Since various movements, subcultures or any other unusual societies began to appear around the world, Gothic names began to gain popularity. This does not mean that a person is given any terrible name at birth. He chooses it on his own when he is convinced that the Gothic culture is native to him, spiritually close.
There is a widespread belief that one can enter the considered informal movement only after a bloody and terrible ceremony. In fact, this is not so, since the Goths are friendly people, but only with a slightly gloomy outlook.
However, a small ceremony is still present, and it consists in the fact that newcomers need to choose Gothic names for themselves. As a rule, most of them do not pay much attention to this process, as a result of which they receive disapproval from more experienced informals. Thus, the whole ceremony is the choice of aka - this is how representatives of the subculture call the name.
In fact, there is nothing difficult to choose. From the new informals it is only required that they pick up a certain word that would correspond to their personality. Often ak is compiled using adjectives from foreign languages. Sometimes Goths call themselves the names of characters from films or fiction. You can familiarize yourself with the most common ways of choosing and making aka in the table below.
Gothic names: principles of choice and composition| Compilation rules | Examples |
| Religious principle. As a rule, the names of demons, angels, heroes of myths or legends, as well as pagan characters are used. | Anubis is the God of Death in Egypt; Sidh is a creature from another world in Irish mythology. |
| Astrological principle. The names of constellations or individual stars are used (most often cosmic bodies were named after mythical characters). | Mars - God of War; Pegasus is a mythical creature symbolizing freedom. |
| Foreign principle. When composing, words that have a translation suitable for the Gothic culture are used. | Crow - a raven (this bird is often compared to death); Thorne is the flip side of beauty. |
| Artistic principle. The name of the suitable character is selected from books or films. | Akasha - the famous vampire from the movie "Queen of the Damned"; Azazello is a mirror demon from the book "The Master and Margarita." |
Gothic female names, of course, are more diverse, since each girl would like to name herself so that her aka has no analogues. Most often, informals use the names of demonesses, bloodthirsty Goddesses, a vampire, or at the same time terrible and beautiful monsters like the
Gorgon jellyfish.Gothic names, in fact, are not much different from those used by humanity in everyday life. Each individual wants to be unique, different from the rest. The name is the first thing that can help. Therefore, entering into the Gothic community and choosing at the same time some exotic ak, you unequivocally strive to be remembered by all informals. It should be added that few people decide to abandon fame among like-minded people.
Summing up, we can say that all Gothic names must be unique, because it is impossible to find two identical people, especially in subcultures. And everyone will surely discover in himself some quality that will set him apart from the rest.