Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A really good gothic name?

I am going to write a book for kids between the ages of 12 and 14. It's about a dark fairy tempted between good and evil. She's a kinda gothic character, but I can't find a good name for her. Any ideas? Thanks.

A really good gothic name?
Agatha


Agathe


Bronwen


Charlena


Columbine


Darys


Dora


Dolores


Eleanora


Faience


Gladys


Hester


Iris


Lavinia


Leticia


Lilith


Liliane


Lillian


Margarethe


Nora


Ramona


Roseanna


Rosamund
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Char


Atlantica


Karisma


Baylie


Veronica


Kharma


Willow


Blissen


Derek (but I guess some might think it's a guy)


Chrisen


Angelica


Keyax


Dearon


Sieren


Siren


Serene


Verona


Jade / Jadalia / Jaden


Christine


Marlie


Jessen


Cassie / Cassy


Lilax








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Absinthe If you don't know what this is, you might want to find another subculture to subscribe to. It's an alcoholic beverage made with wormwood (artimisia absinthium), a plant known for its mild hallucinigenic properties. It was very popular among 19th and early 20th century artists.


Ague term for Malaria used from the middle ages up until the 20th century.


Ahriman evil deity in Persian Zoroastrianism


Alcina sorceress in Italian Arthurian legends.


Amanita genus of poisonous mushrooms


Amarantha a mythological Greek flower that never faded.


Amaranthus genus of flower also known as "love lies bleeding." Used in middle ages to stem bleeding.


Amethyst purple gemstone, thought to be a cure for drunkenness, and also to encourage celibacy. Wine goblets in the middle ages were often carved from amethyst. In astrology, it is a symbol of heavenly understanding.


Annabel Lee a tragic poem by Edgar Allan Poe


Anubis/Anpu Egyptian mortuary god


Arachne Greek mythological figure who Athena turned into a spider in a fit of jealousy


Artemisia Greek mythological figure, also the species of wormwood, used to make absinthe.


Ash what's left behind after a fire. Also, think of Daniel Ash.


Asmodeus another name for Satan


Aspiradora means "vaccuum" in Spanish. If you want a name that really sucks! (har har)


Astaroth Demon, Christian mythology


Astolat the place where Elaine the tragic "Lily Maid" of Arthurian legend hailed from


Asura "Demon" in Hinduism


Asya According to one book I have, means "born in a time of grief" in Swahili.


Atropine a poison


Autumn season where everything dies


Avalon the otherworldly place where King Arthur went after he died. Also a model of mini-van.


Avarice Greed. One of the Seven Deadly Sins


Aveira word for "sin" in Hebrew


Avon in Hebrew, a sin of lust or uncontrollable emotion.


Azazel Hebrew Bible goat-like demon


Azrael Angel of Death in the Koran.


Balor one-eyed giant in Irish mythology


Banshee from Irish bean sidhe meaning "woman spirit; fairy; otherwordly being." The banshee screams when someone is about to die.


Bealtaine Celtic holiday-- corresponds with May day (Celtic major festivals are held at mid-points between equinoxes %26amp; solstices, not on those days).


Beelzebub Semitic god name sometimes used as an alternate for Satan.


Belial another name for Satan


Belinda a moon of Uranus (snicker, snicker.) The name probably derives from an old word for "serpent."


Belladonna poisonous plant with purple flowers (deadly nightshade)


Blood duh


Bran/Branwen Bran is a Celtic word for "crow." Branwen is apparently a form of Bronwen ("white breast"), altered to include "bran." It would mean white raven. -wen andthe masculine form -wyn are derived from gwen, meaning "white; holy; pure."


Breviary Catholic prayer book for priests


Briar a thorn


Caligula a bizarrely violent and perverted Roman historical figure. Also a movie that has a really smutty version.


Calix/Calixa a Latin name derived for the word for "wine cup.'


Candelaria a plant family thought to drive away evil spirits in the middle ages (common name: mullein)


Catafalque coffin-shaped box covered with a black cloth used in place of a body if one is not available for the funeral.


Chalice fancy cup, used to hold holy blood. Derived from the Latin Calix (see also).


Chaos originally, the state of the universe before the Greek Gods arrived. Has come to mean a state of complete disorder.


Chimera/Chimaera a mythological beast made up of parts of different animals. Also a word for a grotesque product of the imagination.


Chrysanthemum flower associated with death in Japan and some European countries


Cinder see Ash


Circe Greek sorceress


Clove cigarettes that goths and art students smoke a lot of


Cloven what Satan's hoofs are


Corvus/Cornix Be creative! Use the Latin words for 'raven' instead of being GothRaven123112744


Crow(e) bird associated with death


D'Elormie tragic bridegroom in Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Bridal Ballad"


Damian priest in the Exorcist movies, and the possessed kid in the Omen movies.


Dark/Darque/Darkling etc. goths like the dark.


Delora H.P. Lovecraft's aunt, who he was raised by. The name probably is dervied from "dolores" meaning "sorrows."


Demon/Daemon/Demona an evil attendant or spirit


Desdemona tragic Shakespearean heroine


Dicaculus/Dicacula/Dicax "sarcastic" in Latin


Dies Irae means 'day of wrath'-- the part of a requiem mass concerned with the Day of Judgement.


Digitalis (foxglove) poisonous flower


Diti Demon mother in Hinduism


Dolores "sorrows" in Spanish


Draconia "Draconian" means "dire" or "really really serious"


Dragon if you're into that sort of thing


Draven The main dead guy in The Crow was named Eric Draven. Sounds kinda like 'raven," no?


Dunsany influential Irish fantasy/horror writer Lord Dunsany (1878-1957)


Dystopia the opposite of Utopia - theoretical place


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