Leeloo

Leeloo is a name created for the 1997 science fiction film The Fifth Element by director Luc Besson, where it is the name of the supreme being played by Milla Jovovich. The name has no pre-film etymology — it was invented for the character — but has taken on a life of its own as a symbol of otherworldly beauty, power, and unconditional love.

Leeloo belongs to one of cinema's most iconic science fiction characters: the orange-haired supreme being who arrives on Earth carrying the power to save the universe and the innocence of someone experiencing it for the first time. Naming a pet Leeloo is a tribute to The Fifth Element and to the idea of a being who is simultaneously powerful beyond measure and entirely devoted to the ones she loves. It suits female cats especially — the combination of supreme authority and selective affection is very on-brand for a cat. A pet named Leeloo tends to be both extraordinary and slightly beyond full comprehension.