So you’ve decided to adopt a cat from the local shelter and name it Bob. But what if you want to give the feline a name that’s a little more exotic (maybe even Russian)?
If you have an actual Russian cat, it makes things even easier. The Russian cat is a beautiful animal with a long and distinguished history.
Unlike most other breeds, the Russian cat is not a descendant of wild cats but was created by monks hundreds of years ago to catch mice in their monasteries.
There is a lot of variety within this breed, and the markings and coloring of individual cats can be quite stunning.
This means that there are many potential Russian cat names to choose from.
The following list is not exhaustive, but it does contain many of the best suggestions we have found.
Male Russian cat names
- Zasha
- Zander
- Zakhar
- Yuri
- Wiley
- Vova
- Vladimir
- Viktor
- Venyamin
- Varfolomei
- Vanya
- Vadim
- Tyler
- Tobias
- Spyridon
- Simon
- Shurik
- Sezja
- Sergei
- Sebastian
- Sawyer
- Sasha
- Sammy
- Riley
- Ridley
- Ranger
- Radley
- Pyotr
- Prince
- Ponchik
- Poe
- Pirs
- Phineas
- Petya
- Pasha
- Palmer
- Oswald
- Oscar
- Oliver
- Ohotnik
- Ogden
- Norton
- Nikolai
- Mstislav
- Motya
- Moriz
- Modest
- Milton
- Mikhail
- Melvin
- Max
- Marko/Markov
- Mark
- Maksimilian
- Makari
- Macario
- Lyutyi
- Lyosha
- Lester
- Lesta
- Leonty
- Leonti
- Leonid
- Leo
- Langston
- Kuzma
- Konstantin
- Kolya
- Kir
- Kazimir
- Jax
- Jasper
- Jalen
- Jai
- Ivan
- Isidor
- Isaac
- Irinei
- Iosif
- Ioann
- Innokenti
- Ilya
- Igor
- Grigori
- Gregory
- Gleb
- Gerasim
- Gavriil
- Fyodor
- Forrest
- Felix
- Farley
- Ermolai
- Elvin
- Elisei
- Elbrus
- Egor
- Duke
- Dmitry
- Dewey
- Dax
- Conrad
- Colvin
- Cheslav
- Chernysh
- Chernouh
- Chekhov
- Chauncey
- Calhoun
- Cadman
- Byron
- Buster
- Boyce
- Bowie
- Boris
- Bogdan
- Blake
- Bimka
- Biff
- Berkeley
- Benson
- Beck
- Beasley
- Bates
- Barrington
- Barnes
- Barhat
- Baikal
- Azik
- Azhur
- Arden
- Anatole
- Alyosha
- Alexi
- Albs
- Afanasy
- Afanasi
- Adrik
- Adrian
- Addison
Female Russian cat names
- Zoya
- Zoey
- Wynne
- Violet
- Viola
- Victoria
- Veronica
- Vera
- Valeria
- Valentina
- Tatiana means of the Tatius clan
- Tasha
- Tanya
- Sydney
- Svetlana means star
- Svetlana
- Stella
- Sonia
- Sofia
- Shelby
- Serena
- Sadie
- Sabrina
- Riley
- Regina
- Raven
- Polina means small
- Piper
- Paulina
- Paige
- Olya means hearty, holy
- Olga means holy
- Olga
- Olesya
- Oksana means praise to God
- Oksana
- Odessa
- Nina
- Nikola
- Nika
- Natasha means birthday of the Lord
- Natasha
- Natalya
- Nastya means Russian variant of Anastasia
- Nadia
- Mishka
- Maya
- Marley
- Marina means from the sea
- Marina
- Margarita
- Madison
- Lydia
- Ludmilla
- Lucy
- Lola
- Lily
- Leia
- Larissa
- Kristina
- Klara
- Kimber
- Kiana
- Katya means pure
- Katerina
- Joy
- Jazz
- Ivy
- Isolde
- Irina means peace
- Irina
- Inga
- Hope
- Holly
- Heather
- Haven
- Harper
- Harley
- Gypsy
- Gracie
- Gloria
- Fay
- Eve
- Elena (Yelena) means bright, shining light
- Elena
- Ekaterina means pure
- Dominique
- Diana
- Dasha means kingly or possess well
- Dasha
- Daria means kingly or possess well
- Daria
- Clementine
- Claudia
- Celeste
- Camellia
- Callie
- Babushka
- Ava
- Audrey
- Asia
- Anya means grace
- Anna
- Anastasia means resurrection
- Anastasia
- Alina
- Alexandra
Let us know what you think about our Russian cat names in the comment section below.
