Voodoo Doll Name Generator
Stitched, pinned and spooky names for little poppets
Names for voodoo doll characters, Halloween props, plush poppets and creepy-cute mascots: burlap-and-button nicknames like Stitches and Pincushion Pete, New Orleans Creole names like Odette Lacroix and Toussaint, and swampy, candlelit words from the bayou. Made for stories, games, costumes and collectibles.
About voodoo doll names
The pop-culture voodoo doll is a patchwork object: a burlap body, button or cowrie eyes, a crooked stitched smile, a few pins, and a heart sewn on in red thread. Its names follow the same logic. The best ones describe the materials it is made from (Stitches, Burlap Betty, Thimble, Pincushion Pete), the small harm it is supposed to do (Jinx, Hatpin Hattie, Needle-Eye Nadine), or the tired, lopsided expression stitched onto its face (Droopy Delia, Crooked Clementine, Sewn-Shut Simon). Short titles like Mister, Madame, Papa, Mama and Ti (Creole for little) turn a single word into a character.
Real Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo are living religions, and the pin-stuck doll is mostly a European poppet tradition that Hollywood attached to New Orleans. This generator leans into that New Orleans setting without imitating sacred names: French-Creole given names and surnames (Odette Lacroix, Toussaint, Emeline Boudreaux, Theophile), neighbourhoods and waterways (Treme, Bywater, Barataria, Pontchartrain), and conjure words that are already common in English such as mojo, juju and gris-gris.
For a friendly plush or a game mascot, pick something alliterative and soft (Muslin Molly, Thimble Tom). For a horror prop or a cursed-object story, choose a name that sounds like an old record or a headstone: Ezekiel Mourning, Seraphine Ash, Prudence Pinfall.
How to choose voodoo doll names
- Name the doll after what it is made of: burlap, muslin, flour sack, straw, beeswax, button or cowrie eyes all make instant, concrete names.
- Decide whether the doll is cute or cursed before you choose. Alliterative nicknames (Pushpin Penny, Flannel Flo) read as toys; full Creole names (Celestine Dubois, Lucien Fontenot) read as characters with a past.
- A short title does a lot of work. Mister Needles, Madame Pins, Papa Twine and Ti Jean feel like named personalities rather than objects.
- Avoid names of actual lwa or saints if you want to stay respectful of Vodou as a religion; bayou plants, weather and neighbourhoods give the same atmosphere without borrowing sacred names.
- For a set of dolls (a craft line, a game inventory, a horror anthology), keep one naming rule across the set, e.g. all fabric names or all New Orleans street names, so they read as a family.
Frequently asked questions
What are good names for a voodoo doll?
Material and stitching names work best: Stitches, Thimble, Burlap Betty, Pincushion Pete, Button Eyes, Sackcloth Sally. Add a title such as Mister, Madame or Ti for a more characterful feel, or use a Creole name like Odette Lacroix for a story character.
Are voodoo dolls actually part of Voodoo?
Not really. Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo use dolls and figures in some practices, but the pin-stuck revenge doll is largely a European poppet idea that films attached to New Orleans. That is why this generator uses bayou, fabric and Creole-name themes rather than sacred names.
Can I use these names for a plush toy or a Halloween costume?
Yes. The alliterative nicknames (Muslin Molly, Hatpin Hattie, Thimble Tom) suit plushies, craft dolls and costumes, while the darker names (Ezekiel Mourning, Gravesend, Corpse Candle) suit props and horror writing.
What is a poppet and how is it different from a voodoo doll?
A poppet is the older British and European term for a small human figure made of cloth, wax or clay and used in folk magic. The modern 'voodoo doll' is essentially a poppet with a New Orleans setting, so poppet names and voodoo doll names are interchangeable.
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All 500 voodoo doll names
A: 18 names
- Adelaide Thread
- Admiral Awl
- Adolphe Savoie
- Agatha Applique
- Alcide Guidry
- Algiers Al
- Ambroise
- Amedee
- Anatole
- Aristide Bergeron
- Armand Thibodeaux
- Ashen Annie
- Ashgrove
- Atchafalaya Abe
- Auntie Ashes
- Auntie Augur
- Aurelie Broussard
- Azelie Thibodeaux
B: 44 names
- Backstitch Baxter
- Baleful Bartle
- Baptiste
- Barataria Bill
- Baron Buttons
- Baroness Burlap
- Barrow Bart
- Bastien Hex
- Basting Bess
- Bat Wing Bea
- Bayou Bess
- Bebe Button
- Beeswax Bonnie
- Beignet
- Belfry Bat
- Belladonna
- Belle Hex
- Bent Pin
- Berthe
- Bishop Bobbin
- Bitterroot
- Blackpin
- Bobbin
- Bogalusa Bo
- Boggart
- Bogle
- Bonesett
- Bonnie Bonesaw
- Bottle-Tree Bea
- Bouki
- Bourbon Benny
- Bramble
- Brasspin
- Briar
- Brimstone
- Brooding Bram
- Brother Bogwater
- Brother Bramble
- Bullfrog Bertha
- Burlap Betty
- Button Eyes
- Buttonhole Bea
- Buzzard Bess
- Bywater Bob
C: 46 names
- Calico Cal
- Candlewax Candy
- Canvas Cass
- Captain Cross-Stitch
- Carrion Carl
- Carrollton Clyde
- Casimir
- Cattail
- Cayenne
- Celestine Dubois
- Celimene
- Charnel Charlie
- Cher Bebe
- Chicory
- Cinder
- Clackety
- Clay Foot Clem
- Clemence
- Clotilde
- Clovis Arceneaux
- Coal Eyes
- Cobbler Cole
- Cobweb Clem
- Coffin Nail Cal
- Colette Mouton
- Congo Square Cal
- Conjure Cassius
- Copperhead Cora
- Cordelia Cord
- Corduroy Cy
- Cornhusk Cora
- Corpse Candle
- Corvus
- Cottonmouth Cal
- Countess Cobweb
- Cousin Cotton
- Cowrie-Eyed Cora
- Crawfish Claude
- Crooked Clementine
- Crooked Smile Kit
- Cross-Stitch Cissy
- Crosspatch
- Crow Caw
- Crowfoot
- Crypt Keeper Kit
- Cypress
D: 24 names
- Dame Darning
- Darning Dot
- Datura
- Deacon Darn
- Dead Man's Fingers
- Deathcap
- Deathwatch Beetle
- Delphine Moreau
- Denim Dex
- Desiree Duplantier
- Devil's Shoestring
- Dire Dinah
- Doctor Doll
- Doctor Drowsy
- Doll Baby Dee
- Doudou
- Dour Dorian
- Driftwood
- Droopy Delia
- Dropped Stitch Dottie
- Duchess Dust
- Duskin
- Dust Bunny
- Dustwick
E: 13 names
- Earl of Ashes
- Elderbark
- Elodie Trahan
- Ember Lou
- Emeline Boudreaux
- Epitaph Eppie
- Esplanade Essie
- Estelle Prejean
- Etouffee Ettie
- Eugenie
- Eulalie
- Evangeline Pruitt
- Ezekiel Mourning
F: 15 names
- Fabrice Lamar
- Faded Fay
- Feed Sack Fanny
- Felicite
- Firefly Flo
- Flannel Flo
- Florestine
- Flour Sack Flossie
- Fog Bank Fay
- Fortunat
- Foxfire
- Foxglove
- Frayed Freddie
- Friar Fray
- Frost Nip
G: 23 names
- Gargoyle Gus
- Gaspard
- Gator Gertie
- General Gusset
- Gentilly Gus
- Georgine
- Ghastly Gwen
- Gibbet
- Gingham Gert
- Grand Isle Gracie
- Grandpa Gunnysack
- Granny Gumbo
- Granny Hexroot
- Gravedigger Gabe
- Gravesend
- Grim Gideon
- Grimalkin
- Grimsby
- Gris-Gris
- Gros Louis
- Gumbo
- Gunnysack Gabe
- Gustave
H: 25 names
- Hallowed Hal
- Hangnail
- Harriet Hemstitch
- Hatpin Hattie
- Headstone Hettie
- Heartpatch Hettie
- Hellebore
- Heloise
- Hemline Hank
- Hemlock
- Henbane
- Hessian Hank
- Hex
- Hexley
- High John
- Hobnail
- Hollow Harriet
- Hollow-Eyed Hester
- Hollowell
- Honorine
- Hoodoo Hattie
- Houma Hattie
- Hurricane Hetty
- Husking Bee
- Hyacinthe
I: 3 names
- Ignace
- Ink Blot
- Isidore
J: 9 names
- Jacinthe
- Jambalaya Jane
- Jar Jenny
- Jasper Knot
- Jinx
- Josephine Voss
- Judge Jute
- Juju
- Jute
K: 2 names
- Knothole
- Knotty Nora
L: 22 names
- Lady Lavender
- Lady Lockjaw
- Lafitte
- Lamp Black Lil
- Lanternjaw
- Leonie
- Leontine
- Levee Lottie
- Limp Lenore
- Linen Lester
- Lisette
- Little Bones
- Little Fontenot
- Little Malaise
- Little Stuffing
- Loose Button Lottie
- Loose-Thread Lou
- Lopsided Lou
- Lord Lint
- Lucien Fontenot
- Lucille Babineaux
- Lumpy Lou
M: 49 names
- Madame Lalonde
- Madame Marguerite
- Madame Midnight
- Madame Pins
- Mademoiselle Mildew
- Mademoiselle Mire
- Magnet Magnolia
- Mama Cotton
- Mama Mojo
- Mama Patch
- Mama Thimble
- Mamzelle Moss
- Mamzelle Pins
- Manchac Millie
- Mandrake
- Marcelline
- Marigny Mae
- Marionette Marcel
- Marquis Marionette
- Marsh Light
- Matchstick Mae
- Mathilde Landry
- Mausoleum Mae
- Mayor Muslin
- Mildred Mend
- Milliner Minnie
- Mireille
- Miss Prickles
- Missus Malady
- Mister Mildew
- Mister Misery
- Mister Needles
- Mojo
- Monsieur Marrow
- Monsieur Moth
- Mortimer Thread
- Mortlake
- Mossback Moe
- Mossy
- Moth Wing Mo
- Moth-Eaten Morty
- Mothball
- Mournful Myrna
- Mrs. Mender
- Mud-Stained Maud
- Mudbug Maggie
- Mugwort
- Muskrat Minnie
- Muslin Molly
N: 16 names
- Nana Needle
- Narcisse
- Nazaire
- Needle-Eye Nadine
- Needlenose Ned
- Needles Nadia
- Needlewick
- Needlewitch
- Nettle
- Nightshade Nell
- Nightwell
- Ninth Ward Nettie
- Noemie
- Nurse Nightmare
- Nurse Notion
- Nutria Ned
O: 12 names
- Obsidian
- Octavie
- Odette Lacroix
- Odile Marchand
- Old Burlap
- Old Lady Lantern
- One-Eyed Ophelia
- Onesime
- Opelousas Ollie
- Oscar Boudreaux
- Ossuary Ossie
- Ovide
P: 30 names
- Pa Stitchwell
- Pallid Polly
- Papa Gris-Gris
- Papa Patchwork
- Papa Twine
- Parson Pin
- Patches Duval
- Pauline Rousseau
- Peevish Pip
- Perrine
- Petit Jean
- Philomena Lafleur
- Philomene
- Pincushion Pete
- Pinfeather
- Pinhead Percy
- Pinned Pippa
- Pinprick Paulette
- Pinwitch
- Pirogue Pete
- Placide
- Pokeweed
- Pontchartrain Pat
- Poppet
- Possum Pearl
- Praline Prue
- Prior Patchwork
- Prosper
- Prudence Pinfall
- Pushpin Penny
R: 22 names
- Rag Doll Raoul
- Ragabone
- Ragdoll Rosalie
- Ragged Ruth
- Ragwitch
- Rampart Rosie
- Raphaelle
- Rattlebones
- Ratty Rita
- Raven Rook
- Ravenel
- Red Thread Rhea
- Remy Bonesaw
- Ribbon Rue
- Rivet
- Rootbound
- Rootwork Ruby
- Rosalie Doucet
- Rosine
- Royal Street Remy
- Rue
- Rusty Pin
S: 49 names
- Sack Doll Sadie
- Sackcloth Sally
- Sage Ash
- Sallow Sal
- Samhain Sadie
- Sassafras
- Satin Sable
- Sawdust Sam
- Seam Ripper Sid
- Seamstress Sylvie
- Seamus Seam
- Sepulcher Seth
- Seraphine Ash
- Sergeant Seam
- Severin Leblanc
- Sewn-Shut Simon
- Sheriff Stitch
- Sidonie
- Sinkhole Sue
- Sir Stuffing
- Sisal
- Sister Sackcloth
- Sister Sorrow
- Slagheap Sal
- Sleepy Sibyl
- Smudge
- Snakeroot
- Snapping Turtle Sue
- Solange
- Soot-Faced Sol
- Sootie
- Sour Sorrel
- Spanish Moss
- Spider Silk Sid
- Spiteful Spud
- Spool
- Squire Scrap
- Stickpin Stan
- Stitches
- Stitchwitch
- Storyville Stella
- Straw Belly Sal
- Strawhead
- Stuffed Stella
- Sulfur Sue
- Sullen Sulla
- Sun-Bleached Sid
- Swamp Gas Gus
- Sweetgum
T: 34 names
- Tacked Tommy
- Tailor Tobit
- Tallow
- Tallow Tess
- Taproot
- Tatterjack
- Telesphore
- Tenebrae
- Theodule
- Theophile
- Theophine
- Thibodaux Thad
- Thimble
- Thimble Tom
- Thornwood
- Threadbare Theo
- Threadwitch
- Threadworn Thea
- Ti Bouton
- Ti Fi
- Ti Garcon
- Ti Jean
- Ti Malice
- Ti Zwazo
- Tide Wrack
- Tinder
- Toadstool
- Tomb Tom
- Toussaint
- Tow Sack Tillie
- Treme Tilly
- Tupelo
- Tweed Tobias
- Two-Faced Tessa
U: 4 names
- Ulysse Comeaux
- Uncle Uprooted
- Unraveled Ulysses
- Ursule
V: 10 names
- Valcour
- Valentine Arceneaux
- Velvet Vex
- Vengeful Vera
- Veronique
- Vervain
- Vexley
- Vinegar Vic
- Voodoo Vi
- Vulture Vince
W: 21 names
- Walpurga
- Wanga
- Water Moccasin Walt
- Waterlogged Walt
- Wax Wick Willa
- Waxen Wilbur
- Weaver Wilhelmina
- Web Weaver Wren
- Whirlwind Winnie
- Whisper Wren
- Wick
- Wickham
- Widdershins
- Widow Weave
- Willow Wisp
- Winding Sheet Wynn
- Wobble-Head Wally
- Woeful Wilma
- Wool Gut Wally
- Woolly Wanda
- Wormwood
X: 1 name
- Xavier Hebert
Y: 3 names
- Yarn Hair Yetta
- Yolande
- Yvette Guidry