Old Man Cat Names

Old man cat names are awesome! This mega list of 800+ vintage names offers quirky, classic, and timeless ideas from Gilbert to Walter - plus real community examples.

I've always loved two things: cats and names. Naming a new kitty has always been one of my favorite parts of bringing them home (usually I even plan names years before I've met them).

And honestly? There's just something extra funny and endearing about giving your cat a grandpa-style name.

My own beloved ginger DMH (who turned me on to the Maine Coon breed) was named Clyde!

And just so you know - this list isn't AI-generated!

Every single one on this handcrafted page was hand-picked from real historical naming records and personally sorted so you're only getting the good stuff.

Add in community examples from real readers, and you've got a list that's personal, genuine, and cat-approved.

Some names, like Oliver, Archie, Max or Charlie, aren't included in this massive list.

That's because if you are searching for old man cat names you are obviously looking for something distinctly unique!

And although these names are old-fashioned, they're also pretty popular.

open scrapbook with different maine coon photos and an invitation to see more.
open scrapbook with different maine coon photos and an invitation to see more.

Picture this: your sleek black cat strutting through the house as Harold, or your fluffy kitten climbing the curtains while you yell, "Gilbert, get down!"

These names carry a certain nostalgia, but they also make everyday cat moments that much more entertaining.

handsome brown tabby kitty in wooden bowl on table.Calvin, from our 2021 Albums

So, whether your kitty is dignified and wise, a total goofball, or somewhere in between, you'll find plenty of inspiration here.

And because we want this to be more than just another list, we've mixed in real reader examples to give you a feel for how these names look and sound on actual cats.

Let's get to it - here's your giant list of old man cat names!

Charles

Frank

Henry

Robert

Clarence

Edward

Walter

Arthur

Fred

Albert

Ernest

Oscar

Alfred

Earl

Elmer

Howard

Theodore

Ralph

Herbert

Herman

Martin

Claude

Eugene

Francis

Vincent

Warren

Leon

Grover

Raymond

Roland

Dwight

Harvey

Clyde

Edwin

Edgar

Lawrence

Bert

Chester

Otto

Luther

Guy

Floyd

Roosevelt

Curtis

Stonewall

Gordon

Ira

Hugh

Homer

Wendell

Lyle

Allen

Horace

Bernard

Gerome

Leroy

Milton

Lester

Emil

Rufus

Alvin

Lloyd

Victor

Norman

Ellis

Everett

Willis

Wesley

Percy

Amos 

Alonzo

Franklin

Mack

Dennis

Earnest

Wallace

Otis

Stanley

Roscoe

Maurice

Melvin

Willard

Darrell

Wilbur

Cornelius

Elbert

Emmett

Morris

Elijah

Felix

cute silver tabby maine coon kitten sitting at attention.


Norman: Meet Norman, a silver tabby kitten sent in by Stuart from Chertsey, back in 2015.

At just six months old he was already giving the camera his best "handsome boy" look - and pulling it off perfectly!

Glenn

Arnold

Moses

Nelson

Randall

Duane

Virgil

Simon

Hiram

Marshall

Clifton

Alton

Manuel

Sylvester

Frederick

Abraham

Lonnie

Silas

Reuben

Marvin

Wiley

Cleveland

Cecil

Anton

Wilson

Irving

Clayton

Vernon

Hubert

Carl

Orville

Gerald

Owen

Steve

Larry

Donald

Gary

Wayne

Rodney

Roy

Thomas

Harold

Richard

Sherman

Leonard

Russell

Clifford

Dewey

Hamilton

Julius

Jerry

Bennie

Rudolph

Perry

George

Calvin

Philip

Levi

Edmund

Clinton

Ivan

Sullivan

Monroe

Ervin

Bruce

Barney

Laurence

Roger

Wilfred

Ross

Grady

Preston

Leland

Clark

Solomon

Carroll

Millard

Harrison

Wilbert

Myron

Allan

Ike

Boyd

Aubrey

Forrest

Harley

Mose

Ruben

Murray

Clement

purebred black smoke maine coon cat with paw outstretched.

Stanley: Stanley is striking black smoke boy was shared with us when he turned one.

At a little over 17 pounds, he was already a big guy - and with a 23-pound dad, he still had plenty of growing to do.

Stanley is a great old man cat name!

Gene

Ambrose

Edmond

Booker

Ned

Augustus

Ramon

Delbert

Freeman

Loren

Emanuel

Pedro

Spencer

Erwin

Jeremiah

Ward

Wilmer

Emery

Ezra

Jimmy

Lorenzo

Conrad

Cyril

Ferdinand

Lucius

Dallas

Elmo

Francisco

Ronald

Stewart

Elton

Lyman

Scott

Burton

Carlton

Sterling

Al

Aloysius

Basil

Carlos

Dewitt

Elisha

Herschel

Lemuel

Billy

Cyrus

Enoch

Garland

Hobert

Johnson

Joshua

Noble

Orval

Vern

Alfonso

Alphonso

Christian

Dee

Hollis

Joel

Lowell

Emerson

Lon

Ulysses

Dudley

Elliott

General

Harris

Houston

Kelly

King

Lacy

Buck

Garfield

Irwin

Isaiah

Junius

Mason

Napoleon

Sammie

Benny

Carter

Elmore

Emile

Jennings

Jonas

Matt

Morgan

Raleigh

Wilber

Arther

Asa

Clarance

two ginger and white maine coons laying together on a cat tree.

Benton & Winston: When two old man cat names are better than one! These two 5-month-old brothers were meant to stay together, and it shows - always wrestling or curled up side by side.

At just 6 pounds each, they were still tiny here, but with names like Benton and Winston, you just know they were destined to grow into big, distinguished gentlemen.

Foster

Garrett

Odell

Zack

Clem

Green

Haywood

Odis

Sol

Washington

Adrian

Alan

Alphonse

Angelo

Coy

Ellsworth

Emmet

Hobart

Judge

Reginald

Rupert

Seth

Travis

Walker

Winfield

Bruno

Carey

Chas

Coleman

Hardy

Lionel

Lucious

Maynard

Smith

Buster

Dominick

Dorsey

Hal

Ivory

Josh

Judson

Lige

Olin

Porter

Royal

Sim

Truman

Bryant

Elvin

Evan

Ford

Isadore

Jefferson

Wilford

Benjamin

Buford

Crawford

Elias

Fritz

Harmon

Hugo

Merrill

Rubin

Saul

Webster

Wilburn

Alford

Berry

Chauncey

Clint

Furman

Hyman

Logan

Lonzo

Maxwell

Milford

Milo

Oren

Pablo

Phil

Pink

Prince

Salvatore

Sandy

Son

Stuart

Tim

Waldo

Abner

Eric

purebred brown tabby with white maine coon cat.

Chester: A classic grandpa name for a classic Coon! Chester’s been part of our community since 2010, a big talker and water-loving tabby who always kept his family entertained.

Granville

Lucian

Luis

Murphy

Norbert

Omer

Otha

Otho

Palmer

Sanford

Terry

Thurman

Bertram

Davis

Eldon

Henderson

Hezekiah

Israel

Lenard

Lincoln

Lonie

Pasquale

Roman

Sampson

Shelby

Warner

Wm

Adolphus

Bailey

Bernie

Hector

Eli

Ezekiel

Gabriel

Gustav

Harlan

Lambert

Lindsey

Mervin

Meyer

Toney

Verne

Vernie

Wash

Abram

Admiral

Arch

Art

Bishop

Boyce

Burl

Burt

Cicero

Doc

Ennis

Hans

Dana

Hosea

Joseph

Justin

Nat

Noel

Norris

Odie

Rolland

Tillman

Turner

Albin

Artie

Cliff

Dillard

Duncan

Eldridge

Lafayette

Lawson

Levy

Linwood

Madison

Mannie

Miguel

Ole

Parker

Thaddeus

Wylie

Alvie

Arlie

Armand

Aron

Bennett

Carson

classic fluffy brown tabby maine coon cat sitting in grass.

Arthur: A true gentleman with a grandpa name to match. At 13 years old and 20 pounds, Arthur was a big-boned boy loved playtime on the lawn and leash walks through the woods.

Part of our legacy collection, he’s remembered fondly as one of the greats.

Cleve

Collins

Dalton

Elza

Gaston

Keith

Lamar

Leander

Nolan

Quincy

Rowland

Teddy

Tomas

Abel

Alec

Bradley

Cletus

Doyle

Emilio

Fate

Giles

Graham

Hayes

Hazel

Hermon

Isidore

Junior

Lindsay

Loy

Obie

Orlando

Ossie

Pierce

Richmond

Rollie

Valentine

Vance

Williams

Angus

Antoine

Archibald

Burley

Casper

Curley

Dominic

Felipe

Howell

Jule

Miller

Monte

Olen

Reed

Thad

Theo

Walton

Wyatt

Alden

Benton

Bradford

Casey

Denis

Denver

Golden

Hamp

Harland

Hershel

Hobson

Jules

Kirby

Less

Lou

Lucien

Morton

Myles

Price

Roderick

Rollin

Rudy

Sheldon

Sonny

Sydney

Talmadge

Vester

Watson

Waverly

Wayman

Weldon

West

Westley

Winfred

closeup of pure solid black male maine coon cat.

Cyrus: With his vintage name and boundless energy, Cyrus could leap across the kitchen and scale the tallest cat tree like it was nothing.

Smart, playful, and endlessly loving, he kept his family on their toes and in stitches.

Winston

Worth

Alberto

Ammon

Antone

Augustine

Avery

Brooks

Butler

Carleton

Cary

Ernie

Evans

Fernando

Gregory

Hunter

Junious

Mac

Melton

Murry

Ocie

Oran

Orie

Orin

Osie

Rafael

Ransom

Raymon

Rocco

Rube

Santiago

Sylvan

Vaughn

Webb

Wheeler

Wilton

Addison

Alfredo

Auther

Axel

Benedict

Brady

Buddie

Burnett

Caleb

Conley

Damon

Duke

Eduardo

Elder

Ellie

Ewell

Farris

Gerard

Gideon

Gregorio

Guadalupe

Hampton

Hoyt

Ignatius

Isom

Issac

Jodie

Jonah

Jonathan

Jordan

Lemmie

Marcellus

Marlin

Pierre

Royce

Stanford

Thornton

Thurston

Tobe

Tyler

Verner

Acie

Alvah

Barry

Bartley

Barton

Baxter

Bee

Benito

Buddy

Cal

Carmine

Hewitt

Gunther

young orange and white maine coon kitten.

Walter: At just five months old, Walter never slows down - he runs, leaps, and climbs like walking simply isn’t an option.

His family says he's "crazy, funny, and loving," turning every day into a new adventure!

Collis

Courtney

Dell

Delmar

Elwin

Estell

Eston

Foy

Frederic

French

Gale

Garnett

Godfrey

Goebel

Gray

Harlow

Hayden

Helmer

Hilliard

Joy

Julious

Lemon

Len

Leopold

Lesley

Loran

Ludwig

Luster

Melville

Moody

Norval

Omar

Orrin

Pleas

Reese

Rene

Rolla

Rossie

Sanders

Seward

Seymour

Sullivan

Alfonzo

Alois

Alvis

Arlo

Artis

Arvid

Barnie

Bart

Brown

Cameron

Casimer

Cloyd

Collin

Colonel

Craig

Darrell

Delmer

Eddy

Elige

Elliot

Enos

Enrique

Erich

Ernst

Fabian

Ferris

Fitzhugh

Gail

Gary

Harvie

Hosie

Hudson

Mathias

Mearl

Milburn

Newell

Newt

Oswald

Ozie

Paris

Pinkney

Pleasant

Rush

Salvador

Santos

Schuyler

Shedrick

Shelley

handsome big dark maine coon male.

Ivan: Nearly a year old and already tipping the scales at close to 20 pounds, this striking boy is as lovable as he is feisty.

His family says he’s stubborn, sweet, and absolutely adored. Ivan Moody comes to us from our Black Maine Coon Photos album.

Elige

Elliot

Enos

Enrique

Erich

Ernst

Fabian

Ferris

Fitzhugh

Gail

Gary

Harvie

Hosie

Hudson

Mathias

Mearl

Milburn

Newell

Newt

Oswald

Ozie

Paris

Pinkney

Pleasant

Rush

Salvador

Santos

Marion

Gus

Jasper

Gilbert

Mortimer

Douglas

Byron

Horatio

Cornelious

Wade

Jerome

Emory

Adelbert

Josiah

Fletcher

Elwood

Erastus

Cassius

Egbert

Mahlon

Bertrand

Sumner

Volney

Olaf

Darius

Malachi

Llewellyn

Delos

Harman

Orson

Osborne

Percival

Raoul

Tobias

Armand

Ballard

Stanton

Titus

Wilhelm

Zeke

Baldwin

Barnett

Bartholomew

Elroy

Erasmus

Esau

Humphrey

Marquis

Rutherford

Clovis

Schuyler

Shedrick

Shelley

This wraps up our mega-list of old fashioned male cat names! For even more ideas from the community, return to our parent page: Maine Coon Cat Names

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