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Baby Names That Mean Dark

Looking for baby names that mean Dark? Our library lists 192 names whose meaning carries the sense of “dark.” They break down as 110 boy names and 82 girl names. The most common cultural roots are Irish, English, French, and Celtic. Names on this list include Adok, Adreanna, Adrian, Adriana, and Adriane.

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Darkness in naming rarely means gloom — it usually points to hair color, the night sky, or a poetic depth. The Old Irish ciar (“dark, black”) gives Kieran and Ciara, both “little dark one,” while the Arabic layl (“night”) lies behind Layla and Leila.

Dark-meaning names feel romantic and a little enigmatic, a fine choice for parents drawn to the moody and mysterious rather than the cheerfully bright. Many work across genders. Use the origin and gender columns below to find a name whose darkness reads as elegance and intrigue.

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Adok Dark ADOLF Male English
Adreanna From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. Female French
Adrian Dark AGDA, AGATA, AGATON, AGNETA Female English
Adriana Dark; From Adria Female Romanian
Adriane From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. Female French
Adrianna From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. Female French
Adrianne From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. Female French
Adriano Dark: Variant Of Adrian. From Adria.: (The Adriatic Sea Region.) Male Spanish
Adriene From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. Female French
Adrienne "Dark." Female French
Adrik Dark ALEK, ALIK, ALEKSANDR, ALEKSIS, ALEKSI, ALEXEI Male Russian
Black Dark Male English
Blaecleah From The Dark Meadow Male English
Blagdan From The Dark Valley Male English
Blagden From The Dark Valley Male English
Blagdon From The Dark Valley Male English
Blake Dark: Dark-Haired. Can Also Mean The Reverse -Fair: Pale. Blakeman Male Scottish
Blakeley From The Dark Meadow Male English
Blakely From The Dark Meadow Male English
Blakemore From The Dark Moor Male English
Braeden Dark Valley. Male Celtic
Bron Brown Or Dark Male Anglo
Brown Dark Skinned Male English
Brun Brown Or Dark Male Anglo
Bruna Of The Dark Hair Female German
Brune Of The Dark Hair Female German
Brunelle Dark Haired Male French
Brunetta Dark-Haired Female Italian
Brunhild Dark Or Noble Female German
Brunhilda Dark Or Noble Female German
Brunhilde Dark, Noble Female German
Burnett Brown, dark-complexioned Male English
Carey The Dark One Female Celtic
Cerin Little Dark One Male Gaelic
Chiara Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran. Female Irish
Ciara Saint Or Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran. Female Irish
Ciarda Dark Female Gaelic
Claec Dark Male English
Colbey Dark: Dark-Haired. Male French
Cole From The Dark Town: Abbreviation Of Nicholas People's Victory. Male English
Coleman Dark Skinned Male English
Colemann Dark Skinned Male English
Coletun From The Dark Town Male English
Colis Son Of The Dark Man Male English
Collis Son Of The Dark Man Male English
Colt From The Dark Town Male English
Colton From The Dark Town Male English
Colys Son Of The Dark Man Male English
Condan Dark Haired Wise Man Male Celtic
Condon Dark Haired Wise Man Male Celtic

Frequently Asked Questions

Our library contains 192 baby names whose meaning includes the concept of "Dark", drawn from the 19,862-name 9BabyNames database.

The most common cultural origins are Irish (55), English (35), French (29).

Out of 192 baby names that include the meaning "Dark", 110 are listed as boy names, 82 as girl names.

Examples include Adok, Adreanna, Adrian, Adriana, Adriane.

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