Names from the Arts and Pop Culture
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Variation of Nofret, Egyptian
"beautiful"
An ancient Egyptian name with noble ties — Nofret, or Neferet, was a princess of Egypt during the third century B.C.
English
"bright battle"
Wybert is a medieval variation of the Old English name Wigberht, from the components wig , meaning "battle," and beorht , "bright."
Masculinization of Yolanda, Spanish from Greek
"violet"
One of the few masculine names that derived from a feminine one.
Variation of Sandra, Italian from Greek
"defending men"
A rare name borne by a character in the young adult book series The Morganville Vampires .
Variation of Zafreen, Arabic and Urdu
Zafreen variant used by Stephenie Meyer in the Twilight saga.
Choctaw, Native American
"crow"
A strong and simple nature name from the Choctaw culture.
Diminutive of Pamela, English
"all honey"
This mild-mannered short form was Queen of the Prom in the fifties and sixties, but today is mostly heard on TV's The Office (and of course as one of the founders of Nameberry). While about 100 baby…
Variation of Malachi, Hebrew
"my messenger"
A creative take on Malachi used in the 2000 horror movie Lost Souls .
Word name
A beyond-bold shooting-star name choice, sure to raise some relatives' eyebrows.
Variation of Emilia, Latin
"rival"
Remilia is a pop cultural choice, most notably appearing on the character Remilia Scarlet in the video game series, The Touhou Project . In the case of the character, it was invented by the game's…
Japanese, meaning unknown
A rare, but certainly usable, Japanese name from the manga series Vampire Knight .
Variation of Kali, Sanskrit
"black one"
Kalika derives from the name of Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction. It appears in the book series The Last Vampire .
Animal name
Grrrr.
Variation of Tibor, Slavic
"sacred place"
Alternate spelling of Tibor used in the horror book series Necroscope .
