Black Night And Shadowy Names
- Tamala
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"dark tree"Description:
Would you really want to name your child after a Japanese anime movie called Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space.
- Tinuviel
Origin:
Literary nameMeaning:
"Daughter of the twilight / nightingale"Description:
Lúthien Tinúviel is an elf princess in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium, who falls in love with a mortal human, Beren, and chooses to become mortal herself rather than to live without him. Tinúviel is a Sindarin name given to her by Beren, meaning "daughter of twilight" and therefore "nightingale".
- Tynan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, dusty"Description:
A much fresher Ty name than Tyler or Tyson.
- Umbra
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"shadow"
- Umbra
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"shadow"
- Umbriel
Origin:
Literature, LatinMeaning:
"shadow"Description:
Created by English poet Alexander Pope for a melancholy sprite in the 1712 poem The Rape of the Lock. He likely took the Latin word umbra "shadow". A moon of Uranus is named after the character.
- Umbrielle
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"one in the shadow"Description:
Pretty French sound, but there might be a lot of "umbrella" cracks.
- Yami
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"dark"Description:
Featured in several anime series, including Black Clover and To Love-Ru.
- Zanzibar
Origin:
Swahili place name from PersianMeaning:
"black coast"Description:
Zanzibar is an island region off the coast of Tanzania. It's never been recorded as a baby name, but for those with a connection to Zanzibar, it's an intriguing and unique option chock full of zesty Zs.
- Zilla
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"shadow"Description:
Although this Old Testament name is soft and delicate, it runs the risk of conjuring up the monstrous Godzilla.