# Names for a goth girl **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 16, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494 "2007-02-16T16:34:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/1 "2007-02-16T16:34:49Z")
Not the name her parents give her; the one she’d give herself. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/2 "2007-02-16T16:39:16Z")
Misery. My daughter is angry that I didn’t actually name her this. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/3 "2007-02-16T16:43:04Z")
Maleficent. Neurasthenia. Alice Aforethought. Queen Elizabitch. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/4 "2007-02-16T16:43:53Z")
Rayne, Agony, and Raven are all quite good, though Raven is a bit overdone. Morrigan is perhaps a slightly less cliche choice, while still holding a similar vibe. ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/5 "2007-02-16T16:44:38Z")
Craven Minerva Britney ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/6 "2007-02-16T16:54:48Z")
Alice, Marian, Lucretia - if she’s old-school anyway. Possibly Severina. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/7 "2007-02-16T16:55:39Z")
Occulta Spooky Malevolina ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/8 "2007-02-16T16:57:38Z")
Cilice Rhabdocoele ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/9 "2007-02-16T16:57:50Z")
Sally (there was a spike in Sallys after _The Nightmare Before Christmas_, and it continues to this day.) Alyce River Lily Chanterelle (I blame _Buffy_) Akasha (_Queen of the Damned_) Midnight Jet Moon Ophelia Trinity (This was before _The Matrix_. The Bros. W knew the same bartender I do - named Trinity at the nightclub Neo in Chicago.) Phaedra Mina (_Dracula_) Seconded: Morgan Raven ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/10 "2007-02-16T17:06:21Z")
Countess Chocula. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/11 "2007-02-16T17:16:10Z")
Malice ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/12 "2007-02-16T17:30:05Z")
[Anhedonia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/13 "2007-02-16T17:30:29Z")
Desdemona ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/14 "2007-02-16T17:36:33Z")
Morticia or Wednesday? (I loved the Addams Family before the TV show gave them names) Anyanka, Drusilla & Veruka are scary characters from _Buffy_. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/15 "2007-02-16T17:43:36Z")
Wednesday _(Sorry, I previewed and everything, blast!)_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/16 "2007-02-16T17:47:55Z")
The first page of models at Suicide Girls has the following: Zui, Cia, Sunshine, Acrid, Akemi, Fatality, Arete, Lavonne, Kensington, Liu, Chanel, Eliska, Devilyn, Benni, Reagan, Lucy, Twinkie, Amina, Al, Dasha, Ryah, Campbell, StellaBlue, Dylan, Erin, Aleda, Satya, Danielle, NicoleLee, Salome, Frankie, and Morgan. Sunshine? Twinkie? Is this goth irony? ---
**Author:** ![Flip\_Pancake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/17 "2007-02-16T17:51:00Z")
Moth Moody Venusa Crimson Razor Risen Shadow Seven Spider Twylight Or ‘regular’ names that seem goth to me: Victoria Emily Anastasia Agatha Christine Scarlet Morgan ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/18 "2007-02-16T17:55:08Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] The first page of models at Suicide Girls has the following: Zui, Cia, Sunshine, Acrid, Akemi, Fatality, Arete, Lavonne, Kensington, Liu, Chanel, Eliska, Devilyn, Benni, Reagan, Lucy, Twinkie, Amina, Al, Dasha, Ryah, Campbell, StellaBlue, Dylan, Erin, Aleda, Satya, Danielle, NicoleLee, Salome, Frankie, and Morgan. Sunshine? Twinkie? Is this goth irony? [/QUOTE] No. Not everyone at Suicide Girls is a goth, and not all goths are gloom and doomy. Furthermore, even most of the ones that are “dark” think that the problem is YOU, and the rest of the world, not THEM. They’re unlikely to pick many of the names in this thread that suggest there’s something wrong with them. My list comes from actual people I know. Perhaps I should have mentioned that. If you want a real goth name, go to real goths. If you want Halloween goth names, Lady Morticia Bloodwort will do. But I can’t believe I forgot Spider! My own goddaughter! Sorry, kid. Good list, **Flip Pancake**. ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/19 "2007-02-16T18:16:58Z")
I’ve always thought [Circe and Azrael](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth_Talk) were good goth names. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/20 "2007-02-16T18:18:30Z")
[QUOTE=Flip Pancake] Or ‘regular’ names that seem goth to me: **Victoria** Emily Anastasia Agatha Christine Scarlet Morgan [/QUOTE] My child’s _actual_ name. 🆒 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494.md?page=2)