witching

the witching hour

twelve o'clock at night It's time I was in bed - it's already past the witching hour.

witching hour

Midnight, as in They arrived just at the witching hour. This term alludes to older superstitions concerning a time appropriate to witchcraft and other supernatural occurrences. Shakespeare and others wrote of "the witching time of night." The precise phrase was first recorded in 1835.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jalen	JAY-lin	African American (Modern)
Arne (1)	AHR-ne (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Hildiberht	-	Ancient Germanic
Cherette	shə-RET	English (Rare)
Laurencia	-	English (Rare)
Eulalia	yoo-LAY-lee-ə (English)	Spanish, Italian, English, Ancient Greek