Names from Myth & Legend
Mythology Baby Names
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Explore 508 baby names with a mythology 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.
Mythology Girl Names
FriggFrom the Old Norse Frigg, 'beloved; love' (from a root meaning 'to love'); the queen of the NorFullaFrom the Old Norse Fulla, 'bountiful; fullness/abundance' (linked to full, 'full'); the Norse gGangaFrom the Sanskrit Ganga, 'swift-goer' (linked to gam, 'to go'); the Hindu goddess of the sacredGefjonFrom the Old Norse Gefjon, 'the giver; the generous one' (from gefa, 'to give'); the Norse goddGuanyinFrom the Chinese Guanyin, 'she who perceives the sounds/cries of the world' (guan, 'to observe'HathorFrom the Egyptian Hut-Heru, 'house/domain of Horus'; the Egyptian goddess of love, joy, music, HecubaFrom the Greek Hekabe, of uncertain meaning; the queen of Troy, wife of Priam and mother of HecHemeraFrom the Greek hemera, 'the day; daytime'; a primordial goddess, the personification of day, daHildrFrom the Old Norse Hildr, 'battle'; a valkyrie who chooses the slain, and the root of many NorsHippolytaFrom the Greek Hippolyte, 'she who frees the horses; letter-loose of horses' (hippos, 'horse', IdunnThe Old Norse spelling of Idun, 'the rejuvenating one; ever-young'; the goddess who keeps the gIphigeniaFrom the Greek Iphigeneia, 'born strong; of noble/mighty birth' (iphios, 'strong', + genes, 'boIshtarFrom the Akkadian Ishtar, of uncertain meaning; the Babylonian/Assyrian goddess of love, beautyIzanamiFrom the Japanese Izanami, traditionally 'she who invites'; the Shinto creator-goddess who, witLachesisFrom the Greek lachesis, 'the allotter; disposer of lots' (from lanchano, 'to obtain by lot'); LakaFrom the Hawaiian Laka, of layered meaning (variously 'gentle; tame; attracted to'); the HawaiiLibertasFrom the Latin libertas, 'liberty; freedom'; the Roman goddess of freedom (the inspiration for MachaFrom the Old Irish Macha, of uncertain meaning (variously 'plain; field'); the fierce Celtic goMelpomeneFrom the Greek melpomene, 'to sing/celebrate with song; the songstress' (from melpein, 'to singMeropeFrom the Greek Merope, variously 'eloquent; with a sparkling face; a bee-eater (a bird)'; one oMetisFrom the Greek metis, 'wisdom; skill; cunning/practical counsel'; the Titaness of wisdom, the fMielikkiFrom the Finnish Mielikki, 'the pleasing one; the good-minded' (from mieli, 'mind/mood'); the FMnemosyneFrom the Greek mnemosyne, 'memory; remembrance'; the Titaness of memory and the mother of the nMokoshFrom the Slavic Mokosh, of uncertain meaning (variously 'moisture; wetness' or 'the weaver'); tMoranaFrom the Slavic Morana, 'death; the winter one' (from mor, 'death/pestilence'); the Slavic goddMutFrom the Egyptian mut, 'mother'; the Egyptian mother-goddess and queen of the gods, consort of NamakaFrom the Hawaiian Namaka (Namakaokahai), 'the eyes (of the sea)' (na maka, 'the eyes'); the HawNeithFrom the Egyptian Neith, of uncertain meaning (variously 'the terrifying one' or 'water'); the NephthysFrom the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Nebet-het, 'lady of the house/temple'; the Egyptian goNottFrom the Old Norse Nott, 'night'; the Norse goddess and personification of the night, who ridesNutFrom the Egyptian Nut, 'the sky; the night sky'; the Egyptian goddess of the sky, arched over tNuwaFrom the Chinese Nuwa, of uncertain meaning (nu, 'girl/woman', + Wa, a name element); the ChineOlokunFrom the Yoruba Olokun, 'owner of the ocean' (oni, 'owner', + okun, 'ocean'); the Yoruba orishaPomonaFrom the Latin pomum, 'a fruit'; the Roman goddess of fruit trees, orchards, and gardens; we noPrithviFrom the Sanskrit Prithvi, 'the vast/broad one; the earth' (from prithu, 'broad/wide'); the HinProserpinaFrom the Latin Proserpina (from the Greek Persephone), variously linked to proserpere, 'to emerRenenutetFrom the Egyptian Renenutet, 'she who nourishes; the nourishing snake' (linked to renen, 'to noSalaciaFrom the Latin sal, 'salt' (and salax, 'leaping'); the Roman goddess of salt water and the deepScathachFrom the Old Irish Scathach, 'the shadowy one; she who strikes fear' (from scath, 'shadow'); thSekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fiercSemeleFrom the Greek Semele, variously linked to a Phrygian/Thracian earth-goddess, 'the earth; underSerqetFrom the Egyptian Serqet, 'she who causes the throat to breathe' (also read 'she who tightens tShakuntalaFrom the Sanskrit Shakuntala, 'bird-protected; one raised by birds' (from shakunta, 'bird'); thSigynFrom the Old Norse Sigyn, 'victory-friend; victorious girlfriend' (sigr, 'victory', + vina, 'frSkuldFrom the Old Norse Skuld, 'debt; obligation; that which shall be; the future' (from skulu, 'shaTefnutFrom the Egyptian Tefnut, variously 'moisture; that water/spittle'; the Egyptian goddess of moiTerpsichoreFrom the Greek terpsichore, 'delighting in dance' (terpein, 'to delight', + choros, 'dance/chorTethysFrom the Greek Tethys, a Titaness of fresh water and the sea, wife of Oceanus; variously linkedTiamatFrom the Akkadian Tiamat, 'the sea' (from tiamtu, 'sea'); the primordial Mesopotamian goddess oUrdFrom the Old Norse Urdr, 'fate; that which has become; the past' (the source of 'wyrd'); the elUshasFrom the Sanskrit Ushas, 'dawn'; the radiant Vedic goddess of the dawn, who opens the way for tVerdandiFrom the Old Norse Verdandi, 'becoming; that which is happening; the present' (from verda, 'to YamunaFrom the Sanskrit Yamuna, 'the twin' (linked to yama, 'twin'); the Hindu goddess of the river YYemojaFrom the Yoruba Yeye omo eja, 'mother whose children are the fish'; the great Yoruba orisha of
Mythology Boy Names
FujinFrom the Japanese Fujin, 'wind god' (fu, 'wind', + jin, 'god/deity'); the Shinto god of the winFuxiFrom the Chinese Fuxi, of uncertain meaning (linked to 'the tamer; he who subdues'); the ChinesGanymedeFrom the Greek Ganymedes, variously 'glad to be a prince; gladdening; rejoicing in manhood' (gaGebFrom the Egyptian Geb, 'the earth'; the Egyptian god of the earth, whose laughter was thought tGilgameshFrom the Sumerian Gilgamesh, of uncertain meaning (traditionally 'the ancestor is a hero'); theHeimdallFrom the Old Norse Heimdallr, variously 'the one who illuminates the world; world-brightener' (HouyiFrom the Chinese Houyi, 'lord archer Yi' (hou, 'lord/marquis', + Yi, a name); the legendary ChiIlmarinenFrom the Finnish Ilmarinen, 'of the air/sky' (from ilma, 'air/sky'); the eternal smith-hero of IzanagiFrom the Japanese Izanagi, traditionally 'he who invites'; the Shinto creator-god who, with IzaJariloFrom the Slavic Jarilo, 'the ardent one; vigorous' (from jar, 'ardor/vigor/spring'); the SlavicKhnumFrom the Egyptian Khnum, linked to 'to build/create; the moulder'; the ram-headed Egyptian god KhonsuFrom the Egyptian khonsu, 'the traveller; the wanderer' (from khenes, 'to cross/traverse'); theKuberaFrom the Sanskrit Kubera, of uncertain meaning (variously 'ill-shaped body' or 'the lord of weaKvasirFrom the Old Norse Kvasir, linked to 'fermented drink/mash' (kvas); the wise being created fromManannanFrom the Old Irish Manannan mac Lir, linked to 'of the Isle of Man; the sea one'; the Celtic goMardukFrom the Akkadian Marduk, variously 'bull-calf of the sun; solar calf' (amar, 'calf', + utu, 'sMimirFrom the Old Norse Mimir, 'the rememberer; the wise one' (linked to a root meaning 'memory/to tNabuFrom the Akkadian Nabu, 'the announcer; the caller' (from nabu, 'to announce/call'); the MesopoNakulaFrom the Sanskrit Nakula, 'mongoose'; the handsome fourth Pandava brother of the Mahabharata, sNalaFrom the Sanskrit Nala, of layered meaning (variously 'stem; reed; hollow stalk'); the noble kiNannaFrom the Sumerian Nanna, of uncertain meaning (linked to 'the illuminator'); the Sumerian moon-NereusFrom the Greek Nereus, linked to 'wet; flowing water'; the 'Old Man of the Sea', a gentle sea-gNergalFrom the Sumerian Nergal, variously 'lord of the great city (the underworld)'; the MesopotamianNjordFrom the Old Norse Njordr, variously linked to 'strength; vigor'; the Norse god of the sea, winNotusFrom the Greek Notos, 'the south wind'; the god of the hot, storm-bringing south wind of late sNuadaFrom the Old Irish Nuada, of uncertain meaning (variously 'cloud-maker' or 'catcher'); the firsObatalaFrom the Yoruba Obatala, 'king of the white cloth' (oba, 'king', + ala, 'white cloth'); the YorOedipusFrom the Greek Oidipous, 'swollen foot' (oidein, 'to swell', + pous, 'a foot'); the tragic kingOgmaFrom the Old Irish Ogma, of uncertain meaning; the Celtic god of eloquence, language, and writiOgunFrom the Yoruba Ogun, of uncertain meaning (linked to 'iron; war'); the Yoruba orisha of iron, OlokunFrom the Yoruba Olokun, 'owner of the ocean' (oni, 'owner', + okun, 'ocean'); the Yoruba orishaOrunmilaFrom the Yoruba Orunmila, 'only heaven knows the path to salvation'; the Yoruba orisha of wisdoPallasFrom the Greek Pallas, variously 'a spear-brandisher; a youth'; a Titan of warcraft (and, as a PatroclusFrom the Greek Patroklos, 'the glory of the father' (pater, 'father', + kleos, 'glory'); the clPerkunasFrom the Lithuanian Perkunas, 'thunder; the striker' (from perk, 'to strike'); the Baltic god oPerunFrom the Slavic Perun, 'the striker; thunder' (from per, 'to strike/beat'); the supreme Slavic ProteusFrom the Greek protos, 'first; the first-born'; a shape-shifting sea-god who could foretell theRangiFrom the Maori Rangi (Ranginui), 'the sky; the heavens' (rangi, 'sky'); the Maori sky-father, wSleipnirFrom the Old Norse Sleipnir, 'the slipper; the gliding/sliding one'; Odin's eight-legged horse,SobekFrom the Egyptian Sebek, 'the crocodile'; the Egyptian crocodile-god of the Nile, strength, andSusanooFrom the Japanese Susanoo, of uncertain meaning (traditionally 'the impetuous male'); the ShintSvarogFrom the Slavic Svarog, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'bright; the celestial; heaveTangaroaFrom the Maori Tangaroa, of layered meaning (variously 'the great/long-standing one'); the greaTapioFrom the Finnish Tapio, of uncertain meaning; the Finnish god of the forest, ruler of the woodlTelemachusFrom the Greek Telemachos, variously 'far from battle' or 'decisive in battle' (tele, 'far', + TerminusFrom the Latin terminus, 'a boundary; a boundary-marker/limit'; the Roman god who protected bouThothFrom the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Djehuty, of uncertain meaning (variously 'he who is liTsukuyomiFrom the Japanese Tsukuyomi, 'moon reader; moon counter' (tsuku, 'moon', + yomi, 'reading/countUkkoFrom the Finnish Ukko, 'old man; grandfather'; the supreme Finnish god of the sky, weather, thuVainamoinenFrom the Finnish Vainamoinen, linked to 'of the wide/slow river' (from vaina, 'wide slow river'VarunaFrom the Sanskrit Varuna, 'the all-enveloping; he who covers' (from vr, 'to cover/encompass'); VelesFrom the Slavic Veles, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'ox; cattle'); the Slavic god VertumnusFrom the Latin vertere, 'to turn/change'; the Roman god of the seasons, change, and the harvestVulcanFrom the Latin Vulcanus, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'to flash; the shining one'
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Popular Mythology baby names include Frigg, Fujin, Fulla, Fuxi, Ganga, Ganymede. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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