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
Reply:Nymphetemine, is a good goth name Report Abuse
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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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Belladonna Nightshade
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Reply:i think Czarina is a good name it means female ruler or Zaila means might, power
Reply:How about Alaric? He was a Visigoth ;- }
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Batz
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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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