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390+ Goth Girl Names With Haunting (Or Surprisingly Adorable) Meanings

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What Are Goth Girl Names & Why Choose Them For Your Little One?

Today, gothic baby names relate to mystery, macabre, or frightening events and places. They’re described as “dark,” “sad,” or “mysterious.” (1)

Yet “gothic” originally came from the Goths, a nomadic Germanic community. (2)

They weren’t scary, “vampiric” people. Instead, they were brave warriors who resisted and fought against Roman rule, eventually helping bring down the Roman empire to mark the beginning of Europe’s medieval period. (2)(3)

The Goths had their own language (called “Gothic”), though it disappeared like other Germanic languages. (2)(3)

And though gothic themes are now linked to horror and darkness, they can also be unique names for your little princess. 

Just a word of caution: Try to stay away from girl names with morbid, cruel, or ‘ugly’ meanings that might subject your child to bullying.

Find the best name for your little angel from our list of 390+ dark-themed and gothic girl names below.

 

The Best Goth Girl Names

We’re including the popularity ranks of these baby girl names from SSA data (Social Security Administration) in 2022. (4)

 

Angel

  • Meaning: “Messenger of God”
  • Gender: Unisex
  • Pronunciation: “ayn-gel”
  • Description/Namesakes: Term used for the beings associated with God and the heavens; American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen and English actress Angel Leonie Coulby
  • Popularity: #521 (female) 
  • Variations: Angelique and Angela

 

Anastasia 

  • Meaning: Long girl name that means“resurrection” or “reborn”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “ah-nas-tay-sha”
  • Description/Namesakes: Fictional main character in the movie animated musical fantasy film “Anastasia”
  • Popularity: #164
  • Variations: Anastassia and Annastasia 

 

Aurora

  • Origin: Latin girl name)
  • Meaning: “Dawn”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “uh-raw-ruh”
  • Popularity: #31
  • Variations: Aurore and Avrora

 

Juliet

  • Meaning: “Young,” “youthful,” or “child of Jove (the Roman king of the gods)”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “jool-yet”
  • Description/Namesakes: One of the main characters in William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”
  • Popularity: #293
  • Variations: Juliette, Julieta, Julietta, Giuliette, and Giulia

 

Luna

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “loo-nah”
  • Description/Namesakes: After the Roman goddess of the moon; also a magical name after Luna Lovegood, a kind witch in the “Harry Potter” series
  • Popularity: #10
  • Variations: Loona, Lunette, and Louna

 

Lydia

  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “leed-yah”
  • Description/Namesakes: After goth Lydia Deetz, a character in the dark fantasy movie “Beetlejuice”
  • Popularity: #93
  • Variations: Lidia, Lydie, and Lidija

 

Mercy

  • Origin: English girl name
  • Meaning: Virtue name meaning “compassion” or “kindness”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “mer-see”
  • Description/Namesakes: American jump blues pianist and singer-songwriter Mercy Dee Walton
  • Popularity: #797
  • Variations: Merci

 

Sabrina

  • Meaning: “From the border” or “legendary princess”
  • Gender:  Girl
  • Pronunciation: “sab-ree-nah”
  • Description/Namesakes: Mystical name after the Celtic goddess of the Severn River (in Great Britain) and a witchy name after the protagonist in “Sabrina The Teenage Witch” (a ‘90s TV series)
  • Popularity: #413
  • Variations: Sabreena and Sabrinna

 

Goth Girl Names From Literature & Pop Culture

Bella

  • Meaning: “Beautiful”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “bell-uh”
  • Description/Namesakes: After Bella Swan, a character in the “Twilight” fantasy series
  • Popularity: #85
  • Variations: Belle and Bellezza 

 

Galadriel

  • Origin: Quenya and Sindarin girl name; Tolkien-invented languages
  • Meaning: “Maiden crowned with a garland”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “gah-lad-ree-yel”
  • Description/Namesakes: After the powerful elf queen in Tolkien lore (e.g., “The Lord of the Rings”)
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Galladriel

 

Lisbeth

  • Origin: English girl name
  • Meaning: “God is my oath”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “lees-beth”
  • Description/Namesakes: After a character in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Lisbet, Lizbeth, and Liesel

 

Morticia

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “mor-tee-sha”
  • Description/Namesakes: The mother in the dark fantasy series “The Addams Family”
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Mortisha

 

Viconia

  • Origin: Latin and American invented girl
  • Meaning: “Novice” or “newbie”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “vee-koh-nee-yah”
  • Description/Namesakes: After a dark elf character in “Baldur’s Gate” (a video game)
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Anagram of “Novicia”

 

Victoria

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Victory”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “veek-toh-ree-yah”
  • Description/Namesakes: After the main character’s human fiancée in “Corpse Bride”
  • Popularity: #43
  • Variations: Viktoria, Victoire and Vittoria 

 

Wednesday

  • Meaning: Day name that means “Woden’s day” (the German god of war and wisdom)
  • Gender: Unisex
  • Pronunciation: “wenz-day”
  • Description/Namesakes: Also one of the most recognizable goth characters as the daughter in “The Addams Family” (and the spin-off Netflix series “Wednesday”)
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: None

 

Gothic Celebrity Names For Girls

Some celebrities who went through the so-called “Goth phase” or are still recognized for their Gothic style:

Angelina

  • Meaning: “Angel”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “an-geh-lee-nah”
  • Description/Namesakes: American actress Angelina Jolie
  • Popularity: #305
  • Variations: Angeline

 

Ashley

  • Origin: Old English girl name
  • Meaning: “Dweller near the ash tree meadow”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “ash-lee”
  • Description/Namesakes: Also a twin girl name after American former child star Ashley Olsen, known for Goth “twinning” outfits with her real-life twin, Mary-Kate Olsen
  • Popularity:  #154
  • Variations: Ashlee and Ashleigh

 

Christina

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Follower of Christ”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “krees-tee-nah”
  • Description/Namesakes: After American actress Christina Ricci, well-known for playing gothic or dark characters such as Wednesday Addams and main character Katrina Van Tassel in “Sleepy Hollow,” a gothic supernatural horror film and adaptation of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” classic by Washington Irving
  • Popularity: #739
  • Variations: Feminine form of the Latin boy name “Christian”

 

Mary

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Bitterness,” “star of the sea,” or “beloved”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “may-ree”
  • Description/Namesakes: After Mary-Kate Olsen (Ashley Olsen’s twin)
  • Popularity: #136
  • Variations: Maria, Mari, and Marie

 

Willow

  • Origin: Old English baby girl name
  • Meaning: Girl plant name that means “willow tree”; symbolizes death (i.e., “the weeping willow”)
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “wee-low”
  • Description/Namesakes: After American singer Willow Smith, known for her gothic style
  • Popularity: #37
  • Variations: Wyllow, Wilow, and Willoh

 

What Are Names Commonly Associated With Goth?

Ambrosia

  • Meaning: “Immortal”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “am-bros-yah”
  • Description/Namesakes: American actress Ambrosia Kelley
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Ambrose

 

Cordelia

  • Origin: Latin and Celtic girl name
  • Meaning: “Daughter of the sea”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “kor-del-yah”
  • Description/Namesakes: Fictional character Cordelia in William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Cordella

 

Darcy

  • Meaning: “Dark one”
  • Gender: Unisex
  • Pronunciation: “dar-see”
  • Description/Namesakes: American actress Darcy Sterling
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Darcie, Darcey, and Darci

 

Kerry

  • Origin: English and Irish unisex name
  • Meaning: “Dark-haired”
  • Gender: Unisex 
  • Pronunciation: “keh-ree”
  • Description/Namesakes: American model and actress Kerri Kendall
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Kerri, Kerrie, and Keary

 

Maureen

  • Meaning: Dark-skinned” or “star of the sea”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “maw-reen”
  • Description/Namesakes: American actress Maureen Denise McCormick
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Maurene and Maurine

 

Melanie

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Darkness,” “dark-skinned,” or “black”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “meh-lah-nee”
  • Description/Namesakes: American actress Melanie Richards Griffith and singer-songwriter Melanie Adele Martinez
  • Popularity: #130
  • Variations: Melaney, Melani, and Melania

 

Noir

  • Meaning: “Black”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “noo-waar”
  • Description/Namesakes: Also a last name (e.g., French author, artist, and screenwriter Christel Noir)
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Noire, Nwar, and Noyr

 

Trinity

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Triad” (after the three personas of God)
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “tree-nee-tee”
  • Description/Namesakes: American actress and singer Trinity Bliss
  • Popularity: #310
  • Variations: Trinitey, Trinitee, and Trinitie

 

Gothic-Themed Beautiful Names For Girls

Belinda

  • Origin: Spanish girl name
  • Meaning: Hispanic girl name meaning “beautiful one”; also means “bright serpent”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “beh-leen-dah”
  • Description/Namesakes: American singer Belinda Joanna Carlisle
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Bellinda, Bellynda, and Belle Linda

 

Bellamira

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Beautiful and wondrous”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “beh-lah-mee-rah”
  • Description/Namesakes: None
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Belamira and Bella Mira

 

Brienne

  • Meaning: “Noble” or “high”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “bree-ehn”
  • Description/Namesakes: Fictional character Brienne of Tarth in George R. R. Martin’s fantasy series, “A Song of Ice and Fire”
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Brianna and Briene

 

Ella Mae

  • Meaning: “Beautiful fairy” or “one who is true to all”
  • Gender:  Girl
  • Pronunciation: “eh-lah-may”
  • Description/Namesakes: American pop singer Ella Mae Morse
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Ellamae

 

Rose

  • Origin: Latin and English girl name
  • Meaning: “Rose flower”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “rowhs”
  • Description/Namesakes: American actress Rose Arianna McGowan
  • Popularity: #120
  • Variations: Rosa and Rosie

 

Zen

  • Meaning: “Meditation”
  • Gender: Unisex
  • Pronunciation: “zehn”
  • Description/Namesakes: None for girls
  • Popularity: 1,000+ (female)
  • Variations: None

 

What Are Pretty Names For Goth Girls?

Amethyst

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Jewel” or “gemstone” 
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “ah-meh-thist”
  • Description/Namesakes: Actress Amethyst Davis
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Amethiste and Amethist

 

Angelique

  • Origin: French girl name
  • Meaning: “Angelic” or “like an angel”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “an-gel-eek”
  • Description/Namesakes: After a witch character in the TV series and film “Dark Shadows” 
  • Popularity: #842
  • Variations: Angelica

 

Calantha

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “kah-lun-thah”
  • Description/Namesakes: Fictional character Calantha in John Ford’s “The Broken Heart” play
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Calanthe and Kalantha

 

Christabel

  • Origin: Latin and French girl name
  • Meaning: “Beautiful Christian” or “beautiful Christ follower”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “kris-tah-bel”
  • Description/Namesakes: Fictional character Christabel LaMotte in the novel “Possession: A Romance”
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Cristabel, Christabelle, and Kristabel

 

Crimson

  • Gender: Unisex
  • Pronunciation: “krim-sohn”
  • Description/Namesakes: Also a band name after the American progressive metal band “Crimson Glory”
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: None

 

Damienne

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Prophecy,” “spirit,” or “to tame”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “day-mee-yen”
  • Description/Namesakes: Rapper and influencer Damienne Flagler
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Feminine form of the Greek boy name “Damien”; can also be spelled as “Damianne” or “Damiane”

 

Dusk

  • Origin: Greek and English unisex name
  • Meaning: “Twilight” or “between day and night”
  • Gender: Unisex
  • Pronunciation: “duhsk”
  • Description/Namesakes: None
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: None

 

Melantha

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Dark flower”
  • Gender: Girl
  • Pronunciation: “meh-lan-thah”
  • Description/Namesakes: ActressMelantha Blackthorne
  • Popularity: 1,000+
  • Variations: Melania and Melanie 

 

Rare & Unique Goth-Themed Girl Names

 

  • Aramantha (Greek girl name) – Long girl name meaning “unfading”

 

  • Anya (Hungarian, Kurdish – Iranian, and Igbo – African girl name) – “Power,” “mother,” or “eye”

 

  • Ascelin (Gothic and French girl name) – “Noble” or “of the moon”

 

 

  • Calista (Greek girl name) – “The most beautiful”

 

 

  • Emeraude (French girl name) – “Emerald”; pronounced as “eh-meh-rowd”

 

  • Esmerée (Welsh and French girl name) – “Excellent one”

 

  • Ketura (Hebrew and Arabic girl name) – “Incense”; can also be spelled as “Keturah” as a biblical girl name after Abraham’s second wife

 

  • Lamya (Arabic girl name) – Black girl name meaning “dark complexion,” “dark-skinned,” or “dark lips”

 

  • Orenda (Iroquois – Native American girl name) – “Magical power,” “spiritual force,” or “one with great spirit”; can also be spelled as “Orendah”

 

  • Velonia (Latin girl name) – “Valley of shadows”; sometimes considered a variant of “Wallonia,” a place in Belgium

 

What Are Dark Girl Names?

 

  • Bruna (Italian girl name) – “Brown-haired” or “dark-haired” as a variant of the Italian boy name “Bruno”

 

  • Gray (English gender-neutral name) – “Gray-haired” or “something black mixed with gray”

 

  • Layla (ancient Arabic girl name) – “Night” or “dark”; can also be spelled as “Lela”

 

  • Nisha (Hindi girl name) – “Night”

 

  • Onyx (ancient Greek unisex name) – “Shiny black gem,” “claw,” or “fingernail”

 

  • Risna (Indian – Hindi girl name) – “Dark-haired,” or “wise,” or “beautiful”

 

Darkness-Themed Goth Girl Names

  • Ciarda (Scottish Gaelic girl name) – “Dark”

 

  • Kyra (Greek and Persian girl name) – “Little dark one,” “lady,” or “throne”

 

  • Lisha (Latin and Arabic girl name) – “Darkness before midnight,” “truth,” “honest,” “sweet,” or “God is salvation”

 

  • Narine (Greek girl name) – “Dark person”

 

  • Ombra (Latin and Italian girl name) – “Shadow” or “darkness”; also spelled as “Umbra”

 

  • Ozul (Hebrew and Gothic unisex name) – “Shadow”

 

  • Shadow (English unisex name) – “Shade from the sun”

 

  • Zila (Hebrew girl name) – “Shadow”

 

Spiritual & Biblical Gothic Names For Girls

  • Amaris (Latin and Hebrew girl name) – “Bitter” or “promised by God” 

 

  • Blaise (French name for boys and girls) – “Lisp” or “stutter”; after St. Blaise, a Greek saint

 

  • Delilah (Hebrew girl name) – Biblical girl name meaning “delicate”

 

  • Devin (French and Irish girl name) – “Divine,” “fawn,” or a name that means “poet”

 

  • Gehenna (Hebrew girl name) – Biblical place name meaning “valley of Hinnom,” “valley of groaning,” or “valley of sacrifices”

 

  • Miriam (Hebrew girl name) – “Bitter,” “rebellion,” “drop of the sea,” or a rainbow name meaning “wished-for child”

 

  • Salvation (English girl name) – “Deliverance” or “preservation”; a religious name that means “deliverance from sin”

 

What Are Edgy Girl Names?

  • Adara (Hebrew, Arabic, and Greek girl name) – Name that means “fire”; also means “beauty” or “noble”

 

  • Ebony (Greek girl name) – “Black” or “dark wood”

 

  • Electra (Greek girl name) – “Shining,” “radiant,” or “bright”; can also spelled as “Elektra”

 

  • Emmeranne (English and Gothic girl name) – “Raven”

 

  • Lilah (Hebrew girl name) – “Beauty of the night”

 

  • Lycia (Greek girl name) – “Wolf” or “from Lycia (ancient state in Anatolia or Asia Minor)”

 

 

  • Rogue (English unisex name) – “Mischievous” or “unpredictable”

 

Tough & Badass Gothic Names For Girls

  • Alarica (German name for girls) – “Ruler of all,” “universal ruler,” or “noble”

 

  • Briar (Old English nonbinary name) – “Thorn,” “brambles,” or “wild roses”

 

  • Buffy (British girl name) – “God is my oath”; after the badass main character in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”

 

  • Draconia (Gothic girl name) – “Dragon,” “severity,” or “dreadful” as a female form of the ancient Greek name “Draco”

 

  • Eleena (Spanish girl name) – “Shining in the darkness,” “bright,” or “torch”; can also be spelled as “Elena”

 

  • Ember (English) – “Spark” or “slow-burning fire”

 

  • Enola (Native American girl name) – Flower name meaning “magnolia” or “solitary”

 

  • Meredith (Welsh girl name) – “Great ruler”

 

  • Morrisa (Old English girl name) – “Dark one”

 

  • Petra (Greek girl name) – Nature name meaning “rock” as a variant of the Greek boy name “Peter”

 

  • Stone (English unisex name) – “Dweller by the rocks”

 

  • Thorn (Old English unisex name) – “Prickle” 

 

Powerful Gothic Names For Girls

  • Everalda (Old English girl name) – “Boar battle”

 

  • Isolde (Welsh, Celtic, and German girl name) – “Iron ruler,” “ice ruler,” or “fair lady”; after a character in “Tristan and Isolde”

 

 

  • Marcellina (Latin girl name) – Warrior name meaning “young warrior,” “from Mars,” or “dedicated to Mars (the ancient Roman god of war)”; can also be spelled “Marcelline” as a French girl name

 

  • Medora (Greek girl name) – “Ruler”

 

  • Nyx (Greek girl name) – “Night”; after the Greek goddess and personification of the night

 

  • Seraphine (Hebrew girl name) – “Flaming” or “the burning ones”; an angel name as a variant of the Hebrew biblical boy name “Seraphim”

 

  • Thora (Scandinavian girl name) – “Goddess of thunder”

 

Cool Gothic Names For Girls

  • Devlin (Celtic unisex name) – “Little dark one”

 

  • Etienne (French girl name) – “Garland” or “crown”

 

  • Leandra (Greek girl name) – “Lion woman” or “lioness” as a variant of the Greek boy name “Leandro”

 

 

Cute & Adorable Gothic Names For Girls

  • Agnes (Greek girl name) – “Pure” or “holy”

 

  • Aura (Greek and Latin girl name) – “Soft breeze,” “gold,” or “glowing light”

 

  • Chalice (Latin girl name) – “Cup”

 

  • Eirene (Greek girl name) – “Peace”; after the Greek goddess of peace, and can also be spelled as “Irene”

 

  • Jinx (Latin and English girl name) – “Spell”

 

  • Mina (English, German, Arabic, Persian, and Japanese girl name) – “Gilded helmet,” “blue grass,” or “south”; also a name that means “love”

 

  • Ravette (Latin and French girl name) – “Friendly,” “justice,” or “raven-like”

 

  • Scarlett (English and French girl name) – Name that means “red”

 

  • Storm (English unisex name) – “Tempest”

 

Music-Themed Goth Girl Names

  • Calliope (Greek girl name) – Musical girl name meaning “beautiful-voiced”; after the Greek goddess and the muse of poetry

 

  • Euphony (French, Greek, and Latin girl name) – “Beautiful voice” or “musical”

 

  • Fantasia (English, Spanish, and Italian girl name) – “Fantasy”; improvised or freestyle musical composition

 

  • Galsuenda (Gothic girl name) – “Strong singing”; pronounced as “gal-soo-wen-dah,” and can also be spelled as “Galswinthe”

 

  • Musette (French girl name) – “Child of the muses,” “little muse,” “music,” or “song”

 

  • Nocturne (Gothic girl name) – “Music evoking night”

 

Old-Fashioned & Vintage Gothic Girl Names

  • Bellicent (Celtic girl name) – “Bright woman”

 

  • Ceiridwen (Welsh and Gothic girl name) – “Fair woman”

 

  • Elsinore (Danish and English girl name) – “Narrow strait”; also a fictional setting of the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare

 

  • Eulalie (Greek girl name) – “Well-spoken”

 

  • Minerva (Latin girl name) – “The mind”; after the Roman goddess of wisdom and war

 

  • Sapphira (English and Hebrew girl name) – “Blue sapphire,” “precious blue gem,” or “beautiful”; can also be spelled as “Sapphire”

 

Victorian & Classic Gothic Names For Girls

  • Eirisse (ancient Greek girl name) – “Rainbow”; after the Greek goddess of the rainbow, and is also spelled as “Iris”

 

  • Eurydice (ancient Greek girl name) – “True judgment” or “wide justice”; pronounced as “yoor-i-duh-see”

 

  • Isolabella (Italian girl name) – “Beautiful, lonely one”

 

 

  • Roesia (French girl name) – Name that means “Rose”; pronounced as “ro-he-sha”

 

  • Theodosia (Greek girl name) – “God’s gift”

 

  • Trista (English and Latin girl name) – “Sorrow” as a variant of the Latin boy name “Tristan”

 

Elegant Gothic Names For Girls

  • Adrienne (French girl name) – Black name meaning “the dark one” or “one from Hadria (an ancient Italian city)”; also a favorite middle name for girls

 

  • Seiran (Gothic girl name) – “Sparkling”

 

 

  • Violetta (Italian girl name) – Name that means “purple” or “purple flower”; can also be spelled “Violet” as an English girl name

 

Creative & Artsy Goth Girl Names

  • Rain (English nonbinary name) – Weather-themed name that also means “abundant blessing from above”; name linked to sadness

 

  • Tizane (Gothic and Hungarian girl name) – “A gypsy”

 

  • Venette (Gothic and Italian name for girls) – “From Venice (a famous city in Italy)”

 

Goth Girl Names Inspired By Nature

  • Autumn (Latin girl name) – “Fall or autumn season”

 

  • Crow (English unisex name) – “Black bird”

 

  • Eirlys (Welsh girl name) – “Snowdrop”

 

  • Hesperia (Greek girl name) – Girl space name meaning “evening star” or “rising star”

 

  • Raven (English unisex name) – “Black bird”

 

  • Silvana (Latin and Italian girl name) – “Forest”

 

Earthy Gothic Names For Girls

  • Blair (Celtic, English, Scottish, Irish, and Gaelic girl name) – “From the plain” or “battlefield”

 

  • Mörk (Swedish, Icelandic, and Nordic girl name) – “Forest” or “dark”

 

  • Russet (English and Latin unisex name) – “Dark brown with a reddish-orange tinge”

 

Goth Girl Names Meaning “Moon”

  • Badriyah (Arabic girl name) – “Full moon” or “one who resembles the full moon”

 

  • Chandra (Hindi gender-neutral name) – “Moon”

 

  • Evaluna (American girl name) – “Life moon”

 

 

  • Nila (Sanskrit and Hindi girl name) – “Enchanting moon” or “dark blue”

 

Goth Girl Names Meaning “Water”

  • Adair (Scottish girl name) – “River near oaks”

 

  • Blackwell (Anglo-Saxon gender-neutral name) – “Dark colored pool” or “dark stream”

 

  • Mira (Latin, Eastern European, Sanskrit, Arabic, and Spanish girl name) – “Ocean,” “peace,” “admirable,” or “female ruler” 

 

  • Ondine (Latin girl name) – Mermaid name meaning “little wave”

 

 

Gothic-Themed Girl Plant Names

 

 

  • Blodwyn (Welsh girl name) – “White flower”

 

  • Eranthe (Greek girl name) – “Spring flower”; pronounced as “er-ran-theh”

 

  • Ivy (English girl name) – “Climbing vine plant”

 

  • Myrtle (Latin girl name) – Evergreen shrub; also means “dark”

 

  • Narcissa (Greek girl name) – Flower name meaning “daffodil”

 

Goth Girl Names With Impressive Meanings

  • Amabel (Latin girl name) – “Lovable,” “loving,” or “beautiful”

 

 

  • Gianna (Italian girl name) – “God is gracious”

 

 

 

Gothic-Themed Girl Names That Mean Strong

  • Avelina (Latin, Anglo-Saxon, and German girl name) – “Little bird,” “desired,” or “strength”

 

  • Bernina (German and Latin girl name) – “Brave bear” or a name that means “strong” as a variant of the German boy name “Bernard”

 

  • Brigid (Celtic girl name) – “Exalted one” or a name that means “strength”

 

  • Drusilla (Latin, Celtic, and Greek girl name) – “Courageous,” “valiant,” “fruitful,” or “strong”

 

  • Philomena (Greek girl name) – “Friend of strength” or “strong in love”

 

  • Valentina (Latin girl name) – “Healthy” or “strong” as a variant of the Latin boy name “Valentine”

 

Goth Girl Names Meaning “Light”

  • Alina (Greek, Slavic, and German name for girls) – “Light,” “noble,” or “truth”

 

  • Eleanore (Greek girl name) – “Light”; can also be spelled as “Eleanor” or “Elinor”

 

  • Lenore (French girl name) – “Light”

 

Gothic-Themed Exotic Girl Names

  • Amaya (Spanish and Japanese name for girls) – “The end” or “night rain”

 

  • Amiria (Maori girl name) – “Industrious” as a variant of the German girl name “Amelia”

 

  • Artemia (Greek and Polish girl name) – “Gift from Artemis (Greek goddess of wild animals)” or “whole”

 

  • Gwendydd (Celtic and Welsh girl name) – “White-browed one”; pronounced as “gwee-nith”

 

  • Kakarauri (Maori girl name) – “Dusk” or “darkness”; pronounced as “kah-kah-row-ree”

 

  • Myvanwy (Old Welsh girl name) – “My lovely little one”; pronounced as “muh-van-wee”

 

  • Saoirse (Gaelic girl name) – “Freedom” or “liberty”; pronounced as “sur-shah”

 

  • Velika (Slavic girl name) – “Wondrous” or “great”

 

Fantasy-Themed Goth Girl Names

Magical Goth Names For Girls

  • Alvara (Italian girl name) – “Elf warrior” or “army of elves”

 

  • Pixie (English girl name) – “Fairy”

 

  • Titania (Greek girl name) – “Of the giants” or “land of the giants”; after the fairy queen in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (a Shakespearean play)

 

Mystical Goth Names For Girls

  • Ennata (Gothic girl name) – Unique name meaning “goddess”

 

  • Feronia (Latin girl name) – “Untamed”; after the ancient Roman goddess of the wilderness, springs, woods, and freedom

 

  • Guinevere (Welsh girl name) – Fantasy name meaning “fair one,” “white fairy,” or “white spirit”; after the beautiful queen in Arthurian legend

 

  • Jemisha (Sanskrit and Hindi girl name) – “Queen of darkness” or “queen of the night”

 

  • Lechsinska (Gothic girl name) – “Woodland spirit”; pronounced as “lek-sins-kah”

 

  • Lorelei (German girl name) – “Enchantress”; also a mermaid name

 

  • Maeve (Irish name for girls) – “Intoxicating,” “enchantress,” or “she who rules”

 

  • Melusine (French name for girls) – “Freshwater female spirit in holy wells or rivers”

 

Mythical Goth Names For Girls

  • Aradia (Greek and Italian girl name) – “Protect” or “watch over”; also after the Italian goddess of the moon (also known as the queen of witches)

 

  • Bellona (Latin girl name) – “Fighter” or “goddess of battle”; after the ancient Sabine (ancient Italic tribe) and Roman goddess of war

 

  • Calida (Greek girl name) – “Most beautiful”; after the she-bear in Arcadian (ancient Greek kingdom) mythology

 

  • Circe (Latin and Greek girl name) – “To secure with rings or hoops” or “bird” after the ancient Greek goddess or sorceress of magic; pronounced as “suh-see”

 

  • Hestia (Greek girl name) – “Fireside” or “hearth”; after the Greek goddess of the hearth and home

 

 

  • Morrigan (Celtic and Irish girl name) – “Great queen” or “phantom queen”; after the Celtic goddess of fate, battle, and death

 

  • Persephone (Greek girl name) – “Bringer of destruction”; the kind Greek goddess of the underworld who also transforms into the goddess of springtime

 

  • Rhiannon (Welsh girl name) – “Great goddess” or “great queen”

 

  • Tanith (Greek girl name) – “Serpent lady”; after the Phoenician goddess of love, the moon, the stars, and fertility

 

Gothic Virtue Names For Girls

  • Annora (Latin girl name) – “Honor”

 

  • Elvira (German and Spanish girl name) – “Truth,” “warlike elf,” “fair,” or “pale one”

 

  • Faith (English girl name) – “Devotion” or “trust”

 

  • Honor (Latin girl name) – “Integrity”

 

  • Sanctity (Latin and English girl name) – “Holy” or “sacred”

 

  • Temperance (English girl name) – “Restraint” or “moderation”

 

  • Vanity (Latin girl name) – “Self-admiration” or “pride”

 

  • Verity (Latin girl name) – “Truth”

 

Goth Girl Names From A To Z

Goth Girl Names Starting With A

  • Acantha (Greek girl name) – “Thorn” or “prickle”; also a nymph in Greek mythology turned into a prickly plant after she refused the Greek god Apollo’s romantic pursuits

 

  • Adreanna (Latin and Italian girl name) – “Dark”

 

 

  • Anda (Spanish and Gothic girl name) – “Bold journey,” “bold protector,” or “peace through bravery”

 

  • Annabel (Latin girl name) – “Loving” and “favored grace”

 

  • Asya (Bulgarian, Swahili – African, and Russian name for girls) – “God favored me,” “reborn,” “resurrection,” or “born through grief”

 

  • Avina (Latin girl name) – “From the oat field”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With B

  • Belladonna (Italian girl name) – “Beautiful lady”; also a girl plant name after a poisonous nightshade flower

 

  • Bellatrix (Latin girl name) – Powerful name meaning “female warrior”; after the Death Eater (a group of evil pure-blood supremacists) in the “Harry Potter” series

 

  • Bernia (Gothic girl name) – Angel name meaning “the angel in armor” or a warrior name meaning “battle-maid”

 

  • Branwen (Welsh girl name) – “Blessed raven” or “beautiful raven”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With C

  • Celestria (Latin girl name) – “Born in heaven” or “heavenly”

 

  • Celosia (ancient Greek girl name) – “Burning”

 

  • Clementine (Latin girl name) – “Merciful” or “mild and gentle”

 

  • Constantia (Latin and Italian girl name) – “Steadfast” or “constant”

 

  • Corvina (Latin girl name) – “Dark hair”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With D

  • Danika (Slavic girl name) – “Morning star” or “from Denmark”; also spelled as “Danica”

 

  • Delora (Spanish girl name) – “Sorrow”

 

  • Diamanda (ancient Greek and Latin girl name) – “Diamond”

 

  • Dionisia (Greek girl name) – “A follower of Dionysus (the Greek god of wine and intoxication)”

 

  • Destiny (Latin girl name) – “Fate” or “fortune”

 

  • Druilla (Latin and Roman girl name) – “Strong,” “mighty,” or “elfin vision”

 

  • Dolores (Spanish girl name) – “Sorrow”

 

  • Duvessa (Irish girl name) – “Dark beauty”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With E

  • Elodie (Spanish girl name) – “Riches” or “foreign riches”

 

  • Elysium (Latin girl name) – “Paradise” or “home of the blessed after death”

 

 

 

  • Erela (Hebrew girl name) – Angel girl name meaning “messenger of God”

 

 

  • Eternity (English unisex name) – “Forever” or “lasts a lifetime”

 

  • Ethelinda (Old English and German girl name) – “Noble serpent”

 

  • Evangeline (Greek girl name) – “Bringer of good news”

 

  • Eventide (English girl name) – “Evening time”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With F

  • Fae (English and French girl name) – Magical name meaning “fairy”

 

  • Fionna (Welsh and Celtic girl name) – “Fair”; can also be spelled as “Fiona”

 

  • Fleurdelice (French girl name) – “Lily flower”

 

  • Florentine (Latin girl name) – “Prosperous” or “flourishing”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With G

  • Garnet (Middle English unisex name) – “Dark red gemstone” or “pomegranate”

 

  • Georgina (Greek and Gothic girl name) – “Farmer” or “tiller of the soil”

 

  • Gossamer (English girl name) – “Fine silky thread” or “light or delicate fabric”

 

  • Gregoria (Greek girl name) – “Vigilant” or “watchful” as a variant of the Greek boy name “Gregory”

 

  • Grimoire (Latin unisex name) – “Book of incantations”

 

  • Gwendoline (Welsh girl name) – Long name for girls meaning “ring,” “blessed,” “fair,” or “white ring”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With H

  • Harlow (Old English unisex name) – Earthy name meaning “rocky hill”

 

  • Hazelle (English girl name) – “Hazel tree”; can also be spelled as “Hazel”

 

  • Hildegard (Old Germanic girl name) – “Battle guard” or “battle enclosure”

 

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With I

  • Ianira (Greek girl name) – “Enchantress”; after the ancient Greek enchantress and sea nymph, or an anime girl name after the goth character Ianira Erebus in “Black Clover”

 

  • Iliana (Greek and Hebrew girl name) – “My God is Yahweh”

 

  • Iolana (Hawaiian name for girls) – “To soar like the hawk”

 

  • Izora (Gothic girl name) – “Dawn”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With J

  • Jett (English girl name) – “Jet black” or “black gemstone”

 

  • Jevera (Gothic girl name) – “Life” or “to work”

 

  • Jezebel (Hebrew girl name) – “Pure” or “virginal”

 

  • Joliette (French girl name) – “Beautiful” or “pretty”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With K

  • Kavindra (Indian – Hindi girl name) – “Poet” 

 

  • Keir (Gaelic unisex name) – “Dark-skinned” or “dark-haired”

 

 

  • Kolfinna (Gothic girl name) – “White lady”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With L

  • Lethia (Greek girl name) – “Forgetfulness”

 

  • Levana (Hebrew girl name) – “God has answered,” “white,” or “the moon”; can also be spelled as “Livana”

 

  • Lola (Spanish girl name) – “Sorrows”; after one of the names (Our Lady Of Sorrows) for the Virgin Mary

 

  • Lucretia (Latin girl name) – “Wealth”

 

 

  • Lycoris (Greek girl name) – “Twilight”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With M

  • Mara (Hebrew girl name) – “Bitter” or “bitterness”

 

  • Melaina (ancient Greek girl name) – “Black” or “dark”

 

  • Morganna (Welsh girl name) – “From the sea” or “dweller of the sea”; can also be spelled as “Morgana”

 

  • Morwenna (Welsh girl name) – “Maiden”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting with N

  • Naida (Greek and Arabic girl name) – “Nymph” or “water nymph”

 

  • Neesha (Sanskrit girl name) – “Night” or “dark”

 

  • Nerezza (Italian girl name) – “Darkness”

 

  • Nerissa (Greek girl name) – “Sea sprite” or “nymph”

 

  • Nesta (Welsh, Jamaican, and Italian girl name) – “Pure,” “messenger,” or “integrity”

 

  • Nightshade (Gothic girl name) – “Poisonous purple flower”

 

  • Nissa (Hebrew, Scandinavian, and Arabic girl name) – “To test,” “to try,” or “friendly elf”

 

  • Nova (Latin girl name) – “New”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With O

  • Obsidian (Latin and English unisex name) – “Black stone”

 

  • Oleander (Greek gender-neutral name) – “An evergreen tree”

 

  • Olympia (Greek girl name) – “From Mount Olympus (home of the Greek gods)”

 

  • Ophelia (Greek girl name) – “Help” or “aid”

 

  • Ordelia (Gothic girl name) – Magical name meaning “elf’s spear”

 

  • Orinda (Latin and Hebrew girl name) – “Beautiful gold” or “pine trees”

 

  • Ostara (English and Germanic girl name) – “Dawn,” “spring,” or “easter”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With P

  • Pandora (Greek girl name) – “All gifts”; after the first mortal woman created by the gods in Greek mythology

 

  • Parisa (Persian girl name) – “Like a fairy”

 

  • Perdita (Latin girl name) – “Lost”

 

  • Phaedra (Greek girl name) – “Bright”; can also be spelled as “Phaidra,” and is pronounced as “fay-drah”

 

  • Poe (English unisex name) – “Peacock”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With Q

  • Qadira (Arabic girl name) – “Capable”

 

  • Qahira (Arabic girl name) – “One who wins”

 

  • Quanna (African-American girl name) – “Graciousness” or “light”

 

  • Quintella (Roman and Gothic girl name) – “Fifth”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With R

  • Radella (English girl name) – “Elf counselor”

 

  • Raelinn (American girl name) – “Beam of light”

 

  • Renata (Latin girl name) – “Reborn”

 

  • Requiem (English and Jamaican girl name; pronounced as “reh-kim”) – “The Roman Catholic mass for the dead”

 

  • Rhodanthe (Greek girl name) – “Rose flower”; pronounced as “rho-dan-thee”

 

  • Rosario (Latin and Spanish girl name) – “Rosary,” “garland of roses,” or “crown of roses”

 

  • Rowena (German girl name) – “Fame and happiness”

 

  • Rue (English girl name) – “Regret”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With S

  • Sabelina (Latin girl name) – “Sable (a small animal that resembles a weasel)”

 

  • Sadira (Persian girl name) – Flower name meaning “lotus”; a character in the “Aladdin” TV series

 

  • Samhain (Gaelic girl name) – “End of harvest season” or “pagan new year”; pronounced as “sow-en”

 

  • Sardonyx (Gothic girl name) – “Red-colored onyx gemstone”

 

  • Silva (Portuguese and Hebrew girl name) – “Thicket”

 

  • Starr (English girl name) – Girl space name meaning “star”

 

  • Sky (Old Norse girl name) – “Atmosphere seen from Earth” or “cloud”

 

  • Solanine (Gothic and English girl name) – “Poison found in the nightshade plant” 

 

  • Sorcha (Scottish and Irish Gaelic girl name) – “Brightness”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With T

  • Tabitha (Aramaic and Hebrew girl name) – “Gracious”

 

  • Taliesin (Welsh gender-neutral name) – “Radiant brow”; pronounced as “tah-lee-eh-sin”

 

  • Tama (Native American, Hebrew, and Japanese gender-neutral name) – “Jewel,” “beautiful,” or “complete” 

 

  • Tamora (Hebrew girl name) – “Innocent” or “honest”

 

  • Tempest (English girl name) – “Stormy”

 

  • Tierney (Irish gender-neutral name) – “Master” or “descendant of a lord”

 

  • Tristessa (Latin girl name) – “Sorrow,” “sadness,” or “bold, sad woman”

 

  • Tourmaline (Singhalese – Sri Lankan girl name) – “Colorful jewel”

 

  • Turaya (Arabic girl name) – Girl space name meaning “star” 

 

  • Twilight (English girl name) – “Dusk” or “time between day and night”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With U

  • Ulva (German girl name) – “Wolf” or “wolf island”

 

  • Urania (ancient Greek girl name) – “Heavenly”

 

  • Ursula (Latin girl name) – “She-bear”

 

  • Ursulette (Latin and Scandinavian girl name) – “Little she-bear”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With V

  • Valonia (Latin girl name) – “Shadow valley”

 

  • Vasilisa (Greek girl name) – “Empress” or “queen”

 

  • Velvet (American girl name) – “Soft fabric”

 

  • Vesper (Latin unisex name) – “Evening star” or “evening prayers”; also spelled “Vespera” as a more feminine variant

 

  • Vidonia (Portuguese girl name) – “Vine branch”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With W

  • Waneta (Old English and Italian girl name) – “Pale-skinned”; also spelled “Wanette” as a French girl name

 

  • Whisper (American girl name) – “Soft voice”

 

  • Winter (Germanic and English girl name) – “Coldest season”

 

  • Wren (English unisex name) – “Small bird”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With X

  • Xanthe (Greek girl name) – “Yellow”

 

  • Xaverie (French, Gothic, and Basque – Southwest European girl name) – “New house” as a variant of the Gothic boy name “Xavier”

 

  • Xylia (Greek and Spanish girl name) – “Woodland dweller,” “ruler,” or “queen”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With Y

  • Yiskah (Hebrew girl name) – “To behold”

 

 

  • Ysabelle (French girl name) – “God is my oath” or “pledged to God” as a variant of the Italian girl name “Isabella”

 

Goth Girl Names Starting With Z

  • Zakira (Arabic girl name) – “Remembering” or “one who speaks”

 

  • Zenobia (Greek girl name) – “Of Zeus (Greek god of the sky)”

 

  • Zephirah (Hebrew girl name) – “Dawn”

 

  • Zephyr (ancient Greek unisex name) – “West wind”; after the god of the west wind

 

  • Zillar (Hebrew girl name) – “Shade”

 

Gender-Neutral & Androgynous Gothic Names

  • Blade (English gender-free or androgynous name) – “Sword” or “wealthy glory”; after the badass half-vampire protagonist in the movie “Blade”

 

 

  • Devereux (French unisex name) – “Banks of the river”; pronounced as “deh-veh-row”

 

  • Emrys (Greek and Welsh unisex name) – “Immortal one”

 

  • Lennon (English unisex name) – “Lover”

 

‘Ugly’ & Uncommon Gothic Girl Names

‘Morbid’ & ‘Evil’ Goth Girl Names

  • Asura (Hindi girl name) – “Powerful” or “spiritual”; after the group of powerful but demonic beings in Hinduism

 

  • Deianira (Spanish and Greek girl name) – “Capable of great destruction” or “devastating”; pronounced as “day-yah-near-rah”

 

  • Desdemona (Greek girl name) – “Ill-fated,” “unlucky,” or “misery”; after a character in “Othello” (a play by William Shakespeare)

 

  • Eris (ancient Greek girl name) – “Discord”; after the Greek goddess of strife and discord

 

  • Inclementia (Latin girl name) – “Cruel”

 

  • Kali (Sanskrit girl name) – “Black one”; after the Hindu goddess of death and doomsday 

 

  • Kalma (Finnish and Hindi girl name) – “The stench of corpses,” “dark,” or “dusty”; after the Finnish goddess of death

 

  • Lilith (Assyrian and Assyrian girl name; ancient languages) – “Spirit,” “demon,” or “belonging to the night” in Mesopotamian mythology

 

  • Mallory (Old English girl name) – “The cursed one” or “unfortunate person”

 

  • Miso (Greek unisex name) – “Hate” or “dislike”

 

  • Poison (English girl name) – “Toxic substance”; after “Poison Ivy” (a beautiful villain in “Batman”)

 

  • Semyazza (Hebrew girl name) – “Fallen angel” or “infamous rebellion”

 

Scary Or ‘Creepy’ Goth Girl Names

  • Chimera (Greek girl name) – “She-goat”; after the monstrous creature with a goat body, serpent tail, and lion head in Greek mythology

 

  • Hecate (Greek girl name) – “Far away”; after the powerful Greek goddess of witchcraft, demons, and the underworld

 

  • Hellebore (ancient Greek unisex name) – Poisonous herb that means “plant eaten by fawns”; can sound like “hell-born”

 

  • Maleficent (English girl name) – “Evil doer”; after the evil queen in “Snow White” (though she’s turned into an anti-hero or a villain who turns into a hero in Disney’s live-action version of the fairytale)

 

  • Medusa (Greek girl name) – “Rule over” or “cunning”; after the monstrous woman who has snakes for hair and can turn to stone anyone who looks into her eyes 

 

  • Naenia (Latin girl name) – “Incantation”; after the Roman goddess of mourning and funerals 

 

  • Pestilentia (Latin girl name) – “Pestilence” or “plague”

 

  • Samara (Hebrew girl name) – “Protected by God,” “reward,” or “guardian”; after the evil main antagonist in the horror movie “The Ring”

 

  • Shabriri (Gothic and Hebrew girl name) – “Fragile”; after the demon of blindness in Hebrew mythology

 

  • Thana (Arabic girl name) – “Praise” or “death”

 

Bonus: Gothic Names For Baby Boys

  • Amarus (Greek boy name) – “Unfading love” (name that means “love”)

 

  • Drystan (Welsh boy name) – “Full of sorrow”

 

 

 

  • Orpheus (Greek boy name) – “Darkness of the night”

 

  • Salem (Hebrew boy name) – “Complete” or “safe”; also a place name after the site of the “witch trials” in Massachusetts

 

  • Sebastian (Latin boy name) – “Revered” or “venerable”

 

 

You can also find ideas from the top 15 baby name generators.

 

References

(1) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gothic

(2) https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/goths-and-visigoths

(3) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Goth

(4) https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html

 

 

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