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Steampunk Baby Names

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.

Like the steampunk aesthetic itself, steampunk baby names are not necessarily historically accurate to the Victorian Era. While you would have seen names like Cecilia and Ambrose in Victorian times, other steampunk names such as Swanhild and Septimus would have been highly unusual choices.

Along with Cecilia and Ambrose, other steampunk baby names in the US Top 1000 include Arabella, Augustus, Edison, Emmeline, Jeremiah, Octavia, Scarlett, and Thaddeus. Rare names that encapsulate the steampunk style include Araminta, Bartleby, Lucrezia, and Zebulon.

Steampunk baby names are over-the-top and have cool, hard edges. Here is a list of baby names incorporating this unique style.

Hermione

Meaning: messenger, earthly

Origin:Greek, feminine version of Hermes, "messenger, earthly"
334
Cyrus

Meaning: sun

Origin:Persian
19
Augustus

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:Latin
216
Thaddeus

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Aramaic, meaning unclear, possibly from Theodore
238
Bartholomew

Meaning: son of the furrow

Origin:Aramaic
141
Silas

Meaning: of the forest; or prayed for

Origin:Aramaic, Latin, Greek
4
Harrison

Meaning: son of Harry

Origin:English
99
Septimus

Meaning: the seventh son

Origin:Latin
711
Finbar

Meaning: fair-haired

Origin:Irish
1369
Corentin

Meaning: tempest, hurricane

Origin:French, Breton
1444
Bramwell

Meaning: well where the gorse grows

Origin:English
1816
Maxwell

Meaning: great stream

Origin:Scottish
237
Balthazar

Meaning: Baal protects the King

Origin:Phoenician
295
Ambrose

Meaning: immortal

Origin:Latin
38
Ray

Meaning: wise protector

Origin:Diminutive of Raymond
215
Jeremiah

Meaning: appointed by God

Origin:Hebrew
452
Percival

Meaning: one who pierces the valley

Origin:French
222
Phineas

Meaning: the Nubian

Origin:English, Egyptian
196
Emerson

Meaning: son of Emery

Origin:English
241
Edison

Meaning: son of Edith or Adam

Origin:English
854