93 Divine Goddess Cat Names

93 Divine Goddess Cat Names

Shakespeare famously said that “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” but let’s be honest — names usually tend to reflect the character of their owner very well. And if you have the opportunity to bestow a name upon someone, then you might as well choose a name which suits them down to the ground.

If you’ve got a psychic cat who appears to possess supreme powers, a kitty who doesn’t like to waste her time with mere mortals, or a feline who gracefully bestows her noble presence upon you only to demand you worship her with pats — you’ll find the perfect name for her on our list of divine goddess cat names from around the world.

cat goddess Bastet sculpture

Feline-Related Goddess Cat Names

Who better to name your cat after than a goddess who famously loves felines?

Artemis

Greek goddess of the hunt and all things wild. Artemis had the power to shapeshift into the form of a cat.

Atalanta

A fierce and adventurous Greek warrior Goddess who was transformed into a lion as punishment for making love in a shrine.

Bastet

This Egyptian deity was depicted with the glorious head of a cat upon a human body. Goddess of cats and domestic women’s things.

Cerridwen

This Irish moon goddess is always guarded by her faithful white cats. She is the goddess of magic, arts, sciences, and keeper of the cauldron of knowledge.

Cybele

Anatolian healer goddess who rules over wild nature and fertility. Her best friends are two giant lions.

Dolma

This wise, erotic, and generous goddess rides a lion while holding the sun. Also known as “Tara With Seven Eyes.”

Durga

Riding upon a lion’s back, the Hindu goddess Durga (lit. one who alleviates suffering) fights evil demons.

Freja

This gutsy goddess of Norse mythology rides in a carriage drawn by two magic cats. A powerful sorceress who rules over love, witchcraft, and death.

Hekate

An absolute icon to modern witches. This Greek goddess can shapeshift into a cat and rules over all things dark, magical and mysterious.

Ixchel

An elderly jaguar goddess who loves sweat baths. This ancient Mayan is known as “Our Grandmother the Nocturnal Physician.”

Narashimhika

A Hindu goddess with the head of a lion. She’s so powerful in her timeless shakti creative force that when she shakes her lion’s mane, she scatters the stars.

Parvati

This Hindu fertility goddess rides her lion across the sky, keeping the divine balance in her courts of love and marriage, beauty and harmony, children and devotion.

Pakhet

Pakhet is an Egyptian lioness (or panther) goddess of war whose name literally means “one who scratches.”
earth goddess shaped garden

Goddess Cat Names From Around the World

Celtic Goddess Cat Names

Does your cat house the mossy spirit of an ancient Celtic goddess?

Aine

Aine, meaning “bright,” is the Irish Goddess of love and light.

Arianrhod

A Welsh goddess of fertility and rebirth who turned the wheel of life and wove the threads of fate.

Badb

An Irish warrior goddess who ruled over life and death along with wisdom and inspiration.

Blodeuwedd

This Welsh goddess was literally created from flowers.

Olwen

A brave and determined Celtic sun goddess who did great deeds to win her soulmate.

Morrigan

Irish destructor goddess of war, death, demons, ghosts, and witches.

Slavic Goddess Cat Names

If your cat loves pickles and vodka, she might be a Slavic Goddess incarnate.

Lada

A joyful earth mother goddess who brings balance and harmony to the land.

Vesna

A fertility Goddess associated with springtime and the birth of all living things.

Morana

Shapeshifting goddess of night, death, winter, and broken hearts.

Perperuna

This powerful rain goddess is the wife of Slavic Odin: Perun, god of thunder.

Kupala

A summer solstice goddess of ritual, celebration, fire, and water.

Greek Goddess Cat Names

If your cat’s always wearing white robes, you might need to name her after a Greek goddess.

Aphrodite

Famously sensual goddess of love and beauty who provokes erotic thoughts with her grace and love of pleasure.

Selene

Powerful and revered moon goddess.

Theia

With her name literally meaning “goddess,” Theia is a mother of gods who rules over eyesight and the skies.

Nyx

Shadowy mother of darkness, night time, and fearsome sons such as Thanatos (death) and Hypnos (sleep).

Persephone

Queen of the Underworld.

Eirenne

A goddess of peace with a bountiful and generous nature.
nordic goddess by fjord

Nordic Goddess Cat Names

You’ll know your cat is a Nordic Goddess when she scratches runes into your furniture.

Skuld

A Queen of the elves who rules over the future with her incredible magic powers.

Voluspa

A goddess oracle who gains wisdom from trance, consulted by the gods.

Perchata

Goddess of the hunt. Teacher of spinning to young women and an initiator of men.

Ēostre

A goddess of springtime who is celebrated on Spring Equinox, an ancient pagan precursor to Easter

Indunn

Goddess of springtime (“she who renews”). She nurtures the tender youth of the world.

Hella

Ruler of the Nordic underworld, in her name lies the origin of our modern word for “hell.”

Roman Goddess Cat Names

If your cat always steals your pizza, she’s definitely a Roman goddess.

Aurora

Daughter of titans, this goddess (Eos in Greek mythology) is the embodiment of dawn itself.

Ceres

An earth and mother goddess who watched over crops and the harvest, along with the full cycle of life.

Discordia

A famous sower of “discord,” this naughty daughter of night helped to start the Trojan war.

Juno

Female personification of the planet Jupiter, this goddess rules over fertility and marriage and wields eternal life force.

Venus

Personification of the planet Venus, this galactic deity is also known as Aphrodite in Greek mythology and is famed for her sensuality and beauty.

Luna

Moon goddess supreme, Luna wades the passive cycles of life as tides in the ocean.

Minerva

This feisty goddess of war likes to relax with handicrafts and arts in her time away from battle.

Egyptian Goddess Cat Names

If your cat unrolls the toilet paper, she might be an Egyptian goddess trying to mummify herself.

Nephthys

Powerful sorceress and mistress of death, she deals in decomposition.

Renpet

This springtime goddess maintains the eternal cycles of renewal.

Sekhmet

A destructor goddess of war, Sekhmet also protects in the more subtle war against illness.

Seshat

A mathematically-minded goddess with a penchant for scribing and librarian records. Rules over history, accounting, astronomy, and architecture.
African goddess

African Goddess Cat Names

When your cat acts like a lioness, she might be an African Goddess.

Tanit

Central goddess to the Berbers, Phoenicians, and Pune. Wife of sacrifice-loving-deity, Baal.

Tinjis

A Goddess of the Dahomey culture, married to the son of a sea god and mother earth.

Gleti

A Dahomey Goddess of the moon, mother of the stars.

Chaxiraxi

The most revered of Guanche Goddesses, she was known as the sun mother.

Phoenician Goddess Cat Names

Ever seen your cat building ships? She might be a Phoenician Goddess.

Qudshu

A holy and sensual goddess who celebrated all things sexual and fertile.

Shapash

All-seeing Phoenician sun Goddess, herald, and psychopomp.

Astronoë

“The Mother of the Gods.” Embodiment of the planet Venus.

Malidthu

Fertility goddess who rules over childbirth, love, and the sacred myrrh tree.

Sumerian Goddess Cat Names

When your cat acts like a little alien who’s the origin of all known religion, she’s probably a Sumerian goddess.

Gula

Goddess of healing and stars who rules over medicine.

Ishtar

Goddess of spring known as the morning star, precursor to Easter.

Nidaba

Goddess of astrology and learning.

Zerpanitum

A mother goddess and consort to Marduk.
Japanese goddess of mercy

Japanese Goddess Cat Names

If your cat uses her litter tray as a zen garden, she might be a Japanese goddess.

Kaminari

Powerful goddess of thunder.

Kayanu Hime-no-Kami

Free-roaming goddess of the open plains.

Konohana-sakuya Hime

Princess-goddess of delicate flowers and booming volcanoes, including Mt. Fuji.

Amaterasu Omikami

Radiant sun goddess who protects women from violence.

Chinese Goddess Cat Names

If your cat starts giving you acupuncture with her claws, she might be a Chinese goddess.

Guan Yin

Buddhist, Taoist, and Shinto protector goddess of healing, compassion, and harmony.

Bao Gu

Natural healing goddess associated with traditional Chinese medicine.

Wangmu Niangniang

Fertility goddess and feminist icon who grows magical peaches that make you immortal.

Nu Kua

Primordial creator goddess who created the first humans from clay and taught them how to live on earth.

Tibetan Goddess Cat Names

You know your cat’s a Tibetan goddess if she climbs to the top of everything to sit and meditate.

Dorjne-Naljorma

Goddess of tantric yoga, a three-eyed sorceress of psychic and occult powers.

Kurukulla

Goddess of erotic dance who encourages prosperity.

Tara

A compassionate central Mother Goddess with her own sacred mountain.

Prajnaparamita

Female embodiment of the Buddha, goddess of transcendental meditation.

Ekadzati

One-eyed goddess of wisdom who guides spiritual seekers.
Hindu Goddess Durga Statue

Hindu Goddess Cat Names

Does your cat love doing yoga stretches? She might be a Hindu goddess.

Aditi

Omnipotent mother goddess free from time and space. Supports those facing challenges.

Ammavaru

An egg-laying mother Goddess who predates the beginning of time.

Aranyani

Nature goddess who cares for the forest and its animals.

Chhaya

Shadow goddess, wife of the sun god.

Kali

Goddess of chaos and death who assists us in growing through pain.

Lakshmi

Generous goddess of light and abundance in all aspects of life.

Maya

Mother of trickery and illusion who distracts us from truth.

Ratri

Goddess of the night.

Saranya

The beautiful Goddess of the clouds and the dawn, married to sun god Surya.

Saraswati

Goddess of science, wisdom, and all things artistic.

Hawaiian Goddess Cat Names

You know your cat’s a Hawaiian goddess when she prefers poke to tinned tuna.

Papa

Central earth mother and creator goddess.

Pele

Goddess of fire and lightning, volcanoes, and destructive force.

Poliʻahu

Frozen goddess of snow and ice, enemy to fire goddess Pele

Hina

Moon goddess and strong, independent woman.

Kapo

Sorceress with a flying vagina who rules over black magic and herbal medicine.

Laka

Musical goddess of forests and fertility, love and hula.

Inca Goddess Cat Names

If your cat runs around like she’s been chewing on coca leaves, she might just be an Inca Goddess.

Pachamama

Earth mother goddess whose name means ‘our mother in space and time’.

Chasca

Protector of young women, goddess of Venus, and ruler of dawn and twilight.

Mama Kuka

Mother of the coca plant, she is a sexually active goddess of joy and health.

Mama Allpa

Well endowed (breast-wise) fertility goddess and earth mother from the Andes.

Mama Quilla

Moon goddess and protector of women who rules time with the calendar.

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