There's no shame in needing help with naming a cat. This page goes through common prefixes and suffixes used for the clans; and even has a list of suffixes used only by an individual clan, though keep in mind some of these names are extremely rare.
Note: Names may not be in alphabetical order.
Note: Names may not be in alphabetical order.
Prefixes
Ash-: Gray cat; possibly a speckled tabby.
Acorn-: Golden or brown cat.
Adder-: Brown tabby.
Aspen-: White; possibly a silver tabby.
Ant-: Small cat.
Alder-: Brown tabby; possibly large.
Blue-: Gray cat; blueish
Black-: Black cat.
Bracken-: Tabby cat.
Bramble-: Tabby cat.
Bright-: Light colored cat.
Birch-: White; possibly silver tabby.
Beech-: Brown cat.
Breeze-: Tabby cat.
Blaze-: Ginger cat.
Blossom-: Light colored cat.
Bumble-: Tabby cat.
Bark-: Brown cat.
Brindle-: Tortoiseshell cat.
Bristle-: Distinctive spiky fur.
Beetle-: Small cat.
Badger-: Black and white cat.
Boulder-: Large gray cat.
Briar-: Tabby cat.
Brown-: Brown cat.
Buzzard-: Black and white cat.
Blizzard-: White cat.
Cloud-: Long-furred white or gray cat.
Cinder-: Gray cat.
Cedar-: Brown cat.
Crow-: Black cat.
Clover-: White cat.
Creek-: Tabby cat.
Dust-: Brown cat.
Dark-: Dark colored cat.
Daisy-: White cat.
Dove-: Gray cat. Not used by SpiderClan.
Dawn-: Light colored cat.
Dapple-: Calico cat.
Dew-: Gray cat; possibly a speckled tabby.
Dusk-: Dark colored cat.
Duck-: Brown cat.
Deer-: Brown cat; possibly with white.
Doe-: Brown molly; possibly with white.
Eel-: Brown or black cat.
Ember-: Ginger or tortoiseshell cat.
Fire-: Ginger cat.
Fern-: Tabby cat.
Frost-: White cat.
Fox-: Ginger cat.
Fir-: Brown cat.
Flame-: Ginger cat.
Fly-: Small cat.
Feather-: Long-furred cat.
Furze-: Golden cat.
Fennel-: Golden cat.
Finch-: Brown tabby.
Flint-: Gray cat.
Frog-: Gray or brown cat.
Gray-: Gray cat.
Golden-: Golden cat.
Gorse-: Golden cat.
Grass-: Tabby cat.
Goose-: Brown cat; possibly white.
Hawk-: Brown tabby.
Honey-: Golden cat.
Holly-: Tabby cat.
Hare-: Brown or white cat.
Heavy-: Large cat.
Hickory-: Brown cat.
Hail-: Gray or white cat.
Heather-: Tabby cat.
Heron-: Gray or white cat.
Ivy-: Tabby cat.
Ice-: White cat.
Jay-: Gray cat; possibly with white.
Kestrel-: Tortoiseshell cat.
Leaf-: Brown or ginger tabby cat.
Little-: Small cat.
Lark-: Brown tabby.
Larch-: Brown cat.
Lily-: White cat.
Lichen-: Tortoiseshell or tabby cat.
Lizard-: Brown cat.
Mouse-: Brown cat.
Mist(y)-: Gray cat.
Moth-: Tabby cat.
Minnow-: Gray cat.
Moss(y)-: Tortoiseshell cat.
Mottle(d)-: Tortoiseshell cat.
Mallow-: Tabby cat.
Mud-: Brown tabby cat.
Maple-: Ginger cat.
Mole-: Brown cat.
Mint-: Tabby cat.
Night-: Black cat.
Newt-: Varies; black, brown, or reddish cat.
Oak-: Brown cat.
Owl-: Varies.
Otter-: Brown cat; possibly sleek.
Poppy-: Reddish cat; possibly tortoiseshell.
Patch-: Cat with a splotched pelt.
Pebble-: Small cat.
Pigeon-: Gray cat.
Pike-: Large cat.
Pale-: Light colored cat.
Pine-: Brown cat.
Prickle-: Distinctive spiky fur.
Puddle-: Cat with a splotched pelt.
Quail-: Varies; brown, tortoiseshell, or brown tabby cats.
Raven-: Black cat.
Red-: Reddish cat.
Russet-: Reddish cat.
Rowan-: Brown or reddish cat.
Reed-: Tabby cat.
Ripple-: Tabby cat.
Rose-: Reddish cat.
Rain-: Speckled tabby.
Robin-: Brown tabby cat.
Rabbit-: White or brown cat.
Rat-: Gray or brown cat.
Rush-: Tabby cat.
Rock-: Gray cat.
Sand(y)-: Dilute ginger cat.
Storm-: Gray cat; possibly long fur.
Silver-: Light gray cat.
Spotted-: Spotted tabby or calico cat.
Squirrel-: Brown, reddish, or ginger cat; possibly long fur.
Shrew-: Brown cat.
Sun-: Ginger or white cat.
Smoke-: Black or gray cat.
Sedge-: Tabby cat.
Sorrel-: Tabby cat.
Swallow-: Brown or gray cat; possibly with white.
Splash-: Cat with splotches.
Speckle-: Speckled tabby.
Snow-: White cat.
Small-: Small cat.
Stone-: Gray cat.
Sparrow-: Brown tabby.
Snail-: Brown cat.
Sage-: Tabby cat.
Soot-: Gray cat.
Swift-: Black and white cat.
Snake-: Brown tabby cat.
Scorch-: Black or tortoiseshell cat.
Starling-: Black cat; possibly with white.
Sloe-: Black cat.
Stoat-: Brown cat; possibly with white.
Spark-: Ginger or white cat.
Thorn-: Brown cat.
Toad-: Brown or gray cat.
Tawny-: Brown or ginger cat.
Thistle-: Tabby cat.
Thrush-: Brown cat; possibly with white.
Tansy-: Golden cat.
Trout-: Brown or gray speckled tabby cat.
Timber-: Brown cat.
Teasel-: Tabby cat.
Vole-: Brown cat.
Vine-: Tabby cat.
White-: White cat.
Weasel-: Brown cat; possibly with white.
Willow-: Tabby cat.
Wasp-: Tabby cat.
Wren-: Brown cat.
Yellow-: Golden cat.
Acorn-: Golden or brown cat.
Adder-: Brown tabby.
Aspen-: White; possibly a silver tabby.
Ant-: Small cat.
Alder-: Brown tabby; possibly large.
Blue-: Gray cat; blueish
Black-: Black cat.
Bracken-: Tabby cat.
Bramble-: Tabby cat.
Bright-: Light colored cat.
Birch-: White; possibly silver tabby.
Beech-: Brown cat.
Breeze-: Tabby cat.
Blaze-: Ginger cat.
Blossom-: Light colored cat.
Bumble-: Tabby cat.
Bark-: Brown cat.
Brindle-: Tortoiseshell cat.
Bristle-: Distinctive spiky fur.
Beetle-: Small cat.
Badger-: Black and white cat.
Boulder-: Large gray cat.
Briar-: Tabby cat.
Brown-: Brown cat.
Buzzard-: Black and white cat.
Blizzard-: White cat.
Cloud-: Long-furred white or gray cat.
Cinder-: Gray cat.
Cedar-: Brown cat.
Crow-: Black cat.
Clover-: White cat.
Creek-: Tabby cat.
Dust-: Brown cat.
Dark-: Dark colored cat.
Daisy-: White cat.
Dove-: Gray cat. Not used by SpiderClan.
Dawn-: Light colored cat.
Dapple-: Calico cat.
Dew-: Gray cat; possibly a speckled tabby.
Dusk-: Dark colored cat.
Duck-: Brown cat.
Deer-: Brown cat; possibly with white.
Doe-: Brown molly; possibly with white.
Eel-: Brown or black cat.
Ember-: Ginger or tortoiseshell cat.
Fire-: Ginger cat.
Fern-: Tabby cat.
Frost-: White cat.
Fox-: Ginger cat.
Fir-: Brown cat.
Flame-: Ginger cat.
Fly-: Small cat.
Feather-: Long-furred cat.
Furze-: Golden cat.
Fennel-: Golden cat.
Finch-: Brown tabby.
Flint-: Gray cat.
Frog-: Gray or brown cat.
Gray-: Gray cat.
Golden-: Golden cat.
Gorse-: Golden cat.
Grass-: Tabby cat.
Goose-: Brown cat; possibly white.
Hawk-: Brown tabby.
Honey-: Golden cat.
Holly-: Tabby cat.
Hare-: Brown or white cat.
Heavy-: Large cat.
Hickory-: Brown cat.
Hail-: Gray or white cat.
Heather-: Tabby cat.
Heron-: Gray or white cat.
Ivy-: Tabby cat.
Ice-: White cat.
Jay-: Gray cat; possibly with white.
Kestrel-: Tortoiseshell cat.
Leaf-: Brown or ginger tabby cat.
Little-: Small cat.
Lark-: Brown tabby.
Larch-: Brown cat.
Lily-: White cat.
Lichen-: Tortoiseshell or tabby cat.
Lizard-: Brown cat.
Mouse-: Brown cat.
Mist(y)-: Gray cat.
Moth-: Tabby cat.
Minnow-: Gray cat.
Moss(y)-: Tortoiseshell cat.
Mottle(d)-: Tortoiseshell cat.
Mallow-: Tabby cat.
Mud-: Brown tabby cat.
Maple-: Ginger cat.
Mole-: Brown cat.
Mint-: Tabby cat.
Night-: Black cat.
Newt-: Varies; black, brown, or reddish cat.
Oak-: Brown cat.
Owl-: Varies.
Otter-: Brown cat; possibly sleek.
Poppy-: Reddish cat; possibly tortoiseshell.
Patch-: Cat with a splotched pelt.
Pebble-: Small cat.
Pigeon-: Gray cat.
Pike-: Large cat.
Pale-: Light colored cat.
Pine-: Brown cat.
Prickle-: Distinctive spiky fur.
Puddle-: Cat with a splotched pelt.
Quail-: Varies; brown, tortoiseshell, or brown tabby cats.
Raven-: Black cat.
Red-: Reddish cat.
Russet-: Reddish cat.
Rowan-: Brown or reddish cat.
Reed-: Tabby cat.
Ripple-: Tabby cat.
Rose-: Reddish cat.
Rain-: Speckled tabby.
Robin-: Brown tabby cat.
Rabbit-: White or brown cat.
Rat-: Gray or brown cat.
Rush-: Tabby cat.
Rock-: Gray cat.
Sand(y)-: Dilute ginger cat.
Storm-: Gray cat; possibly long fur.
Silver-: Light gray cat.
Spotted-: Spotted tabby or calico cat.
Squirrel-: Brown, reddish, or ginger cat; possibly long fur.
Shrew-: Brown cat.
Sun-: Ginger or white cat.
Smoke-: Black or gray cat.
Sedge-: Tabby cat.
Sorrel-: Tabby cat.
Swallow-: Brown or gray cat; possibly with white.
Splash-: Cat with splotches.
Speckle-: Speckled tabby.
Snow-: White cat.
Small-: Small cat.
Stone-: Gray cat.
Sparrow-: Brown tabby.
Snail-: Brown cat.
Sage-: Tabby cat.
Soot-: Gray cat.
Swift-: Black and white cat.
Snake-: Brown tabby cat.
Scorch-: Black or tortoiseshell cat.
Starling-: Black cat; possibly with white.
Sloe-: Black cat.
Stoat-: Brown cat; possibly with white.
Spark-: Ginger or white cat.
Thorn-: Brown cat.
Toad-: Brown or gray cat.
Tawny-: Brown or ginger cat.
Thistle-: Tabby cat.
Thrush-: Brown cat; possibly with white.
Tansy-: Golden cat.
Trout-: Brown or gray speckled tabby cat.
Timber-: Brown cat.
Teasel-: Tabby cat.
Vole-: Brown cat.
Vine-: Tabby cat.
White-: White cat.
Weasel-: Brown cat; possibly with white.
Willow-: Tabby cat.
Wasp-: Tabby cat.
Wren-: Brown cat.
Yellow-: Golden cat.
Tip: Try matching the names with the territories! For example, tree names fit well with Spider/StagClan, while names pertaining to water fit FogClan.
Suffixes
-bee: Hard working cat; possibly a tabby.
-belly: Relating to the belly.
-berry: A skilled medicine cat.
-blaze: A skilled fighter; aggressive in battle.
-breeze: A fast cat.
-briar: Kind, defensive; possibly sarcastic, or with sharp claws.
-bright: Happy, optimistic; possibly smart.
-brook: A good swimmer.
-claw: A fighter; good in combat.
-cloud: A dreamer; possibly long fur.
-creek: A good swimmer.
-dawn: Happy, optimistic.
-dream: A medicine cat with a deep connection to StarClan.
-dusk: Stealthy.
-ear: Relating to the ears.
-face: Relating to the face; possibly an attractive cat.
-fang: A fierce fighter; possibly relating to the fangs.
-feather: A graceful cat; possibly long fur.
-fern: Quirky, or kind.
-fire: Passionate; possibly fierce in combat.
-flame: Fierce in combat.
-flight: Graceful, a good jumper.
-flower: A calm, motherly cat.
-frost: Cold, calculating; an expert tactician.
-foot: Relating to the feet.
-fur: Average cat; possibly relating to the fur.
-heart: Passionate, follows their heart; possibly brave..
-hawk: Attentive; possibly a good hunter and fighter.
-leaf: A skilled medicine cat.
-leap: A good jumper.
-legs: Relating to the legs.
-light: Smart; perhaps optimistic.
-nose: Relating to the nose; possibly a good tracker.
-path: Set in their ways; possibly with a sense of righteousness.
-pelt: Average; perhaps relating to the fur.
-scar: Notable scars.
-shade: Stealthy.
-shine: Happy and optimistic.
-song: Cheerful and/or diplomatic; possibly with a pleasant voice.
-spark: Smart, creative.
-speck: Spotted tabby.
-spot(s): Spotted tabby or patched cat.
-step: Notable gait.
-stone: Stubborn cat.
-storm: Unpredictable personality; possibly stubborn, or fierce.
-stream: A good swimmer.
-strike: Fierce in battle; possibly large and strong.
-stripe: Notable tabby markings.
-tail: Relating to the tail.
-talon: A fierce cat; possibly long claws.
-thistle: Sarcastic; possibly defensive, or with sharp claws.
-thorn: Sarcastic; possibly with sharp claws.
-tooth: Relating to the teeth.
-tuft: Notable tufted fur.
-wing: Graceful; perhaps a good jumper.
-whisker: Relating to the whiskers; possibly a good tracker.
-belly: Relating to the belly.
-berry: A skilled medicine cat.
-blaze: A skilled fighter; aggressive in battle.
-breeze: A fast cat.
-briar: Kind, defensive; possibly sarcastic, or with sharp claws.
-bright: Happy, optimistic; possibly smart.
-brook: A good swimmer.
-claw: A fighter; good in combat.
-cloud: A dreamer; possibly long fur.
-creek: A good swimmer.
-dawn: Happy, optimistic.
-dream: A medicine cat with a deep connection to StarClan.
-dusk: Stealthy.
-ear: Relating to the ears.
-face: Relating to the face; possibly an attractive cat.
-fang: A fierce fighter; possibly relating to the fangs.
-feather: A graceful cat; possibly long fur.
-fern: Quirky, or kind.
-fire: Passionate; possibly fierce in combat.
-flame: Fierce in combat.
-flight: Graceful, a good jumper.
-flower: A calm, motherly cat.
-frost: Cold, calculating; an expert tactician.
-foot: Relating to the feet.
-fur: Average cat; possibly relating to the fur.
-heart: Passionate, follows their heart; possibly brave..
-hawk: Attentive; possibly a good hunter and fighter.
-leaf: A skilled medicine cat.
-leap: A good jumper.
-legs: Relating to the legs.
-light: Smart; perhaps optimistic.
-nose: Relating to the nose; possibly a good tracker.
-path: Set in their ways; possibly with a sense of righteousness.
-pelt: Average; perhaps relating to the fur.
-scar: Notable scars.
-shade: Stealthy.
-shine: Happy and optimistic.
-song: Cheerful and/or diplomatic; possibly with a pleasant voice.
-spark: Smart, creative.
-speck: Spotted tabby.
-spot(s): Spotted tabby or patched cat.
-step: Notable gait.
-stone: Stubborn cat.
-storm: Unpredictable personality; possibly stubborn, or fierce.
-stream: A good swimmer.
-strike: Fierce in battle; possibly large and strong.
-stripe: Notable tabby markings.
-tail: Relating to the tail.
-talon: A fierce cat; possibly long claws.
-thistle: Sarcastic; possibly defensive, or with sharp claws.
-thorn: Sarcastic; possibly with sharp claws.
-tooth: Relating to the teeth.
-tuft: Notable tufted fur.
-wing: Graceful; perhaps a good jumper.
-whisker: Relating to the whiskers; possibly a good tracker.
Unique Suffixes
-dove: A peaceful, serene cat; possibly diplomatic. Used by SpiderClan. Incredibly rare.
-skip: Notable, jumping gait. Used by FogClan.
-watcher: Attentive. Used by StagClan.
-wish: Optimistic, a dreamer. Used by MorningClan. Rare.
-skip: Notable, jumping gait. Used by FogClan.
-watcher: Attentive. Used by StagClan.
-wish: Optimistic, a dreamer. Used by MorningClan. Rare.