Names Like Dorian (Dark, Literary & Witty)

Names Like Dorian (Dark, Literary & Witty)

Oh, how I love the name Dorian. In another life if I had a son instead of two daughters, I may have chosen it.

There are a few reasons why Dorian feels so special to me (and maybe you). One, perhaps you fell in love in the pages of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Or two, maybe a certain blue-eyed prince in Sarah J. Maas’ Throne of Glass series captured your heart. It’s certainly a name that makes a statement and stays with you!

If you adore that dark, literary, and slightly-brooding vibe, I think you will appreciate these 50 name alternatives. They walk the line of elegance, darkness, and literary-charm.

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Alternatives to Dorian

  1. Darcy β€” dark one
  2. Rhys β€” ardor
  3. Cassian β€” hollow
  4. Rowan β€” little red one
  5. Tristan β€” tumult
  6. Florian β€” flowering
  7. Caspian β€” of the Caspian Sea
  8. Casper β€” treasurer
  9. Julian β€” youthful
  10. Lucian β€” light
  11. Fabian β€” bean grower
  12. Adrian β€” from the Adriatic
  13. Felix β€” fortunate
  14. Leander β€” lion man
  15. Oleander β€” quietly dangerous
  16. Evander β€” good man
  17. Oberon β€” king of fairies
  18. Algernon β€” with whiskers
  19. Benedict β€” blessed
  20. Phineas β€” oracle
  21. Basil β€” kingly
  22. Oscar β€” divine spear
  23. Atticus β€” man of letters
  24. Marlowe β€” driftwood
  25. Emerson β€” brave
  26. Fitzgerald β€” son of Gerald
  27. Beckett β€” little brook
  28. Poe β€” dark and poetic
  29. Keats β€” melancholy
  30. Byron β€” romantic poet
  31. Doyle β€” dark stranger
  32. Carver β€” one who carves
  33. Whitmore β€” white moor
  34. Elliot β€” the Lord is my God
  35. Emric β€” powerful ruler
  36. Alistair β€” defender of men
  37. Emery β€” brave ruler
  38. Damian β€” to tame
  39. Damon β€” loyal friend
  40. Gideon β€” mighty warrior
  41. Ephraim β€” fruitful
  42. Edgar β€” wealthy spear
  43. Heathcliff β€” heath near the cliff
  44. Rolfe β€” famous wolf
  45. Rhodes β€” where roses grow
  46. Pierce β€” rock
  47. Fletcher β€” arrow maker
  48. Finnegan β€” fair
  49. Wilder β€” untamed
  50. Gray β€” ash tree

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Names Like Dorian (Dark, Literary & Witty)

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