Mythic Baby Names
45 Mythic names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 45 baby names with a mythic feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Mythic Girl Names
Melaina#10770 in the U.S.From the Greek root melas/melaina, 'dark; black,' the same root behind Melanie ('dark-haired on▶Sabryna#11995 in the U.S.A y-spelled form of Sabrina, the name of a legendary British river-goddess associated with the ▶Adrika#12264 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Adrika, 'mountain'; in myth, an apsara (celestial nymph) turned into a fish. ▶Ariadny#12291 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Ariadna, itself from the Greek Ariadne ('most holy'), the princess of the Cre▶Sibel#13237 in the U.S.Sibel is the Turkish form of Cybele, the great mother goddess of ancient Anatolia (Kybele). It ▶Thaleia#13301 in the U.S.Thaleia is the fuller Greek spelling of Thalia, from thallein, 'to bloom; to flourish.' In Gree▶Arrianna#13616 in the U.S.A double-r spelling of Arianna, the Italian form of Greek Ariadne, usually read 'most holy' (ar▶Auora#13634 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Aurora, Latin for 'dawn' and the name of the Roman goddess of the morning,▶Dafny#13819 in the U.S.A spelling of Daphne, Greek for 'laurel; bay tree.' In myth, the nymph Daphne was changed into ▶Makara#14542 in the U.S.From Sanskrit makara, a mythical sea-creature of Hindu tradition — part fish, part beast — that▶Raeven#14828 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Raven, the bird name — from Old English hraefn. The raven is a bird of u▶Rheanna#14922 in the U.S.Rheanna is a streamlined respelling of Rhianna, itself a short form of the Welsh Rhiannon, from▶Diedre#15071 in the U.S.Diedre is a variant spelling of Deirdre, the tragic heroine of Irish legend whose name is tradi▶Adonia#15306 in the U.S.A Greek-flavored feminine echoing Adonis, the beautiful youth of myth (a name itself from a Sem▶Emryss#15958 in the U.S.A respelling of Emrys, the Welsh form of Ambrose ('immortal'), borne in legend by the wizard Me▶Fionnuala#16027 in the U.S.From the Irish Fionnuala, 'white shoulder; fair-shouldered' (fionn, 'fair; white,' plus guala, ▶Isyss#16113 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Isis, the name of the ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood and magic; ▶Diedra#16843 in the U.S.Diedra is a phonetic respelling of Deirdre, the tragic heroine of Irish legend whose name is tr▶Nimue#16954 in the U.S.The name of the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend — the enchantress (also called Viviane) ti▶Jordis#17036 in the U.S.Jordis is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse roots — the -dis element means 'goddess' — most of▶Valyrie#17565 in the U.S.A modern respelling that echoes Valkyrie — the Norse maidens who chose the slain for Valhalla —▶Sirin#17793 in the U.S.Two honest routes: the Sirin, a bird-woman of Slavic-Byzantine legend whose song enchants; and ▶
Mythic Boy Names
Aion#8856 in the U.S.From the Greek aion, 'age; a lifetime; eternity; unbounded time.' In Hellenistic thought Aion w▶Akhilles#9795 in the U.S.A respelling of Achilles, the mighty Greek warrior-hero of Homer's Iliad. His name has long sto▶Argus#9823 in the U.S.From the Greek Argos/Argus, 'bright; shining,' the name of the hundred-eyed giant set to watch ▶Adonus#9886 in the U.S.A modern form of Adonis, the strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite in Greek myth; his n▶Phynix#10514 in the U.S.A respelling of Phoenix, the mythical firebird of Greek myth that rises reborn from its own ash▶Pollux#10516 in the U.S.From the Latin Pollux (Greek Polydeuces), one of the twin Dioscuri - Castor and Pollux - the im▶Arcturus#11010 in the U.S.Arcturus is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Bootes, from Greek 'Arktouros,'▶Durin#11255 in the U.S.From Old Norse myth, Durin (Durinn) is a dwarf named in the Poetic Edda, possibly linked to a r▶Eneas#11283 in the U.S.A form of Aeneas, the Trojan hero of Virgil's Aeneid and legendary founder of Rome; the name is▶Penelope#11935 in the U.S.From the Greek Penelope, likely 'weaver' (or linked to a wild duck) — the faithful wife of Odys▶Dagan#12673 in the U.S.From Hebrew 'dagan', 'grain; corn'. The name also recalls Dagan (Dagon), an ancient Semitic god▶Dametrius#12683 in the U.S.A spelling of Demetrius, from Greek Demetrios, 'devoted to Demeter' (the goddess of grain and h▶Ocyris#13640 in the U.S.Ocyris is a very rare name with no settled etymology. It reads as Greek-flavored, echoing Ocyrh▶Ocyrus#13641 in the U.S.Ocyrus has no attested classical use. It reads as a Greek-shaped name, echoing Ocyrhoe ('swift-▶Osirus#13671 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Osiris — the Greek form of Egyptian Wsir/Asar, the god of the afterlife, t▶Phenyx#13689 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Phoenix, from Greek phoinix — the fabled bird that dies in fire and rise▶Pluto#13693 in the U.S.From Latin Pluto, Greek Plouton — the god of the underworld and the dead, whose name means 'the▶Tyten#14052 in the U.S.A modern American coinage that respells Titan — the elder race of giant gods in Greek mythology▶Venus#14071 in the U.S.From Latin venus, 'love; desire; charm' — the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty, and▶Weiland#14108 in the U.S.A German surname connected to Wieland (Old Norse Volundr, English Wayland), the legendary maste▶AhdonisA modern respelling of Adonis, the beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite in Greek myth, whose name▶AmiranA name with two live echoes: the Georgian Amiran (Amirani), the chained hero of Georgian mythol▶AtraeusAtraeus echoes Atreus, the mythical Greek king, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, whose line th▶
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Popular Mythic baby names include Aion, Akhilles, Argus, Adonus, Phynix, Pollux. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 45 Mythic baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.