I didn’t have time to pick out 666 names, but here’s a quick list of six:
6. Adolf, but only when used with Hitler.
5. Hannibal, because that Hannibal Lector association is unshakable.
4. Ichabod, because of Ichabod Crane, and because of the name itself. Ich.
3. Butcher: a person I’d want on my football team, but not in my home.
2. Kutattca, which means “bear scattering intestines of a person as it eats him.” Lovely.
1. Monoxide, perhaps the worst baby name I’ve ever seen.
All boy names, ironically.
Can you think of any other scary names?
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Damien! I used to love the name, then I saw The Omen, quite belatedly, and I haven’t been able to think of it the same way since!
A lot of people have that same association. :) I couldn’t add it, though, because Damien makes me think of the saint, not the movie.
I have been trying to think of a ‘scary’ girl’s name all day– it seems so weird that NOTHING comes to mind…!
The only ones I can come up with are Medusa and Maleficent. And maybe Ursula. (Same with Damien, though–could be a sea-witch, could be a saint. Associations from both ends of the spectrum.)
Rosemary?
The actor A. Martinez, from the new defunct soap opera “Santa Barbara”, Was an Adolf.
I always think of Morticia (which comes from ‘mortis’ meaning death, & its so close to mortician) from The Addams Family (probably because i love that show). Wednesday is gives off a scary vibe as well. Both these names are on my GP list, i love them, but would NEVER use them unfortunately! Also, Dementia & Blair (witch project)
For boys, Voldemort & Darth Vadar.
I think Adolf & Hitler are the scariest names on the list imo.
Delilah and Jezebel are two scary names for girls. And what about that snake-haired woman from Greek mythology?
I think the snake woman was Medusa, which Nancy mentioned above. I did think of another girl name– Lolita. By itself it’s kinda pretty, but the images it conjures are not so good.
Alice: good call on the Addams family names! Dementia would be horrible! :)
I named both of my boys names from scary movies on purpose. My fiance and I thought of all the scary movies we could think of and picked the best names. I named my oldest son Dameon, like from the Omen. Just spelled it different. And my youngest son is Cain. From The Exorcism of Emily Rose, one of the demons that possessed her. And if I ever have a girl I’m going to name her either Regan, from the Exorsist, or Samara, from The Ring.