Mystical Magical Cat Names
- Mania
Origin:
Feminine form of Manius, LatinMeaning:
"born in the morning"Description:
A pretty Roman name, but unfortunately also the English vocabulary word mania. Spelling it Manya would avoid the issue.
- Andras
Origin:
Hungarian variation of Andrew, GreekMeaning:
"strong and manly"Description:
András is the form of Andrew used in Hungary, where it is a Top 50 boy name.
- Nerio
Origin:
Latin from GreekMeaning:
"strength, valor"Description:
Nerio was one of the Roman goddesses of war and a wife of Mars. Her name is among the many intriguing names that mean strong.
- Easter
Origin:
English, from GermanDescription:
Easter has been used as a name for several hundred years, as part of the day-naming tradition; now, this rarely heard holiday celebration name would make a novel choice for a springtime baby. Background:The early Anglo-Saxon monk and scholar Bede took the name of a goddess--Eostre-- whose feast was celebrated at the vernal equinox and gave it to the Christian festival of the resurrection of Christ.
- Laima
Origin:
Latvian; LithuanianMeaning:
"luck"Description:
A deity of fate and destiny in Latvian and Lithuanian mythology. Laima prophesizes how the life of a newborn will take place — sometimes there was only one Laima, while in other cases three Laimas would give contradicting predictions.
- Aglaea
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"radiance"Description:
Aglaea, sometimes spelled Aglaia, is one of the Three Graces or Charities. She represented beauty and splendor: ironic, given that the main barrier to her name making a comeback is that it sounds like ugly.
- Clotho
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"spinner"Description:
Clotho is one of the three Fates of Greek Mythology. She and her sisters determined life from birth to death—Clotho spun the thread of life. Her Roman name is Nona because she was active during the ninth month of pregnancy.
- Kakia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bad or evil"Description:
Kakia was the goddess of vice and abomination, who tempted others to evil. Basically, a female devil. As a baby name, just....no.
- Jami
Origin:
Japanese mythology nameDescription:
In Japanese folklore, Jami is an evil mountain spirit. Jami might also be a generic name for these deomons.
- Velnias
Origin:
Lithuanian deityDescription:
God of the underworld in Lithuanian mythology, known as "the phantom of the dead". He is a one-eyed, prophetic trickster capable of raising whirlwinds and leading the host of the dead through the skies.
- Halie
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"dweller in the sea"Description:
Halie is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, most of them sea nymphs.
- Urania
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"heavenly"Description:
The name of one of the Greek Muses would be really difficult to bear here on earth.
- Proserpine
Origin:
Latin from GreekMeaning:
"to emerge or bringer of destruction"Description:
Proserpine is the Roman equivalent of the goddess Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld in Greek myth.
- Zaranitsa
Origin:
BelorussianMeaning:
"dawn"Description:
Goddess of the dawn historically worshipped in Belarus. She lives in the Palace of the Sun, opening the gates for him in the mornings so that he can set off on a journey through the sky. Other names for this deity include Zorya, Zarya, and Zorza, among others.
- Lada
Origin:
SlavicDescription:
Lada is the Slavic goddess of youth, merriment, beauty and fertility, usually associated with spring. Her name is referenced in wedding and folk songs in Eastern Europe, but largely unknown in the West.
- Hela
Origin:
NorseDescription:
Hela, another name for Hel, is the Norse goddess of death and the underworld. The Hela form has been appropriated by Marvel for its goddess of death.
- Enyo
Origin:
GreekDescription:
Enyo is the Greek goddess of war, the female counterpart to the god Ares. Enyo's Roman equivalent in Bellona.
- 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.
- Phenex
Description:
Phenex is a demon known as one of the Great Marquis of Hell, ruling over legions of demons. He is known for science and poetry.
- Makaria
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"blessed one"Description:
Makaria or Macaria is the name of two figures in Greek mythology, neither of whom have very uplifting stories to inspire a baby name.