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In our Tiktok today, we ran through a list of witchy inspired baby names. Now we will delve a little deeper into the meaning behind these names.
The names from our Tiktok have been listed in alphabetical order to help you find the ones you like best.
Amethyst
From the name of the purple semi-precious stone, which is derived from the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) and μέθυστος (methystos) meaning "intoxicated, drunk", as it was believed to be a remedy against drunkenness. It is the traditional birthstone of February.
Bluebell
From the name of the flower, used to some extent as a first name when flower names were in vogue at the end of the 19th century.
Clover
From the English word for the wild flower, ultimately deriving from Old English clafre.
Elphie
Elphie is a pet form of the name Elphaba and German feminine names beginning with Elf-, for example Elfrida
Emerald
From the word for the green precious stone, which is the traditional birthstone of May. The emerald supposedly imparts love to the bearer.
Esme / Esmeralda
Esme means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French. Esmerelda means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Hazel
From the English word hazel for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hæsel.
Hermione
Derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes. In Greek myth Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus and Helen. This is also the name of the wife of Leontes in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale (1610). It is now closely associated with the character Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.
Ivy
From the English word for the climbing plant that has small yellow flowers. It is ultimately derived from Old English ifig.
Jade / Jada
From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. As a given name, it came into general use during the 1970s. It was initially unisex, though it is now mostly feminine.
Juniper
From the English word for the type of tree, derived ultimately from Latin iuniperus.
Lily
From the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. The word is ultimately derived from Latin lilium.
Luna
Means "the moon" in Latin (as well as Italian, Spanish and other Romance languages). Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through the sky.
Sabrina
Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sabrina was the name of a princess who was drowned in the Severn. Supposedly the river was named for her, but it is more likely that her name was actually derived from that of the river, which is of unknown meaning.
Mildred / Millie
From the Old English name Mildþryð meaning "gentle strength", derived from the elements milde "gentle" and þryþ "strength".
Minerva
Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, approximately equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since after the Renaissance.
Morgan
From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle". Since the 1980s in America Morgan has been more common for girls than boys, perhaps due to stories of Morgan le Fay or the fame of actress Morgan Fairchild (1950-).
Pearl
From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla. Like other gemstone names, it has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. The pearl is the traditional birthstone for June, and it supposedly imparts health and wealth.
Rosalind / Rosa
Rosalind is derived from the Old German elements hros meaning "horse" and lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it was not common. During the Middle Ages its spelling was influenced by the Latin phrase rosa linda "beautiful rose". Rosa can generally be considered to be from Latin rosa meaning "rose".
Ruby
Simply from the name of the precious stone (which ultimately derives from Latin ruber "red"), which is the traditional birthstone of July. It came into use as a given name in the 16th century.
Sage
From the English word sage, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.
Sapphire
From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September.
Scarlet
From an English surname that denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth), or else from the English word for the red colour.
Violet
From the English word violet for the purple flower, ultimately derived from Latin viola. It was common in Scotland from the 16th century, and it came into general use as an English given name during the 19th century.
Willow
From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.
All name meanings sourced from behindthename.com.