Its because cats are and have always been a big part of Egyptian history culture and heritage.

Egyptian god names for male cats. Ra also Re. Lewiss The Chronicles of Narnia series. Mut Goddess of the heavens.

Greek and Roman Cat Goddesses The Greek goddesses Artemis and Athena both have connections to cats. Isis shes the most powerful goddess in Egyptian mythology. Amunet goddess of mystery.

Egyptian Cat God Names. The mischievous and magical spirit that is enslaved by Prospero in Shakespeares The Tempest. Cleopatra choosing Cleopatra as a cat name can be a very inspired idea.

Not sure you could successfully shorten it down to something more informal though. Egyptian sun god Renenutet cobra goddess goddess of suckling giver of secret birth names protector of children Sekhmet powerful one lioness goddess of war and Ras daughter Sobek crocodile god Thoth Egyptian god of writing magic wisdom and the moon. In both films The Ten Commandments and Prince of Egypt the Pharaoh mentioned in the Exodus account is identified as Ramses.

Spirit which unites air fire water and earth. Djeserit holy soul. Heru Sun God another name for Horus.

It acquired great importance and therefore appears frequently in the history of the ancient Egyptian civilization since it was vital for its development. Ramses one of the most classic ancient Egyptian cat names Ranofer. Tutu In Egyptian mythology the god Tutu actually took the form of a winged lion.