Hello everyone, I hope you’re having a lovely morning, afternoon, or evening! I’ve decided to make another list of character names! I think naming characters is one of my favorite parts of writing a new story. Sometimes it’s the meaning of the name or how the name sounds, but whatever the reason ends up being, I love it. Now, these dystopian name ideas are a mix of both; some have dark meanings, others just sound like they’d be in a post-apocalyptic story. Enjoy!

psst… I included alternate ways you could spell some of the names, but please note that a change of spelling may come with a change of meaning, as well!

1 || Zora

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Slavic
MEANING: Dawn
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Zhora, Zorra,

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2 || Nikolai

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: Russian
MEANING: Victory of the people
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Nicholai, Nikoli, Nikholai

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3 || Luka

GENDER: Neutral
ORIGIN: Italy
MEANING: Person from Lucania, Italy
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Luca, Lukha, Lukah, Lucah

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4 || Estonia

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Slavic
MEANING: Land of the East
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Estonnia, Estonea, Estoniah

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5 || Evonnia

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Slavic
MEANING: Yew
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Evonia, Evoniah, Evonnea

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6 || Casimir

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: Slavic
MEANING: Destroys peace
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Kasimir, Kassimir, Cassimir, Khasimir

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7 || Alaric

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: German
MEANING: Noble ruler, elf ruler
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Alarik, Alarric, Allarik

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8 || Morana

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Slavic
MEANING: Death, illness
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Moranna, Morrana, Moranah

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9 || Azrael

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: Hebrew
MEANING: Angel of death

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10 || Ajax

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: Greek
MEANING: Of the earth

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11 || Althea

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Greek
MEANING: Marsh flower
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Altheia, Althia, Allthia

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12 || Eris

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Greek
MEANING: Strife
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Erris, Eriss

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13 || Castor

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: Greek
MEANING: To excel, to shine
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Kastor, Khastor, Khaster

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14 || Damon

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: Greek
MEANING: To tame, subdue
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Daimon, Damen, Daimen,

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15 || Drea

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Greel
MEANING: Courageous
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Dreia, Dreiah

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16 || Evia

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Greek
MEANING: Greek island
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Evvia, Eveia, Eviah

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17 || Halia

GENDER: Neutral
ORIGIN: Hawaiian
MEANING: Memorial
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Hallia, Holia, Haliah,

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18 || Elese

GENDER: Female
ORIGIN: Hawaiian
MEANING: Noble
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Eleese, Ellese

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19 || Artan

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: Irish
MEANING: Little bear
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Arten, Artann, Artten

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20 || Devlin

GENDER: Male
ORIGIN: Irish
MEANING: Descendant of the unlucky one
OTHER SPELLING IDEAS: Devlinn, Devllin, Devlen

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There you go! I hope you found this post helpful and/or inspiring. If you have any other fun name ideas, feel free to drop them in the comments below!
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I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day or night. Keep on loving others and seeking the Lord!