Names for Sci-Fi Characters

Seven

Numerical word name

Seinfeld's George threatened to name his future child Seven, and then singer Erykah Badu actually did it.

Shay

Irish, Hebrew

"stately, gift"

A variant spelling of either Irish Shea or Hebrew Shai, Shay feels at once vintage and modern.

Skyra

Skyra is an uncommon feminine name with a celestial quality, created by combining 'sky' with a melodic ending. This contemporary invention has a mystical, almost mythological sound that evokes images…

Sybil

Greek

"seer, prophetess"

The image of the lovely Lady Sybil, tragic youngest daughter of the Crawley family on Downton Abbey is likely to go a long way towards reviving this almost forgotten name, off the list since 1966 and…

Tanis

Variation of Tanith, Phoenician, Native American, Cree

"daughter"

This obscure name found in Sinclair Lewis's 1923 novel Babbitt is a bit hipper than most other is-ending names like Janis and Doris. Some sources consider it a variation of Tanith, who is a…

Trix

English diminutive of Beatrix, Latin

"she who brings happiness; blessed"

Before Beatrice there was Beatrix, which leads naturally to the short form Trix. Trixie is a wise-cracking gum-snapping waitress but Trix is sleek and mischievous -- tricks, get it?

Trixie

Diminutive of Beatrix, Latin

"she who brings happiness"

A sassy, spunky name for the bold parent who doesn't remember Mrs. Ed Norton on The Honeymooners or who's into the nicknames-as-given-names trend sweeping the UK and returning to the US. Trixie is a…

Vesper

Latin

"evening star"

This Latin word used for evening spiritual services was introduced to baby namers by the Eva Greene character Vesper Lynd in the modern James Bond film Casino Royale in 2006, based on the Ian Fleming…

Vida

Spanish, Slovene, Lithuanian, Persian, Swedish, Serbian,"life, visible, willow, to see"

"life, visible, willow, to see"

Vida is a multicultural gem, familiar in a number of languages by not overly popular. It featured in the US Top 1000 in the first half of the 20th century, and in recent years, it has seen renewed…

Vina

Spanish

"vineyard"

Occasionally heard in the 1920s and 30s, along with siblings Bina and Mina; Vienna would be a more modern choice.

Vita

Latin

"life"

Vital and vivacious, Vita is stirring back to life along with many of her V-themed sisters -- Vivian, Vivica -- and is becoming a new celebrity baby favorite. Vita Sackville-West was a British author…