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Dark and delicious names for girls please!

229 replies

Trytowin · 12/07/2017 03:18

Hi, my husband and I are expecting our first baby girl and are stuck for a name. We seem fixated on one but celebs knabbed it which means it's not out but a dampner iyswim. We are both alternative so would love a dark name that's beautiful. Surname is spelt differently but same as Kirstie from location.

So far we have

Luna Fae (fairy in French)
Luna Celeste
Serephina

Undecided on Tabitha (is it cats name?), Willow (what if they are not svelte? Like naming a weedy boy Thor iyswim).

Love but can't have Lily or Violet (already in use), Persephone (too close to mine by sound) and Wednesday is bit try too hard but could be a middle name if she's born on a Wednesday ;-)

All ears if anyone has any ideas. Don't mind more out there names/ spiritual/ natural or unisex names.

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ThatsHowTheLightGetsIn · 13/07/2017 08:11

Minerva

5achel · 13/07/2017 08:14

Winter
Wren
Moss
Verdi
Sabine

AndromedaPerseus · 13/07/2017 09:42

Jezebel
Scheherazade
Salome
Delilah
Bathsheba

valeriarrgh · 13/07/2017 10:26

I just remembered one! Elouise. I'm a massive fan of The Damned and always thought this was a lovely name.

blueshoes · 13/07/2017 10:45

Emmanuelle
Sadie
Rachel
Glinda
Opaline
Belladonna
Heliotrope
Lucretia

glitterlips1 · 13/07/2017 10:51

Ebony
I am not keen on luna...Reminds me of the buggy.

NovelDensity · 13/07/2017 10:57

Selene (goddess of the moon)

igotyoubabe · 13/07/2017 12:47

Aurora

Youranus · 13/07/2017 13:03

Severine.

MoonPower · 13/07/2017 13:27

Jezebel - seriously?! 🤣

MoonPower · 13/07/2017 13:31

Selene - mother of the vampires
Nyx - goddess of the night

MoonPower · 13/07/2017 13:33

Clio - daughter of Zeus.

Rainontheflowers · 13/07/2017 13:33

I think some people are having a joke on this thread! Some of the name suggestions are lovely, but some...not so much.

CrowyMcCrowFace · 13/07/2017 13:34

Marian
Alice
Eloise
Prudence
Severina
Amelia
Fabienne
Christabel

#80sgothftw Grin

Clawdy · 13/07/2017 13:41

Fritha. Beautiful Anglo -Saxon name.

LinaBo · 13/07/2017 13:51

My DD's name is mentioned in the OP, so I'm going to say the other name I wanted for her was Clarice, after Starling on Hannibal Lecter's novels. Dark connections, light meaning though. Smile

nigelsbigface · 13/07/2017 14:08

I like Lyra and Linnet best of all the suggestions...
I don't mind Luna...
I once knew a girl called February which I though was cool-when is she due? October? Could work...
I have a Mae (named after the old English name for the plant and Mae West as opposed to the endless 'something-may' that everyone seems to be called where we live!)

MineKraftCheese · 13/07/2017 14:49

@nigelsbigface Mae is my absolute favourite name for a girl! Fan of Mae West as well as Arrested Development. Love the nn Maeby.

nigelsbigface · 13/07/2017 16:52

Ours is commonly known as 'mayday' unfortunately Grin

Baalam · 13/07/2017 16:53

Alice

lolalotta · 13/07/2017 16:56

Lyla means dark/ night/ beauty.

FrancisCrawford · 13/07/2017 17:06

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Lizibet · 13/07/2017 17:16

I think Tabitha is a gorgeous name.
Merricat or Mary Katherine ( like We Have Always lived in the Castle)

Don't know if Anastasia or Valentina are dark exactly but I do like them.

twinjocks · 13/07/2017 17:37

Ha CrowyMcCrowFace - knew you were an 80s goth as I read your list - you forgot Lucretia though!!

OP there are some fab names on this thread - I'm sure you'll find more than one suitable. I love Lilith, Morven, Velvet and Severine/a. Gary Numan's daughters are Raven and Persia - nice names.

AndromedaPerseus · 13/07/2017 18:27

Roxanna
Ophelia
Magdalena
Esmeralda
Opal
Jacintha

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