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Black Night And Shadowy Names

  1. Melantha

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "dark flower"

    • Description:

      The th sound both softens and complicates this Melanie relative.
  2. Maurice

    • Origin:

      English and French from Latin

    • Meaning:

      "dark-skinned"

    • Description:

      One of those old-mannish names that sounds a lot fresher for a girl.
  3. Dublin

    • Origin:

      Irish place-name

    • Description:

      With Galway and Ireland in play as names (not to mention Shannon and Kerry), there's no reason this one can't work, too.
  4. Kieran

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "little black-haired one"

    • Description:

      Kieran is a boys' name that could cross over, as an update of outmoded Karen or a variation on trendy Kiera (or Keira or Kyra). Keren Ann is an Israeli-born singer. The proportion of babies named Kieran who are girls is less than ten percent, but is slowly growing. Kieran had an increase in use for girls in 2022.
  5. Mory

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "dark skinned, mulberry"

    • Description:

      A French nickname and surname deriving from Maurice, or possibly from the French word for mulberry tree, mûrier.
  6. Donahue

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "dark fighter"

    • Description:

      This genial Irish surname feels much more current than Donald.
  7. Lilita

    • Origin:

      Latvian

    • Meaning:

      "of the night"

    • Description:

      Latvian variant of Lilith
  8. Deegan

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "dark-haired"

    • Description:

      This name shares sounds with Keagan and Teagan, but has its own roots in Irish culture. It comes from the surname O'Duibhginn, meaning "descendent of the dark-haired one". Freestyle Motocross rider Brian Deegan may be partly responsible for this name's appearance in the US Top 1000 between 2008 and 2013. While it is now out of the charts, it remains a familiar choice, given to just shy of 100 boys in a recent year.
  9. Doolish

    • Origin:

      Manx variation of Douglas

    • Meaning:

      "black river"

    • Description:

      Doolish (known as Douglas in English) is the largest town in the Isle of Man. The name is though to derive from a Celtic word "Duboglassio" which means "black river".
  10. Dusk

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "twilight; darkening"
  11. Tynan

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "dark, dusty"

    • Description:

      A much fresher Ty name than Tyler or Tyson.
  12. Argenta

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "silvery"

    • Description:

      More modern and alluring than Silver, Argenta is one of the few mineral/metal-related names.
  13. Argentia

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "silver"

    • Description:

      A shimmery ancient Roman name that could still shine today. VARIATION: ARGENTA
  14. Shyam

    • Origin:

      Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "dark, black, blue"

    • Description:

      Shyam is one of the alternate names of Hindu God Krishna.
  15. Equinox

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "equal night"

    • Description:

      A dramatic nature-inspired possibility for either sex.
  16. Kalika

    • Origin:

      Variation of Kali, Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "black one"

    • Description:

      Kalika derives from the name of Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction. It appears in the book series The Last Vampire.
  17. Maurelle

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "dark, elfin"

    • Description:

      New twist to the Maur- names, a bit cosmetic sounding.
  18. Umbriel

    • Origin:

      Literature, Latin

    • Meaning:

      "shadow"

    • Description:

      Created by English poet Alexander Pope for a melancholy sprite in the 1712 poem The Rape of the Lock. He likely took the Latin word umbra "shadow". A moon of Uranus is named after the character.
  19. Enoli

    • Origin:

      Cherokee

    • Meaning:

      "black fox"

    • Description:

      Perky Cherokee boy name with a great meaning. Foxes symbolize cleverness and playfulness in Cherokee culture.
  20. Israh

    • Origin:

      Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "night travel"

    • Description:

      Israh which is also spelled Isra is a gender-neutral Muslim name.