Names Categorized "black"

Adham is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "dark, black" or, more poetically, "intensity in the blackness," traditionally used to describe shiny black stallions. The name is used across the Arabic-speaking...

Akli is a masculine Berber name originating from the Tamazight language. It carries the meaning of "slave," "servant," or "black," reflecting historical and social contexts within Berber culture. The name is primarily us...

Badb is a war goddess from Irish mythology, whose name derives from the Old Irish word for "crow" or "demon," rooted in a term meaning "battle, fight." In modern Irish, she is also known as Badhbh (pronounced approximate...

Berahthraban is an Old German form of Bertram, using an extended variant of the second element. The name is composed of beraht "bright" and an extended form of hram "raven", thus meaning "bright raven". It is a rare and...

Berahthram is the Old German form of Bertram, a name derived from the elements beraht meaning “bright” and hram meaning “raven.” The name thus carries the meaning “bright raven.” Historically, Berahthram and its variants...

Bertram is a given name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements beraht meaning "bright" and hram meaning "raven", thus giving the name the meaning "bright raven". From an early date, it has been conflated with the...

Bertrando is an Italian masculine given name, the Italian form of the French and Germanic name Bertrand. Like its counterparts across Europe, it derives from the Old German elements beraht meaning "bright" and rant meani...

Blake is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from an English surname. The surname itself comes from Old English blæc meaning "black" or blac meaning "pale" — two opposite meanings that likely arose as nickname...

Blakely is a modern English feminine given name transferred from the Blakely surname, which itself derives from an Old English place name. The surname originated from the words blæc meaning "black" and leah meaning "wood...

Brân is a masculine name of Welsh origin, meaning "raven" or "crow." In Welsh mythology, Brân the Blessed (also known as Bendigeidfran, 'Blessed Crow') is a giant king of Britain and a central figure in the Second Branch...

Bran 2 is an unaccented variant of Brân, and is also the Middle Welsh form of the name. The name ultimately derives from the Welsh word for "raven." In Welsh mythology, the raven is a powerful symbol, often associated wi...

Bran is a given name of Irish origin, meaning "raven" in Irish. Raven symbolism is prominent across Celtic mythology, linking to intelligence, prophecy, and sometimes otherworldly passage. In the famous tale, Bran mac Fe...

Brennus is the Latinized form of a Celtic name or title that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven". The name is historically associated with two Gaulish chieftains who left a significant mark on ancient history...

Breno is the Portuguese form of Brennus, a Latinized Celtic name or title. The original Celtic elements possibly mean either "king, prince" or "raven". Brennus is historically known as a Gallic leader of the 4th century...

Catahecassa (also spelled Ca-ta-he-cas-sa), meaning "black hoof" in Shawnee, is the name of an 18th-century Shawnee warrior and chief, more commonly known as Black Hoof. He served as the head civil chief of the Shawnee I...

Celaeno is a Latinized form of Kelaino, a name derived from the Greek adjective kelainos (κελαινός), meaning "black," "dark," or "murky." In Greek mythology, Celaeno (also spelled Celeno or Kelaino) is the name of severa...

Charna is a Yiddish feminine given name derived from a Slavic root meaning "black" or "dark." The name is cognate with other Slavic-derived terms for the color black, such as cherny in Russian or čr̥n in Proto-Slavic. In...

Chernobog is a disputed deity from Slavic mythology. According to the 12th-century German monk Helmold, Chernobog was a god of misfortune worshipped by the Polabian tribes, particularly the Wagri and Obodrites. The name...

Ciar is a given name of Irish origin, derived from the Irish word ciar meaning "black" or "dark." In Irish mythology, Ciar was a son of Fergus mac Róich and Medb, the legendary queen of Connacht. Ciar is said to be the a...

Etymology Ciara is the feminine form of the Irish name Ciar, which derives from the Irish word ciar meaning "black" or "dark." The name is closely tied to both Irish mythology and early Christian history. According to le...

Ciarán is a traditionally masculine Irish and Scottish given name, meaning "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one." It is a diminutive of Ciar, an Irish name derived from the word ciar meaning "black." The name is...

Ciardha is an Irish byname derived from the Gaelic element ciar, meaning "black" or "dark." It is historically a masculine name, though it may also appear as a surname. The root ciar traces back to Old Irish and is relat...

EtymologyCola is an Old English byname meaning "charcoal" (from col), originally used as an epithet for someone with dark features, such as dark hair or complexion. The surname Cola also occurs, deriving from the same ro...

Colby is an English given name that originated as a surname, itself derived from various place names in England. The place name Colby comes from the Old Norse personal name Koli, a byname meaning "coal" or "dark," combin...

Corbin is a masculine given name of English origin. It is derived from a French surname, itself stemming from the Old French corbeau, meaning "raven", and originally described a person with dark hair. The name was likely...

Corbinian is the Latinized form of the name Korbinian, which is itself derived from Latin corvus meaning "raven". Saint Corbinian (c. 670 – c. 730) was a Frankish bishop who lived as a hermit near Chartres for fourteen y...

Corbinianus is the Latin form of Korbinian, deriving from the Latin corvus meaning "raven." The name is primarily associated with Saint Corbinian, an 8th-century Frankish bishop who played a crucial role in the Christian...

Corneille is the French form of Cornelius, a Roman family name that possibly derives from the Latin element cornu meaning "horn". The name Cornelius appears in the New Testament as a centurion who, guided by an angel, se...

Crawford is a given name derived from a surname of English and Scottish origins. The surname itself originates from a locative name, referring to a place composed of the Old English elements crāwe ("crow") and ford ("for...

Dougal is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Dubhghall (or Dubgall), ultimately derived from Old Irish dub meaning "dark" and gall meaning "stranger." The name thus translates to "dark stranger" and was histo...

Duana is a feminine given name of English origin, representing a Latinized or feminized form of Duane. Duane itself is an Anglicized Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Dubháin, meaning "descendant of Dubhán." Dubhán...

Duane is an English given name derived from the Irish surname Ó Dubháin, which itself comes from the Old Irish given name Dubhán. Dubhán means "little dark one," from the element dub ("dark, black") and a diminutive suff...

Dubán is an Old Irish given name, the original Gaelic form of the later Anglicized name Dubhán. It derives from the Old Irish word dub meaning "dark" or "black," combined with a diminutive suffix, thus conveying the sens...

Dubhán is an Irish masculine name derived from Old Irish Dubán, meaning "little dark one" – a combination of the element dub ("dark, black") and a diminutive suffix. The name appears in early Irish hagiography and is ass...

Dubhshláine is an Old Irish masculine name whose etymology reflects the layered symbolic and geographic associations of early Irish naming traditions. The first element comes from dub "dark, black" – a frequent component...

Dubthach is an Old Irish masculine personal name derived from the element dub meaning "dark, black" combined with a second element of uncertain origin and meaning. The name appears in both Irish legend and early Christia...

Dugald is a Scottish variant of Dougal, itself an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Dubhghall, meaning "dark stranger" — derived from Old Irish dub "dark" and gall "stranger". This name was historically borne b...

Ebony is a female given name derived from the English word ebony, the name for the dense black hardwood obtained from several species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The name ultimately traces back to the Ancient Egypti...

Emery is a unisex given name that originated as the Norman French form of Emmerich, a Germanic name meaning “universal ruler.” The Normans introduced it to England after the Conquest, and though it was never a popular na...

Engilram is an Old German form of Ingram, a medieval masculine name that saw use in both Germanic and Romance regions. The name likely combines either the ethnic element angil, referring to the Angles, or engil meaning "...

Enguerran is the Old French form of the Germanic name Engilram (see Ingram). It was borne by several medieval French nobles from Picardy. Etymology The name derives from the Germanic elements angil (referring to the Angl...

Fahd is an Arabic masculine given name that means "panther" in Arabic.EtymologyThe name Fahd is directly derived from the Arabic word فَهْد (fahd), which refers to a panther or cheetah. Panther imagery often connotes str...

Féchín is an Old Irish masculine given name, meaning "little raven." It derives from the Old Irish element fiach ("raven") combined with a diminutive suffix, thus conveying the sense of a small or young raven. This name...

Féichín is a variant of the Old Irish name Féchín, meaning "little raven". Derived from the Old Irish element fiach "raven" combined with a diminutive suffix, it reflects a common Celtic naming tradition of linking human...

Ferrer is a Catalan occupational surname meaning "blacksmith," which has also been adopted as a given name, particularly in honor of the 14th-century missionary Saint Vicente Ferrer. The name derives from the Latin faber...

Fiachna is an Old Irish masculine given name derived from fiach, meaning "raven". The raven was a significant bird in Celtic mythology, often associated with prophecy and war. In Irish legend, several characters bear the...

Etymology and OriginsFiachra is an Irish male given name with ancient roots. It derives from the Old Irish name Fiachrae, whose meaning is debated. The name may come from fiach meaning "raven," a bird often associated wi...

Fiacre is the French form of Fiachra, a name of Irish origin. The root name Fiachra derives from Old Irish Fiachrae, possibly from fiach meaning "raven" or fích meaning "battle" combined with rí meaning "king". Thus, Fia...

Flint is an English masculine given name derived directly from the vocabulary word flint, which comes from Old English flint. The name reflects the qualities of the mineral—hardness, durability, and the ability to spark...

Gundhram is the Old German form of the name Guntram. The name Guntram itself derives from the Old German elements gunda 'war' and hram 'raven', thus meaning 'war raven'. This compound name type was common among Germanic...

Guntram is a masculine name of Old German origin, derived from the elements gunda meaning "war" and hram meaning "raven", giving the name the literal meaning of "war raven". This meaning reflects the martial culture of t...

Hraban is an ancient Germanic masculine given name, derived from the Old High German element hraban, meaning "raven." The name originated as a byname or nickname for someone who bore a physical or symbolic resemblance to...

Hrafn is an Old Norse masculine given name and byname meaning "raven." The name has survived into modern Icelandic usage and carries strong associations with Norse mythology and Viking culture, where the raven was a symb...

Hrafnhildr is an Old Norse feminine name formed from the elements hrafn "raven" and hildr "battle". The raven, in Norse mythology, was closely associated with Odin, the god of war and wisdom, through his two ravens Hugin...

Hrambert is an Old Germanic masculine name. It is composed of two elements: hram meaning "raven" and beraht meaning "bright". The raven was a significant symbol in Germanic mythology, often associated with Odin, and the...

Huyền is a Sino-Vietnamese female given name derived from the Chinese character 玄 (huyền in Vietnamese pronunciation), which carries meanings of "black," "mysterious," "dark," or "deep." As part of the Vietnamese naming...

Iben is a given name of multiple origins, primarily used in Denmark and Norway. As a feminine name, it may be a feminine form of Ib, the Danish diminutive of Jakob (Jacob or James). Alternatively, it is associated with t...

Ingram is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, brought to England by the Normans in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest. It is derived from the Germanic elements angil (referring to the Angles, a Germanic tribe) o...

Inken is a feminine given name of Frisian origin, originally a diminutive of Ingeborg and other names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god Ing. The name Inken is primarily used in the Frisian-...

Inola is a feminine given name of Cherokee origin. In the Cherokee language, it is derived from ᎢᏃᎵ (inoli), meaning "black fox." The black fox is a creature that holds symbolic significance in Cherokee culture, often as...