r/Names • u/illegalsurgery • 1d ago

Gothic sounding A names?

I’m changing my name. I was going to pick Adeline but now that the movie is coming out, I’m having doubts.

I like Adalyn but it doesn’t feel gothy enough

Just throw some suggestions my way!!
And also maybe some middle/last names to combine it with, or some nicknames.

I want a more unique name!
I also like adelaide, that’s beautiful

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u/Little_Jaw 1d ago

Augusta. Antoinette, Arachne, Alissandre.

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u/Alan_Cummings_kilt 1d ago

Arachne! Also Ariadne.

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u/OwnNothing3318 1d ago

Oh, no too spidery

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u/julia-peculiar 1d ago

Arbella

(NB not Arabella - but as in, Lady Arbella Stuart - the ill-fated one-time possible heir to the throne of Elizabeth I - imprisoned and died in the Tower of London - a pretty Gothic fate...)

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u/Whats-Ur-Pointe 1d ago

I think that’s an insurance company

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u/lainlow 1d ago

Andromeda

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u/Spirited_Aide_5182 1d ago

Agatha seems v gothic

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u/de_lame_y 1d ago

Alaire (uh-lair)

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u/No_Hat2875 1d ago

Annabelle. As in Edgar Allen Poe's poem about Annabelle Lee.

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u/kween_of_bees 1d ago

Annabelle gives me country vibes

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u/AngelaPisky 14h ago

In the poem it’s spelled “Annabel,” less country-sounding

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u/popcorn-jalapenos 1d ago

Anastasia

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u/p_r_d_v_a 19h ago

Means "resurrection" in Greek, not sure if it makes it more Gothic or un-Gothic to be frank : )

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u/popcorn-jalapenos 7h ago

The word Anesthesia makes more sense to me now.

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u/Sweetanna1111 1d ago

Antigone

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u/BohemianASL 1d ago

I love the name but the ignorant will mispronounce it for her entire life.

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u/Creative_Wrongdoer92 3h ago

I may be an ignorant! Anti-gone? Anti-go-ni? I better Google it

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u/BohemianASL 3h ago

ANN-tig-OH-nee

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u/Creative_Wrongdoer92 2h ago

That's what I said...the 2nd time, lol

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u/asyawatercolor 1d ago

I've no idea about the movie, but Adeline sounds lovely.

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u/KiwiCat15 1d ago

If I'm not mistaken, I think said movie in question is based off an extremely dark "romance" book with many trigger warnings attached that has been green lit for a movie adaptation.

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u/illegalsurgery 10h ago

The issue with it is that the book is not romantic at all, it is more of a horror book that romanticizes rape and kidnapping, and has several quotes that directly suggest that women’s consent does not matter. Due to that, it is very controversial, especially due to the influence it may have on young adults or teens, possibly skewing the views of young men on what their partners want. (I’ve already heard someone claim that their partner SA’d them and used the fact that they had the book as an excuse)

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u/analogue_flower 1d ago

Adalind was the name of a witch on Grimm.

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u/netvoyeur 1d ago

Annabelle. Like Annabelle Lee from Poe

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u/PowerOfTheTrinity 1d ago

came here to say this :) good taste.

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u/GolfOk6373 1d ago

Avalon

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u/downthegrapevine 1d ago

Arabella
Alistair
Alphonsa
Adda
Alora

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u/Fun-Foundation-1145 10h ago

Alora is the baby on Willow

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u/Spiritual-Can2604 1d ago

Augustina

Annabelle

Annabeth

Anouk

Ariadne

Aurelia

Arleigh

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u/Foots_Walker_808 1d ago

Agatha, Azrael, Arachne, Althea

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u/Critical-Toe-8958 1d ago

Astrid. Agatha (Aggie).

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u/tarsiertoes 1d ago

Amaranth
Amalia

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u/RiverboatQween 1d ago

I really liked Aurelia but chose another A name for my daughter. It means golden, so not sure if it’s sufficiently gothy…

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u/KiwiCat15 1d ago

My daughter is Adaline spelled with the Germanic root rather than the softer French version.

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u/illegalsurgery 1d ago

I really like that! Thank you for telling me about that option!

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u/Pumpkinkra 1d ago

Annabelle Lee — from the poem by the gothic granddaddy Poe.

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u/thuddisorder 1d ago

Amaranth?

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u/AnswerLeft5698 1d ago

Arcadia
Avis
Ace
Alexis
Arliss
Ambrosia
Astoria
Ashe
Agnes
Audra
Apollonia
Amethyst
Alaina
Anya
Adelia
Astilbe
Aquilina
Amandine
Aluna
Astroline
Amadea
Acantha
Avalon
Adelphi
Alderose

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u/brandysnacker 1d ago

Annaliese

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u/No-Caterpillar3693 1d ago

Alma Adrienne Aria

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u/No-Caterpillar3693 1d ago

Wildblood for surname

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u/More-Soil7455 1d ago

Anya, Lavinia, Geneva, Ariadne, Coraline

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u/ILoveWaffles8681 1d ago

Annora, Arabella, Aurelia

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u/plcurry 1d ago

Anastasia

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u/e_urydice 1d ago edited 1d ago

Alice is very literary and also very gothic to me.

Also...

Alina
Alessandra
Astrid
Adrienne
Aurore
Adria
Amelie
Aurelie

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u/Vampsesshomaru 1d ago

Audrina 

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u/Snoo-58219 1d ago

Aurora

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u/LittleJellyfish4195 1d ago

Astoria, Acacia

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u/No_Olive_3568 1d ago

Anastasia

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u/Ancient_Wish_7155 1d ago

elvira and wednesday

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u/ChanSasha 1d ago

Anastasia

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u/Kessalia19 1d ago

Anhedonia

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u/XLazyplantladyx 1d ago

Alice is classic
Anthea one of my faves and so underused
Amethyst
Aurelia
Arden
Anastasia
Avril
Aria

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u/Own_Sandwich_456 1d ago

Anduin (river in middle earth)

I know a girl with that name, thought it was cool

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u/B-SideQueen 1d ago

Astellina

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u/Littlebus80 1d ago

Avisa or Avice (variations on the same name)

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u/digitalpacifier 1d ago

Amaya - means night rain

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u/Supertoft 1d ago

Azazel, Akashi, Astraea, Adita, Acantha, Ashwyn, Asheen, Aricella, Aokana, Avignon, Aidalys, Aissa, Alysanne, Astarte, Adele, Amity, Araminta, Arietty Adina, Alyce, Antonia.

I like the middle name Grayce

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u/ironypoisonedposter 1d ago

Anaïs, Aurelia, Antonia, Astrid, Althaea, Adelais, Aisling, Alys/Alice, Ada.

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u/ronnycat_18 1d ago

Autumn the season that Halloween or Annabele are the Edger Allen Poe poem.

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u/CordeliaJane 1d ago

Amethyst – Deep purple protective crystal.

Annabel – Inspired by Poe’s tragic poem.

Anastasia – Regal name meaning "resurrection."

Araminta – Elegant, sharp Victorian classic.

Aurelia – Golden

Arachne – Mythological weaver turned spider.

Aradia – Known as the witch goddess.

Asenath – Classic H.P. Lovecraft character.

Astarte – Ancient goddess of fertility, war.

Akasha – The Queen of the Damned.

Artemis – Fierce Greek goddess of hunting.

Amaya – Beautiful name meaning "night rain."

Astrid – name meaning "divinely beautiful."

Althea – Old-world name with healing roots.

Aura – Subtle, glowing energy or mist.

Azrael – name meaning "angel of death."

Acherona – Inspired by the underworld river

Anarchy

Amorita – Meaning "little loved one."

Argent – historic word for silver.

Aeryn – alternative spelling of Erin. Badass sci-fi character

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u/selenamoonowl 1d ago

Aderyn, Anwen, Ardis, Ardith, Arlith, Arianwen, Audra

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u/wrdgrl 1d ago

Annika

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u/ButterscotchAware402 1d ago
  • Adara
  • Aerith
  • Anastasia
  • Anmorata
  • Annora
  • Aradia
  • Astraea
  • Aura
  • Aurelia
  • Aurora

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u/wravyn 1d ago

Altaïr, Anaïs, Anise

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u/Itchy_Teaching_597 1d ago

Andrea (but the Ahn-dray-uh kind)

Alabaster

Ava Lynn

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u/Pumpkin_Witch13 1d ago

Arabella

Ariadne

Andromeda

Alice

Aradia

Antoinette

Antonia

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u/Anek70 1d ago

Amalthea?

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u/Brave-Shower6922 1d ago

Coraline, Evelyn, Alexa (Lexi), Alexandra, Raven, Agatha, Annabelle, Lanore, Salem, Morticia, Ava, Evie, Alice, Mavis, Rowan, Esther, Priscilla, Helena, Marilyn, Edith, Cassandra, Kassima, Gwen, Eve, Jade, Maven, Scarlett, Tabitha, Abigail (Gail), Luna, and Bella

https://thefriendlyfig.com/2026/04/27/gothic-girl-names/

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u/Pleasant_Block5539 1d ago

Augustine, Evangeline, Emmeline. Genevieve

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u/Multifaceted713 1d ago

Adelas [add-duh-liss]

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u/BitlifeOffical_ 1d ago

i made a post very similar about changing my name just yesterday!! adeline and adelaide was in my list of names too. i think you should definitely go with one of those two. don't let the movie stop you either. arabella is great too.

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u/ConfidenceBrief460 1d ago

Amortal
Amethyst
Ariadne

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u/ethicalfoxx 1d ago

Axelina

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u/Content-Buyer-2044 1d ago

Ophelia
Lilith

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u/XanaxWarriorPrincess 1d ago

Agathe/Agatha

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u/itis-theeast 1d ago

Between those two Adeline is the only choice, Adalyn looks way too modern imo.
The first thing that popped to mind though was Adelaide

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u/follypink 23h ago

Adair, Amity, Althea

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u/Past_End_6450 23h ago

Andi. Angel. Ash. Axa

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u/vegasviolet 22h ago

Araminta
Artemisia
Amalthea

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u/ParadiseChick 22h ago

Araminta is perfect for a goth princess: beautiful, enigmatic, playful and a tad scary.

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u/xizzy7 22h ago

Ava, Anabelle, Adina, Adaline, Arianna, Aislyn, Adrianna, Alice

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u/Darth-Scorpio 21h ago

Aranea

It’s charlottes daughters name on charlottes web

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u/SwansieBabe 21h ago

Amelia (A Meal Ya). It’s a song from the Gothic band Cocteau Twins…their album Treasure from the 1980s. Well Acclaimed Band!!

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u/StreetMolasses6093 20h ago

Astrid, Athena, Apollonia

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u/TeenageShitStorm 16h ago

Astrid, Andromeda, Alecto, Amaris, Althea

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u/GUNTHMOEPK 16h ago

Aynmiyra pronounced ANMERA or AYN-MAI-RA

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u/Luna_Sea_ 16h ago

🖤A names-
Agatha, Aisling, Alara, Alora, Amabella, Amara, Amaya, Amethyst, Amina, Amira, Annabelle, Annalisa, Annalise, Annika, Arabella, Astrid, Athena, Audra, Aura, Autumn, Aveline, Azura, Azure

🖤Middle or other names-
Dove, Ember, Evangelina, Freya, Helena, Juliet, Lillian, Lilith, Lorelei, Luna, Odessa, Pandora, Rain, Raven, Rowan, Rowena, Sage, Scarlet, Una, Willow, Winter, Zosia

🖤Surnames-
Amor, Autumn, Belladonna, Blue, Crimson, Dove, Ember, Fox, Hallow, Haven, Hemlock, Indigo, Jewel, Love, Luna, Midnight, Moon, Morning, Night, Nightshade, Orion, Phoenix, Plath, Poe, Rain, Raven, Rue, Rune, Sabbat, Samhain, Solstice, Stone, Veil, Venus, Violet, Winter, Winters

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u/UrbanValkyrieSW 15h ago

Araminta/ Annabelle/Ada/ Aeris/ Alethea

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u/Relative-Train-6485 15h ago

Amelia

Ainsley

Althea

Agatha

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u/Emergency_Tone_8676 11h ago

Someone suggest Ashe, that’s pretty cool

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u/illegalsurgery 10h ago

The funny thing is that’s the name I first changed to when I was younger haha! I’m actually changing from that! This comment is making me second guess that though because it IS a cool name

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u/Paevatar 2h ago

Arachne

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u/ReadyToGoAbroad 1h ago

Josette
Seraphina
Morgana

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u/NightOwl173 45m ago

Agnes, Aurora, Anastasia, Adrienne, Alina, Annora

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u/tickled_your_pickle 1d ago

Oops I can't read, i didn't see the A for some reason