Gothic Surname Novels & Stories

"Mom's maiden name was Grim. Grimwylde was a variation she used to include him. Make him a part of us." I start to shake my head. "I don't...what do you mean by that? I don't—" Then it hits me. Grimwylde. Grim. Wylde. The gasp that leaves my lips is loud and takes a chunk out of me. I grow weak in the knees and have to hold onto the table to keep myself upright. "Wylde? Golen Wylde?" It can't be. I refuse to believe that any of this is real.

I protest, trying to make sense of it. “That was part of their ingenuity,” he explains, his voice calm but deliberate. “The Castellanos pack ensured their name wouldn’t distinguish them from anyone else. It wasn’t someone completely ordinary like ‘John’ that you could find any and everywhere, but it’s also ordinary enough to blend in, to never draw special attention. So hearing the name wouldn’t make anyone suspect they were something… special.” I let his words sink in, my thoughts a jumble. It makes sense. An example of a unique surname would be Amadeus. Dominicus is the only living werewolf right now with that name. The Amadeus wolves were the only wolves with that name.

A few of the other guys are even laughing at the ridiculousness of the story. Camden, Mikal, Luke, Burton, and I are in our room and are searching through a ton of new shit that we have found to see if any of it is useful. We did find that there were two of the grandsons of the Carriano family who seemed to be close to James or at least his wife. One, in particular, was always around when the two older boys were younger. The Carriano name died when his mother married. She was the last one with that name. Her son’s last names were Prestin. I swear that last name is familiar. I have definitely heard that last name before. “Burton where have we heard that last name before?” I ask.

"Nor could he be guaranteed enough sons to fit. Also it has certainly not harmed them, nor have they taken on the worst traits of their namesakes." Ah, yes, his uncle's insistence on naming his sons after the sons of Henry II, so particular to his kind of humor, and in particular not something so easily noted until pointed out as he had clearly skipped Henry's eldest offspring. However, Darcy would fain to point out that Henry was diligent in his duties as befitted a young king; Richard was a soldier, though not so in love with war, while Geoffrey bore a more slight resemblance to Henry's first illegitimate son of that name than his namesake by choosing the church as his profession, and John

His hand which was working as his pillow beneath his head came to rest on my face. "Good morning Mrs. De Niro."His groggy morning voice felt like electrifying waves to my ears. "Morning Mr. Grayson..."I went on a mission to tease him and it seemed to trigger his typical stereotype narrative. "Mr. Grayson?"He plopped his head on his palm as his elbow dug in the pillow. "I can be Mrs. De Niro so why can't you share my last name?"I argued and watched his ears turning red. "Oh hell no! Aitana Grayson,I have a very unique and royal origin surname that my family bears for last three centuries as our family archive proves."He stated proudly.

Without the Guardian, the Wolf would become a soulless monster; without the Wolf, the Guardian would lose her connection to the protection of the soil. As she turned the final pages, Helena let out a choked sigh. There, in an appendix about the genealogical records of the families that had left the region a century ago, was her mother’s maiden name: Thorne. Beside it was a small drawing of the symbol she had found on the rocks. “It can’t be,” Helena whispered, feeling the weight of an inheritance she had never asked for settle onto her shoulders.

“I mean we wolves seem to have a rather limited last name selection and can date back our family trees. Can the witches say the same?” “Usually, yes, we can. But there are a few who crop up that are oddities. But I don’t remember ever seeing a Helbourne or Helburn in the family trees in the region. Hold it. Bourne means stream or river. Hel. Well, that explains itself. It’s an English name. Everyone here is basically has Irish ancestors.” “Where are you getting this?” “Oh, just a g****e search. The map shows a river that forks as part of the barrier on the map. Modern maps don’t have the fork in the river. I’m guessing one of the rivers has dried up. There must be something there, some clue.

Julien patted the back of her hand to calm her down before saying slowly, "As I said, my great-grandfather was a foreigner surnamed Burke-Gaffney, so my grandfather inherited my great-grandfather's surname, which was eventually reduced to Burke, right?" "Yes," Sydney responded. Julien continued, "After my great-grandfather moved to this country and married my great-grandmother, he stayed here. Their son took his surname, although my great-grandfather married into my great-grandmother's family, and my great-grandmother's surname is Harrow."

Marco said. “Like Cardi B. So what are their surnames? I know Gio is short for Giovanni.” “They are Sicilianos.” “What?” Her hand on my arm tightened, eyes widening. “They’re your cousins?” “Yeah. I thought it was obvious, but if people ask them, they use Brunetti.”

he growled. Knowing that Justine was going to become a sobbing wreck I wasn't in a hurry to enter my house and tell her but knew that it had to be done. Shutting my car door I paused momentarily as a thought came to my mind regarding my mate. “Wasn't Blackstone the surname of the old Alpha of the Gray Mountain pack east of us and the stepdad of Veronica?’ I questioned my Lycan. “Yeah, I believe so; why do you ask?” Exhaling deeply, I mumbled, “Because that's my mate's surname, and I am curious if they are related.”