470+ Mythological Names
- Hercules
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"glory of Hera"Description:
Any boy with this name, a synonym for power via the Greek mythology figure, better be strong of body, and of psyche.
- Anona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"corn, grain"Description:
Name of the Roman goddess of harvest and grain, appropriate for a fall baby. And a palindrome too!
- Taranis
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"thunder"Description:
Taranis was the Celtic god of thunder, the equivalent of the Norse god Thor. With Thor along with a legion of mythological choices back in use as baby names, Taranis just may have a chance to rise from the recesses of history to make the modern baby name rosters.
- Ilithyia
Origin:
Greek from LatinMeaning:
"the readycomer"Description:
A name so old that it may predate the written word. Ilithyia is, immediately, the Latinized version of the name of the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery, but its roots stretch back to the Ancient Minoan civilization, and possibly beyond.
- MÄra
Origin:
LatvianDescription:
A goddess of childbirth in Latvian mythology. She is known to be the patroness of all feminine duties as well as economic activity, like money and markets.
- Charon
Origin:
Greek MythologyMeaning:
"of keen gaze"Description:
The name of the ferrymen of dead souls to the Greek underworld and the name of Pluto's desolate moon, Charon makes an interesting, if somewhat macabre, choice for a baby. There are two pronunciations of this name, depending on whether you're referring to the ferryman or the moon. While the Greek version is pronounced with a hard "k" sound, the astronomer who named the moon did not know about the Greek myth - he named the moon after his wife Charlene, so many astronomers pronounce it with a "sh" sound.
- Britt
Origin:
Swedish, contracted form of BirgitMeaning:
"high goddess"Description:
Brisk but rather brittle. Britt Eklund was a Bond Girl in the 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun. Britt is a contracted form of Birgit, but be aware that it does come with the strong possibility of being confused with Bret/Brettâor as a shortening of Brittany.
- Leto
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"wife or hidden"Description:
Leto is the titaness of motherhood (there's a title!) and, with Zeus, mother of the twin Olympians Artemis and Apollo. Simple, sleek, and unique, Leto is one mythological name for girls we might expect to hear a lot more of.
- Themis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"law of nature, divine law"Description:
Themis was the Titan -- one of the Elder Gods (or in this case Goddesses) -- of Justice and Order, usually depicted blindfolded and holding the scales of justice. Themis was the mother of the Fates and the seasons. While her name has fallen from mortal use, Themis might rise again along with such rediscovered goddess names as Aurora and Juno.
- Parvati
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"the daughter of the mountain"Description:
This Hindu goddess name is very popular in India. The goddess of love, fertility and devotion, representing female force, Parvati is the wife of Shiva and the mother of Ganesh. There is a Harry Potter character named Parvati Patil, a twin sister of Padma..
- Nereus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameDescription:
The name of the father of the sea nymphs -- or one of its shorter forms such as Nereo or Nerio -- would be somewhat easier for a child to carry than Neptune. The name Nereus is largely forgotten but it certainly can rise again along with Atticus and Cassius and other ancient Greek brethren.
- Amalthea
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"tender goddess"Description:
In Greek mythology, Amalthea is the name of a goat (or, sometimes, a goat-keeping nymph) who nursed the infant Zeus and protected him from his murderous father, Cronus. Thanks to the goatâs protection and nourishment, Zeus grew up to overthrow Cronus.
- Clytemnestra
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"famous courter"Description:
In Greek legend Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon, mother of Orestes and Electra. She took a lover while her husband was away fighting in the Trojan War, and upon his return she had him killed as revenge for his sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia. She was subsequently killed by Orestes.
- Atalanta
Origin:
Greek mythology nameDescription:
Atalanta was a beautiful mythological maiden who refused to marry any man who couldn't beat her in a footrace -- quite a role model. This myth is found in Ovid's Metamorphoses and later in Swinburne's Atalantis in Calydon.
- Invidia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"envy; to look against"Description:
Invidia's meaning isn't very pleasant â as a Roman goddess, she was the personification of envy. However, Invidia has the sounds of an attractive name, not unlike Olivia.
- Signy
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"new victory"Description:
Signy â also spelled Signe â would make another distinctively offbeat alternative to Sydney. Signy appears in Norse mythology as the twin sister of Sigmund.
- Indra
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"possessing drops of rain"Description:
In the ancient Hindu religion, Indra is the warrior god of sky and rain. The vowel ending makes it sound feminine to the English speaker; it also sounds like the French river Indre.
- Lethe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"oblivion"Description:
In Greek mythology, Lethe was the name of one of the five rivers in Hades, the underworld. Lethe was also the name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, with whom the river was often identified.
- Laetitia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"gladness, happiness"Description:
Laetitia adds a layer of ancient patina to the more prosaic LETITIA.
- Ersa
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"dew"Description:
Ersa, daughter of Zeus and the moon goddess Selene, is goddess of the morning dew, which may make this an excellent name for a child born in the early hours of the day.