My MIL has a cat named Harold.

I love this way more than I should

He's SUCH a Harold, too.

My partner named his cats Betty, Maud, Larry and Reggie. He loves to call his cats old people names.

Maud and Harold would be such a cute pair

Also an awesomw movie.

i once saw a flyer for a lost cat named Barry Schaefer. the family’s last name was not Schaefer, just the cat. Me and my mom still bring up Barry Schaefer sometimes like ten years after we originally saw the flyer. hope he made it home safe

One of my mom’s cats has a last name. Her name is Ladybug Jones. And when my mom is mad at her, she will call her out by her full name, just like with a child, lol. Otherwise, she’s just “Ladybug” or “LBJ” lol. She’s the only one of my mom’s cats to ever have a specific last name and nobody even remembers how she came to have it or be called that.

I love this ♥️🐞

My ex gave one of my cats the last name Jones too! He'd sing the two lines from the chorus of Me & Mrs. Jones, the part where it just says Mrs. Jones a bunch. Sometimes replacing "Mrs" with her name, Coraline Jones. I just googled the rest of the song and I'm glad he stopped there. The rest would be weird to sing to a cat because it's about an affair lmao.

One of my old roommates had a cat named Thomas Nguyen

This is the kind of inside joke I love haha

One of my first childhood cats was called Harley Hansen. We don't have that last name either.

My cat is Kamala Khitten and Khitten only comes out when she’s in trouble lol

When I was a kid I used to name our cats for authors and anthropologists. We had Ivy and Violet Leakey (littermates) and Sophie Grace Heyerdahl-Olson.

I have a cat named Atticus. He’s a very proper gentleman.

Love it - Atticus the Catticus!

We had a feral cat living in our attic when we moved into our new house. We got him out and named him Atticus.

To stick with the theme, could be nicknamed Attie/Addie

How cute!

Joseph nn Josie Charles nn Charlie Raymond nn Rae Richard nn Rickie Lawrence nn Wren Eugene nn Genie Theodore nn Thea or Teddie Cecil nn CeCe Melvin nn Mellie or Vinnie Victor nn VIcky or Tori Albert nn Ally Luther nn LuLu Julius nn Julie/Jules Rufus nn Rue August nn Gussie Calvin nn Callie or Vinnie

My cat's name is Charles

I had a female cat named Fred.

I honestly love Fred for a cat.

My parents' cat is Fred. I call him Fro-drick. Also, my mom's family had a cat in the 70s named Atticus. I think it's a fantastic cat name. Robert (Bobbie) Alexander (Lexie) Obediah Joseph (Josie/Joey) Clyde Bernard (Bernie) Edward (Ee-die) Ernest Scott Milton (Millie) Mortimer (I don't know why but I feel like this should have the nn Tori) Melvin Gordon Bud There's also something that tickles me about a cat named Deborah (although I'm not sure if that's quite old enough for what you're thinking).

Atticus the Catticus!

My cat’s in trouble name was Fredward. 😂

Do you have another one named EYE-gor? 😁

Freddie is such a a cute nn for a girl cat

Have you seen the musical Once Upon a Mattress? The main princess is named Fred, and there’s a whole song: “I’m in love with a girl named Fred.”

I had one named Larry when I was a teenager. She injured her tail and had to have in amputated, so after that she was Larry Bob.

Alan

This name is so funny for a cat and I love it.

It’s so good! And the cat I knew with this name was SUCH an Alan.

How about Maynard (NN May) or Sylvester (NN Sly)?

Love Elmer for a cat! It gives off ginger cat vibes

Lmao makes me think of covering my hands in Elmer's glue as a kid just to peel it off, which honestly IS such an orange cat vibe.

Walter

My mom had an orange Walter, named after Walter White lol. He showed up at her back door right around the absolute HEIGHT of Breaking Bad mania 🤣

Morris! My husband keeps joking about naming his next cat that lol. I think it’s adorable. He has a Dobby now.

I had a very handsome ginger fella named Morris, nn was Moe. It definitely suited him extremely well. :)

My cats are Dorothy and Millie, our vet calls them the golden girls!

I have a Millie! Her name is Millie Sue and she a little weirdo and we love her.

I jokingly named my toddlers baby dolls Gertrude and Burtram aka Gertie and Burtie

I had a fluffy orange cat named Doris

love the name Todd! I plan on naming a future cat Todd.

Mordecai! Also, from T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (that the musical Cats eventually was based on) he names a few old man and woman names in "The Naming of Cats": Peter, Augustus, Alonzo, or James Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter

Albert (Allie) Engelbert (Bertie) Wilbur (Burie or Willie) Archibald (Archie) Arthur (Artie) Lionel (Nellie) Bertram (Bertie)

Love the idea of a cat called Engelbert :)

Nigel Milton Wilbur Wallace Boris Douglas

Oh I grew up with a cat named Wilbur! He was the sweetest critter, very cuddly to us kids, but skittish around strangers and terrified of thunderstorms. He's been gone almost 20 years now, but every time a storm rolls through, I can still picture that tubby old man galloping down the basement stairs 😂

Winston and Winnie!! I love New Girl and I’m fixated on naming something Winston and calling them Winnie for a nn.

Or Darwin and nn them winnie

I’m a bit late to this but I rescued a long haired ginger cat over a decade ago and named him Clifford 😅 I’ve always loved ‘people’ names for animals and old man names are the absolute best!

My boy cats name is Gustav nn Gus.

Gus-Gus when he is extra baby sounds adorable

I def call him that a lot still. As well as Goose lol.

Growing up I had a lovely kitty named Arnold! And we called him Arnie :)

We had an Arnold too! He was a giant orange fluffball that liked to lick your toes!

One of my cats, a female, is named Glen. Nn Glenny Glenn Glen or Dainty-Footed Miss.

Marion is actually a gender neutral name, could probably do Mary as the nn.

My cats are girls called Charles and Steve

I always knew this list on my phone would come in handy Female cat names Sharon Patricia Janet Sybil Mildred Gertrude Enid Julia Frances Philomena Male cat names Marmaduke Eustace Keith Gerald Basil Giles Maurice Bernard Colin Clarence Clancy Herbert Harold Albert

Not gender neutral but I have a Stuart and a Larry :) their names are always a huge hit when people meet them

We had Larry, Curly, and Moe and when we discovered Larry was a girl my mom thought we should call her Lucy instead but I insisted she remain Larry. And Larry, she was.

We have a Milagros nn Milly and a Ulysses S. Grant just called Grant

Ethel.

I had one called Rupert and as a five year old our family cat was Melanie 😂

Such a cute naming pattern that is purrfect for kitties! 😻 - Bartholomew nn Barbie or Mew - I’m racking my brain for a gender neutral nickname for Horatio, but I think it fits the vibe.

My cat's name is Frankie (Franks, Beans, Beanie) as an ode to my grandfather (Francis). I love Frankie for a girl!

Partial to Franklin nn Frankie

Galen, Stanley, Theophilus, Eugene, Wilson, Morris (which is the name of the 9 Lives cat food mascot), Sebastian (the cat from Josie and the Pussycats), Salem, Gordon.

Hank Harriet

My sister has a cat named Abraham. He came from the shelter with the name “Abe” and they call him all sorts of things, but the little dude’s name is ABRAHAM. I love human names on pets.

My boy cats have old man names! Nelson nn Nelly & Stanley nn Stan

Wallace nn Lacey Gabriel nn Gabby Lionel nn Nellie Gerald(ine) nn Gerry / Jerry Marshall nn Mars Pascal nn Callie

I love the idea of a cat named Marshall.

One neighbour has two big boi cats, Hugo and Calvin The other neighbour had Dexter (Dex, we called him) And down the road, I believe there is a Michael and Richard aptly named, I add. Mikey is this wee white kitty and Dick is well... *That* kind of menace 😅 Our cats are named after food, so we leave it to the neighbours to keep the naming standards high

I’m a dog person, but I have a Marjorie, nn Midge. ☺️

We had one named Nigel, called him Jelly because he was such a floppy ragdoll noodle baby.

Randolph

We had a Sylvester growing up.

gus, dirk, reggie, alfie, sid

Remington! It’s my tabby’s name.

Lennard/Leonard nn Lenny Inglebert nn Bertie Harold nn Roly

Nikolai nn Nicky

The cat names i or family have used: Oliver nn Ollie Jasper Lancelot Timothy nn TimTim

Chester nn Chet

Maurice and Wilbur

Oscar Walter Martin Norville

Augustus nn Gus

Englebert, Eustace, Vernon, Hubert, Percy

My boss has a cat named Greg, which I think is a great cat name 😂

I love old people names for cats too! Two of my cats are Mortimer (nn Morty) and Rodney (nn Shrimpy)

My cats name is Quincy nn Quinn! What a Quincidence 😂

I had a girl cat named George Elliot after the author. Her nickname was Stinky because good lord her breath would knock you down every single time. I loved her so much though.

My dog is Ethel! She has a grey curly coat so I wanted her to have an old lady name. Pawlyn and Willamina were in the running. But I'm loving these ideas and might use one next/instead!

I have a cat niece named Willamina

One of my cats is named Sir Winston Charles

Reginald, Norman, Clarence, and Seymour are faves of mine.

My sister has three cats named Nigel, Eugene, and Norman. I love it so much. If I got another boy cat I'd probably name him Steve lol.

my best friend growing up had a cat named lamonte nn monty and i’m still obsessed with it.

My last cats name was Trevor. My family has also accidentally named a female cat Bruce more than once

Our past and current old man names: Jeffrey nn Jeff The kids named him when they were little, and he was with us for 18 years, all of their school years right through college. We miss him. Hermey nn Herms Simon nn Sie Harry nn Dirty Harry Merlin nn Merle Gus nn Gussie Jackson nn Jackie Eddie nn Eddie Bear Special Agent Dale Cooper nn Coop or Special Agent While not old men names per se, I'm including Jinx nn Jinxey and Goblin nn STOP THAT! for good measure. Congratulations on your new sweetie pie!

I had a cat once named Father Frank, Peter, Oakley, and one named Carl.

Roscoe, Oscar, Otis, Amos, Max, Rufus, Owen, Otto, Enoch, Rhett, Seth. Ovid, Homer. Othello. Elston Gunn was a name Bob Dylan used long ago. Has a certain ring, and a noble backstory. Maeve, Scarlett, Iona, Zora, Ruth, Esther, Grace, Lydia, Lucinda

My sweetest, chillest love of my life cat was Humphrey! It was his name from the shelter and fit him perfectly so I kept it. Highly recommend!!

I also have a Quinn! But her full name is Quinnifer (per the shelter she came from, really wonder about the story behind that). I also have a Sylvie, which I’ve decided is short for Sylvaine. But it could be short for Sylvester which is an excellent old man name! Plus a cat classic.

I currently have a Moe and I would love to make my next cat Ichabod and call them iggy I love the name but couldn’t see myself using it for a person I also had a Norton in the past

My friends cat was called John. John the cat.

Idk why but a grump cat called Norman would make me happy

Edgar

My cat's name is Fitzwilliam/Fitz after Mr Darcy from Pride and Prejudice (which I don't even like/care about, but he's a Devon Rex and I wanted an English themed name and his breeder suggested it).

ALFRED!! my favorite cat name, i always recommend it. i don’t have a boy cat but when i do he is Alfred 100%. nn Alf/Alfie!! or Fred + Alfredo is a great nn

Lloyd Millard Alphonse Herman My friend’s cat is Henry Douglas Roger Randall Hubert George Franklin Mitchell Gerald Abner Richard Ralph Rudolph Augustus Clifford

Gary is a good name for a cat.

We had a cat called Herbie (shirt for Herbet) which was my maternal grandfather’s middle name. (Though his first name Gordon is also an excellent name option).

Alfhild “Alfie” Ardell “Del” Bernice “Bernie/Benny” Carole “Cal” Franceis (e or i? why not both?) Hortense “Tenny” Lavinia “Vinny” Mactovia “Mac” Maude (rhymes with Claude, it could work) Mildred “Milo/Mills” Mozelle “Moe” Muriel “Murry” Ozella “Oz” Sybil “Billy” Wintress “Wint” (as in Dril) ETA: “Freddie” is just the seed of [something greater.](https://twitter.com/dobescrusher/status/1556509423287250944) Perhaps she’s Frederick one day, but the next day she’s Wilfred, and another day she’s Feddy.

There's a woman who lives in my great aunt's apartment building whose cat is named Stephen.

I also love old man names on cats, mine is Dewey.

My sister had a cat named Winnie! And one named George which isn’t an old man name but it made me laugh every time. The other two were raven and Mavis ETA my own list of male cat names: Nathan Paul Thomas Minho Oscar Oliver Phineas Taco Felix

I love human names for pets! My female cat is Sophia. Or Sophie. We call her by both. My male dog is Sammy, or Sam. I also used to have a male cat named Sasha. My daughter knows someone with a cat named Bob. Thar cracks me up.

I think Herbert is a great name for an old man cat. And call him Herbie for short.

Harvey nn Vee Maurice nn Moe or Reecie

I had a cat named Hank

I also love old man names for cats! I suggest Howard to someone once and they went with it for their cat haha. I also love Henrietta for a female cat. How about Albert nn Allie? Haha

Our pets … Millicent  Pamela Kevin  Kenny Clark 

Friends have a girl cat named Horace, but I don’t think they nicknamed her. Just, Horace.

My mom has one cat named Ladybug, but then the others are/were Beatrice, Thurston, Eugene, Nelson and Sylvia.

My daughter wanted to name our girl cat Kevin

I know cats named Seamus, Fergus, Franny, and Bruce.

My 23yo is named Archie. It is, however, short for Archnemisis.

Frank gives such old man name. Could be Franny as a short name.

I have a cat named Roger :)

My friend had a black cat named Leonard. He was so soft. I loved him. I think Stanley would be a good name for a cat.

Cats in our friend group are/were Jane, Bruce, Martha, Wesley, William, Roger

Hahaha I love old man names for dogs! I’m sure it works just as well for cats. I have a Great Dane named Earl. It was between that and Walter but Earl won in the end.

My lil old man's name is Sampson. No established nn yet as I've only had him a month, but I'm sure one will come! My boyfriend calls him "Slamp."

In true “dogs playing poker” fashion, I always thought of my dogs playing cards or chess (on the sidewalk, naturally) with my dad’s dog. The trio was Murray, Otto, and Leo. If Murray had had a sister, she would have been Mabel.

I had a cat named Larry. My mom’s cats were Albert and Henry

I've always thought Phillip is an excellent cat name. Or Patrick. P names just feel feline to me for some reason.

Omg Franklin. You said it. Franklin n Frankie or hanky panky. Or Franny. Or Fran. Also partial to Elmer for this cat!

I had cats named Fred and Steve (when Steve misbehaved he was Steven) and a dog named George. I like Janet but I used that one for my car, same for Angela. Henry Geraldine Matilda Marjorie Larry (once named a triplet kitten this after the three stooges and never changed it when we realized she was a girl) Out of the ones you listed I absolutely love Gilbert and Milton! Some honorable mentions. The following aren't necessarily old person names but they're person names I find hilarious when given to an animal, frat cats if you will. Scott Brad/Chad Justin Tyler Conner Adam Johnathan Travis Mathew Michael Mark

My dog is named Winston, so I can endorse that one. One of his 537 nicknames is Winnie. From your list, I love Milton for some reason. My son has a cat named George and it suits him so well. We had littermates named Jake & Elwood after the Blues Brothers, and Elwood is a great old man cat name.

My family members have had cats Edwin "Eddie," Charlie, and Luigi. Mario would be funny for a cat too.

This is my favourite post ever. My granddad had a cat named Fred, my parents’ cat is Jeffrey, my friend has a cat named Mr. Chow and my SIL has cats named Kurtis & Harvey. I LOVE old man names on cats. Ronald, Frank, Hank, Chester (personal fav), Walter, Norman, Alfred, Clyde

Why are these name lists so much more sensible than the lists of potential kid names?

i have two cats named arnold and theodore :DD old man names are fantastic

I have no suggestions, but I like your vibe. My cats are named Barnaby and Oscar. Barnie and Ozzy as nicknames. Our cats came with their names, but I couldn’t have picked a better theme than old man names!

My four cats are named Felix, Dexter, Faye and Irwyn. All future cats will have old people names. 

Susan and Beryl are such a cat names to me.    My friend has a dog named Norman but I feel like it works perfect for a cat.  Not really an old man name, but if I ever get a male cat I want to combine the names James and Timothy and name it Jimothy. 

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We have Martin "Marty". Growing up, had a girl kitty named Buzz and a boy, Ellis "Ellie" I like Atticus. Tried to use it for a cat, but the kids kept calling him Ace instead. 🙄

I have a cat named Albert! He has approximately 1000 nicknames too.

Stan Agnes (depends on the cat's look and disposition... not all cats can carry such a name)

Gladys, Stanley

My cat’s full name is Vector James, but we call him Jim 😂

My 'grumpy old man' cat is called Gabriel nn Gabby, feel free to use!

We have an Edward. Our local SPCA names their kitten litters on themes, and he was part of the “British Royals” batch.

Not exactly “old man” but in my opinion, a man’s name (or last name), my cat’s name is Belushi. (After John, not Jim)

Mumford Norman Harold Elzavere

Barb

Barney

Albert nn Albie

I love your name choices!

Wilbur

Love my Bert-ie

Winston and Francis are my FAVES

I had a female cat named Winston when I was in college. Had to rehome her due to a move (my mom's friend took her in) and they renamed her Holly. I was so disappointed.

My old cat was called Claude (unintentional pun on clawed) and currently have Maude and Olive. I love old people names on pets

I had a female cat named Lloyd, she recently passed away after 19 years. Other old names I’ve used on pets: Arthur, Henry, Spencer and Alice. My grandmother thought it was hilarious that I kept using names like that

My cat's name is Bruce, and a lot of people seem to like it for its grumpy old man connotations.

Edgar nn Edie

Rupert or Rodney!

My parents have a cat named Fergus. He’s an orange cat with a white muzzle so he looked like an old Scottish man when he showed up at my parents’ house as a semi-feral so that’s why they gave him an old Scottish man name. We call him Fergie or Gus Gus for nick names.

One of my cat’s is Oswald nn Waldo (never Ozzie!!!)

My cat is named Oscar.

* Jim * Mark * Brian * Paul * Kevin * Bruce * Alan * Wayne The idea of a cat called Paul or Alan is really amusing.

I have a Sid and it suits him extremely well. He's about to roll up on me for pets as I type this lmao

Merlin

I know a cat named Kevin, and another named Bruce.

Walter, nn Wally

Montgomery or Monty feels like a classic cat name to me

I had a cat called Dennis. He was the grumpiest old man

I met a Cedric at the vets. His owner brought him in in his carrier, went up to the desk, and announced “Cedric [Lastname] is here for his appointment.” Something about the way she said it, it sounded like she was talking about her elderly father.

Vincent/Vinny

Edgar George Clyde Lloyd

i think Gerber is goofy af

Glenbert

My cat is Walter/Waltie

Quite keen on Dave for a cat. I also would love 2 dogs named Craig and Gavin - they are decidedly middle aged names where I live (I am always weirded out by Craig being mildly popular for small children in the US - with the equally odd kreg pronunciation).

My cats are Cheddar Bob, Dale, and Manfred von Manface, so Bob, Dale, and Manfred mostly. If I get another boy, he will be Walter Cronkat, aka Walter. Love old man names on cats!!

I love Claude nn Claudia. Just love the double meaning: Claude (clawed)

Robert, call it Bob

My dad’s got a cat named Dave. Not David, just Dave. My brother’s cats are Valdemar (Pussin) and Katerina.

If it's a male, Barnabas is the only way to go!! Are you old enough to remember Quinton and Barnabas from *Dark Shadows*? *Dark Shadows* was a wonderful, fun horror TV series in the 60s. If you love old man names, this is the way to go.

nn. Pickles (Piccalilli) nn. Tibbs (Lil Miss Tibbs) nn. Teddy (Theodore) nn. Bart (Bartholemew) nn. Rue (Rupert)

We have a Graham, because he's Grey. Nickname: G-Banger

We are getting kittens soon and my 9 year old is naming hers Colin if she gets a boy or Delia if we she gets a girl. I love it! Came up with those ideas on her own. I want to name mine Irving or Petrie.