240+ Gothic Cat Names & Emo Names

Have you found your new feline friend curled up around your copy of Wuthering Heights, or perhaps your purring pal loves to listen to your vintage Siouxsie and the Banshees albums? Whether your new fur baby gravitates toward goth or emo — or seems to have stepped from the pages of a Gaston Leroux novel, we’ve unearthed some beautifully dark and moody Gothic cat names as well as emo cat names for your new four-legged family member.

Gothic Color Palette

The Gothic color palette tends to lean toward four shades: black, blue, purple and red. (As opposed to the Halloween color palette of orange and black.)

• Black– Ink, Jet, Noir, Onyx (check out our list of Black Cat Names for more purrfect names for Gothic Black Cats!)
• Blue– Indigo, Midnight
• Purple— Amethyst, Heliotrope, Lilac, Lily, Mauve, Orchid, Violet
• Red– Burgundy, Garnet, Magenta, Maroon

Cat Names Inspired by Atmospheric Gothic Words

• Cobweb
• Darkling
• Emo
• Fog
• Gloom
• Mist
• Omen
• Raven
• Saturnine
• Shadow
• Stygian
• Umbra

Emo Cat Names

“Emo” originally referred to a subgenre of rock music known as “emotional hardcore” or “emocore,” which emerged in the 1980s. It was characterized by its emotive and confessional lyrics, which often touched on personal and introspective topics. Naming a cat with an emo-inspired name can be a fun way to give them a name with a deeper, more emotional meaning.

Emo Girls’ Names

These girls’ names are inspired by the emo subculture, its themes, and elements that evoke a moody, introspective, or deep vibe:

• Amara – Eternal.
• Aria – Air; melody.
• Aubrey – Elf ruler.
• Autumn – Season of fall, representing change.
• Avery – Elf counsel.
• Belle – Beautiful.
• Blair – From the plains.
• Briar – A thorny patch.
• Cassidy – Curly-haired.
• Celeste – Heavenly.
• Crimson – Deep red color.
• Dahlia – A flower, often associated with dark beauty.
• Darcy – Dark.
• Desiree – Desired.
• Echo – A sound reflection, often linked to loneliness.
• Eden – Delight; a paradise.
• Elara – One of Zeus’s lovers.
• Eleanor – Shining light.
• Elena – Shining light, similar to Eleanor.
• Elise – Consecrated to God.
• Ember – A glowing piece of coal or wood from a fire.
• Estelle – Star.
• Evelyn – Wished-for child.
• Faye – Fairy.
• Fiona – Fair, white, beautiful.
• Freya – A Norse goddess of love and beauty.
• Gemma – Gem or jewel.
• Harlow – Hare’s hill.
• Haven – A place of safety or refuge.
• Hazel – A type of tree; a color.
• Iris – Rainbow; a type of flower.
• Ivy – A type of plant.
• Jade – A green gemstone.
• Lilith – Of the night.
• Luna – Moon.
• Lyric – Words to a song.
• Mara – Bitter.
• Maven – One who understands.
• Nyx – Greek goddess of the night.
• Odette – Wealthy.
• Opal – A gemstone with a rainbow of colors.
• Pandora – All-gifted.
• Raven – A black bird; dark-haired.
• Rowan – Tree with red berries; a protector.
• Selene – Goddess of the moon.
• Seraphina – Fiery-winged.
• Skye – Isle of Skye; cloud.
• Twila – Twilight; early evening.
• Willow – A type of tree.
• Zara – Dawn or radiance.

Emo Boys’ Names

These male names are imbued with the emotional, dark, and introspective aesthetics often found in the emo subculture. They can be perfect for those looking for names that resonate with such themes.

• Abyss – Profound depth or void.
• Adrian – Dark.
• Aiden – Little fire.
• Anthem – A rousing or uplifting song.
• Asher – Fortunate, blessed; also evokes “ash.”
• Blaze – A powerful flame.
• Bleak – Desolate or bare.
• Bram – Bramble or a thicket of wild gorse; sounds gothic.
• Cain – Acquired; also has biblical dark associations.
• Casper – Treasurer; also a famous ghost.
• Crimson – Deep red color, often associated with blood.
• Damon – To tame, but has dark mythological connotations.
• Dante – Enduring; also refers to the poet of “Inferno.”
• Darko – Gift.
• Desmond – Man from South Munster; has a moody sound.
• Draven – Of the raven; from “The Crow” film.
• Echo – Reflected sound; sounds lonely.
• Eclipse – Obscuring of light.
• Eli – Ascend; has a melancholic sound.
• Frost – Cold and white coating; evokes coldness and distance.
• Gideon – Feller; hewer.
• Gray – Gray-haired; gray color.
• Haze – Obscured atmosphere; also evokes “Hazel Eyes,” a common emo song theme.
• Indigo – A deep color between blue and violet.
• Jade – Green gemstone; precious and tough.
• Jett – Black gemstone.
• Kieran – Dark.
• Lance – Land; also evokes piercing and knights.
• Lazarus – “God has helped”; biblical figure raised from the dead.
• Lyric – Words to a song.
• Mace – A heavy club; weapon.
• Madox – Fortunate.
• Midnight – Darkest hour of night.
• Mort – Dead (French origin).
• Nocturne – Related to the night; a musical composition.
• Onyx – Black gemstone.
• Orion – A hunter in Greek mythology; constellation.
• Pierce – To penetrate; also reminiscent of piercings.
• Raven – Blackbird; dark and mysterious.
• Reign – Rule; but also sounds like “rain.”
• Rune – Mystery; ancient alphabetic character.
• Sable – Black; sleek and dark.
• Slate – Dark gray stone.
• Thorn – Sharp part of a plant.
• Vale – Valley; also sounds like “veil.”
• Vesper – Evening star; evening prayer.
• Void – Empty space.
• Wraith – Ghost or ghostlike image.
• Zephyr – A gentle wind; the west wind.
• Zero – Nothing; also the name of a Smashing Pumpkins song.

Gothic Cat Names from Movies, TV and Classic Novels

• Azrael Abyss— SNL
• Morticia Addams— The Addams Family
• Wednesday Addams— The Addams Family
• Diana Bishop— A Discovery of Witches
• Matthew Clairmont— A Discovery of Witches
• Edalyn “Eda” Clawthorne-– The Owl House
• Lilith Clawthorne— The Owl House
• Barnabas Collins— Dark Shadows
• Lazlo Cravensworth— What We Do in The Shadows
• Edith Cushing— Crimson Peak
• Lydia Deetz— Beetlejuice
• Cruella de Vil–The Hundred and One Dalmatians; Cruella
• Nancy Downs— The Craft
• Elvira—Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
• Emily— Corpse Bride
• Eric Draven— The Crow
• Victoria Everglot— Corpse Bride
• Jane Eyre
• Natasha Fatale— Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Frankenstein
• Dorian Gray
• Heathcliff— Wuthering Heights
• Maleficent
• Marceline— Adventure Time
• Mavis— Hotel Transylvania
• Lily Munster— The Munsters
• Nadja— What We Do in the Shadows
• Nandor— What We Do in The Shadows
• Circe Nightshade— SNL
• Nico Minoru— Marvel’s Runaways
• Catherine Morland— Northanger Abbey
• Morpheus— Sandman
• Mina Murray— Dracula
• Nosferatu
• Maila Nurmi
• Violet Parr— The Incredibles
• Rebecca
• Lisbeth Salander— The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Sally— The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Edward Scissorhands
• Abby Sciuto— NCIS
• Lucille Sharpe— Crimson Peak
• Thomas Sharpe— Crimson Peak
• Jack Skellington— The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Sweeney Todd
• Victor Van Dort— Corpse Bride

Gothic Writers

• Brontë— Charlotte, Emily and Anne may have lived relatively isolated lives, but the sisters never lacked for companionship thanks to their canines (Flossy, Grasper and Keeper) and cats– a tabby named Tiger and a black cat called Tom. In fact, Emily Brontë’s love for her pals who purred led her to write an essay entitled The Cat, in which she stated: “I can say with sincerity that I like cats; also I can give very good reasons why those who despise them are wrong.”
• Lord Byron— Along with an array of exotic furry and feathered friends, among them an eagle, an Egyptian crane, a honey badger and a bear, during his lifetime the English poet had many canine and cat companions. One purring pal named Beppo was said to have sipped milk from a skull.
• Elizabeth Gaskell
• Gaston Leroux— Fans of felines and The Phantom of the Opera may want to check out The Phantom Cat of the Opera, a children’s version of the Gothic tale with cats as the novel’s characters.
• H. P. Lovecraft
• Guy de Maupassant
• Daphne du Maurier
• Edgar Allen Poe— The author of the tale “The Black Cat” was a pet parent to a purring pal with raven-hued fur. Catterina liked to sit on the writer’s shoulders, as through supervising his literary endeavors.
• Ann Radcliffe
• Anne Rice— The author of The Vampire Chronicles shared her heart and home with several cat companions over the years, among them Prince Oberon, Mirabel, Sugarplum and TumTum.
• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
• Percy Bysshe Shelley— The earliest known poem penned by the author was titled “A Cat in Distress.”
• Bram Stoker
• Horace Walpole— The writer who made his mark in literary history as the first author of a Gothic novel, was a pet parent to a cat who was immortalized in a poem by Thomas Gray. The memory of Selima the tabby cat lives on not only through “Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold-fishes” but also in the pages of Horace Walpole’s Cat by Christopher Frayling.
• Oscar Wilde

Gothic Artists

• Francis Bacon
• William Blake
• John Collier
• Henry Fuseli
• Edward Gorey— A pet parent to six cats, the late artist/author’s comically macabre illustrations often featured our feline friends. Although Edward Gorey passed away in 2000, his legacy of love for all creatures lives on through The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust, which distributes royalties from the artist’s work to the many animal welfare organizations which were close to his heart.
• John Atkinson Grimshaw
• Sir John Everett Millais
• Edvard Munch
• Dante Gabriel Rossetti
• John William Waterhouse

Goth Recording Artists

• Bauhaus
• Exene Cervenka
• Evanescence
• Nina Hagen
• Lydia Lunch
• Siouxie (Siouxie and the Banshees)
• Robert Smith

“Gothic” in Various Languages

• Albanian– Gotike
• Bosnian, Croatian, Latvian. Lithuanian, Slovenian– Gotika
• Corsican– Goticu
• Czech–Goticky
• Danish, Norwegian, Swedish– Gotisk
• Dutch, German–Gotisch
• Estonian– Gooti
• Finnish– Gotiikka
• French– Gothique
• Hungarian– Gotikus
• Icelandic– Gotneskur
• Irish— Gotach
• Italian, Portuguese– Gotico
• Polish– Gotyk
• Romanian– Gotic
• Welsh– Gothig

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