Stories and warnings about these blood-sucking creatures have been told in Eastern Europe for centuries. This is why vampire names like Vlad or Natasha often sound older and more Russian, Romanian or Slavic. If you’re worried about a vampire name for your boy or girl sounding a little too old school, don’t be! Thanks to pop culture phenomena like Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, vampire names sound a little more westernized. No matter what name you go with, we have a feeling you’ll love our list of male and female vampire names that will make you feel straight out of Transylvania!
60 Vampire Names (Male & Female) with Meanings
- Amber In nature, amber acts as a natural purifier and is able to draw pain away from the body—kinda like what a vampire does with blood!
- Godfrey In Old English, this name means “god peace.”
- Ambrosia Unlike the salad, this vampire name means “immortality.”
- Joshua This Biblical name means “God is salvation.”
- Amdis With Latin roots, this vampire name means “eternal.”
- D’Arcy Hailing from France, this vampiric boy’s name means “dark.”
- Celeste This girl’s name means “heavenly” in Latin!
- Gabriel Coming from Hebrew roots, this name means “God is my strength.”
- Dawn From Old English origin, this name means “appearance of light, daybreak.”
- Drusilla This vampire name comes from ancient Rome and means “fruitful.”
- Sun With roots in Korea, this name means “obedient.”
- Lafayette You may recognize this vampire name from TV’s True Blood! It is originally a surname and designates a beech forest.
- Elisabeta In both Hebrew and Greek, this girl’s name means “My God is a vow.”
- Zane The meaning of this vampire name is “God is gracious.”
- Katherine This name comes from the Greek word “katharos” which means “pure."
- Talon Usually a boy’s name, this vampire name refers to the large claw of a bird of prey such as a hawk or an eagle.
- Lenora This Greek name means “sun ray.”
- Horace From Latin origin, this vampire name means “timekeeper.”
- Lilith The name of a terrifying female demon in Jewish folklore, this name is usually translated to “night monster.”
- Vladimir This name is based on the ruler of Romania who inspired the Dracula story! In Slavic, it means “of great power.”
- Lucinda With Latin roots, this name means “light.”
- Lauden This baby vampire name means “praise the Lord.”
- Jezebel This controversial Hebrew name means “not exalted.”
- Darick In Gaelic, this vampire name means “strong.”
- Thana With Arabic roots, this vampire girl’s name means “death.”
- Melchior Coming from Polish origin, this name means “king of light” or “city of the king.”
- Victoria Made popular by the Twilight series, this name means “victory” in Latin.
- Bartholomew This is an English and Jewish name meaning “rich in land” or “son of the furrows.”
- Elena Only Vampire Diaries fans will know why this name is the ultimate vampire name! This name means “bright, shining light.” 30. Zaros This Italian and Greek name means “cross-eyed” or “hawk.”
- Marceline Adventure Time fans will recognize this vampire name! In French, this name means “young warrior.”
- Martel In French and English, this name is usually a nickname for a forceful person or smith.
- Bella Give your baby a vampire name based on Twilight! Short for Isabella, this name means “beautiful” in Italian.
- Nikolas In Slavic, this vampire name means “victorious” or “conqueror of the people.”
- Countess Elizabeth This real-life vampire name is based on Countess Elizabeth Bathory! In the 1800s, she used to drink the blood of young women, believing it would keep her young forever.
- Leon This Greek vampire name translates to “lion.”
- Liliana Liliana generally means “pure”, “innocent” or “carefree.”
- Athan This Greek vampire name means “eternal life” or “immortal.”
- Velorina The vampire name Velorina represents compassion, creativity, reliability, generosity, loyalty and a love for domestic life. 40. Blade Much like a vampire’s teeth, this name means “blade” or “sword.”
- Kenia With Welsh origins, this vampire name means “greatest champion.”
- Alaric This masculine German name means “everyone’s ruler.”
- Sabina Originally the name of a central Italian tribe this vampire name would be perfect for a girl!
- Cassius With roots in Latin, this boy’s name means “hollow.”
- Delilah Stemming from Hebrew origins, this name means “languishing, lovelorn, or seductive.”
- Damien This French name means “tame” or “subdue.”
- Zella In Yiddish, this vampire name means “happy” or “blessed.”
- Drake Coming from England, this name means “dragon” or “snake.”
- Timandra In Greek, this vampiric name translates to “honoring man.”
- Orpheus This Greek vampire boy’s name means “the darkness of the night.”
- Gwendoline In Welsh, the meaning of Gwendoline means “fair bow.”
- Luther Derived from a German surname, this vampire name means “people” or “army.”
- Lethia With roots in the Grecian islands, this name means “forgetful.”
- Kieran With Gaelic roots, this name means “black.”
- Asphodel This Greek girl’s name means “lily.”
- Raul This Spanish vampire name means “wolf counsel.” 57. Ceridwen Deriving from Wales, this name means “poetry.”
- Rodolfo In Spanish, this romantic vampire name means “bold wolf.”
- Ivy This name comes from the ivy plant which usually signifies faithfulness.
- Silas With Old English and Latin roots, this vampire name means “wood” or “forest.” Check out…300+ Unique Baby Names125 Unisex Baby Names125 Old-Fashioned Baby Names150 Unusual Baby Names100+ Celestial Baby Names125 Christian Baby Names50 Angel Baby Names100 Star Baby Names
