# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/21 "2007-02-16T18:24:54Z")
Bette Noir, of course. ---
**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, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/22 "2007-02-16T18:35:40Z")
Thanks, **WhyNot** A few more… Dream Stolen Opal 🙂 Silver Eerie Aria Feist Six Myst Omni Kali Boo Dew Luna Rain Moonshine Zeta Rosetta Vendetta Florentine Wander Blackthorn Cherry Briar Dahlia Titania Tabitha Heather Holly Hazel Cathy Carnie Edwina Madison Miranda Rosemary Drew Sadie Okay, I’m done. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/23 "2007-02-16T18:38:45Z")
Threnody Misericord Snape. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/24 "2007-02-16T18:39:16Z")
Persephone. Eris. Despair. ---
**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, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/25 "2007-02-16T18:44:59Z")
Ivo Lorelei Beatrix Persephone Pandora Amelia Cicely Otterley Donimo - for the more ethereal ones ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/26 "2007-02-16T19:08:50Z")
In Wiley’s _Non Sequitur_ daily comic, the cynical little grrl’s name is **Danae** , which I assume is pronounced about the same as “deny.” Too cool. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/27 "2007-02-16T19:11:21Z")
Jane Doe, like an unidentified corpse in the morgue. And she should wear a toe tag with that name as a necklace. ---
**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, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/28 "2007-02-16T19:13:00Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] In Wiley’s _Non Sequitur_ daily comic, the cynical little grrl’s name is **Danae** , which I assume is pronounced about the same as “deny.” Too cool. [/QUOTE] It’s classically (Greek) Danaë, which I think is “dannuh-ee.” ---
**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, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/29 "2007-02-16T19:19:57Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] In Wiley’s _Non Sequitur_ daily comic, the cynical little grrl’s name is **Danae** , which I assume is pronounced about the same as “deny.” Too cool. [/QUOTE] Knew a girl with this name when I was in elementary school. She pronounced it Duhnn-ay. I’m not too familiar with Greek, but in Latin that’s basically how it would be pronounced. ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/30 "2007-02-16T19:23:05Z")
All real goths I used to know back in the day: Octavia Charlotte Gabrielle ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/31 "2007-02-16T19:49:08Z")
Corvid (Crows and ravens) blackbird starling Can you tell I follow a bird theme when naming anything? ---
**Author:** ![Emilio\_Lizardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/32 "2007-02-16T20:20:20Z")
[QUOTE=Struan] Ivo Lorelei Beatrix Persephone Pandora Amelia Cicely Otterley Donimo [/QUOTE] Also great names for the songs on the album “Treasure” by the Cocteau Twins. ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/33 "2007-02-16T20:22:28Z")
Jezebel ---
**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, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/34 "2007-02-16T20:54:23Z")
[QUOTE=Emilio Lizardo] Also great names for the songs on the album “Treasure” by the Cocteau Twins. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I took Aloysius out, and should have taken Ivo out too. My first selection were all Sisters of Mercy/ The Mission songs. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/35 "2007-02-16T21:12:38Z")
For a smoker (probably of clove ciggies), **Nicotina**. Perhaps **Perdita** (meaning _Unwanted One_, if I am not mistaken). ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/36 "2007-02-16T21:24:11Z")
Lilith Sucubus ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/37 "2007-02-16T21:27:52Z")
No Death? Would that be over the top? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/38 "2007-02-16T21:31:02Z")
My oldest daughter has two middle names; her second middle name is Isis. When she was going through a goth period a couple of years ago, she used that a lot, coupled with the last name of a friend of hers who had died in a car accident. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/39 "2007-02-16T21:35:13Z")
Anathema (always liked that one–sounds so pretty until you know what it means 🙂 ) Verity ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-a-goth-girl/392494/40 "2007-02-16T21:38:05Z")
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