Female witch names have long been associated with magic, enchantment, and mystery. These names often have a dark and enchanting quality to them, evoking images of powerful sorceresses and wise enchantresses. Some popular female witch names include Morgana, Circe, Hecate, and Baba Yaga. Morgana, originating from Arthurian legends, is known for her sorcery and connection to the magical island of Avalon. She is often portrayed as a powerful and cunning witch, capable of both great good and immense evil. Circe, from Greek mythology, is a bewitching sorceress known for her ability to transform humans into animals.
Bewitching Witch Names for Halloween
Witch names come to mind every autumn, but they’re great any time of the year.
Fictional witches have worn so many fantastic names. Some, like Elphaba, fascinate – but seem like a stretch as a child’s given name.
This list focuses on witch names perfectly wearable for a real girl – black cat, bubbling cauldron, and magical powers not required.
Some of these are evil witch names, while others are good – or just plain netural. Whether that’s a dealbreaker is, as ever, up to you.
Read on for some of the most bewitching, best witch names ever worn.
BORROWED FROM BOOKS
ALEXANDRA, JANE, and SUKIE
The trio headlined John Updike’s 1984 novel The Witches of Eastwick.
ANTHA, DEBORAH, EMALETH, JEANNE LOUISE, MARIE CLAUDETTE, MARY BETH, STELLA, SUZANNE
Witch names from the Mayfair family, though Rowan is the star. Some are considered villains, and others are relatively minor characters. But they make for a fascinating family tree.
AGATHA, CLARICE, DRUSILLA, ETHEL, ENID, FENELLA, MAUD, SYBIL
Characters from The Worst Witch world, of which Mildred is the main character.
BELLATRIX
Though Helena Bonham Carter brought the character of Bellatrix LeStrange to life in the Harry Potter movies, the loyal servant of Voldemort’s name appeared in print long before. A night sky name with a great meaning – woman warrior – it might’ve caught on, if only she weren’t such a villain.
CIRCE
Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle series introduces us to British boarding school, Spence Academy, in the year 1895. The students’ names are lovely antiques with an English air: Felicity, Pippa, Hester, Gemma. There’s also the villainous Circe, though she’s not a witch exactly. But Circe is a witch, from Greek mythology onward, as well as a minor goddess.
DIANA
Have you read A Discovery of Witches? Diana is a super-smart witch who has been trying very hard to deny that such things exist. Until she falls in love with a vampire. And embarks on a bunch of other adventures. The third book in the trilogy came out in 2014, and a television adaptation followed.
ESME and ESMERALDA
We usually think of Esme as the vampire matriarch of Twilight. But Terry Pratchett’s Discworld gives us a bewitching Esme, also known as Granny. Her full name? Esmeralda Weatherwax.
FLEUR, GINEVRA, LAVENDER, LILY, LUNA, MINERVA, MOLLY
There are whole posts filled with great names of witches from the Harry Potter world. These are just a few that come to mind. Another one with potential: Andromeda, though she’s known by her surname, Tonks, to her friends.
HERMIONE
The Harry Potter heroine has a great name – a stand-out Greek antique that clearly belongs on this list of witch names. Miss Granger inspired a list of names with similar qualities: Inspired by Hermione: Strong, Smart Girl Names.
JADIS
The Chronicles of Narnia calls her the White Witch, but her name is Jadis.
MILDRED
Hermione Granger’s polar opposite, Mildred is the bottom of the class at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches in The Worst Witch books. Despite her frequent misadventures and clumsiness with a spell or two, Mildred is brave, kind – and generally manages to save the day.
ROWAN
Queen of vampire literature Anne Rice also penned a highly successful series about a family of witches, stretching back generations. In The Witching Hour, Rowan Mayfair has grown up far away from her extended family in New Orleans, a brilliant surgeon who knows nothing about her family’s unusual past – or her destiny.
SERAFINA and SERAPHINA
Witch queen Serafina appeared in Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass. The Fantastic Beasts series introduced us to another bewitching Seraphina, this time president of the Magical Congress of the United States during the 1920s.
TELEVISION WITCHES
ALEX
Her full name is Alexandra Margarita Russo, but Selena Gomez usually answered to the boyish Alex on Wizards of Waverly Place. The Disney Channel series prefers to call the Russos – male and female – wizards, but it still fits with witch names.
ANTONIA, MARNIE
Did you watch HBO’s True Blood? Season 4 took the mild-mannered Marnie, a practicing witch, and mixed her up with the spirit of a sixteenth century witch named Antonia. Powerful Antonia is seeking vengeance on all vampires. As a given name, Antonia ranks as a lovely, literary, and underused classic.
BELLADONNA
Also known as deadly nightshade, Belladonna is a gorgeous name with a dark meaning. It fits with famous witch names, though the best known character is somewhat obscure. The BBC’s children series The Herbs took place in an animated garden. It aired in the late 1960s; Parsley the Lion was the main character. Belladonna appears in the series only briefly.
BONNIE, DAVINA, LIV, SOPHIE
Strictly speaking, The Vampire Diaries – and spin-offs – focused on, well, vampires. But the long-running franchise introduced us to all sorts of supernatural creatures with some amazing names. These are just a few of the witches we’ve met.
CASSANDRA
The Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch introduced the world to Cassandra “Cassie’ Nightingale, who uses her powers for good. Highlander also gave the name to a character, the Witch of Donan Wood. And, of course, Greek myth gives us the original Cassandra, a Trojan princess with the gift of prophecy, cursed to be forever ignored.
CORDELIA, DELPHINE, FIONA, MADISON, MARIE, MISTY, MYRTLE, NAN, ZOE
American Horror Story: Coven took us from Salem, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana. It draws on both the Salem witch trials and the history of witchcraft and voodoo in New Orleans. (The Marie listed? That’s Marie Laveau.) The third season debuted back in 2013. Other installments of American Horror Story have included witches since, but this list of female witch names is the longest in any season.
FREYA, INGRID, JOANNA, WENDY
Lifetime’s Witches of East End ended abruptly mid-cliffhanger. But the names of the Beauchamp family women definitely merit a place on this list – sisters Joanna and Wendy, and next generation witches Freya and Ingrid.
The writers chose names that were already steeped in legend, lore, and pop culture. Wendy the Good Little Witch was a companion to Casper the Friendly Ghost in comic books. And there’s a real-life medieval Swedish noblewoman, Ingrid Ylva, sometimes said to be a white witch. TV series Vikings also gives the name to a powerful woman who casts a spell or three.
HETTIE, MONA, CRESSIE
The Worst Witch inspired a television show that was so successful it lasted into the college years. Then along came The New Worst Witch, featuring Mildred’s cousin, Henrietta – called Hettie. Cresentmoon – Cressie for short – is one of the few character names that feels wildly over-the-top, but nickname Cressie might be wearable.
ISOBEL
Smallville’s girl next door Lana Lang grows up over the series’ run, and suffers some pretty unbelievable trials. During one of them, a seventeenth century French witch possesses her. The witch answers to Isobel.
MACY, MELANIE, MAGGIE, MARISOL
The 2018 edition of Charmed gave us three sisters with M names, inspired by the origin Halliwell three. Marisol was their mom.
MELISANDRE
Game of Thrones gave us a red priestess named Melisandre, also known as the Red Witch. Her name is lovely, but Melisandre’s actions are impossible to defend, befitting one of the most bloodthirty tv shows ever.
PHOEBE, PRUE, PIPER, PAIGE
The three Halliwell sisters from Charmed, plus half-sister Paige, battled mystical baddies and generally saved the world over eight eventful seasons.
ROWENA
Long-running series Supernatural saw the Winchester brothers confront all manner of villains. Powerful witch Rowena faced off against them in the tenth season. She appears in two more seasons of the show, too.
SABRINA, HILDA, ZELDA
A young Melissa Joan Hart played The Teenage Witch on television, though the character originated in the Archie comics. Her aunts, Hilda and Zelda, are witches, too, and raise Sabrina in most versions of the story. While most takes on Sabrina are light-hearted, a more recent comic and Netflix adaptation known as The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina took her story in a darker direction.
SAMANTHA
Back in the 1960s, Samantha masqueraded as an ordinary housewife, despite her status as a witch. The sitcom established the name as a go-to favorite.
TABITHA, CLARA, SERENA
Bewitched’s cast expanded by one when Samantha and Darrin welcomed daughter Tabitha – also a witch. Grandma Endora tricked the couple into choosing the name. Bewitched characters also included Clara and Serena.
WILLOW
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s brainy BFF started out as a research assistant. As the series progressed, Willow learned witchcraft and joined the good fight in a whole other way.
ZELENA
ABC’s Once Upon a Time borrowed from fairy tales like Rumpelstiltskin and Snow White in the first few seasons, as we got to know the residents of Storybrooke. As the tv series developed, many more fantasy worlds were introduced, from Peter Pan’s Neverland to King Arthur’s Camelot. Even the Wicked Witch of the West from the Oz stories made an appearance. OUAT named her Zelena.
BORROWED FROM MOVIES
BLAIR
The menace in The Blair Witch Project is named Elly, but Blair still fits on this list of witch names.
BONNIE, NANCY, SARAH, ROCHELLE
This quartet comes from 1996 high school movie/witch flick The Craft.
EGLANTINE
Eglantine comes from Bedknobs and Broomsticks, the enduring Disney flick from the 1960s. While the story comes from an earlier book, Angela Landsbury’s big screen performance makes the name unforgettable.
EVANORA
Originally a series of novels, L. Frank Baum’s witches answered to lots of lovely names. While Glinda reads very Wizard of Oz and Elphaba seems a little Wicked, Evanora stands out. The character first appeared in Oz the Great and Powerful. This Eva-Nora smoosh seems very in step with current trends.
GILLIAN, SALLY, FRANCES, BRIDGET (JET), KYLIE, ANTONIA
In 1998’s Practical Magic, a heartbroken witch cast a spell preventing her descendants from a happily ever after.
GWEN, MARNIE, SOPHIE, SAGE, SAPPHIRE, ANEESA, AGGIE
Back in 1998, Halloweentown debuted on the Disney Channel. The series gave us plenty of amazing witch names. Three sequels, and even more great names, followed.
JENNIFER
In 1942, Veronica Lake played Jennifer in I Married A Witch. Her character? A seventeenth century witch newly arrived in mid-twentieth century America. Jennifer skyrocketed in use in the years following the movie’s release.
LOUISE
In 1989’s Teen Witch, Louise celebrates her sixteenth birthday. The big surprise? She discovers that she possesses some serious magical powers.
MALEFICENT
This feels like the least wearable of the witch names. In Sleeping Beauty, she’s the dark fairy sorceress who curses Aurora to sleep for one hundred years as revenge against her parents. But then again, Maleficent’s side of the story was told in a pair of movies released in 2014 and 2019. A handful of girls have received the name since then.
MARY, SARAH, WINIFRED
The Sanderson sisters of Hocus Pocus wore these three names. While the movie wasn’t a big hit in 1993, it’s since become a cult classic.
URSULA
The sea witch from The Little Mermaid, Ursula is part-enchantress, part-octopus, and thoroughly terrifying.
WITCH NAMES EVERYWHERE
LAURIE
Here’s an interesting twist on witch names. Salem, Massachusetts lives in infamy, thanks to the Salem Witch Trials. In 1692, a wave of mass hysteria gripped the community. Ultimately, 19 individuals lost their lives, and more perished in prison. It’s a dark moment, but today Salem has embraced its past and Halloween is the time to visit. Laurie Cabot wasn’t a seventeenth century victim of the Trials; instead, she’s the “Official Witch of Salem,” teaching her craft to others and serving as a volunteer and ambassador for the community. It’s not quite enough to make Laurie seem like a particularly witchy name, but this list seemed incomplete without her.
MORGAN
A witch name taken straight from Arthurian legend. Morgan Le Fay’s character has changed quite a bit over the centuries, but no questions she’s among the most famous witches to grace this list.
WENDY
The friendly witch, friend of equally un-threatening ghost Casper, came out of the comic strip.
Would you consider any of these witch names for a daughter? Are there other names that should be on this list?
This post was published on October 18, 2013. It was revised and republished on October 28, 2016; October 2, 2021; and September 30, 2023.
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80+ best female wizard names that are cool for your fantasy world
What direction will you take if given a chance to name something or someone? You would probably look for a meaningful name, presumably related to your unique circumstances at the time of naming. If you are fascinated by magic and wonder about the existence of something beyond normal comprehension, then trying out the fantasy world is a great idea. What female wizard names will you apply to your character? A great name is memorable, choose the perfect fantasy world name and make it exciting. Woman in black witch costume. Photo: pexels.com, @A Koolshooter
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Remember that a great name sticks and gives a great feel to a person or a place. In the fantasy world, names make things fun, and they are like glue between the story and the world. That is why you ought to choose remarkable female sorcerer names with substance. Imagine having a name that no one else ever thought about? Isn't it a great way of creating a unique identity?
Circe, from Greek mythology, is a bewitching sorceress known for her ability to transform humans into animals. She is often depicted as a seductive and manipulative enchantress, using her powers to control men. Hecate, also from Greek mythology, is the goddess of witchcraft and magic.
Unique female wizard names for your fantasy world
Have you watched Harry Potter? If you have, you likely have some cool wizard names in your mind that you can use for your fantasy world. However, you might be looking for something different, like the funniest wizard and witch names. You do not need a magic ball or a third eye, as there are numerous cool female wizard names you can settle on if you look in the right places.
- Agnes: Holy
- Alice: Noble
- Alison: Alice
- Angela: Angel.
- Bessie: God
- Evanora: Life
- Glinda: Fair or Good
- Gwen: Herbalist
- Jadis: Gorgeous little girl
- Joan: Linked to Joan Peterson, that was a healer of medieval times
- Laurie: Laurel
- Leanne: Dweller by the wood
- Lacosta: Literary name belonging to the north's good witch In The "Wizard Of Oz
- Maleficent: Prone to evil
- Margaret: Pearl
- Margery: Pearl
- Mary: Bitterness
- Madea: Middle
- Minerva: Means of the mind
- Moll: Bitter
- Morgan: Circle or sea
- Phoebe: Radiant or shining one
- Rita: Pearl
- Tamsin: An offbeat name associated with one of the esteemed witches of England, Tamsin Blight.
- Theodora: The gift of God
- Ursula: Connected to the most bizarre-looking witches of all time
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She is associated with the night, moon, and crossroads, and is often depicted as a three-headed goddess. Hecate is known for her magical powers and her role as a guide in the realm of the supernatural. Baba Yaga, from Slavic folklore, is a witch-like figure known for her hut that stands on chicken legs. She is often portrayed as an old, haggard woman with iron teeth and a penchant for eating humans. Despite her fearsome reputation, Baba Yaga is also seen as a wise and powerful witch, possessing magical knowledge and abilities. These names, among others, exemplify the rich and diverse history of female witch names. Whether associated with mythology, folklore, or literature, these names continue to captivate our imaginations and evoke a sense of mystique and power..
Reviews for "Discover Your Witchy Side with these Enchanting Female Witch Names"
1. John - 2 stars - I was really disappointed with the suggestions provided in this article. The names listed were either too cliché or too obscure. I was hoping to find unique and powerful names for a female witch character, but instead, I found myself reading through a list of overused names like "Gwendolyn" and "Morgana". I expected a bit more creativity and originality.
2. Sarah - 1 star - The selection of names presented in this article was extremely limited and unimpressive. I was looking for something bold and enchanting, but instead, what I got were uninspiring and generic choices. The article barely scratched the surface of diverse and evocative names that could really bring a witch character to life. Overall, a big letdown.
3. Alex - 2 stars - The list of names provided in this article felt quite uninspired. Many of the names felt cliché and lacked the creativity that I was hoping for. There was no real sense of uniqueness or magic in these suggestions. I was expecting more depth and thought put into the selection of names, but instead, I found myself feeling underwhelmed by the options presented.
4. Emily - 2 stars - I found the list of names in this article to be quite underwhelming. Most of the names felt generic and overused, lacking the mystical and captivating qualities I associate with witches. I was hoping to discover hidden gems that would bring a sense of intrigue and power to a witch character, but I didn't find that here. Overall, I was disappointed with this list.
5. Michael - 1 star - The "Female witch names" article was a complete letdown for me. The names listed were unoriginal and didn't meet my expectations of what a witch's name should be. I was looking for something witchy and enchanting, but all I found were cliché names that were neither exciting nor inspired. This article did not provide the unique and magical name options I was hoping for.