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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.

Nigel

Meaning: dark, black-haired

Origin:Irish
1146
Morris

Meaning: dark-skinned

Origin:English variation of Maurice
907
Umbra

Meaning: shadow

Origin:Latin
9465
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Origin:Word name
3894
Skadi

Meaning: shadow, harm

Origin:Old Norse
2620
Donahue

Meaning: dark fighter

Origin:Irish
4582
Crawford

Meaning: ford where crows gather

Origin:English
2595
Tamala

Meaning: dark tree

Origin:African
4627
Farrar

Meaning: blacksmith, metalworker

Origin:English occupational name
3504
Shyam

Meaning: dark, black, blue

Origin:Sanskrit
721
Nisha

Meaning: night

Origin:Sanskrit
933
Blakesley

Meaning: dark wolf's wood or clearing

Origin:English place-name and surname
8306
Melania

Meaning: black

Origin:Spanish and Greek variation of Melanie
2417
Maurelle

Meaning: dark, elfin

Origin:French
6581
Krishna

Meaning: dark, black

Origin:Sanskrit
1985
Perran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Cornish
2258
Umbrielle

Meaning: one in the shadow

Origin:Latin
2512
Itzal

Meaning: Shadow

Origin:Basque
2542
Cronan

Meaning: dark one

Origin:Irish
3494
Rajani

Meaning: dark, of the night

Origin:Sanskrit
3606