Spooky Names
October is the time for everyone to be Spooky. From ghouls and zombies to vampires and werewolves. Today we are going to be looking at spooky names for your characters. Now, you don't need to write in the horror genre or be in love with Halloween to love spooky names. Perhaps you have a villain or antagonist that needs to have a flare of scary, an embellishment of evil. If you are "name shopping" for one of those characters you have come to the right place. Happy early Halloween everyone!
Today's Rundown
- Spooky Female Names
- Spooky Male Names
- Spooky Unisex Names
- Honorable Mentions
Spooky Female Names
1.) Morticia
Meaning: Mortician
Origin: English
Famous Inspiration: Morticia from the Addam's Family
Fun Fact: In the movies, (Anjelica Huston) Morticia's eyes always received special lighting.
Nicknames/Variations: Tish, Tisha, Mora, Moriah, Mica, Misha
2.) Cordelia
Meaning: Heart
Origin: Latin
Famous Inspiration: American Horror Stories Coven, Daughter of the Supreme and the Supreme in later seasons
Fun Fact: Cordelia finds that she has the power of The Sight after she gains blinding facial burns.
Nicknames/Variations: Cora, Delia, Lila, Lia, Deli
3.) Desdemona
Meaning: Misery
Origin: Greek
Famous Inspiration: Seen in Shakespeare's "Othello".
Fun Fact: Desdemona ended up killing her jealous husband.
Nicknames/Variations: Desi, Dezi, Mona, DeeDee, Donna
4.) Coraline
Meaning: From the coral of the sea, maiden
Origin: Greek, French
Famous Inspiration: Coraline the movie 2009
Fun Fact: The eyes in Coraline symbolize the soul and protection.
Nicknames/Variations: Coral, Cora, Lynn, Lena, Caroline
5.) Lilith
Meaning: Belonging to the Night
Origin: Akkadian
Famous Inspiration: Adam's first wife in Mesopotamian mythology.
Fun Fact: She was banished from the Garden of Eden for her disobedience.
Nicknames/Variations: Lilly, Lily
6.) Akasha
Meaning: Upper Sky, Space
Origin: Hindu
Famous Inspiration: Queen of the Damned 2002
Fun Fact: In Hindu, akasha is the 5th physical substance, quality of sound
Nicknames/Variations:
7.) Elvira
Meaning: Elf Council, Truth
Origin: Germanic
Famous Inspiration: Multiple movies based on Cassandra Peterson's persona.
Fun Fact: Known as mistress of the dark.
Nicknames/Variations: Vira, Ella, Ellie, Vyra
8.) Annabelle
Meaning: Favored Grace and Beauty
Origin: Hebrew
Famous Inspiration: Annabelle Movies 2014, 2017, 2019
Fun Fact: Inspired story by the Warren family about a doll given to a nurse in the 1970s.
Nicknames/Variations: Anna, Bella, Annabella, Belle, Annie, Anne
9.) Sabrina
Meaning: From the Border, Legendary Princess
Origin: Celtic, English, Latin, Italian
Famous Inspiration: Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Fun Fact: Sabrina came from the Archie Comics.
Nicknames/Variations: Saby, Trina, Tina, Brina
10.) Wednesday
Meaning: Wooden Day
Origin: English
Famous Inspiration: Wednesday Addams from the Addams Family
Fun Fact: The inspiration for Wednesday Addams was a nursery rhyme.
Nicknames/Variations:
Spooky Male Names
1.) Bram
Meaning: Father of Many
Origin: Hebrew (Abraham)
Famous Inspiration: Author of Dracula, Bram Stoker
Fun Fact: Vlad the Impaler's historic thirst for blood inspired Stoker's novel, Dracula.
Nicknames/Variations: Abram, Abraham, Brammy
2.) Draco
Meaning: Dragon, Devil
Origin: Latin
Famous Inspiration: Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter Series
Fun Fact: Rowling was careful not to give Draco a heart of gold.
Nicknames/Variations: Drake, Drago, Dracona (F), Dracula
3.) Freddy
Meaning:Peaceful Ruler, Elf, Council of Magic
Origin: English
Famous Inspiration: Freddy Krueger, Five Nights of Freddy
Fun Fact: Five Nights of Freddy was inspired by a previous game created by Scott Cawthon that received negative reviews.
Nicknames/Variations: Frederick, Fred, Fredrick
4.) Chucky
Meaning: Free Man
Origin: German
Famous Inspiration: Chucky the Doll
Fun Fact: The original Chucky doll is worth $500 in the US.
Nicknames/Variations: Carl, Karl, Charles, Chuck
5.) Jason
Meaning: Healer
Origin: Greek
Famous Inspiration: Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th (1980)
Fun Fact: Jason has a strong fear of water.
Nicknames/Variations: Jace, Jazz
6.) Ichabod
Meaning:Without Glory
Origin: Hebrew
Famous Inspiration: Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Fun Fact: "Sleepy Hollow" featured in Ichabod and Mr. Toad, is based off a gothic story written by Washington Irving containing 34 essays and short stories.
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7.) Bates
Meaning: Son of Bartholomew
Origin: English
Famous Inspiration: Psycho written by Robert Bloch
Fun Fact: The first movie adaptation of Psycho was released in September of 1960.
Nicknames/Variations: Bea, Tate, Barry
8.) Cain
Meaning: Spear, possessed
Origin: Hebrew
Famous Inspiration: Biblical story of Cain and Abel.
Fun Fact: The term "raising cain" means to cause trouble or commotion.
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9.) Norman
Meaning:Man from the North
Origin: English
Famous Inspiration: Norman Bates from Psycho, written by Robert Bloch
Fun Fact: The name dates back to 9th century vikings.
Nicknames/Variations: Nori, Norm, Nor, Manny, Nolan
10.) Fiyero
Meaning: Proud
Origin: Italian
Famous Inspiration: Wicked
Fun Fact: Fiyero was Elphaba's love interest.
Nicknames/Variations:
Spooky Unisex Names
1.) Ratched
Meaning: Sadistic or controlling woman, or person that holds authority over another
Origin: American
Famous Inspiration: Nurse Ratched (Netflix Series 2020)
Fun Fact: Thought the storyline is fiction, Nurse Ratched is based on an actual person.
Nicknames/Variations: Ray, Chad, Chet
2.) Raven
Meaning: Dark Haired, Wise
Origin: English
Famous Inspiration: Edgar Allen Poe
Fun Fact: Ravens signify loss and ill omens.
Nicknames/Variations: Ray, Rae, Vinny, Vin, Vinnie, Raya
3.) Ambrose
Meaning: Immortal
Origin: Greek
Famous Inspiration: Ambrose Bierce, writer of scary stories in the 1960s.
Fun Fact: "Ghosts and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce" includes 23 modern style horror stories.
Nicknames/Variations: Brose, Amy, Rose
4.) Alchemy
Meaning: Medieval Chemistry
Origin: Latin
Famous Inspiration: The word Alchemist.
Fun Fact: Alchemists try to discover cures for diseases and ways to prolong life.
Nicknames/Variations: Chemy, Chimmy, Ali, Alley, Emmy
5.) Jadis
Meaning: Long Ago, Yesteryear, Once
Origin: French and Turkish
Famous Inspiration: C.S Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia
Fun Fact: Was said to be the giant offspring of Lilith.
Nicknames/Variations: Jay, Dia, Adis, Jada, Sida
6.) Salem
Meaning: Peaceful, Perfect, Safe, Complete
Origin: Hebrew and Arabic
Famous Inspiration: Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts
Fun Fact: During the witch trials 20 women were sentenced to death by hanging for witchcraft and 200 were imprisoned for practicing Satanism.
Nicknames/Variations: Sayla, Allen, Lem
7.) October
Meaning: Eighth Month
Origin: American
Famous Inspiration: The Month of October
Fun Fact: October was originally the eighth month in the Roman calendar.
Nicknames/Variations: Oggy, Toby, Octavia, Octavio
8.) Nyx
Meaning: Night
Origin: Greek
Famous Inspiration: Greek Goddess of Night
Fun Fact: Nyx is feared by Zeus.
Nicknames/Variations: Nix
9.) Billy
Meaning:Will Helmet, Protection
Origin: German
Famous Inspiration: Billy from Black Christmas (1974)
Fun Fact: One of the inspirations for Black Christmas was a series of homicides in Montreal from 1969-1971.
Nicknames/Variations: Bill, William, Willa, Billie
10.) Addams
Meaning:From Red Earth
Origin: Hebrew
Famous Inspiration: Addams Family
Fun Fact: Originally published in 1938, the Addams family was brought to life by cartoonist Charles Addams.
Nicknames/Variations: Addy, Adam, Adams, Atom, Addie, Addison, Madden
Honorable Mentions: Alexis, Rosemary, May, Maleficent, Shay, Carrie, Cara, Bellatrix, Lucian, Lucious, Damon, Dameon, Damian, Damina
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