Dark Academia baby names

Created by Sheridan Le Fanu for his 1872 novella; likely derived from Latin 'carmine' (song/charm) or German 'Carmilla' formations. Associated with mystery and gothic romance.

From Old English 'goat' and 'home', originally a village name meaning 'homestead of goats' or dwelling place.

Surname derived from 'falk' (falcon) or from Guy Fawkes, the historical figure. Modern use largely influenced by literary reference.

One of the fallen angels in Jewish and Christian apocrypha, name possibly derived from Hebrew roots meaning 'God strengthens' or 'divine fire'.

From Greek mythology, the Gorgon with venomous snakes for hair whose gaze turned mortals to stone. Name derives from 'medusa' meaning 'guardian' or 'protector.'

Goddess of magic, crossroads, and liminal spaces in Greek mythology. Name possibly derived from feminine form of Hekatos, an epithet of Apollo.

River of woe in Greek underworld mythology. Acheron was one of the five rivers souls crossed to reach the afterlife.

God is my strength. A figure from Jewish and Christian apocrypha, associated with fallen angels and divine punishment in religious texts.

From Hebrew 'Lilith', meaning 'night' or 'of the night'. In Jewish tradition, associated with the first woman in creation mythology, later demonized.