Names That Mean Shadow

  1. Umbrielle
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "one in the shadow"
    • Description:

      Pretty French sound, but there might be a lot of "umbrella" cracks.
  2. Zilla
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "shadow"
    • Description:

      Although this Old Testament name is soft and delicate, it runs the risk of conjuring up the monstrous Godzilla.
  3. Itzal
    • Origin:

      Basque
    • Meaning:

      "Shadow"
    • Description:

      The Basque name, meaning shadow, has the virtue of having both an interesting meaning and an obvious pronunciation.
  4. Umbra
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "shadow"
  5. 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.
  6. Ombra
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "shadow"
    • Description:

      An unusual, haunting name, a distant cousin to the more popular Amber and Ember.
  7. Umbra
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "shadow"
  8. Silhouette
    • Origin:

      French surname
    • Meaning:

      "shadow outline"
    • Description:

      Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician, gave his name to this portraiture technique – although, strangely, no one knows why.