# Witchy names **URL:** \ **Category:** Q&A\ **Tags:** witch-name\ **Created:** [February 10, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/witchy-names/47658 "2024-02-10T21:05:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Artemisia](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/artemisia/32/78846_2.png) [@Artemisia](https://forum.spells8.com/u/Artemisia)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/witchy-names/47658/2 "2024-02-10T21:16:34Z")
You don’t have to chose or have a witchy name. In the forum, I have chosen one, but I go by my real name, Kat. > [@name\_badge Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Magickal Names](https://forum.spells8.com/t/weekly-witchy-challenge-magickal-names/33428): > > Welcome! Thank you once again to everyone who joined in for the previous [Weekly Witchy Challenge - It’s Time for Time Magick watch](https://forum.spells8.com/t/weekly-witchy-challenge-its-time-for-time-magick/33085) Although the clock has stopped for that challenge, it’s time to step up and introduce a brand new theme. One where the spotlight is on… YOU! sparkles The theme for this week’s challenge was suggested by the lovely @Medea and is… magename_badge Magickal Names person_raising_hand open_book A magic… Has a lot of tips for exploring the idea and maybe finding your witch name if you were so inclined. This is my story - > [@name\_badge Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Magickal Names](https://forum.spells8.com/t/weekly-witchy-challenge-magickal-names/33428/158): > > Challenge Entry: Magickal Names Have you ever been so excited about a challenge, a project, or an idea that you just can’t seem to actually finish it, because it was so much fun and you don’t want it to be over? I guess that’s how this challenge was for me if that makes any sense. Maybe I got a bit carried away by this challenge. My first task was to pick my witch name. I really hadn’t done it before because I didn’t want to choose something arbitrarily or pick something that didn’t fit me. B… Found another link to help. > [@Magickal Names - How do you choose?](https://forum.spells8.com/t/magickal-names-how-do-you-choose/501): > > The idea of choosing a magickal name - or craft name - has a history shrouded in mystery. There is no historical reason for people to choose a magickal name, but some have speculated that it was due to Christianity and persecution. This makes sense because, when captured and tortured for practicing witchcraft, you would be made to give up the names of your fellow witches. But what if you all only knew each other by your craft names, and those were names kept from everyone else? It would make it … 🌿 🏹 :hekate_wheel: 🌙 --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.spells8.com/t/witchy-names/47658)._