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Magic Names

Magic names possess the power to influence and inspire the paths of the people who bear them. They have become newly popular in response to the coronavirus pandemic. After experiencing intense hardship, parents are seeking names with incantatory power to arm and protect their children against future challenges.

Magic names include powerful word names, names with inspirational meanings, and superhero names of legendary figures both good and evil. Names of controversial mythic personages, such as Ophelia, Kali, and even Lucifer, are now being reconsidered as parents recognize the gray area in the interpretation of their stories.

Along with Ophelia and Kali, other magic names in the US Top 1000 include Athena, Cyrus, Evangeline, Heavenly, Legend, Lilith, Messiah, and Titan. Celebrities have been at the forefront of this trend — recent magical starbaby names include Powerful, Atlas, Win, and Sovereign.

In the recent past, these spellbinding names were considered unsurmountable challenges — who could live up to a name like Saint or Aphrodite? But after reckoning with our inner strength during a challenging year, parents are embracing magic names as prophecy and relishing their chance to imbue their children with fortitude and power.

Albin

Meaning: white

Origin:Latin
1995
Teodor

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Slavic variation of Theodore, English from Greek
3702
Kafka

Meaning: jackdaw

Origin:Czech
1750
Berta

Meaning: bright

Origin:Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Scandinavian variation of Bertha
5771
Verona The meaning of Verona is 'truth', 'true imag...
Origin:Italian place-name
2081
Bora

Meaning: snow

Origin:Czech diminutive of Barbara or Albanian
3662
Artis Artis is used both as a girl's and a boy's n...
Origin:Scottish
7581
Viera

Meaning: truth

Origin:Czech and Russian variation of Vera
3085
Jolanta

Meaning: violet

Origin:Polish
12679
Varya

Meaning: foreign

Origin:Russian
2356
Gabi

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Short form of Gabriella
11573
Krista The name Krista is of Scandinavian origin. T...
Origin:Czech variation of Christina
4662
Damek

Meaning: son of the red earth

Origin:Slavic variation of Adam
2800
Matej

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Slovak, Slovene, and Croatian variation of Matthew
2988
Tila Tila is a word with German and English roots...
Origin:German
5641
Zelenka

Meaning: green

Origin:Czech
5750
Milada

Meaning: my love

Origin:Czech
5348
Katarina

Meaning: pure

Origin:Slovak variation of Katherine
1316
Bela

Meaning: white

Origin:Czech
6187
Bela

Meaning: white

Origin:Czech
2964