Who says the heroes have to get all the fun? We’ve rounded up more than two dozen names pulled from the Disney villain archives and they are the cutest. Plus, your newborn’s energy will change the vibe of every name and make it their own—it’s a given.
Male names
Claude (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Meaning: Lame
Clayton (Tarzan)
Meaning: From the town on Clay Land
Pete (Mickey Mouse)
Meaning: Rock
Hector (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Meaning: Anchor, steadfast
Randall (Monsters Inc.)
Meaning: Shield wolf
Robert (Big Hero 6)
Meaning: Bright fame
James (Peter Pan)
Meaning: Supplanter
Amos (Fox and the Hound)
Meaning: Burdened
John (Robin Hood)
Meaning: God is gracious
Michael (Meet the Robinsons)
Meaning: Who is like God
Hans (Frozen)
Meaning: God is gracious
Miles (Cars 2)
Meaning: Soldier
Charles (Up)
Meaning: Free man
William (Oliver and Company)
Meaning: Will, desire and helmet, protection
Gideon (Pinocchio)
Meaning: He who cuts down
Edgar (The Aristocats)
Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Sid/Sidney (Toy Story)
Meaning: Wide meadow
Female names
Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
Meaning: Female bear
Anastasia (Cinderella)
Meaning: Resurrection
Felicia (The Great Mouse Detective)
Meaning: Happiness
Helga (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
Meaning: Holy
Mary (Hocus Pocus)
Meaning: Of the sea, bitter, beloved
Sarah (Hocus Pocus, Lady and the Tramp)
Meaning: Princess
Winnifred (Hocus Pocus)
Meaning: Peaceful
Evelyn (The Incredibles 2)
Meaning: Beautiful bird
Dawn (Zootopia)
Meaning: Sunrise
Nerissa (Enchanted)
Meaning: Nymph
Vanessa (The Little Mermaid)
Meaning: Unknown
Morgana (The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea)
Meaning: Great circle
Estella (Cruella)
Meaning: Star
Agatha (Annie)
Meaning: Virtuous, good