Dark Names
On this page you will find names associated with dark,
darkness, dark skin, dark warriors, dark strangers, dark places, etc.
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• UNISEX:

  1. CAREY: "Dark one." Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from Ó Ciardha, meaning "descendant of Ciardha." 
  2. CARY: English variant of Irish unisex Carey, meaning "dark one."

  3. DELANEY: "Dark challenger." Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Dubhshláine "descendant of Dubhshláine."

• MALE:

  1. CIARDHA: Gaelic name derived from the word ciar, meaning "black, dark."

  2. COLA: Old English equivalent of Norse Koli, a nickname for a dark, swarthy person.

  3. DEWAYNE: English elaborated form of Dwayne, meaning "dark, black."

  4. DONNDUBHAN (Donndubhán): "Little black/dark one." Old Gaelic name composed of the elements donn "brown," dubh "dark, black," and the diminutive suffix -án.

  5. DONOVAN: "Little dark/black one." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Donndubháin, meaning "descendant of Donndubhán."

  6. DOUGAL: Scottish form of Gaelic Dubhghall, meaning "dark stranger." 
  7. DOUGIE: Pet form of Scottish Dougal, meaning "dark stranger." 

  8. DOYLE: Irish form of Scottish Dougal and Dugald, meaning "dark stranger." 

  9. DUANE: English/Irish form of Gaelic Dubhán, originally a byname which was the diminutive of Gaelic dubh, meaning "dark, black."

  10. DUBHGHALL: "Dark stranger." Gaelic name composed of the elements dubh "black, dark" and gall "stranger." This is said to have been a byname applied to the Danes, in contrast to the fair Norse settlers of Norway and Iceland.

  11. DUBHSHLAINE (Dubhshláine): "Dark challenger." Gaelic name composed of the elements dubh "dark, black" and slán "challenge, defiance."

  12. DUGAL: Variant of Scottish Dougal, meaning "dark stranger." 
  13. DUGALD: Variant of Scottish Dougal, meaning "dark stranger." 
  14. DUGHALL (Dùghall): Scottish variant of Gaelic Dubhghall, meaning "dark stranger."

  15. DUNSTAN: "Dark stone." Old English name composed of the elements dun "dark" and stan "stone."

  16. DWANE: English variant of Dwayne, meaning "dark, black."
  17. DWAYNE: Variant of English/Irish Duane, meaning "dark, black."
  18. EREBOS: "Darkness." Greek myth name of the offspring of Chaos, brother of Nyx, and father of Aether. He is the personification of primordial darkness. In later legends he became a place in Hades, the underworld. The name is probably a loan from Semitic, like Hebrew erebh and Akkadian erebu, both of which mean "sunset, evening," hence "darkness."
  19. EREBUS: Latin form of Greek Erebos, meaning " darkness."

  20. FEARDORCHA: "Dark man." Gaelic name composed of the elements fear "man" and dorcha "dark."

  21. GETHEN: Variant of Welsh Gethin, meaning "dark, swarthy."
  22. GETHIN: Welsh name derived from the byname Cethin, meaning "dark, swarthy."

  23. IMOO: African Luo name meaning "darkness; dusk."

  24. KAMENWATI: Egyptian name meaning "dark rebel."

  25. KARAYAN: Armenian name meaning "dark."

  26. KOLI: Old Norse nickname for a dark-complexioned person, derived from the element kol, meaning "black, coal."

  27. MAURI: Finnish form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor." 
  28. MAURICE: French form of Latin Mauricius, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  29. MAURICIO: Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Mauricius, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  30. MAURICIUS: Late Latin name derived from Maurus, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  31. MAURITS: Dutch form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor." 
  32. MAURIZIO: Italian form of Latin Mauricius, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  33. MAURO: Italian form of Latin Mauricius, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  34. MAURUS: Latin byname, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  35. MAURYCY: Polish form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor." 
  36. MERRICK: Welsh surname transferred to forename use, itself from the forename Meurig, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  37. MEURIC: Welsh form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  38. MEURIG: Variant of Welsh Meuric, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

  39. MORRIS: Medieval form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

  40. MORIC (Móric): Hungarian form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  41. MORITZ: German form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
  42. MUIRIS: Irish form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

  43. ORFEO: Italian form of Greek Orpheus, meaning "darkness of night."

  44. ORPHEUS: "Darkness of night." Greek myth name of a poet who charmed Hades with his lyre in an attempt to rescue his wife from the underworld.

  45. SUILEABHAN (Súileabhán): "Little dark eyes." Old Irish/Gaelic name composed of the elements súil "eye" and dubh "black, dark," and a diminutive suffix.

  46. SULLIVAN: "Little dark eyes." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself a form of Gaelic Ó Súileabháin "descendant of Súileabhán."

• FEMALE:

  1. CHARNA: Yiddish name derived from the Slavic word for "dark."

  2. CHARNETTE: Possibly a pet form for Yiddish Charna, meaning "dark."

  3. DUANA: English feminine form of Duane, meaning "dark, black."

  4. LAMYA: Arabic name meaning "has beautiful dark lips."

  5. MALANDRA: Modern English creation, possibly a blend of the names Malinda "black/dark serpent" and Sandra "defender of mankind."

  6. MALINDA: Variant of Melinda, a modern name blending two other names, possibly meaning "black/dark serpent."

  7. MAURA: Feminine form of Italian Mauro, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

  8. MELAINA: Greek name derived from the word, melaina, meaning "black, dark." 
  9. MELANIA: Latin form of Greek Melaina, meaning "black, dark."
  10. MÉLANIE: French form of Latin Melania, meaning "black, dark." 
  11. MELANIE: English form of French Mélanie, meaning "black, dark." 
  12. MELANTHA: Female Greek name meaning "dark flower." 
  13. MELANY: Variant of Melanie, meaning "black, dark."
  14. MELINDA: Modern creation, possibly a blend of Melanie "black, dark," and Linda "serpent," yielding "black/dark serpent."
  15. MELLONY: Variant of Melanie, meaning "black, dark." 

  16. MINDY: Pet form of Melinda, possibly meaning "black/dark serpent." 

  17. NEREZA: Variant of Italian Nerezza, meaning "darkness." 
  18. NEREZZA: Modern Italian name derived from the word nerezza, meaning "darkness." 

  19. SAUDA: African Swahili name meaning "dark-complexioned."

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