This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keyword death.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Achlys f Greek MythologyMeans "death-mist, mist-over-eyes" in Greek. In Greek mythology Achlys was the personification of misery and sadness as well as
daemon of the "death-mist", i.e., the clouding over of the eyes preceding death... [
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Adaliah f BiblicalIt is a biblical name that means "One that draws water, poverty, cloud, death.
Admatha m BiblicalMeans "a cloud of death" or "a mortal vapor" according to Hitchcock's Dictionary of Biblical Names. One of the seven princes of Persia in the book of Esther.
Alexiares m Greek MythologyDerived from ἀλεξιάρης
(alexiares), which is the masculine form of the Greek feminine noun ἀλεξιάρη
(alexiare) meaning "she that guards from death and ruin". It consists of the Greek verb ἀλέξω
(alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἀρή
(are) meaning "bane, ruin"... [
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Archemoros m Greek MythologyMeans "the forerunner of death" in Greek. It is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.
Asaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 阿 (
a) meaning "bear", 嵯 (
sa) meaning "the next world, death" combined with 佳 (
ka) meaning "beautiful, good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Azmaveth m BiblicalThis name is comprised of two parts: עזז (
'azaz) meaning "to be strong" and מות (
mut) meaning "to kill". Some sources claim the combined meaning of this name is "Death is Strong".... [
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Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
Blæingr m Old NorseMeans "raven", literally "blue-black one", a derivative of Old Norse
blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g.
hel-blár "black as death"). This was originally a byname.
Felagha f & m IjawMeans "death has not reached me" in Ijaw.
Itzmiquiztli m NahuatlMeans "death by obsidian knife", from Nahuatl
itzli "obsidian, obsidian knife", and
miquiztli "death; dying, being dead".
Keres f Greek MythologyPlural form of Greek κήρ
(ker) meaning "doom" and "death (especially when violent)". In Greek mythology the Keres are goddesses or demons of death, and daughters of
Nyx, the goddess of night... [
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Letum m Roman MythologyΜeans "death, annihilation, destruction, ruin" in Latin. Letum was a personification of death in Roman mythology.
Melinoe f Greek MythologyName of a minor figure in Greek mythology, spelled Μηλινοη
(Mêlinoê) or Μειλινοη
(Meilinoê), possibly derived from Greek μήλινος
(mêlinos) "of a quince-yellow, having the colour of quince", quince being a type of fruit, the yellowish-green colour of which allegedly "evoked the pallor of illness or death for the Greeks." If originally spelled Meilinoe, it may be derived from Greek μείλια
(meilia) "propitiations, offerings to the dead".... [
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Merripen m RomaniRomani name of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be derived from Romani
miripen "manner; fashion" or else from Romani
meriben or
merapen meaning "death".
Miquiz m & f NahuatlMeans "death" in Nahuatl, derived from
miquiztli "death, mortality", the sixth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Morella f Literature, Romani (Archaic)Used by Edgar Allen Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story
Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin
mors "death", or taken it from the name of the ancient Spanish city, which was named by the Moors after the region
Mauritania, perhaps ultimately derived from Greek
mauros "black" (see
Maurus)... [
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Mortis m Popular CultureThis is the name of a brawler in the videogame 'Brawl Stars'. From Latin
mortis, meaning "death". He is a gravekeeper and has a wraith-like appearance.
Nex m & f EnglishLikely from Latin
nex, meaning “murder, slaughter, violent death”
Nirvaan m Sanskrit"A Soul that has reached the final goal of being free from the cycle of birth & death", "Reached state of Nirvana"
Ochola m Luo"birthed after the death of the father"
Onwutalobi m IgboMeans "death has eaten the kingdom", a shortened form of the sentence
I ga adi makana onwu talu obi, roughly translating as "you will endure as death has claimed our entire family".
Pushmataha m ChoctawMeaning uncertain, though scholars agree that it suggests connotations of "ending"; possible meanings include "the warrior's seat is finished", "he has won all the honors of his race", and, from
Apushamatahahubi, "a messenger of death" (literally "one whose rifle, tomahawk, or bow is alike fatal in war or hunting")... [
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Shi f JapaneseFrom the Japanese name "Shi" (し or シ) meaning "death" (死), "poetry" (詩), "city" (市), or "samurai" (士), among others. The meaning can vary depending on the kanji characters used to write it... [
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Solikha f KhmerSolikha means "Flower of death" but actually is the flower of salvation. It is noted in old Sanskrit text abut a mountain made of corpses. Atop that mountain was a large black flower with sweetest scented dew... [
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Tomiquia m & f NahuatlMeans "our death" or "the death of us", from Nahuatl
to- "our", a possessive prefix, and
miquiztli "death, mortality".
Victory f & m English (Puritan)Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin
victoria (itself from the past participle stem of
vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of
Vincent)... [
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