| Afrikaan | Kat, Katsi Katjie (kitten) |
| Albanian | Macë |
| Algonquin | Sinta |
| Arabic | Qit, Besseh, Biss, Hirrah, Qitah |
| Armenian | Gatz |
| Bahasa Melayu (Malaysia) | Kuching |
| Basque (Spanish) | Catua |
| British English | Moggy |
| Bulgarian | Kotka |
| Cantonese | Maow |
| Catalan | Gat |
| Cherokee | Wesa |
| Chinese | Mao |
| Cree | Bushi |
| Czech | Kocour (male) Kocka (female) |
| Danish, Dutch | Kat Poes (female) Kater (male) |
| Egyptian | Míw, Kut |
| English | Cat |
| Eskimo | Pussi |
| Esperanto | Kato |
| Estonian | Kiisu |
| Ethiopian | Domadh |
| Farsi | Gorbe, Gorbeh Bache Gorbeh (kitten) |
| Finnish | Kissa |
| French | Chat Chaton (kitten) Minou (kitty) Chatte (female) Matou (tomcat) |
| Gaelic | Piscín, Cait |
| German | Katze Kater (tomcat) |
| Greek | Gata, Gati Gata (female) Gatos (male) Gataki (kitten) |
| Gypsy | Muca |
| Hawaiian | Popoki Kike (kitty) |
| Hebrew | Chatul, Cha'tool (male) Chatula (female) |
| Hindi | Billy |
| Hungarian | Macska, Cica |
| Icelandic | Köttur |
| Indian | Biladi Gujarati |
| Indonesian | Kuching, Kutjing |
| Irish | Cat |
| Italian | Gatto (male) Gatta (female) Gattino (male kitten) Gattina (female kitten) |
| Japanese | Neko Koneko (kitten) |
| Kmer | Chma |
| Korean | Koyangi |
| Latin | Feles, Felix, Cattus |
| Lithuanian | Katinas |
| Loglan | Katma |
| Maltese | Qattus (male) Qattusa (female) |
| Mayan | Miz, Miss |
| Mexican | Felino (male) Felina (female) |
| New Guinea | Gnari Fula |
| Norwegian | Katt Kattunge (kitten) |
| Pakistani | Shimii |
| Philipino (Tatalog) | Pusa Kuting (Kitten) |
| Plains Cree Indians | Minoos (cats) Minoosis (kittens) |
| Polish | Kot (male) Kotka (female cat) Kotek (kitty) |
| Portuguese | Gata (female) Gato (male) |
| Romanian | Pisica |
| Romansch | Giat |
| Russian | Koshka Kot (male) Kotyonok (kitten) |
| Serbo-Croatian | Macka |
| Slovak | Macka, Mizhu Kotsur (male) Machka (female) |
| Spanish | Gato (male) Gata (female) |
| Swahili | Paka, Pakha |
| Swedish | Katt |
| Swiss-German | Büsi, Chatz |
| Tamil | Poonai |
| Thai | Maa-oh, Meo |
| Tsalagi (Cherokee) | We'sa |
| Turkish | Kedi |
| Ukranian | Kotuk |
| Vietnamese | Con Mêo |
| Welsh | Cath |
| Yiddish | Kats |
| Zulu | Ikati |