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10 Creepiest Baby Names (in time for Halloween)
Baby Name Inspiration?
Having a Halloween Baby? Even if you’re not, would you consider naming your baby after a horror movie?
Parenting.com surveys spooky names from classic horror movies, books and TV shows. Their list includes “Harry Potter” names and “Twilight”-inspired names (Jacob and Bella), but those aren’t seriously scary so I didn’t include them here.
I’ve whittled down their suggestions (and added some of my own) to round out the list.
10 Creepiest Baby Names
1. Regan – the possessed girl in “The Exorcist”
2. Carrie – the blood-covered girl in the the Stephen King movie of the same name.
3. Hannibal- as in Hannibal Lector
4. Rosemary – “Rosemary’s Baby”
5. Freddie – from “Nightmare in Elm Street”
6. Dexter- TV’s serial killer
7. Norman – Hitchcock’s psycho killer
8. Chucky- I’m Chucky. Wanna Play? (from “Child’s Play”)
9. Christine – Stephen King’s evil car
10. Damien – the devil child in “The Omen”
Can you think of any other spooky baby names I forgot to include? And would you name your baby after a horror movie?
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bob commented on Oct 14 10 at 9:22 amJason?
K commented on Oct 14 10 at 9:30 amDon’t forget Malachai!
paulabernstein commented on Oct 14 10 at 9:33 amBob, I was on the fence about Jason and Christine since when you hear the names, you don’t automatically think of their horrific onscreen namesakes. And Carrie is on the fence.
goddess commented on Oct 14 10 at 10:15 amI wanted to name our youngest “Damian”. I love the name- still has an old-world flavor to it- and this generation doesn’t even know about the Omen. Hubby really didn’t like it, so I didn’t use it.
All of these are fictional characters anyway.
PlumbLucky commented on Oct 14 10 at 10:32 amMichael, if your last name matches “Meiers/Myers/etc.”
Libby commented on Oct 15 10 at 1:56 pmCarol Ann, Ichabod, Victor, Freddy, Ash, Coraline, Egon…..
Vegas commented on Oct 15 10 at 9:35 pmYeah, I’d go with real guys. Osama, Jeffrey (Dahmer), John Wayne (Gacy)…
Jeffy commented on Jan 18 11 at 9:54 amMildred Kemp :P
Kaitie commented on Oct 24 11 at 10:53 amI have a friend who actually named his son “Draven Lucifer”…. Are you kidding me?!
Stacey Koehler commented on Apr 11 12 at 11:51 amMy first born grandchild was born this past Christmas eve and my daughter named him Damien. I’m so tired of all the people that immediately mention the movie when they hear his name!
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