Since the world began to appear different currents, subculture, or any other unusual company names gothic started gaining popularity.This does not mean that the person is given every terrible name at birth.He chooses his own, when satisfied that the Gothic culture is his mother, emotionally close.
There is a widespread opinion that the start considered informal movement is possible only after a bloody and terrible ceremony.In fact it is not, because the Goths are friendly people, but only with a bit gloomy outlook.
However, a small ceremony is still present, and it is that newcomers need to choose for themselves the names of the Gothic.As a rule, most of them do not pay much attention to the process, resulting in disapproval of the more experienced informals.Thus, the whole ceremony is a choice aka - the so-called representatives of the subculture name.
In fact, nothing complicated in the selection there.From new informal need only ensure that they have picked up certain words that would fit their personality.Ak often compiled using the adjectives from a foreign language.Sometimes Goths call themselves the names of characters from movies or fiction.With the most common ways of selecting and compiling aka you can find in the table below.
| Rules for compiling | Examples |
| religious principles.As a rule, used the names of demons, angels, heroes, myths and legends, as well as pagan characters. | Anubis - God of Death in Egypt;Sidhe - a creature from another world in Irish mythology. |
| Astrological principle.Uses the names of constellations and individual stars (celestial bodies often called in honor of the mythical characters). | Mars - God of War;Pegasus - mythical creature, symbolizing freedom. |
| Foreign principle.In drawing up the used words that have the appropriate translation of the gothic culture. | Crow - crow (a bird that is often compared to death);Thorn - the flip side of beauty. |
| artistic principles.Select the name of the appropriate character from the books or movies. | Akasha - known vampire of the film "Queen of the Damned";Azazello - mirror demon from the book "The Master and Margarita." |
Gothic female names, of course, more diverse, because every girl would like to call yourself so that it did not have analogues aka.Most often neformalki used when choosing names demoness, bloodthirsty Goddesses, vampire or both terrible and wonderful monsters like Medusa.
Gothic names, in fact, not much different from those used by humanity in everyday life.Every individual wants to be unique, different from the others.Name - the first thing that can help.Therefore, entering the Gothic community and at the same time choosing some exotic ak, you clearly aspire to be remembered by all informals.It should be added that few who decide to give up fame among like-minded people.
Summarizing, we can say that all the Gothic names must be unique, because no two people are alike, especially in subcultures.And everyone will discover a some quality that singled him out from the rest.
