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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

Opaline The name Opaline is a beautiful and rare nam...
Origin:Sanskrit
3268
Eris

Meaning: strife, discord

Origin:Greek
1664
Lenore A French-originated name, the meaning of Len...
Origin:German variation of Leonora, Italian derivative of Eleonora, meaning unknown
801
Tansy

Meaning: immortality

Origin:Flower name, from Greek
1424
Blade The meaning of Blade is 'sword' or 'cutting ...
Origin:Word name
1291
Vlad

Meaning: great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world

Origin:Diminutive of Vladimir, Slavic
1726
Thorn

Meaning: prickle

Origin:English
1397
Andre

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:French and Portuguese variation of Andrew
1503
Heathcliff

Meaning: cliff near a heath

Origin:English
1284
Crow The meaning of Crow is 'someone with dark or...
Origin:Bird name
1455
Tower The name Tower is more commonly attributed t...
Origin:Word name
13985
Scarlet Scarlet is a variation of the name Scarlett....
Origin:Color name
2406
Tarot The first thing that pops up in everyone's m...
Origin:French, fortune-telling cards
12380
Velvet

Meaning: a fabric characterized by a short soft dense warp pile

Origin:English word name
1817
Night Night is an American origin name, and the me...
Origin:Word name
3894
Morwenna

Meaning: maiden

Origin:Welsh
767
Valkyrie

Meaning: chooser of the slain

Origin:From Norse
2371
Belladonna

Meaning: nightshade, beautiful lady

Origin:English from Italian
1137
Tanis

Meaning: daughter

Origin:Variation of Tanith, Phoenician, Native American, Cree
2369
Donahue

Meaning: dark fighter

Origin:Irish
4582