Subtle "witchy" name suggestions please!

Ok so I am in love with girls names that would not feel out of place at Hogwarts, but also wouldn’t seem too extraordinary in the real world haha. Two that I currently love that give me the vibe I am looking for are Beatrix and Isadora. I also love names that are more “out there”/directly Harry Potter related, and might use them more as middle names, like Andromeda, Rowena, Minerva, Hermione, and Ianthe. I am looking for names with similar vibes, but a little more subtle :slight_smile: They don’t have to be names from Harry Potter, most of these just happen to be because they fit the vibe I’m looking for. Leave your suggestions! Thank you!

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[name_f]Runa[/name_f] would be perfect here!

Also…
[name_f]Medea[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
Olympia/Olympias
[name_f]Odile[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Illyria[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Belladonna[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
Lunaria
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]!

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Oh can’t believe I forgot about [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]! Also omg [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f] :heart_eyes:

[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
Pommeline
[name_f]Iridiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Catrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u]

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[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Astrid[/name_f].

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[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilda[/name_f]

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[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Undine[/name_f]
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Stormi[/name_f]
[name_f]Xena[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f] (kinda obviously witchy, but not all are familiar with it’s namesake + huge popularity of lily names)

[name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], and [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]!

[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvana[/name_f]

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just popping in to say i love your taste!
witchy names = amazing names.

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[name_f]Endelyn[/name_f]
Elysant
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudoxia[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthippe[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsinore[/name_f]
Pasiphae (Pasiphäe/Pasiphæ, lots of different spellings)
Eunomia

I know a lot of these are kid of out there, but I hope they sort of fit what you were going for!

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@Greyblue Ohh I love [name_f]Romilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f]! [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] and [name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f] are great too.

@Violet8181 [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], and [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] are great thanks! Also, I love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] so much and I hadn’t thought of it for this vibe but it totally fits :slight_smile:

@moonlit.magnolias thanks these are great. I especially love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]

@ethelmary Oh wow I can’t believe I forgot about [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] what a good one! Also love [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Leonora[/name_f], [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f] and [name_f]Eudora[/name_f] thanks!

@Momofplenty Oh [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] is perfect thank you!

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Thanks! I agree they are just so fun and whimsical but also feel really strong and mysterious :slight_smile:

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Love this style! I also like the clunky style of witch names like Prudence, Agatha and Myrtle.

Found this too!: List of fictional witches - Wikipedia

Prudence
Agatha
Myrtle
Winifred
Cordelia
Delphine
Wilhelmina
Mafalda
Bathilda
Isabeau/Ysabeau
Miriam
Hilda
Zelda
Tabitha
Willow
Millicent
Eudora
Eglantine
Ernestine

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[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
Aradia
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
Nelwyn
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Prue[/name_f]
[name_u]Puck[/name_u]
[name_f]Sukie[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]

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@cactusgram Oh this list is great thanks! I hadn’t thought of [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] but it’s great (: also love [name_f]Agatha[/name_f] and [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]. [name_f]Mafalda[/name_f] and [name_f]Bathilda[/name_f] are also great [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] names that I totally forgot about!

@eleanorfrigsby can’t believe I didn’t think of [name_f]Helena[/name_f]! Also had never thought of [name_u]Orion[/name_u], thanks (:

I do love [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f], but I’m not sure I could get past her character to use it.
Other ideas directly from literature or movies:
Elphaba
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f] (Aggie)
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]

Names that sound like they could go with your theme:
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_u]Blaire[/name_u]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]

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Consider any repeats a second!

[name_u]Tempest[/name_u]
[name_u]Sable[/name_u]
Tympany
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Leora[/name_f]
[name_f]Merida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Fauna[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviette[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Appoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Wanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]

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Sorry for repeats!

[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Desdemona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f] / [name_f]Hilde[/name_f] / [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Hecate[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] / [name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Fenella[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Morrigan[/name_f]
[name_f]Arachne[/name_f]
[name_f]Nella[/name_f]
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]

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