Sunny

Sunshine

Synominn

Tabasco

Tang

Tare. His full name is Leeside's Antares the Antagonator. He was born in October, is a Scorpio, and Antares is the Red Star in the Scorpio constellation.

Tiger

Tulip

Tiger Lily

Tigger (for a Tiger striped cat)

Tigress

Tweetie



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