Black Night And Shadowy Names
- Nishika
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"night"Description:
Nishika has been used sporadically in the US since 1986. It's related to the Sanskrit name Nisha, which peaked in the US in the 1980s. Both have night-related meanings.
- Nix
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"night"Description:
Variant spelling of Nyx, the name of the Greek goddess of the night. It also coincides with the English word "nix, a corruption of German nichts "nothing". Nix would fit right in with names like Knox, Rex, Pax and Max.
- Nix
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"night"Description:
Variant spelling of Nyx, the name of the Greek goddess of the night. It also coincides with the English word "nix, a corruption of German nichts "nothing".
- Nox
Origin:
Latin variation of Nyx, GreekMeaning:
"night"Description:
Nox was the Roman goddess of the night, equivalent to the Greek Nyx, from which her name was derived. Although identical in sound, Nox is unrelated to the Scottish masculine name Knox.
- Nyxie
Origin:
English from GreekMeaning:
"night or water nymph"Description:
Variant of Nyx or Nixie
- Nox
- O'donovan
Origin:
Irish, 'son of the dark one"Description:
Donovan is on the rise, so why not this sequel?
- O'sullivan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the black-eyed one"Description:
Sullivan has made itself into a first name and O'Sullivan may well follow suit.
- Ombra
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"shadow"Description:
An unusual, haunting name, a distant cousin to the more popular Amber and Ember.
- Orpheus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"the darkness of the night"Description:
Name of the legendary ancient Greek poet and musician — whose music was so beautiful it made trees dance and rivers stop to listen — would provide a child with a challenging but indelible identity.
- Otieno
Origin:
LuoMeaning:
"born at night"Description:
Otieno is more commonly seen as a surname among the Luo people of Kenya and Eastern Africa. The surname was derived from the given name — Atieno is the feminine version.
- Perran
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"little dark one"Description:
Also spelled, Piran, this Cornish saint's name is also a village. Perran is thought to be analogous to the Irish name Ciaran.
- Picabo
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"silver creek"Description:
Olympic skier Picabo Street was allowed to choose her name at the age of three, and picked it possibly (a) after a nearby Idaho town or (b) because she loved to play peekaboo. No longer a single-person name, it is now worn by a number of satisfied bearers.
- Pinchas
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dark-skinned"Description:
Famous violinist-conductor Pinchas Zuckerman is the most famous modern bearer; the biblical Pinchas was the son of Eleazar and the grandson of Aaron -- both preferable name choices.
- Piran
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"little dark one"Description:
It may be a longshot – especially since it was given to less than 5 boys in the US in 2021 – but Piran could conceivably be a future Kieran, which is shaping up to being the next Kevin. Piran is the patron saint of miners and of Cornwall.
- Pomare
Origin:
TahitianMeaning:
"night cough"Description:
This royal Tahitian name was borne by four kings and a queen of Tahiti. It was created after a royal baby died of a night cough, perhaps not the happiest meaning.
- Pomare
Origin:
TahitianMeaning:
"night cough"Description:
This gender-neutral royal name of Tahiti was inspired by the death of a child from a night cough, not the most positive reference especially in the age of Covid.
- Qara
Origin:
AzerbaijaniMeaning:
"black"Description:
The unusual Q initial gives this name an air of mystery.
- Quicksilver
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Another name for the element Mercury. Quicksilver is also the alter-ego of X-Men and Avengers character Pietro Maximoff.
- Quynh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"night blooming flower"Description:
The Vietnamese name Quynh, pronounced exactly like the Irish gender neutral name Quinn, is a perfect cross-cultural choice with a lovely meaning.