From casting spells to riding on broomsticks, witches have been part of folklore for centuries.
While real-life witches are very different from their pop-culture stereotypes, the very idea of them still evokes images of pointy black hats, hexes, charms and witchy movies like “Hocus Pocus” and “Practical Magic.” Even witch names have a mysterious aura all their own (think: Tabitha, Aurora, Esmeralda, Ursula and others).
If you've got a bit of wickedness in your blood, then you're bound to be enchanted by this collection of witch names for males, females and anyone else looking to channel their inner enchantress or warlock.
Even if you don't, these witch monikers are perfect to use as baby names, to add a bit of intrigue to your persona, or for the sweet new black cat or puppy you recently adopted.
To help in your search, we’ve gathered a list of our favorite witch-inspired names from the likes of the “Harry Potter” book series, TV shows including “Charmed,” “Bewitched” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” and movies like “The Witches of Eastwick,” “The Little Mermaid” and “Sleeping Beauty.”
You'll also discover a variety of gothic, medieval, mysterious and dark names to use for any occasion you see fit. Even if you've just come out of sheer curiosity, you're sure to fall under the spell of these witchy monikers.
Whichever witch name you ultimately settle on, you can be sure it'll leave everyone positively charmed.
Ada
Agnes
Ailith
Allegra
Althea
Amabel
Andromeda
Ariel
Aurora
Avalon
Belinda
Bertha
Calista
Cassandra
Celeste
Cordelia
Cressida
Desdemona
Drusilla
Elizabeth
Ember
Enid
Enya
Esmeralda
Everald
Fern
Flora
Grace
Gwendolyn
Hazel
Honora
Illuminata
Iona
Iris
Lavinia
Lenora
LLewellyn
Lorelei
Lucinda
Mariel
Margery
Matilda
Medusa
Natalisma
Onora
Ophelia
Oriana
Pandora
Patience
Pixie
Rodwina
Rowen
Sapphira
Selena
Stella
Tabitha
Tanith
Valeriana
Vera
Violet
Warina
Zelda
Aislinn
Alaric
Altair
Ambrose
Arthur
Asmodeus
Avice
Balor
Barnabas
Bartholomew
Blaise
Bran
Bronwen
Cadwethen
Cassian
Cedric
Cyprus
Damian
Draven
Frederius
Ingvald
Julian
Knightwine
Loki
Malachi
Mannix
Mearle
Merlin
Noire
Othilde
Raphael
Sethur
Solomon
Tiberius
Victor
Hermione — “Harry Potter”
Ginny — “Harry Potter”
Lavender — “Harry Potter”
Narcissa — “Harry Potter”
Bellatrix — “Harry Potter”
Lily — “Harry Potter”
Elphaba — “Wicked”
Glinda — “Wicked”
Luna — “Harry Potter”
Aggie — “Halloweentown”
Marnie — “Halloweentown” and “True Blood”
Thantos — “Twitches”
Isabel — “Bewitched”
Iris — “Bewitched” (movie)
Gillian — “Practical Magic”
Sally — “Practical Magic”
Winifred — “Hocus Pocus”
Sarah — “Hocus Pocus”
Mary — “Hocus Pocus”
Cassie — “Good Witch”
Agatha — “Wandavision”
Maleficent — “Sleeping Beauty”
Ursula — “The Little Mermaid”
Alexandra — “Witches of Eastwick"
Jane — “Witches of Eastwick”
Sukie — “Witches of Eastwick”
Nancy — “The Craft”
Rochelle — “The Craft”
Dorothea — “Shadowhunters”
Helga — “The Witches”
Sirius — “Harry Potter”
Remus — “Harry Potter”
Seamus — “Harry Potter”
Lucius — “Harry Potter”
Melisandre — “Game of Thrones”
Piper — “Charmed”
Phoebe — “Charmed”
Paige — “Charmed”
Prue — “Charmed”
Sabrina — “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”
Louise — “Teen Witch”
Samantha — “Bewitched”
Endora — “Bewitched”
Morgana — “Merlin”
Bonnie — “The Vampire Diaries”
Willow — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
Rowena — “Supernatural”
Zoe — “American Horror Story”
Madison — “American Horror Story”
Nan — “American Horror Story”
Misty — “American Horror Story”
Queenie — “American Horror Story”
Cordelia — “American Horror Story”
Mallory — “American Horror Story”
Fiona — “American Horror Story”
Alex — “Wizards of Waverly Place”
Max — “Wizards of Waverly Place”
Justin — “Wizards of Waverly Place”
Kalabar — “Halloweentown”
Gandalf — “Lord of the Rings”
Saruman — “Lord of the Rings”
Albus — “Harry Potter”
Severus — “Harry Potter”
Draco — “Harry Potter”
Ganondorf — “Legend of Zelda”
Behold — “American Horror Story”