Steampunk baby names!

General Name Discussion
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Steampunk [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Names ( Steampunk Names | Nameberry ) was one of my favorite Nameberry lists! In case you don’t feel like taking the effort to click the link (because I wouldn’t, either) here is the information:

“The steampunk movement has been inspired by literature and cinema, blending futuristic themes with 19th century Victorian style. Think alternate history meets science fiction entwined with elements of steam power and clockwork.”

The names they listed were:

[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexia[/name_f]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_m]Artemus[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleora[/name_f]
[name_m]Cornelious[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_f]Deryn[/name_f]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangelene[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_m]Granville[/name_m]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_m]Langdon[/name_m]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucrezia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_m]Nemo[/name_m]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_m]Oswald[/name_m]
[name_f]Parthenia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Socrates[/name_m]
[name_f]Sonya[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_u]Verne[/name_u]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]

Going off of their description of steampunk culture, what names scream steampunk to YOU that are not on this list?

You can choose to be inspired by the names on this list as well, or if you don’t agree that these names feel “steampunk,” pick names based on your own interpretation!

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Aleksander nn [name_u]Alek[/name_u] has always felt steampunk-esque to me, due to a particular book.
Also Ness/[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]/[name_f]Nessie[/name_f].

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[name_u]Nicola[/name_u] and [name_f]Tesla[/name_f]. Might as well add [name_m]Edison[/name_m] too!

4

My husband is big into steampunk and cyberpunk. I love it! From their list, I think these sound appropriately steampunky:

[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Artemus[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_m]Cornelious[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_m]Oswald[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_u]Verne[/name_u]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]

I would add:

[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnabus[/name_m]/[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Luther[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Lafayette[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Orville[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]/[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_u]Nelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

5

Oh hey, apparently my name is steampunk. Fun.

Personally, I’ve always thought [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] had a pretty steampunk vibe. Other than that, I pretty much agree with dantea’s list.

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Great suggestions guys! I particularly like [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m], [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]. Very cool!

Dantea, how cool is it that your husband is into all that stuff. Very interesting culture/style/stylizing.

geeknamezyo - that’s cool though. It essentially means your name is a combination of the past and future!

mimiottawa - I NEVER would have thought of those but I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] them! Great ideas.

bibliophile - oooh Aleksander is very cool!

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I love this list also!

Names I like:
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] (spelled this way only)
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u] (as a nickname for [name_m]Julian[/name_m])
[name_f]Lucrezia[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Parthenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]

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Fiametta - yeah, I’m not too sure why they decided to use the [name_m]Artemus[/name_m] spelling. Weird!

9

I haven’t got anything to add but I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] this list.

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Hmm, I think anything from [name_m]Tim[/name_m] [name_m]Powers[/name_m] or victorian would work as steampunk, in addition to something quirky and industrial sounding like Chrome or Gear. I’m a huge fan of steampunk and did my kitchen hardware and light fixtures with it; I know tim powers. Yes I’m pretty darn cool in my book, sorry.

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BOYS

Aemilian
Bartimaeus
Caractacus
Isambard
Plantagenet
[name_m]Theophilus[/name_m]
[name_m]Xenophon[/name_m]

GIRLS

Apollodora
[name_f]Catriona[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphinia[/name_f]
Euphrasia
[name_f]Genoveva[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
Zephyrina

:slight_smile:

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verminator - I have no idea who that is, I will have to Google! :slight_smile:

nephele - oooh good selection! I particularly like [name_f]Delphinia[/name_f]! (Though, my heart belongs to [name_f]Delphine[/name_f].)

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I have a couple from the Steampunk Chronicles, and some others from the Parasol Protectorate series. I might end up repeating a few names though.
Girls
[name_f]Alexia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelique[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dair[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jayne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
Sidheag
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

Boys
Akeldama
[name_m]Algernon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
Caedes
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
Maccon
[name_m]Ormond[/name_m]
Quesnel
[name_m]Randolph[/name_m]
[name_m]Reno[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]/[name_u]Sam[/name_u]

[name_m]Even[/name_m] though there are only a few names, I believe these are my favorite.

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I love that [name_f]Agatha[/name_f] is considered a Steampunk name. :slight_smile:

Most of this list is a bit frilly for my tastes, especially for the boys, but I do like…

[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]