Woot! It's October. That means that Halloween is only a few weeks away. Of all the holidays in our culture, Halloween is probably one of the least likely holidays you'd use for naming inspiration. But, if that is the case, I think you should reconsider! Let's review:
Famous witches and wizards:
Morgana, Merlin, Nimue (Arthurian Legend)
Glinda (Wizard of Oz)
Winifred, Mary, and Sarah (Hocus Pocus)
Sabrina (the Teenage Witch)
Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Piper, Prudence, Pheobe, and Paige (Charmed)
Then there's Bewitched, which gave us Samantha, Endora (her mother), Tabitha (her daughter), Clara (her aunt), and Serena (her cousin)!
Names inspired by the moon, a haunting Halloween staple:
Luna (Roman goddess of the moon)
Selene (Greek goddess of the moon)
Names found in the underworld:
Persephone (Hades' wife)
Hades (Greek god of the underworld)
Osiris (Egyptian king of the underworld)
Anubis (Egyptian associated with death)
Horus (son of Osiris)
Odin (Norse god of death, and other things)
Avalon (King Arthur's resting ground)
Literary Horror figures:
Edgar Allen Poe
Bram Stoker
Mary Shelley
Stephen King
If you're up to it, supernatural villain names:
Samara (The Ring)
Damien (The Omen)
Regan (The Exorcist)
Freddy (Nightmare on Elm Street)
Jason (Friday the 13th)
Michael (Halloween film series)
Two big fantasy creature names:
Griffin
Phoenix
To revisit witch and wizard names, some Harry Potter names for you:
Harry
Ronald
Hermione
Percy
Fred
George
Arthur
Albus
Ginevra
Rowena
Fleur
Godric
Severus
Draco
Lily
James
Remus
Sirius
I could go on with Harry Potter names, but it would be a VERY long post.
There are so many names that are inspired by different parts of Halloween! If you really wanted to honor Halloween, you could go with a name from what is probably most people's favorite thing about the holiday: Jack (as in Jack 'O Lantern).
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