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Perhaps you love all things Halloween, October is your favorite month of the entire year, and/or you love scary and spooky movies. But if you're looking for spooky baby names for your little pumpkin, you've come to the right place.
Parents come up with baby names from all sorts of different things, so if you're inspired by all things spooky, then you'll enjoy browsing names from your favorite horror movies, and also the campy creepy movies from childhood, like Ghostbusters and Casper. Though I wouldn't personally recommend naming your child Ecto 1 or ZUUL.
If scary movies aren't your thing and you just want to name your child something creepy, you could always go with Arachna (spider woman), Banshee (screaming spirit), or Betelgeuse (scary spirit, which you definitely shouldn't say three times). But if you don't want your kid to be mercilessly made fun of in school, perhaps a humble, slight nod to your favorite spooky movies is the way to go. As long as you don't name them Fester, Hannibal, Lurch, Morticia, It, or Lucifer that is. Though if I'm being honest, I could possibly get behind Morticia, because she's amazing, couldn't you? Maybe she could go by Tish.
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Wednesday
I wanted to be Wednesday so much I was a kid. May your child be as intelligent, creepy, and mysterious as Wednesday Addams if you choose to name your child Wednesday. According to Nameberry, Wednesday "is taken from the name of the day dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon god Woden, who relates to Mercury."
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Ray
Who wouldn't love Ray from Ghostbusters? Dan Aykroyd is amazing in the movie, and hilarious of course. Nameberry says Ray means "wise protector," so that makes sense, don't you think?
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Luna
The moon is always magical and spooky, but even spookier in October, in my opinion. Luna means "the moon," according to SheKnows, and it would be the perfect tribute to such a beautiful satellite.
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Lilith
According to Behind the Name, Lilith means "of the night," and was also the name of a demon in ancient Assyrian myths. Enough said.
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Damien
The scary little boy from The Omen's name is also commonly thought to be related to the devil. Damien means "to tame," according to Baby Name Wizard.
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Cat
My other favorite character from spooky movies when I was a kid — other than Wednesday — was Cat from Casper. She was the epitome of cool to me, and I loved her style. Maybe I just loved Christina Ricci? The name Cat means "pure," according to Nameberry.
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Winston
Though he didn't get a ton of play in the first Ghostbusters movie, he was pretty front and center in the second one. And I too hate Jell-O, Winston. Winston means "wine's town," according to Nameberry.
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Freddie
If you name your child Freddy, you better keep your razors and gloves hidden, and never fall asleep again. According to Oh Baby! Names, Freddy "is an English diminutive of Frederick ... Frederick originated as a Germanic name, from the elements 'frid' meaning 'peace' and 'rīc' meaning 'ruler, power.'"
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Blair
Whether Blair as in the The Blair Witch Project, or Linda Blair from the actress who played the little girl in The Exorcist, Blair can potentially be a pretty creepy name. Blair means "dweller on the plain," according to Baby Name Wizard.
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Lydia
Wasn't Winona Ryder just the best in Beetlejuice? Lydia means "kind," according to Baby Name Wizard. Makes sense to me, since she was so kind and compassionate to Adam and Barbara.
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Sarah
May your child have as beautiful of a voice as Sarah Sanderson, but not be the dopiest Sanderson sister. SheKnows says Sarah means "princess."
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Mary
Ironically, Mary means "wished-for child," according to SheKnows. I smell children.
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Winifred
According to Nameberry, Winifred means "blessed peacemaking." Though I don't think Winifred was into any peacemaking, if you name your kid after Winnie, I bet they'll have confidence and put a spell on everyone they meet.