Gothic names and nicknames

So we meet again, little snarklings. As promised, this week, I’ll be diving into Goth names and nicknames.

Most of my little snarklings out there detest their given names with a fiery passion. Rest assured, I hate my “slave” name too- it’s unoriginal and isn’t dark enough for my own liking. Who the hell names their only daughter Rachel Elizabeth? My parents, that’s who. My mama was high on epherdul and my daddy was hoping that he would have to have his hand amputated…

(SHUDDERS IN HORROR)

(In a future post, I shall go over the ups and downs of having your name changed legally, for those of you out there who dispise your birth names with all of hell’s flames.)

In the meantime, you can play around with this lovely little name list I have on display for your convience.

A few things to keep in mind:

Play around with the spelling! I took my name from the ever popular Victorian baby girl name (Victoria) and my favorite flower (Rose) and I kinda mixed up the spelling a bit to where it is now, Viktorya Roze. But be careful- keep your name easy enough to read phonically!

If you’re like me and like to have either two first names or your first name AND middle name included, please, for the love of all things dark and creepy, don’t make it overly elaborate. Unless you’re a porn star or really famous. Then all bets are off and you can go crazy then.

My rules for creating a unique Gothic name are:

1)      Use two common names.

2)       Use an unusual name and a common name.

3)      Just play around with different combination of names.

And now, have fun in discovering your spirit name.

A
Ladies:

Adrienne~ dark lady from the sea~ Latin

Alvira~ elfin arrow~ German

Amaris~ child of the moon~  Hebrew

Anastasia~ she who will rise again~ Greek

Artemia~ moon goddess~ Greek

Aisling~ dream~ Irish

Ambre~ amber stone~ French

Athena~ beauty~ Greek (Greek goddess of wisdom and beauty)

Aurora~ goddess of the dawn~ Latin

Autumn~ fall~ English

Gentlemen:

Asmodeus, Astaroth~ (the names of demons)

Alaric~ elf ruler~ German

Aleron~ eagle~ German

Ascelin~ of the moon~ French

Astrophel~ star lover~ Greek

Athanasius~ immortal~ Latin

Aubrey~ elf ruler~ French

Auberon~ noble bear (Shakespeare's fairy king)~  German

Azriel~ God is my help~ Hebrew

Nicknames:

Ashes

Aura

Alabaster

Abyss

Avalon

B
Ladies:

Badriyah~ full moon~ Arabic

Bernia~ angel in armour~ Latin

Bijou~ jewel~ French

Brienne~ strength, virtue, honour~ Celtic

Branwen~ beautiful raven~ Welsh

Breena~ fairy land~ Gaelic

Briallen~ primrose~ Welsh

Brigid~ exhalted one~ Gaelic

Belle~ beauty~ French

Belladonna~ beautiful woman~ Italian

Gentlemen:

Bjorn~ bear~ Sweedish

Blayze~ firebrand~ French

Brander~ sword of fire~ Norse

Brendan~ little raven~ Celtic

Nicknames:

Bliss

Babylon

Blade, Blyde

Brink

Battle

Banshee

Blood

C
Ladies:

Calliope~ the muse of poetry~ Greek

Cassandra~ prophetess~ Greek

Chandra~ the moon which outshines the stars~ Indian (Sanskrit)

Chantrea~ moonbeam~ Cambodian

Celeste~ heavenly~ Latin

Ceiridwen~ beauty with hair as dark as a raven~ Gaelic

Celosia~ burning flame~ Greek

Calamity~ misfortune~ Latin

Calista~ most beautiful of women~

Caera~ beloved friend~ Latin

Circe~ Greek sorceress

Contessa~royalty ~ Italian

Calantha~ beautiful flower~ Greek Crescentia~ crescent shaped moon~ German

Crystal~ crystal ice~ English

Gentlemen:

Cadell~ battle spirit~ Celtic

Cadogan~ war~ Welsh

Ciaran~ dark-haired~ Irish

Cleon~ glory~ Greek

Corbett~ raven~ Latin

Corbin~ raven~ Englsih

Cynfael~ chief prince~ Welsh

Caedmon~ wise warrior~ Gaelic

Cain~ acquired spear~ Hebrew

Nicknames:

Chapel

Cinder

Chalice

Crimson

Century

Catafalque

Chaos

Chrysanthemum

D
Ladies:

Daphine~ lural tree~ Greek

December~ twelvth month~ English

Danika~ morning star~ Slavic

Darque~ the darkness~ American

Desdemona~ unlucky misery~ Greek

Destiny~ one’s fate~ English

Demetria~ devotee of demeter~ Greek

Druilla~ elfin vision~ German

Drusilla~ strong one~ American

Demelza~ fort on the hill~ Cornish
December~ born in December~ Englsih

Gentlemen:

Damian~ to tame~ Greek

Dante~ enduring~ Spanish

Demetrius~ follower of Demeter~ Greek

Davorin~ god of war~ Itailian

Deverell~ bank of the river~ French

Drake~ dragon~ English

Draco~ dragon~ Itialian

Dorian~ from the sea~ Greek

Daire~ fruitful~ Gaelic Draven~ raven~ American (from The Crow, Eric Draven played by Brandon Lee)

Drakkar~ dragon~ Italian

Draegan~ dragon~ Greek

Daemon~ demon of the shadows~ Italian

Nicknames:

Dream

Dread

Dusk

E
Ladies:

Edana~ little fiery one~ Celtic

Echo~ reverberating sound~ Greek

Ebony~ black~ Laton

Eden~ paradise~ Hebrew

Eirlys~ snowdrop~ Welsh

Esmeralda~ emerald~ Spanish

Emmeranne~ raven~ Latin

Ennata~ goddess~ Grek

Eranthe~ peace~ Greek

Estrella~ star~ Spanish

Ethelinda~ noble serpent~ German

Evangeline~ messenger of good news~ English

Electra~ radiant~ Greek

Eglantina~ wild rose~ Latin

Ellette~ little elf~ Latin

Evelynn~ eve~ English

Gentlemen:

Elwin~ friend of the elves~ Latin

Erasmus~ to love~ Latn

Eoghan~ young warrior~ Irish

Etienne~ crown~ French

Ezekiel~ God will strengthen~ Hebrew

Ephah~ darkness, gloomy~ Hebrew

Everild~ boar battle~ English
Edward~ gaurdian~ Irish

Nicknames:

Eclipse

Ember

Essence

Eternity

F Ladies:

Faline~ catlike~ French

Fae~ fairy-like~ Latin

Feronia~ a goddess of the forests~ Latin

Fleurdelice~ iris, lily~ French

Fortune~ lucky one~ America

Fern~ fern leaf~ Englsh

Fawn~ young deer~ French

Fanchon~ free being~ French

Faith~ full of trust and hope~ English Felicity~ happiness~ French

Faerydae~ a gift from the fairies~ Latin

Fayette~ little fairy ~ American

Gentlemen:

Frey~ exhalted lord~ Scandinavian

Nicknames:

Fate

Forever

Friday

February

Forest

Frost

G
Ladies:

Gisella~ hostage~ German

Guinevere~ white phantom~ French

Garnette~ a red jewel~ Englsih

Griselda~ dark ballte~ German

Gwendoline~ white-browed maid~ Welsh

Gwendydd~ morning star~ Gaelic

Gentlemen:

Gabriel~ God is my strength~ Hebrew

Gadiel~ God id my fortune~ Arabic

Gair~ small one~ Irish

Gale~ pleasent~ English

Gareth~ gentle ~Welsh

Garth~ keeper of the garden~ Scandinavian

Garroway~ spear fighter~ English

Gawain~ battle hawk~ Scottish

Gethin~ dark skinned~ Welsh

Ghislaine~ pledge~ Rench

Grimbald~ fierce power~ English

Griswold~ grey forest~ German Griffin/ Gryphon~hooked nose~ Latin

Nicknames:

Glacier

Glimmer

Grey

Gotham

Granite

Gusty

H
Ladies:

Hecate~ pure~ Greek

Hagar~ forsaken~ Hebrew

Hesperia~ the evening star~ Greek

Hestia~ star~ Greek

Hildegarde~ battle stronghold~ German

Gentlemen:

Heathcliffe~ cliff near a hearth~ English

Hunter~ the one who hunts~ English

Nicknames:

Hail

Halo

Haven

Hades

I Ladies:

Indigo~ Indian dye~ Greek

Ivy~ climbing vine plant~English

Iolana~ soaring like a hawk~ Hawaiian

Ianira~ enchantress~ Greek

Icy~ freezing~ English

Ianthe~ violet flower~ Greek

Ione~ person from Ionia~ Greek

Isolabella~ the beautiful lonely one~ Italian

Isis~ throne~ Egyptian

Isobel~ God is my oath~ Hebrew

Izora~ dawn~ English

Ivory~ white as elephant’s tusks~ English

Iolanthe~ violet flower~ Greek

Gentlemen:

Idris~ fiery lord~ Arabic

Ingram~ the raven's son~ Scandinavian

Ishmael~ God listens~ Hebrew

Nicknames:

Innocent

Illusion~

J
Ladies:

Juliet~ youthful beauty~ English

Jocasta~ shining moon~ Greek

Jevera~ life~ Greek

Joliette~ pretty violet~ French

Julianna~ youthful child~ Latin

Jezebel~ not exhalted~ Hebrew

Gentlemen:

Jagger~ carter, peddler~ English

Jael~ wild mountain goat~ Hebrew

Jairus~ God Enlightens~ Hebrew

Jarlen~ nobleman~ Norwegian

Jarlath~ tributary lord~ Irish

Jorin~ flowing down~ Hebrew

Nicknames:

January

Jinx

Journey

K
Ladies:

Kali~ a maiden~ Indian (Sanskrit)

Kismet~ fate~ Arabic

Kairos~ right moment~ Greek

Kala~ black~ Indian (Sanskrit)

Kalonice~ beauty's victory~ Greek

Kamra~ moon~ Greek

Kavita~ poem~ Greek

Kiara~ dark~ Irish

Ketura~ intense~ Hebrew

Khalida~ immortal~ Muslim

Kolfinna~ white lady~ Norse

Gentlemen:

Kalon~ handsome~ Grek

Kane~ battle~ Irish

Keir~ dark skinned~ Celtic

Keenan~ descendant of the fair child~ Irish

Kazimir~ famous destroyer of peace~ Salvic

Keiran~ black~ Gaelic

Khalid~ immortal~ Arabic

Killian~ bright headed~ Greek

Nicknames:

Kindred

L Ladies:

Lilith~ belonging to the night~ Babylonian

Lullaby~ night song~ English

Lamya~ dark lips~ Arabic

Layla~ night~ Arabic

Leandra~ like a lioness~ Greek

Lechsinska~ woodland spirit~ Polish

Lilah~ black as the nightd~ Arabic

Leontine~ lion~ Latin

Lethia~ sweet oblivion~ Greek

Levana~ the sun of the dawn~ Latin

Lien~ lotus blossom~ Dutch

Lisha~ the darkness before midnight~ American

Lorelei~ siren~ German

Lupe~ she-wolf~ Spanish

Lycoris~ twilight~ Greek
Lucinda~ illination~ Latin

Lucretia~ succeed~ Latin

Luna~ moon~ Spanish

London, Londyn~ the great river~ English

Gentlemen:

Lazarus~ God will help~ Hebrew

Leander~ lion man~ Greek

Lysander~ librarian~ Greek

Lucien~ light~ Latin

Lancelot~ God-like~ English

Lance~ God-like~ English

Leon~ lion~ French

Lycidas~ wolf son~ Latin

Lothaire~ famous army~ French
Lucifer~ bringer of light~ Latin

Nicknames:

Labyrinth

Legacy

Lynk

Lace

Legend

Locke

Lore

M
Ladies:

Maleficent/ Maleficence~ working or productive of harm or evil~ English

Morgan~ great circle~ Welsh

Maeve~ a mythical queen~ Celtic

Magna~ strong~ Norse

Magena~ the coming moon~ Native American

Mehira~ full of engery~ Hebrew

Mallory~ unlucky~ Latin

Marianne~ bitter grace~ Norse

Melinda~ sweet darkness~ English

Melantha~ dark flower~ Greek

Mercy~ merciful~ French

Meredith~ protector of the sea~ Celtic

Merle~ blackbird~ Latin

Misty~ misty~ English

Minerva~ goddess of wisdom~ Greek

Myvanwy~ rare one~ Australian

Musette~ child of the muses~ French

Morwenna~ maiden~ Welsh Maria~ rebel~ Latn

Melody~ a tune, song or music~ English

Gentlemen:

Mordred~ brave~ English

Mabon~ a knight~ Welsh

Malachi~ angel~ Hebrew

Martel~ hammer of war~ German

Merlin~ from the hill over the sea~ Celtic

Melchior~ king~ Persian

Malcolm~ servant~ Gaelic

Nicknames:

Memory

Mystery

Mayze

Midnight

Myth

Mirage

Morrow

Marionette

Moon, Moonless, Moonlight

Myth

N
Ladies:

Nirvana~ a great plain~ Indain (Sanskrit)

Niamh~ brightness~ Irish

Naida~ water nymph~ Latin

Nebula~ misty~ Latin

Nevada~ as white as the moon~ Spanish

Nissa~ friendly elf~ Scandinavian

Nimue~ the lady of the lake~ Latin

Nisha~ night~ Muslim

Nokomis~ grandmother~ Native American

Nyx~ night~ Greek

Gentlemen:

Nehemiah~ God has comforted~ Hebrew

Niall~ champion~ Gaelic

Nicodemus~ the people’s victory~ Greek

Nodin~ wind~ Native American

Nicknames:

Night

Noire

November

Nightshade

O
Ladies:

Odile~ welathy~ Latin

Ophelia~ serpentine~ French

Ordelia~ elf's spear~ Latin

Orenda~ magic power~ Latin

Osanna~ merciful~ Latin

Oddessa~ long journey~ French

Oddette~ little wealthy one~ French

Gentlemen:

Oberon~ noble and bearlike~ German

Odolff~ prosperous wolf~ German

Orien~ the East~ Latin

Orion~ son of light~ Greek

Ozul~ shadow~ Persian

Nicknames:

Omen

Ophealia

Ophelia

Obsidian

October

Onyx

Orchid

P
Ladies:

Phoenix~ blood red~ Greek

Phaidra~ bright~ Greek

Persephone~ bringer of destruction~ Greek

Pixie, Pyxie~ fairy like~ Irish

Petra~ stone~ Polish

Philomena~ lover of the moon, nightingale~ Greek

Psyche~ form of itself~ Grek

Pythea~ a prophet~ Greek

Gentlemen:
Payne~ rustic~ Latin

Perseus~ destroyer~ Greek

Phelan~ brave as the wolf~ Gaelic

Nicknames:

Pandora

Perdita

Phaedria

Phantom

Panther

Pardon

Parrish

Prysm

Purity

Poison

Q
Ladies:

Qadira~ powerful~ Arabic

Quintella~ born in the fift month~ English

Gentlemen:

Qadir~ powerful~ Arabic

Quillan~ cub~ Gaelic

Quillon~ sword~ Latin

Quinn~ wise~ Celtic

Nicknames:

Quiet

R Ladies:

Rhiannon~ pure nymph~ Welsh

River~ river~ English

Ruby~ red jewel~ French

Ravette~ little raven~ English

Raphaella~ healer~ Hebrew

Radella~ elfin conserlor~ English

Rhain~ great queen~ Welsh

Renita~ rebel~ Latin

Rhodanthe~ rose~ Greek Rosadonna~ my own name I made up for a friend of mine, means “poisonous rose”

Gentlemen:

Radomir~ joy~ Slavic

Raphael~ God has healed~ Itailian

Rune~ secret~ German

Raoul~ strong~ French

Randal~ shield wolf~ English

Ransley~ from the raven's meadow~

Renwick~ raven's nest~ Teuonic

Riordan~ royal bard~ Gaelic

Nicknames:

Raven

Rogue

Rosary

Rain

Ransom

Rapture

Rave

Refuge

Remember

Requiem

S
Ladies:

Scarlett~ red cloth~ English

Sky, Skyla, Skylar~ blue sky~ Norse0

Selene~ moon~ Greek

Sapphire Sapphira~ blue jewel~ Greek

Sorcha~ bright~ Irish

Seiran~ sparkling~

Selena~ girl of the nighttime

Seraphine~ burning fire~ Hebrew

Silvana~ of the forest~ Latin

Silver~ white~ Anglo Saxon

Gentlemen:

Sabien~ ~

Salem~ complete peace~ Arabic

Saber~ sword~ French

Seain~ ~

Severn~ strict~ English

Silvan~ of the forest~ Latin

Sterling~ pure~ English

Sullivan~ man with black eyes~ Irish

Nicknames:

Scarlet

Shadow

Shyde

Silence

Snow

Solitude

Solstice

Spirit

Storm

Sunday

Stormy~ impetuous Nature

Sabbath

Sable

Sabre

Salem

Salvation

Satin

Silence

Silver

Smoky

Snow

Solitude

Solstice

Spirit

Steele

Stone

Sunday

T
Ladies:

Tanith~ goddess of Cartage~ English

Topaz~ yellow jewel~ Latin

Tizane~ gypsy~ Hungarian

Tatiana~ little saint~ Russian

Tempesta~ little tempress~ Greek

Thalia~ joyous muse of comedy~ Greek

Thora~ thunder~ Norse

Timandra~ honour~ Latin

Tierney~ regal~ Irish

Thordis~ spirit of Thor~ Norse

Trista~ sorrow~ Italian

Turaya~ star~ Arabic

Tourmaline~ jewel~ Singalese

Gentlemen:

Tallon~ tall~ English

Tama~ thunderbolt

Tearle~ stem~ English

Thorin~ thunder~ Norse

Theron~ untamed~ French

Nicknames:

Trinkette

Tuesday

Talon

Thorne Tempest

Temple

Thunder

Trilogy

Tsunami

Tuesday

Twilight

Tranqility

U
Ladies:

Ulva~ she-wolf~ German

Ursula~ little she-bear~ Russian

Ursulette~ little she bear~ Latin

Ursuline~ little she bear~ Latin

Urania~ heavenly~ Greek

Gentlemen:

Ulfred~ wolf of peace~ English

Urien~ kingly~ Latin V
Ladies:

Vesperia~ evening star~ Latin

Vasilisa~ queen~ Russian

Vanessa~ butterfly~ Greek

Venette~ home~ Latin

Vanity~ empty in pride~ French

Valentina~ brave~ Italian

Vanita~ desired~

Velvet~ soft~ English

Velika~ the falling one~ Russian

Venus~ goddess of love and beauty~ Latin

Veronica~ truth and purity~ Greek

Gentlemen:

Valentine~ brave~ Italian

Valerian~ valiant~ Latin

Nicknames:

Vail

Velvet

W
Ladies:

Wanette~ the pale one~

Wren~ ruler~ Welsh

Willow~ graceful~ English

Gentlemen:

Waldron~ strength of the raven~ German

Wolfram~ wolf raven~ Teutonic

Nicknames:

Wail

Whisper

Winter

Wish

Winter

Wish

Wolf

X
Ladies:

Xanthe~ an Amazon warrior~ Latin

Xylia~ from the woods~ Greek

Xena~ hostess~ Greek

Xaverie~ owns a new house~ Spanish

Gentlemen:

Xanthus~ the river~ Latin

Xenos~ stranger~ Greek

Xavier~ owns a new house~ Spanish Y
Ladies:

Ysabelle~ conseacrated to God~ Itslian

Yolanthe~ strong~ French

Gentlemen:

Ywain~ young warrior~ Welsh Z
Ladies:

Zabrina~ a princess~ English

Zella~ shadow~ Greek

Zara~ light~ French

Zephirah~ dawn~ Greek

Zetta~ olive~ Hebrew

Zakira~ remembrance~ Italian

Zena~ hostess~ Greek

Gentlemen:

Zachaeus~ the lord recalls~ Hebrew

Zane~ gift from God~ Hebrew

Until we meet again. In next week’s post, I shall be going over the black lipstick sterotype.

Please feel free to follow the links that I have provided for more information on this week’s topic or email me at petitegothgirl@live.com.

And please do not hesitate to inform me of any errors that I make in my posts. I am always more than happy to accept feedback and criticism.

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LINKS:

http://ultimategothguide.blogspot.com/2011/04/a-z-of-goth-names.html

http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/elvish/girlnames.html

http://www.20000-names.com/

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/

http://www.babynames.com/index.php

http://www.behindthename.com/