Hey, amazing writer! This is another post in honor of Halloween. This past week, I became obsessed with researching creepy names, and you can use this for inspiration when naming characters.
These aren’t necessarily ugly names. In fact, many of them sound lovely. They’re just names with meanings that are scary, sad, or unflattering. Some might be good mean girl names, baby devil names, or just names for a story with a demon aesthetic. If you write badass heroes or heroines, the edgy girl names or dark names for boys might be perfect for your story, too. (You might also find goth usernames, if that’s your thing!)
I’ve known many sweet and wonderful people whose names are in this post, so these aren’t cursed names in real life! This is only for fictional inspiration. I’m separating these as feminine or masculine based on historical usage, but obviously, you can use them however you want for female, male, or non-binary characters.
Thanks for the research, Bryn. I wish I had had this list when I was naming my female villain. I finally settled on making a contraction – V’lain.
Ha! Well, you’ll have the list for the next one—as prolific as you are, Jessie, that’ll be soon!
Great list – fun to read. Thanx for the effort to put this together; however, you missed one great one – you’re own name lol – not Bryn, but Donovan. It means dark warrior!
Hahaha, I thought about it! Thanks for reading!
hehehe i’m watching you and I will be at your house at midnight to night for an evil plan of murder!! hehehehe P.S.- there WILL BE BLOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bruh wtf.
sybau dude wtf
wtf bro thats insane ToT
Two people whose names I met that always stuck with me and I always wondered, “what the heck was their parent thinking,?” are Hortense and Frankenita.
Oh wow, those are unusual! 🙂
Yuck. Sorry for those kids who have to live with that name.
fuck u carol
you is so real stop
Another awesome list. Thanks, Bryn. ?
Thanks for reading!
This is such an amazing resource, Bryn. I remember trying to come up with suitable dragon names for my characters. I ended up using a lot of Google translate from English to Greek and doctoring the words to fit my imagination. Names are definitely some of the most difficult part of the creative process. 🙂
LISA, hi! I take so much time with names. I love what you did with the dragon names!
Names can be so important in developing a character.
denise
It’s so true!
Ironically, in reading this post, I already have a character named Ben who goes by Benoni as his secret identity, Lol. Great list, Bryn!
Oh, I love the idea of the secret identity name 🙂 Thanks for reading!
Thanatos is a Greek God, but it can also be a male name for death.
I am considering one that means BLOOOOODDDDDDD for my sweet, sweet child.
Dude. What the fuck.