Dracula has been adapted more times than Carmilla, despite Carmillas earlier release.
Spike was upgraded to a main character.
Angel got his own shown.
Darla and Drusilla were little more a lot of the time than arm and eye candy.
(Including in my own book,The Innocents, and onTrue Blood.)
Carmilla
Possibly the second most famous female vampire after Lilith.
Carmilla appeared in literature a quarter century before Dracula.
Carmilla was almost certainly a Latinized form of Carmel, which means garden in Hebrew.
Mircalla
In Carmilla, it is revealed Carmillas original name was Mircalla (an anagram).
And the name sounds equally suited to a mystical, dreamlike seductress.
Marvels Selene character drained peoples life essence to achieve immortality.
Basically, a kind of bloodless vampire.
In mythology, Selene was a goddess of the moon, also very vampire appropriate.
Erzsebet
Shes been called Countess Dracula.
Though, her real name was Elizabeth Bathory, or Bathory Erzsebet in her native Hungarian.
Guinness World Records has declared her the most prolific female murderer in history.
It is believed she killed hundreds of young women and girls.
Here are some of the names that have served the queens of vampire lore.
Though, many vampires refer to her as the Great Mother.
Marceline
The vampire queen ofAdventure Timeis Marceline.
Though, shes a reluctant vampire queen and really more of a rock goddess.
When Lilith appears in a vampire story, she is often placed in a queen-like position.
She may be the most utilized (and mythologically-backed) vampire queen of all.
Its a bit spot-on and a bit ironic when the characters back story is revealed.
What else should a good vampire name be if not both revealing and slight out of context?
Apparently, The Master also enjoyed a twist.
She might be darling to him, but she wasnt to anyone else.
Vampirella
Its a little on the nose, but thats part of this comic book superheroines charm.
Vampire Girl Names
Disturbing though the thought might be, vampire children do happen.
At least, they happen in story.
Thats what young-in-body Claudia realizes, and what serves as her curse, inInterview with the Vampire.
Though the series was originally written in German, the name Anna was retained for the English film version.
For much of the book and movie, Eli presents as a girl.
Some names are just human names kept Pam, Anna, Kate, Tara.
Morana
Its the name of a vampire inCastlevania, so its not entirely unused.
Its hard to get much more vampiric than that.
Other variations of the name Morana include:
Claret
A slang term for blood.
Her name translates as something roughly like Blood Maiden.
Vampires are a haunting breed.
But they dont necessarily need haunting names to make their legends come to life.
