Somewhat "creepy" Victorian names for a little girl

If you chanced upon my last thread, you would have seen me lamenting over my inability to name my twins. With help, I settled on [name]Lucien[/name] and [name]Nathaniel[/name], which I chose because they have a Victorian sort of sound to them. The twins are modern-day, however, I just wanted them to have a Victorian “feel”.

Now, this is a ghost story, and I have a little girl character who is sort of undead and is actually from the Victorian ages . (Well, to be precise, late Victorian/early Edwardian.) She desperately needs a name. For the longest time, her name was [name]Annaliese[/name], which I adored until I realised that the name was not in use during the Victorian ages. No name feels right. I even tried to split it up into [name]Ann[/name] [name]Elise[/name], but it just looked weird.

I’ve considered [name]Annalie[/name], [name]Annika[/name], [name]Anita[/name], [name]Annette[/name], [name]Elisabeth[/name], [name]Elise[/name], [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Elaina[/name]… None of them seem to fit.

I just need a somewhat creepy sounding Victorian name for my creepy undead girl!

[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Alberta[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Lenora[/name]
[name]Antoinette[/name]

Sophronia
Temperance
Estella
Lucinda
Alethea/Aletha/Letha
Corinne
Mercy
Lovie
Ottilia
Aura

I’m sorry if they aren’t from the right era!

Also, please try not to worry too much about what was or wasn’t done in any time period. A name that feels perfect for a character is worth one or two people correcting you on historic usage. Annaliese could have been used by someone, even several people, in the Victorian era.

Some great suggestions above - I also thought of [name]Anthea[/name], [name]Iphigenia[/name] and [name]Leocadia[/name].

Well, you may think it’s silly, but I always thought the name [name]Victoria[/name] its self was sort of creepy.

I just came across [name]Sylvan[/name] and love it though it made me think it was creepy. And how creepy is its twin girl name, [name]Sylvana[/name]?

I find [name]Emily[/name] to be kinda Gothic and creepy. Especially paired with [name]Rose[/name] although the association is probably to do with [name]Emily[/name] [name]Bronte[/name]. Honestly I think any name can be creepy if put on the right character
Others I find to be kinda gothic:
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] - this has had a sad vibe to me ever since I saw Titanic.
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name] nn [name]Addie[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]-kinda Gothic considering the poem [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] nn [name]Molly[/name] or [name]Polly[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Lilith[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name] (Pronounced like [name]Ella[/name]-[name]Nora[/name])
I second [name]Victoria[/name]…ever since The Woman in [name]Black[/name] this name has had the creep factor for me.

Ooh! Interesting! I think a lot of the previous posters had some great ideas. Here are a few more:

[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]- esp. after Downtown [name]Abbey[/name].
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] that helps!

  • [name]Athena[/name]

These have probably already been mentioned, but thought I’d share what I find creepy:
Victoria
Antoinette
Alice
Hester
Charlotte
Beatrice
Lottie
Ethel

If you want a good list of Victorian names, I found this site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/OldNames.html

The first one that comes to mind is [name]Tabitha[/name]

[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Eleanore[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name]
[name]Ethel[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Mildred[/name]
[name]Hettie[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Theodosia[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] this helps :slight_smile:

I have no idea if any of these are Victorian or not, but here are some names I find slightly creepy:
[name]Desdemona[/name]
[name]Lilith[/name]
[name]Morgana[/name]
[name]Latrice[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Hester[/name]

I second [name]Florence[/name] and [name]Agnes[/name].

http://oobleck.org/steam/
^that’s an awesome name generator for around the time period you’re thinking of.

Also, what if the little girl was originally named [name]Elizabeth[/name], but after being dead for centuries sort of made her lose her grip on her identity, and now calls herself [name]Annaliese[/name] since it’s the closest name to [name]Elizabeth[/name] that she can remember?

I agree with the posters who suggested [name]Lavinia[/name]. It’s right for that era, and there are haunting namesakes from both classic ([name]Shakespeare[/name]) and modern (The Hunger Games) stories. But if I were you, I’d also consider [name]Flora[/name] and [name]Mabel[/name].

[name]Ophelia[/name], maybe? If it were me I might go with a creepy floral name (some kind of plant that could kill or looks creepy, etc), as floral names were popular for Victorians. Maybe Belladonna or [name]Salvia[/name].

Lucretcia/Lucretzia made me think creepy and older style! xx

Thanks for all the suggestions! (I am the OP but couldn’t sign into my old account for some reason.)

I think I’m leaning towards [name]Antoinette[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name], or [name]Lavinia[/name].

Ooh, [name]Lavinia[/name] is such a good fit.

The first one that popped into my head was [name]Isidora[/name], “gift of [name]Isis[/name].” [name]Theodora[/name] or [name]Theodosia[/name] might work as well.

I third this. Maybe [name]Ida[/name] or [name]Ethel[/name]?