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Names That Mean Dark

Expecting a baby with dark hair, or eyes, or skin, or simply looking for a name that means (or suggests) darkness? You could search for names that literally mean black, dark, or night. Or you might prefer to browse for names that suggest dark things, such as Jett or Raven.

Along with Jett and Raven, other dark baby names in the US Top 1000 include Blake, Colton, Delaney, Kiera, Layla, Melanie, Phoenix, and Sullivan. Many word names conjure images of darkness, such as Ebony, Mahogany, Sable, and Midnight itself.

The names here either mean dark or reference dark things or nighttime and would be perfect for a brown-eyed baby girl or dark-haired baby boy.

Silhouette

Meaning: shadow outline

Origin:French surname
10501
Carey

Meaning: dark, black

Origin:Irish
7897
Duff

Meaning: swarthy

Origin:Irish
7630
Peta

Meaning: golden eagle, or rock, stone

Origin:Native American, Blackfoot,or Greek, "golden eagle, or rock, stone"
2656
Inola

Meaning: black fox

Origin:Cherokee
3069
Blakeley

Meaning: dark wood or clearing

Origin:English surname
14457
Bruna

Meaning: brown

Origin:Italian
2243
Melantha

Meaning: dark flower

Origin:Greek
3494
Merel

Meaning: blackbird

Origin:Dutch
3601
Kali

Meaning: black one

Origin:Sanskrit
1207
Tinuviel

Meaning: Daughter of the twilight / nightingale

Origin:Literary name
2634
Guadalupe

Meaning: hidden river, valley of the wolves

Origin:Spanish from Arabic
4725
Mahogany

Meaning: rich, strong

Origin:Spanish
2935
Caliban

Meaning: black

Origin:Romanian
1548
Tynan

Meaning: dark, dusty

Origin:Irish
1629
Corbin

Meaning: crow, raven

Origin:English and French surname
771
Dunstan

Meaning: dark stone

Origin:English
4165
Dougal

Meaning: dark stranger

Origin:Scottish
2001
Maurice

Meaning: dark-skinned

Origin:English and French from Latin
1878
Hari

Meaning: dark, tawny

Origin:Hindu
2629