280+ Gothic Names With Spooky & Surprisingly Cool Meanings

 

What Are Gothic Names For A Baby?

Gothic names are linked to mystery, horror, and gloom.

Many Goths prefer wearing black or dark colors and might also use black or deep purple makeup – and they might take nicknames or other monikers relating to darkness.

Famous Goths include Wednesday and Morticia Addams from the fictional show “The Addams Family.” 

Some Hollywood celebrities that also went through the so-called “Goth phase” or were linked to the genre due to the roles they played:

• Christina Ricci (she played Wednesday Addams in the 1991 movie)
• Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
• Angelina Jolie 

 

Below, we’re sharing 280+ gothic monikers, many of which have spooky or even surprisingly cool meanings.

 

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Favorite Gothic Boy Names

1. Blade (English androgynous name; *androgynous means gender-free) – “Sword” or “wealthy glory”; also after the half-vampire main character in the movie “Blade”
2. Brander (Old Norse and Old English boy name) – “Sword,” “fiery torch,” or “sword of fire”
3. Brendan (Irish boy name) – “Prince,” “king,” or “small raven”
4. Gabriel (Hebrew boy name) – Angel name that means “God is my strength” or “hero of God”; also a biblical boy name after the archangel and God’s messenger
5. Ishmael (Hebrew and Arabic boy name) – “God will hear”; also a biblical name after Abraham’s first son with his wife’s maidservant, Hagar
6. Jack (English boy name) – “God is gracious” or “supplanter” as a variant of “Jacob” and “James”; the name is also associated with monsters, ghosts, or spirits in gothic culture
7. Khalid (Arabic boy name) – “Eternal”
8. Tristan (Celtic boy name) – “Sad,” “sorrowful,” or “outcry”

 

Popular Gothic Girl Names

1. Amaris (Hebrew and Latin girl name) – “Promised by God” or “bitter”
2. Amethyst (Greek girl name) – “Gemstone” or “jewel”
3. Calliope (Greek girl name) – “Beautiful-voiced”; Greek goddess and muse of poetry
4. Juliet (Latin, English, and French girl name) – “Youthful” or “child of Jove (Roman king of the gods)”; the main character in William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”
5. Morticia (Latin girl name) – Name that means “death”; a character (the mother) in “The Addams Family”
6. Sabrina (Celtic, Latin, English, and Italian girl name) – “Legendary princess” or “from the border”; goddess name after the Celtic goddess of the Severn river or a witchy name after the main character in the ‘90s TV series “Sabrina The Teenage Witch” 
7. Wednesday (English and German name for boys and girls) – “Woden’s day,” after the German god of war and wisdom; also a day of the week and a character (the daughter) in “The Addams Family”

 

Gender-Neutral & Nonbinary Goth Names

1. Blackwell (Anglo-Saxon unisex name) – “Dark colored pool or stream”
2. Blair (Celtic, English, Gaelic, Scottish, and Irish name) – “From the plain”
3. Blaise (French name) – “Lisp” or “stutter”; relates to the Greek Saint Blaise
4. Briar (English unisex name) – “Thorn”
5. Phoenix (Greek name) – Mythical creature linked to immortality; it rises from its own ashes after death
6. Rain (English name) – “Abundant blessing from above”; also a weather-related name linked to sadness
7. Raven (English name) – Nature name that means “black bird”
8. Rogue (English name) – “Unpredictable” or “mischievous”
9. Stone (English name) – “Dweller by the rocks”
10. Storm (English name) – “Tempest”
11. Thorn (Old English name) – “Prickle” 
12. Vesper (Latin name) – Space name meaning “evening star” or “evening prayers”
13. Zen (Japanese name) – “Meditation”

 

What Are Dark Names?

1. Gray (English unisex name) – “Gray-haired” or “black mixed with gray”
2. Keir (Gaelic–Celtic boy name) – “Dark-haired,” “dark-skinned,” or “little dark one”
3. Lamya (Arabic girl name) – “Dark complexion” or “dark lips”
4. Lisha (Latin) – “Darkness before midnight,” “God is salvation,” “truth,” or “honest”
5. Midnight (American unisex name) – “Middle of the night”
6. Onyx (ancient Greek name) – “Claw” or “fingernail”; also a shiny black gem 
7. Requiem (Jamaican and English girl name; pronounced as “reh-kim”) – “Roman Catholic mass for the dead”
8. Shadow (English gender-neutral name) – “Shade from the sun”
9. Tartarus (Greek boy name) – “Darkest and deepest part of the underworld”; also means the Titan prison in Greek mythology

 

What Are Good Names For Darkness?

1. Dusk
2. Layla
3. Noir
4. Nyx
5. Ombra
6. Ozul

 

Dark Gothic Names That Are Beautiful

1. Adrienne (French girl name) – “The dark one” or “the one from Hadria (ancient Italian city)”; also a middle name for girls
2. Anastasia (Greek girl name) – “Resurrection”; also a Disney name
3. Aurora (Latin girl name) – “Dawn”; Roman goddess of dawn and also a Disney princess name (“Sleeping Beauty”)
4. Belinda (Spanish girl name) – Hispanic name meaning “beautiful one” and “bright serpent”
5. Calista (ancient Greek girl name) – “Most beautiful”
6. Guinevere (Welsh girl name) – “Fair one” or “white fairy”; the queen in Arthurian legend
7. Kalonice (Greek girl name) – Name that means “beautiful” (victory of beauty)
8. Tama (Native American, Hebrew, and Japanese unisex name) – “Jewel,” “complete,” or “beautiful”

 

Ancient & Old-Fashioned Goth Names

1. Ethelinda
2. Gwendoline
3. Jezebel
4. Nesta 
5. Ordelia
6. Pandora
7. Renata 

 

Gothic Names From The Victorian Era

1. Ophelia
2. Philomena
3. Roesia (“ro-he-sha”)

 

Gothic Names From Legends & Myths

1. Chaos (Greek boy name) – “Total disorder” or “total emptiness”; Greek god of the void state before creation
2. Circe (Greek and Latin girl name; pronounced as “suh-see”) – “To secure with rings or hoops”; an ancient Greek sorceress or goddess of magic
3. Frey (Scandinavian boy name) – “Exalted one” or “lord”; Norse god of fertility and prosperity
4. Hades (Greek boy name) – “Unseen”; Greek god of the underworld
5. Hecate (Greek girl name) – “Far away”; Greek goddess of witchcraft, the underworld, and demons
6. Kali (Sanskrit girl name) – “The black one”; Hindu goddess of death and doomsday 
7. Kalma (Finnish girl name) – Finnish god of death and decay
8. Minerva (Latin girl name) – “The mind”; Roman goddess of wisdom and war
9. Naenia (Latin girl name) – “Incantation”; Roman goddess of funerals
10. Osiris (Egyptian and Latin boy name) – “Mighty”; Egyptian god of the dead

 

Mystical Gothic Names

1. Amara (Sanskrit and African – Nigerian girl name) – Name that means “grace” or “immortal”; a fantasy name after a character in the “Supernatural” TV series
2. Angelique (French girl name) – “Like an angel” or “angelic”; a witch character in “Dark Shadows” TV series and film
3. Anya (Igbo, Hungarian, and Kurdish girl name) – “Eye,” “power,” or “mother” 
4. Fëanor (Quenya boy name; *Quenya is a J.R.R. Tolkien-invented language) – Elf boy name meaning “spirit of fire”
5. Galadriel (Sindarin and Quenya girl name; Sindarin is also Tolkien-invented language) – “Maiden crowned with a garland”; powerful elf queen in “The Lord of the Rings”
6. Thorin (Norse boy name) – “Thunder”; also a Tolkien character as the king of the dwarves in “The Lord of the Rings”
7. Viconia (invented name) – Unknown meaning; dark elf character in the video game “Baldur’s Gate” 

 

Fun & Creative Gothic Names

1. Branwen
2. Bruxo
3. Crimson
4. Jevera
5. Joliette
6. Nissa

 

Strong & Powerful Gothic Names

1. Bellatrix (Latin girl name) – “Female warrior”; evil Death Eater (a group of pure-blood supremacists and antagonists) in the “Harry Potter” series
2. Cadell (Welsh baby boy name) – “Battle” or “battle spirit”
3. Cadogan (Old Welsh and Irish boy name) – “Battle glory” or “war”
4. Edana (Gaelic girl name) – Name that means “fire” (small, fiery one)
5. Lucius (Latin) – Name that means “light”; also a Death Eater (father of Harry’s rival, Draco Malfoy) in the “Harry Potter” series
6. Malik (Arabic boy name) – “King of kings” or “sovereign”
7. Orenda (Native American – Iroquois name) – “Magic power” or “spiritual force”
8. Orion (Greek boy name) – “Rising in the sky” or “dawning”; a constellation named after a hunter in Greek mythology
9. Payne (Latin boy name) – “Countryman”; also a noble surname (last name) in France

 

Cool & Funky Gothic Names

1. Elvira
2. Elwin
3. Garnet
4. Lucien
5. Salem

 

Nature-Inspired Gothic Names

1. Autumn (Latin girl name) – “Fall (season)”
2. Hesperia (Greek female name) – “Evening star” or “rising star” 
3. Merle (French boy name) – “Blackbird”
4. Renwick (Old English boy name) – “Raven”; can also be a middle name for boys
5. Serpent (Latin) – “Snake”
6. Solanine (Gothic and English) – “Poison found in the nightshade (a plant)” 
7. Turaya (Arabic girl name) – “Star” 
8. Wren (Old English boy name) – “A small bird”

 

Gothic Names That Mean “Moon”

1. Ascelin (Gothic and French girl name) – “Of the moon” or “noble”
2. Badriyah (Arabic girl name) – “Full moon” or “resembling the full moon”
3. Chandra (Hindi unisex name) – “Moon”
4. Jocasta (Greek girl name) – “Sparkling moon”; the queen who unknowingly married her son in Greek mythology
5. Luna (Latin) – “Moon”; Roman goddess of the moon or a witchy name after Luna Lovegood, a kind witch and Harry’s friend in “Harry Potter”
6. Magena (Native American name) – “Moon” 

 

Adorable Gothic Baby Names

1. Bernia (Gothic girl name) – “The angel in armor”
2. Danika (Slavic girl name) – Girl space name that means “morning star”
3. Xander (Greek boy name) – “Defender of humankind” as a variant of “Alexander”

 

Elegant Goth Names

1. Diamanda (Latin and ancient Greek name) – “Diamond”
2. Dionisia (Greek girl name) – “Follower of Dionysus (Greek god of wine and intoxication)”
3. Enriqueta (Spanish girl name) – “Ruler of the homeland”; feminine variant of “Enrique” (Spanish form of “Henry”)
4. Tristessa (Latin baby girl name) – “Sorrow”
5. Tristezza (Italian girl name) – “Sadness”
6. Valentina (Latin girl name) – “Strong” and “healthy”; variant of “Valentine”
7. Willow (Old English girl name) – Girl plant name after the tall tree; also symbolized death during the Victorian era (“weeping willow”)

 

Badass Goth Names

1. Davorin (Slavic boy name) – Slavic god of war
2. Draconia (Gothic girl name) – “Dreadful”; a female form of “Draco”
3. Jarlath (Irish boy name) – “The dark lord” or “tributary lord”
4. Kazimir (Slavic boy name) – “Destroyer of peace”
5. Lazarus (Hebrew boy name) – “God has helped”; biblical boy name after the dead man that Jesus resurrected in the New Testament
6. Lycidas (Greek name for boys) – “Wolf cub” or “son of the wolf”
7. Natrix (Latin boy name) – “Water snake”

 

Creepy & Scary Goth Names

Creepy Goth Boy Names

1. Astaroth
2. Azrael
3. Draven
4. Eldritch
5. Hemlock
6. Moloch
7. Samael

 

Creepy Goth Girl Names

1. Gehenna
2. Gossamer
3. Inclementia
4. Perdita

 

Evil & Morbid Gothic Names

1. Belial
2. Cain
3. Crow
4. Damian
5. Demon
6. Hannibal
7. Lilith
8. Lucifer
9. Morte
10. Necro
11. Pancuronium
12. Pestilentia

 

Gothic Names From Pop Culture & Literature

1. Desdemona – “Othello”
2. Isolde – “Tristan and Isolde”
3. Lisbeth – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
4. Lydia – “Beetlejuice”
5. Oberon – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
6. Poison – “Batman”
7. Sadira – “Aladdin” TV series
8. Titania – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

 

Unique, Rare, & Uncommon Gothic Names

1. Astrophel
2. Ciaran
3. Drusilla
4. Melusine
5. Ondine
6. Severus

 

Virtue-Based Gothic Names

1. Angel
2. Clementine
3. Destiny
4. Faith
5. Honor
6. Mercy
7. Salvation
8. Trinity
9. Vanity
10. Verity

 

Celebrity-Inspired Gothic Names

1. Angelina Jolie
2. Ashley Olsen
3. Christina Ricci
4. Mary-Kate Olsen
5. Willow Smith

 

Gothic Baby Names From A To Z

Gothic Names Starting With A

1. Amaranth
2. Asphodel 
3. Auberon

 

Gothic Names Starting With B

1. Bardolf
2. Blackburne
3. Brunhild

 

Gothic Names Starting With C

1. Caedmon
2. Ciara
3. Corbin

 

Gothic Names Starting With D

1. Dante
2. Dorian

 

Gothic Names Starting With E

1. Edgar
2. Elysium
3. Eoghan
4. Eris
5. Etienne 

 

Gothic Names Starting With F

1. Fabian
2. Faline 
3. Felicia
4. Feronia
5. Forrest 

 

Gothic Names Starting With G

1. Gawain
2. Grendel
3. Griffin
4. Grimbald

 

Gothic Names Starting With H

1. Hestia
2. Hunter

 

Gothic Names Starting With I

1. Ianira
2. Idris
3. Imbolc
4. Ingram
5. Isis
6. Isolabella
7. Israfel
8. Izora

 

Gothic Names Starting With J

1. Jael 
2. Jairus
3. Jasper
4. Jett
5. Jinx
6. Jorin

 

Gothic Names Starting With K

1. Kairos
2. Kalon
3. Kane 
4. Kavita

 

Gothic Names Starting With L

1. Lethia
2. Lennon
3. Llewella
4. Lorelei

 

Gothic Names Starting With M

1. Magenta
2. Magna
3. Malachi
4. Martel 
5. Merula
6. Morrigan
7. Morwenna
8. Musette 

 

Gothic Names Starting with N

1. Narcissa
2. Niall 
3. Nirvana
4. Nodin

 

Gothic Names Starting With O

1. Obsidian
2. Orpheus
3. Osanna 

 

Gothic Names Starting With P

1. Perseus 
2. Phelan
3. Poe

 

Gothic Names Starting With Q

1. Qadir
2. Qinglong

 

Gothic Names Starting With R

1. Ransley
2. Rhapsody
3. Riordan 
4. Rose 
5. Rue 

 

Gothic Names Starting With S

1. Saber
2. Sardonyx
3. Scarlett 
4. Semyazza 

 

Gothic Names Starting With T

1. Thora 
2. Timandra 

 

Gothic Names Starting With U

1. Ulfred
2. Ulva 
3. Umbra
4. Urien 
5. Ursula

 

Gothic Names Starting With V

1. Valentine
2. Valerian
3. Velika
4. Velvet
5. Vespera

 

Gothic Names Starting With W

1. Waldron
2. Wanette
3. Whisper
4. Winter
5. Wolf

 

Gothic Names Starting With X

1. Xavier
2. Xenobia
3. Xenos 
4. Xylia 

 

Gothic Names Starting With Y

1. Yama
2. Ywain

 

Gothic Names Starting With Z

1. Zacchaeus 
2. Zane 
3. Zephyr

 

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• Lila (Arabic baby girl name) – “Night”
• Rainer (German boy name) – “Deciding warrior”

 

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