Destruction may not seem like a positive name meaning for your little bundle of joy, but there are names related to destroying things across several cultures and it’s not always a negative thing. Destruction can reflect power, or be the destruction of something bad.
Several very old names mean or are related to destruction. The name Abaddon comes from the Hebrew word meaning destruction or destroyer. It is found in the biblical book of Revelation as the name of the “Angel of the Abyss.” The Indian name Aridam means “destroyer of enemies.” Runihura is an Egyptian male name that also means destroyer.
Destruction isn’t only a masculine trait. There are several feminine names related to the idea as well. Deianira is a Calydonian princess from Greek mythology whose name means “man-destroyer.” Deyanira is the Spanish form of the name that means “capable of great destruction.”
Lorelei may be a favorite girls’ name for fans of The Gilmore Girls, but the name is actually Germanic in origin and related to the idea of sirens who lure men to their destruction on the water. The Indian name Aghanashini is a feminine name meaning “destroyer of sins.” If you want a gender-neutral name option, the Hebrew name Bela may be a good choice. While the name was used for men, it has crossed over as a feminine name as well and it means destruction.
For a strong and unusual baby name, choosing a name related to destruction is a bold choice for your child.
Abaddon
Meaning: Ruin, destruction
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Agastya
Meaning: Destroyer of sins
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Girl
Aghaghna
Meaning: Destroyer of sin, one who pious, virtuous, god vis
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Aghanashini
Meaning: Destroyer of sins
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Aghat
Meaning: Destroyer of sin
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Amitrasudan
Meaning: Destroyer of sin
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Aridaman
Meaning: Destroyer of enemy
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Arindam
Meaning: Sanskrit for the man who has won all his enemies
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Apollos
Meaning: One who destroys; destroyer
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Apollyon
Meaning: A destroyer
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Baal-hermon
Meaning: Possessor of destruction or of a thing cursed
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Balaam
Meaning: The ancient of the people, the destruction of the people
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Bela
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Bethuel
Meaning: God destroys
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Casimir
Meaning: English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, derived from the Slavic element kaziti “to destroy” combined with miru “peace, world”
Origin: English, French
Gender: Boy
Chesed
Meaning: As a devil or a destroyer
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Dahak
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Daniel
Meaning: God is my Judge
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Daridriya
Meaning: Dhwamsini destroyer of poverty
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Girl
Dasarha
Meaning: Destroyer of ten, taking awy ten sins
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Deianira/Deyanira
Meaning: Devastating, capable of great destruction
Origin: Spanish, Greek
Gender: Girl
Dushya
Meaning: Destroyer of evil, name of the king
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Girl
Dushyanta
Meaning: Destroyer of evil
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Dvividari
Meaning: Destroyer of dvivida
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Gideon
Meaning: Destroyer. One who has a stump in place of a hand
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Hadeon
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Ukrainian
Gender: Boy
Harbonah
Meaning: His destruction; his sword
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Harumaph
Meaning: Destruction
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Hathor
Meaning: Sakmet – goddess of destruction
Origin: Egyptian
Gender: Girl
Hiram
Meaning: ‘Exaltation of life, a destroyer’
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Jonas
Meaning: A dove; he that oppresses; destroyer
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Kali
Meaning: In Mythology Kali is wife of Shiva and a Hindu goddess symbolizing the essence of destruction
Origin: Hindi
Gender: Girl
Kaliyammal
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Girl
Madhusudana
Meaning: Destroyer of madhu
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Girl
Miles
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Loki
Meaning: God of destruction
Origin: Norse
Gender: Boy
Lorelei
Meaning: Place name: a rocky cliff on the Rhine river, dangerous to boat passage, has been poetically personified as the Lorelei, whose singing lures men to destruction
Origin: German
Gender: Girl
Percival
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Persephone
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Perses
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Pul
Meaning: Bean, destruction
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Purandara
Meaning: The destroyer of cities or defenses
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Runihura
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: Egyptian
Gender: Girl
Samshini
Meaning: Destroyer of evil
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Girl
Sennacherib
Meaning: Bramble of destruction
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Shamhuth
Meaning: Desolation, destruction
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Sharva
Meaning: Lord shiva, destroyer, withdrawer
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Talbot
Meaning: Destroyer
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Vinisha
Meaning: Butterflies or destroyer of evil
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Girl
Zabartorh
Meaning: Destroyer of tyranny
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Girl
