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Gothic Baby Names

Gothic baby names relate to the culture that combines horror with romanticism. Gothic can refer to the medieval or the modern; Gothic style encompasses music and architecture, literature and fashion. Names inspired by goth culture are a little shadowy and a lot mysterious, such as Damien and Ophelia.

Along with Damien and Ophelia, other Gothic names in the US Top 1000 include Andre, Jasper, Jett, Luna, Raven, Scarlet, Wolf, and Zelda. Gothic baby names with a distinctly dark image include Jezebel, Onyx, Wednesday, and Blackwell.

Names for a goth baby can include those related to goth icons, goth styles, or goth imagery. Here are some boy and girl names that, for a range of reasons, might be considered Gothic. Baby appropriate? In a dark sort of way...

Gothic Baby Names

Amara

Meaning: grace, immortal, tribe

Origin:Igbo, Sanskrit, Arabic
78
Nemy

Meaning: sweet

Origin:Mende
1629
Asha

Meaning: hope; life

Origin:Sanskrit; Swahili
343
Zora

Meaning: dawn

Origin:Serbo-Croatian
365
Izara

Meaning: shawl; star; section of tree

Origin:Arabic, Basque, Hausa
550
Zuri

Meaning: good, beautiful

Origin:Kiswahili
749
Ife

Meaning: love

Origin:African, Yoruba
2612
Kehinde

Meaning: second-born of twins or one who falls behind

Origin:Yoruba
17847
Abyssinia Abyssinia is a very beautiful name that orig...
Origin:African place-name
5298
Kamaria

Meaning: moonlight

Origin:Swahili
1760
Eshe

Meaning: life

Origin:African, Swahili
3672
Habiba

Meaning: beloved, sweetheart

Origin:Arabic, Bengali
5991
Zola

Meaning: piece of earth

Origin:African, Congolese; also literary name
2684
Marjani

Meaning: coral

Origin:Arabic, Swahili
3681
Lissa

Meaning: honeybee

Origin:African, Arabic mythological name; diminutive of Melissa, Greek
2002
Anika

Meaning: sweetness of face

Origin:Nordic diminutive of Anne or African, Hausa
638
Nairobi Nairobi is a beautiful name that has many di...
Origin:African place-name
4368
Ngozi

Meaning: blessing

Origin:African, Nigerian-Igbo
4430
Zaire Zaire is a name of African origins, given bo...
Origin:Place-name
7328
Ama

Meaning: born on Saturday; water

Origin:Ewe, Akan, Ghanaian, Cherokee
1754