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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.

Ivan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Russian variation of John
429
Jules

Meaning: youthful; soft, downy

Origin:French form of Latin Julius
469
Agatha

Meaning: good woman

Origin:Greek
419
Angelica

Meaning: angel or angelic

Origin:Italian, Polish, Russian diminutive of Angela
564
Sophronia

Meaning: sensible, prudent

Origin:Greek
1835
Portia

Meaning: pig

Origin:Latin
648
Ursula

Meaning: little female bear

Origin:Latin
656
Lucinda

Meaning: light

Origin:Variation of Lucia
1055
Jessamine

Meaning: jasmine

Origin:English from Persian
1072
Hester

Meaning: star

Origin:Medieval variation of Esther, Persian
866
Maggie

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Margaret
342
Rowena

Meaning: white spear or famous friend

Origin:Welsh
497
Tressa

Meaning: third

Origin:Cornish
3141
Barnabas

Meaning: son of consolation

Origin:Aramaic
827
Jethro

Meaning: excellence

Origin:Hebrew
587
Archibald

Meaning: truly brave

Origin:Scottish from German
317
Hannibal

Meaning: grace of Baal, god of fertility and fortune

Origin:Punic and Assyrian
1572
Virgil

Meaning: staff bearer

Origin:Latin
780
Bertram

Meaning: bright raven

Origin:German
1602
Mortimer

Meaning: dead sea

Origin:English
675