There's no denying that witches have a certain mystique. From casting spells to wearing black pointy hats, these mysterious figures have captured the collective imagination for centuries.
In fact, the mere idea of witches conjures up images of bubbling cauldrons, hexes, moonlit broom rides and witchy movies like “Hocus Pocus” and “Practical Magic.” Even their witch names are anything but ordinary. Think: Tabitha, Aurora, Esmeralda and others.
If you've got a bit of sorcery running through your veins, you may be in the market for a new witch name moniker to help channel your inner enchantress or warlock.
Even if you don't, you may be on the hunt for witch names for Halloween or the new black cat you just adopted.
To assist you in your search, we've gathered a collection of truly captivating witch names to use however you see fit.
Included among them are names from popular movies like the Halloween classics mentioned above, as well as names from the Harry Potter series and beloved TV shows like “Charmed,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and the old-school classic, “Bewitched.”
Whichever moniker you settle on, we promise this much: it's sure to put a spell on you and everyone else, too.
Female witch names
- Abigail
- Ada
- Agnes
- Allegra
- Althea
- Amabel
- Andromeda
- Ariel
- Aurora
- Avalon
- Belinda
- Bertha
- Boudicca
- Calista
- Cassandra
- Celeste
- Cordelia
- Cressida
- Desdemona
- Drusilla
- Elizabeth
- Ember
- Enid
- Enya
- Esmeralda
- Faye
- Fern
- Flora
- Grace
- Gwendolyn
- Hazel
- Honora
- Iona
- Iris
- Kish
- Lavinia
- Lenora
- LLewellyn
- Lorelei
- Lucinda
- Matilda
- Medusa
- Onora
- Ophelia
- Oriana
- Pandora
- Pixie
- Rowen
- Sapphira
- Selena
- Stella
- Stevie
- Tabitha
- Tanith
- Tlachtga
- Vera
- Zelda
Male witch, warlock or wizard names
- Aislinn
- Alaric
- Altair
- Ambrose
- Arthur
- Asmodeus
- Avice
- Balor
- Barnabas
- Bartholomew
- Blaise
- Bran
- Bronwen
- Cassian
- Cedric
- Cyprus
- Damian
- Draven
- Loki
- Malachi
- Mannix
- Mearle
- Merlin
- Sethur
- Solomon
- Tiberius
- Victor
Famous witch names
- Minerva — “Harry Potter”
- Hermione — “Harry Potter”
- Ginny — “Harry Potter”
- Lavender — “Harry Potter”
- Narcissa — “Harry Potter”
- Bellatrix — “Harry Potter”
- Lily — “Harry Potter”
- Elphaba — “Wicked”
- Glinda — “Wicked”
- Luna — “Harry Potter”
- Aggie — “Halloweentown”
- Marnie — “Halloweentown” and “True Blood”
- Thantos — “Twitches”
- Isabel — “Bewitched”
- Iris — “Bewitched” (movie)
- Gillian — “Practical Magic”
- Sally — “Practical Magic”
- Winifred — “Hocus Pocus”
- Sarah — “Hocus Pocus”
- Mary — “Hocus Pocus”
- Cassie — “Good Witch”
- Agatha — “Wandavision”
- Maleficent — “Sleeping Beauty”
- Ursula — “The Little Mermaid”
- Alexandra — “Witches of Eastwick"
- Jane — “Witches of Eastwick”
- Sukie — “Witches of Eastwick”
- Nancy — “The Craft”
- Rochelle — “The Craft”
- Dorothea — “Shadowhunters”
- Helga — “The Witches”
- Sirius — “Harry Potter”
- Remus — “Harry Potter”
- Seamus — “Harry Potter”
- Lucius — “Harry Potter”
- Melisandre — “Game of Thrones”
- Piper — “Charmed”
- Phoebe — “Charmed”
- Paige — “Charmed”
- Prue — “Charmed”
- Sabrina — “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”
- Louise — “Teen Witch”
- Samantha — “Bewitched”
- Endora — “Bewitched”
- Morgana — “Merlin”
- Bonnie — “The Vampire Diaries”
- Willow — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
- Rowena — “Supernatural”
- Zoe — “American Horror Story”
- Madison — “American Horror Story”
- Nan — “American Horror Story”
- Misty — “American Horror Story”
- Queenie — “American Horror Story”
- Cordelia — “American Horror Story”
- Mallory — “American Horror Story”
- Fiona — “American Horror Story”
- Alex — “Wizards of Waverly Place”
- Max — “Wizards of Waverly Place”
- Justin — “Wizards of Waverly Place”
- Kalabar — “Halloweentown”
- Gandalf — “Lord of the Rings”
- Saruman — “Lord of the Rings”
- Albus — “Harry Potter”
- Severus — “Harry Potter”
- Draco — “Harry Potter”
- Ganondorf — “Legend of Zelda”
- Behold — “American Horror Story”
