Meaning & Story
Tybalt is a variant of Theobald, from the Germanic Theudebald meaning bold people, from theud meaning people and bald meaning bold. Shakespeare used Tybalt as the name of Juliet's fierce, hot-headed cousin in Romeo and Juliet. In medieval tales, Tybalt was also the traditional name for the King of Cats.
Tybalt is a name for a cat who knows the Shakespearean tradition and approves — the fierce, proud, utterly unreasonable feline who demands both respect and a warm spot by the window. It also works beautifully for a dog with a hot-headed nobility: quick to react, slow to back down, and deeply loyal to those they claim as their own.