Names that Mean Dark Magic | 34 Wicked Ideas for Boys and Girls
We’ve collected names that mean dark magic from around the world, from numerous magical traditions and cultures. From hexes to satanic priests, you’ll find something malicious here.
Names that mean Dark Magic for Girls
These names that mean dark magic for girls range from historic occultists to components used in black magic rituals.
Athame
An Athame is a black-handled ceremonial blade used in witchcraft and satanic rituals. It is often used to channel and direct psychic energy and draw boundaries of magic circles.
Blanche
Blanche Barton is the Magistra Templi Rex, or High Priestess within the Church of Satan.
Boksi
The Nepalese refer to witches as Boski.
Botagoz
In Kazakhstan, the name Botagoz is given to girls believed to possess the magical “evil eye.”
Caplata
A Caplata is a Haitian Voudou witch for hire who practices both good and evil magic.
Circe
Greek goddess of magic Circe cursed Odysseous’s men and turned them into swine.
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Chu Fu
Chinese witch of the 100 BC era, Chu Fu attempted to teach the Empress sorcery and spells, but was executed for her efforts.
Endor
In the Bible, Saul consults with the Witch of Endor, who summoned the spirit of the prophet Samuel. Depending on the translation, the Witch of Endor may use a ritual summoning pit, a special talisman, or even a familiar to bring forth the spirits of the dead.
Goetia
The famous grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon is divided into five sections, the Ars Goetia, Ars Theurgia-Goetia, Ars Paulina, Ars Almadel, and Ars Notoria.
Ars Goetia refers to the evocation of demons or evil spirits, from the ancient Greek word goetia, meaning witchcraft, or evil, heretical magic.
Haegtesse
Hægtesse, Hagatusi, and Hagzissa are Old English, Proto West German, and Old High German for magic, witch, hag, or Fury.
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Hecate
Hecate is the Greek goddess of witchcraft, witches, sorcery, poisonous plants and similarly evil concepts.
Jadis
CS Lewis chose the name Jadis for the wicked and deadly White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia. Her name may come from the Persian word jadu, meaning witch.
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La Voisin
French poisoner and fortune teller Catherine Monvoisin went by the name La Voisin. In the 1660s-1680s, La Voisin practiced evil magical services in Paris that killed over 1,000 people and possibly more than 2,500.
The infamous Poison Affair also involved Catherine Trianon, also known as La Trianon; Marguerite Delaporte; and Marie Bosse (known as La Bosse), among others.
Maleficent
The evil queen from Sleeping Beauty’s name means “harmful” or “evil.”
Morrigan
In Irish mythology, her name means “demon queen.”
Strix
Strix, the Latin word for witch, also means screech owl. It literally translates to screecher. However, in mythology, a strix is a bird-like demon that feeds on human flesh and blood.
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Names that mean Dark Magic for Boys
While witches are stereotypically female, we found many names that mean dark magic for boys.
Angra Mainyu
In Persian mythology, Angra Mainyu means ‘evil spirit’ and is the god of death, destruction, and darkness.
Blåkulla
Blåkulla, Swedish for Blue Hill, was the legendary island where the Devil held his earthly court during a witches sabbath.
Alexis
Alexis-Vincent-Charles Berbiguier de Terre-Neuve du Thym was a French author and demonologist purported to be harassed by imps and goblins after he encountered two fortune tellers.
Bokor
A Bokor is a male Haitian Voudou witch for hire who practices both good and evil magic.
Étienne
French Abbot and occultist Étienne Guibourg performed Black Masses and assisted La Voisin in her practices of black magic. He worked with other occultists such as Adam Lesage
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Kudlak
According to Croatian and Slovenian myth, a kresnik (or kresnika, female), is a type of shaman or vampire hunter. At night, their evil vampire antithesis or Kudlak appears and fights them.
Maleficium
The Latin word Maleficum means “An act of witchcraft performed with the intention of causing damage or injury.” The plural, Maleficia, makes a perfect girl’s name that means dark magic.
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Ostanes
Ostanes was an ancient Persian magician, and an authority in alchemy, necromancy, divination, and mystical properties
Sahar’aswad
The male Arabic name Sahar’aswad means “dark magic.”
Sorgina
A sorgina (or plural, Sorginak), is a Basque witch.
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Unisex names that mean dark magic
Akelarre
The Basque term for witches sabbath, where witches hold their meetings. It comes from the Basque word for goat– goats were thought to preside over these evil covens. Other Basque names for akelarre include:
- Bekatu-larre: Sinful meadow
- Eperlanda: Partridges’ field
- Dantzaleku: Dancing place
- Sorginzulo: Witches’ hole
- Sorgintxulo: Witches’ hole
- Atsegin Soro: Pleasure orchard
- Sorginerreka: Witches’ creek
- Akerlanda: Goat’s meadow
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Brujo / Bruja
In Latin American occultism, practitioners of white and black magic are called brujo (male) or bruja (female). They practice brujeria, which could be witchcraft, voudou, Santeria, or other traditions.
Chernoknizhnik
In Russia, peasants referred to evil witches as Chernoknizhnik, or “a person who plies their trade with a black book.”
Hex
A Hex is a malicious wish or curse. And hex or hexe means witch in German
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Ipsissimus / Ipsissima
The highest degree of priesthood in the Temple of Set, a satanic religion, is known as Ipsissimus (male) or Ipsissima (female).
Mangkukulam
In the many cultures of the Philippines, different types of witches who practice black magic are known as mangkukulam, manggagaway, aswang, malupad, malakat, mambabarang, and aswang.
Black magic can be called by many different names, including tanem, tamay, kulam, gaway, barang, hiwit, lágà, haplit, paktol, anyaw or pantak.
A curse is called a sumpâ.
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Naaldlooshii
Navajo skinwalkers or naaldlooshii take on the forms of animals to harm innocents. In the Navajo language, it translates to “with it, he goes on all fours.”
They use corpse poison, called áńt’į́, which translates to “witchery” or “harming” to curse victims.
Xeper
The occult Temple of Set pursues Xeper, or self-deification.
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Wrap up- Names that mean dark magic
We hope you’ve been spellbound by these names that mean dark magic! It was certainly a fascinating dive into black magic and mythology from around the world.
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Resource: The website Behind the Name is a fantastic resource for finding more names based on uniqueness, similarity to other names, and meaning.