160+ Enchanting Names that Mean Secret or Mystery

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Naming expert Natalie Mulholland shares unique names for girls, boys, and secret-keepers of all kinds

Co-authored by Natalie Mulholland and Glenn Carreau

Last Updated: July 11, 2026 Fact Checked

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• Meaning “Hidden”
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• Meaning “Lost”
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• Meaning “Shadow”
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• Meaning “Trickster”

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Are you looking for a captivating name—one with an air of mystery and intrigue? You’ve come to the right place! We partnered with a naming expert to compile a comprehensive collection of names that mean “secret” or “mystery,” as well as names associated with similar concepts such as shadow, trickery, and loss. So, without further ado, explore the many names below, and find the one that perfectly captures the enigmatic vibe you’re going for!

The Best Names Meaning “Secret”

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Naming expert Natalie Mulholland shares these names that mean “secret” or that sound mysterious:

• Girl names: Alruna, Damira, Duna, Malucia, Mitsura, Nahimana, Razili
• Boy names: Asrar, Dolon, Eldrun, Eliraz, Mitsuomi, Naqui, Rhun

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Section 1 of 9:

Girls’ Names Meaning “Secret” or “Mystery”

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   There aren’t a ton of names that translate directly to “secret” (or, similarly, to “mystery”), but the ones that do are definitely memorable! Quite a few come from Norse, German, or even Hebrew roots—but we’ll let you see that for yourself below:

   • Aelfrun - Anglo-Saxon, meaning “elf secret” or “elf mystery.”
   • Alruna - Germanic, meaning “elf counsel” or “secret lore.”
   • Arcana - Latin, derived from “arcanum,” meaning “secret” or “mystery.”
   • Bian - Vietnamese, meaning “secret, mysterious, enigmatic.”
   • Dagrun - Old Norse, meaning “secret day.”
   • Gabija - Lithuanian, meaning “to cover” or “to protect.”
   • Gizem - Turkish, meaning “mystery” or “enigma.”
   • Goderun - Germanic, meaning “secret of God” or “divine secret.”
   • Guðrún - Germanic, alternate form of “Goderun.”
   • Gundula - Germanic, meaning “fight” or “secret, magic.”
   • Heidrun - Old Norse, combining “bright” (heid) with “secret” (run).
   • Heiðrún - Old Norse, alternate form of “Heidrun.”
   • Holda - Germanic, alternate form of “Hulda.”
   • Hulda - Old Norse, meaning “secrecy” or “hiding.”
   • Huldra - Scandinavian, meaning “secret” or “hidden.”
   • Leofrun - Old English, combining “beloved” (leof) and “secret” (run).
   • Mystery - English, meaning “unexplained situation.”
   • Mystique - French and Latin, meaning “air of mystery.”
   • Nahimana - Native American, meaning “mystic.”
   • Najwa - Arabic, meaning “secret” or “whisper.”
   • Ortrun - German, combining “point” (ort) with “secret knowledge (run).
   • Raziah - Hebrew and Aramaic, meaning “God’s secret.”
   • Razili - Hebrew and Aramaic, meaning “God’s secret.”
   • Raziela - Hebrew and Aramaic, meaning “God’s secret.”
   • Rhinedd - Welsh, meaning “secret” or “hidden lore.”
   • Runa - Scandinavian, meaning “secret lore.”
   • Sigrun - Old Norse, meaning “secret victory.”
   • Taina - Tupi and Russian, meaning “morning star” or “secret.”
   • Tajah - Slavic, meaning “to keep secret.”

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   Natalie Mulholland is a naming expert from Athens, Georgia. Since 2023, she’s also been a content creator focused on sharing the origin of names, plus what they mean and interesting people who’ve had that name before.
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Boys’ Names Meaning “Secret” or “Mystery”

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   Now we’ll continue with traditionally masculine names that translate to “secret” or “mystery” (or involve the concept of secrecy and concealment in some way). Here they are:

   • Asrar - Arabic, meaning “secret” or “mystery.”
   • Cyfrin - Welsh, meaning “secret” or “cryptic.”
   • Ebull - English, refers to having a secretive nature or hidden strength.
   • Eryx - Greek, meaning “to keep in.”
   • Guhya - Sanskrit, meaning “secret” or “to be concealed.”
   • Gushvin - Hindi, meaning “keeper of secret knowledge.”
   • Hanzō - Japanese, meaning “half” and “to hide.”
   • Hisoki - Japanese, meaning “secretive” or “reserved.”
   • Isoba - African (Soba), meaning “walks stealthily.”
   • Israar - Arabic, meaning “resolve” or “secrecy.”
   • Keme - Native American (Algonquin), meaning “secret.”
   • Rahas - Sanskrit, meaning “secret” or “hidden joy.”
   • Raziel - Hebrew, meaning “my secret is God.”
   • Rhun - Welsh, meaning “great, mighty” or “secret.”
   • Rune - Old Norse, meaning “secret lore, rune.”
   • Rúni - Old Norse, variant of “Rune.”
   • Rúnar - Icelandic, variant of “Rune.”
   • Ryynari - Finnish, meaning “secret warrior.”
   • Syrym - Kazakh, meaning “secret” or “mystery.”
   • Tariq - Arabic, meaning “night visitor.”

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Gender-Neutral Names Meaning “Secret” or “Mystery”

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   Several gender-neutral names involve secrecy, mystery, and concealment, too. We’ll even include a few names that have to do with knowledge or illusions, since those concepts often relate to secrets.

   • Cabal - English, referring to a secretive group of people
   • Cipher - English, meaning “secret code.”
   • Dolon - Greek, meaning “trickery.”
   • Eldrun - Norse and Norwegian, meaning “secret” or “rune.”
   • Eliraz - Hebrew, meaning “my God is a secret.”
   • Fable - English, meaning “story” or “legend.”
   • Ichtaka - Aztec, meaning “secret.”
   • Kahuna - Hawaiian, combining the words “keeper” (kahu) and “secret” (huna).
   • Liraz - Hebrew, meaning “my secret” or “my song.”
   • Mirage - French, meaning “illusion” or “fantasy.”
   • Raz (Raaz) - Hebrew, meaning “secret.”
   • Sage - Latin, meaning “wise” or “prophet.”
   • Secret - English, meaning “kept from knowledge or view.”
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Names that Mean “Hidden”

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   In a similar vein, let’s also take a look at names that translate to “hidden”—or have “hidden” in their definition. After all, secrets are “hidden” pieces of knowledge, right?

   • Amun - Egyptian (masculine), meaning “the hidden one.”
   • Ammon - Egyptian (masculine), variant of “Amun.”
   • Calypso - Latin and Greek (feminine), meaning “she who conceals.”
   • Culhwch - Welsh, meaning “hiding place of the pig.”
   • Darnell - English (masculine), meaning “the hidden spot.”
   • Elam - Hebrew (masculine), possibly meaning “hidden” or “eternity.”
   • Fjalarr - Old Norse (masculine), uncertain meaning, but related to “fela” (to hide).
   • Guadalupe - Spanish (unisex), meaning “hidden river.”
   • Hel - Old Norse (feminine), meaning “hidden” (also, the Norse underworld goddess).
   • Hyde - English (masculine), meaning “hide” (as in a measure of land).
   • Kalypso - Greek (feminine); alternate spelling of “Calypso.”
   • Leto - Greek (feminine), meaning “the hidden one.”
   • Nihan - Turkish (unisex), meaning “hidden” or “concealed.”
   • Talis - Latvian (unisex), meaning “far away.”
   • Velia - Latin (feminine), meaning “concealed” or “hidden.”
   • Yamanu - Egyptian (unisex), meaning “hidden one.”
   • Zephaniah - Hebrew (masculine), meaning “God has hidden.”
   • Zephon (Zephan) - Hebrew (masculine), meaning “God has hidden.”
   • Zep - Hebrew (masculine); shortened form of “Zephaniah.”

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Mysterious-Sounding Girls’ Names

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   Now, we’ll suggest some names that don’t actually mean “secret,” but have an air of mystery and majesty about them nonetheless. Of course, there are no rules that dictate what makes a name “mysterious,” but we think these still fit the bill:

   • Aletheia - Greek, meaning “unconcealedness” or “truth.”
   • Amonet - Egyptian; “the female Hidden One,” a goddess and counterpart to Amun.
   • Asteria - Greek and Latin, meaning “starry one” or “of the stars.”
   • Circe - Greek and Latin; the name of an enchantress in Greek mythology.
   • Damira - Slavic, meaning “to give peace.”
   • Diana - Latin and Greek, meaning “divine”; the name of a Roman huntress goddess.
   • Duna - Slavic, meaning “dune” or “hill.”
   • Freya - Old Norse, meaning “noble lady”; the Norse goddess of magic, love, fertility, and beauty.
   • Isolda - Welsh and Germanic, meaning “ice battle” or “she who is gazed upon.”
   • Kendra - Celtic and British, meaning “knowing” or “royal power.”
   • Leila - Arabic, meaning “night” or “dark beauty.”
   • Lesedi - African (Tswana), meaning “light” or “brightness.”
   • Lilith - Babylonian and Hebrew, meaning “belonging to the night.”
   • Malucia - Latin, meaning “ill will.”
   • Mitsura - Japanese, “light and virtue.”
   • Morana - Latin and Slavic, meaning “death.”
   • Nyx - Greek; the goddess and personification of night in Greek mythology.
   • Raven - English, representing the large black bird; also associated with cleverness and mystique.
   • Rhiannon - Welsh, meaning “divine queen.”
   • Saga - Scandinavian, meaning “seeing one” or “prophet.”
   • Selene - Greek; the goddess and personification of the moon.
   • Thalassa - Greek, meaning “sea.”
   • Veda - Sanskrit, meaning “knowledge” or “wisdom.”
   • Vespera - Latin, meaning “evening star.”
   • Whisper - English, meaning “soft voice.”
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Mysterious-Sounding Boys’ Names

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   Here are some masculine names with a mysterious vibe—from a wide range of root languages, from Greek and Latin to French, Danish, and beyond.

   • Alastor - Greek, meaning “avenging spirit.”
   • Ambrose - Greek and Latin, meaning “immortal.”
   • Arion - Greek, meaning “melodious” or “stronger.”
   • Barnabas - Greek and Aramaic, meaning “son of the prophet.”
   • Burvis - French and English, meaning “purveyor.”
   • Calix - Greek and Latin, meaning “very handsome” or “chalice.”
   • Caspian - Greek and Latin, meaning “from Qazvin.”
   • Cassius - Latin, meaning “helmet” or “castle.”
   • Damon - Greek, meaning “one who tames.”
   • Dante - Latin, meaning “steadfast, everlasting.”
   • Draven - Scottish and Gaelic, meaning “hunter,” “of the raven,” or “of the dark waters.”
   • Dorian - Greek, meaning “descendant of Dorus.”
   • Evander - Scottish, meaning “good man.”
   • Gwydion - Welsh, meaning “born of trees.”
   • Lucian - Latin, meaning “light.”
   • Mitsuomi - Japanese, meaning “light holder.”
   • Naqui - Arabic, meaning “pure” or “clean.”
   • Orion - Greek, meaning “heaven’s light.”
   • Silas - Latin and Roman, meaning “forest” or “woods.”
   • Sirius - Greek, meaning “burning” or “dog star”; the name of a constellation.
   • Soren - Danish, meaning “stern” or “strict.”
   • Tristan - Celtic, meaning “sad” or “melancholy.”
   • Zephyr - Greek, meaning “west wind.”

Section 7 of 9:

Names that Mean Lost

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   “Lost” isn’t the same thing as “secrets” or “mystery,” but all three words definitely fall in similar categories; after all, secrets and mysteries often involve lost things! So, let’s look at some names meaning “lost”:

   • Brennan - Irish (masculine), meaning “sorrow” or “drop.”
   • Chochiti - Spanish (feminine), meaning “the forgotten child.”
   • Desdemona - Greek (feminine), meaning “ill-fated.”
   • Diggory - English (masculine), meaning “lost one” ot “go astray.”
   • Letha - Greek (feminine), meaning “not hidden” or “truth.”
   • Lethe - Greek (feminine), meaning “river of oblivion,” or “forgetfulness.”
   • Mallory - Anglo-Norman (feminine), meaning “unfortunate.”
   • Mara - Hebrew (feminine), meaning “bitterness.”
   • Perdita - Latin (feminine), meaning “lost,” “ruin,” or “destroyed.”
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Names that Mean Shadow

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   “Shadow” is another concept often lumped in with secrets and mysteries. Shadows conceal things…which is why we tend to associate them with mystery, intrigue, and the unknown! Check out some shadowy names:

   • Akaula - Hawaiian (feminine), meaning “red shadow.”
   • Chhaya - Hindi (feminine), meaning “shade, shadow.”
   • Cole - English (unisex), meaning “charcoal” or “dark features.”
   • Corvo - Latin (surname), meaning “raven” or “crow.”
   • Erebus - Greek (masculine), meaning “darkness” or “deep shadow.”
   • Itzal - Aztec (masculine), meaning “obsidian” or “divine essence.”
   • Jett - English (unisex), meaning “black” or “black stone.”
   • Kage - Japanese (masculine), meaning “shadow” or “shade.”
   • Keir - Irish (masculine), meaning “dark” or “black.”
   • Melaina - Greek (feminine), meaning “black” or “dark.”
   • Maurelle - French (feminine), meaning “dark” and “elfin.”
   • Nocturne - Latin (unisex), meaning “belonging to the night.”
   • Noctis - Latin (masculine), meaning “of darkness.”
   • Nox - Latin (feminine), meaning “night” (and the name of the Roman night goddess).
   • Ombra - Latin (feminine), meaning “shadow” or “shade.”
   • Sable - Slavic (unisex), meaning “black.”
   • Senka - Slavic (feminine), meaning “shadow” or “shade.”
   • Sombra - Spanish and Portuguese (feminine), meaning “shadow.”
   • Umbra - Latin (feminine), meaning “shadow.”
   • Zilla - Hebrew (feminine), meaning “shadow.”

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Names that Mean Trickster

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   Finally, we have a few names associated with trickery…and famous tricksters! You’ll find more than a few names from ancient mythology; after all, plenty of cultures have infamous trickster deities. Take a look:

   • Eris - Greek (feminine); a mischievous goddess of strife and discord in Greek mythology.
   • Dolos - Greek (masculine); a spirit of trickery and cunning in Greek mythology.
   • Fay - Old French (feminine), meaning “fairy”; fairies are often associated with trickery.
   • Laverna - Roman (feminine); the Roman goddess of the underworld and thieves.
   • Loki - Old Norse (masculine); the Norse god of mischief and shape-shifting.
   • Maui - Hawaiian and Polynesian (masculine); a celebrated trickster demigod.
   • Mohini - Sanskrit (feminine); the Hindu goddess of enchantment and illusion.
   • Naiche - Native American (Apache, masculine), meaning “meddlesome one.”
   • Puck - Old English (masculine), meaning “goblin” or “sprite.”
   • Rebel - English and Latin (unisex), meaning “one who resists authority.”
   • Robin - German (unisex), meaning “bright, shining”; the name of a legendary rogue, Robin Hood.
   • Sinoe - Greek (feminine), meaning “mischievous”; the name of a Greek nymph.
   • Sly - Latin (masculine), meaning “forest”; also means “clever” or “cunning” in English.
   • Wilder - English and Germanic (unisex), meaning “wild” or “untamed.”
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