God Names from Myth and Legend

Feargus is a masculine name of Irish Gaelic origin, derived from 'fear' meaning 'man' and 'gus' meaning 'vigor' or 'strength,' combining to mean 'strong man' or 'man of vigor.' This powerful name was borne by several kings and heroes in Irish mythology and history, including Feargus mac Róich, a legendary warrior in the Ulster Cycle. Though relatively uncommon in modern usage outside of Ireland and Scottish Gaelic-speaking regions, the name carries deep cultural significance and represents Celtic heritage. Feargus offers a distinctive alternative to the more common Fergus spelling, maintaining its authentic Gaelic roots while providing a strong, masculine option with historical depth.

Quirinus is the Roman god of thunder and lightning, believed by some to be the Sabine god of war. While this is an intriguing and distinctive classic name, it also might provoke some middle school teasing.

Perkūnas was the Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities of Baltic mythology. His name is derived from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning "oak tree" or "fir tree", which he also ruled over.

In Bosnian mythology, Tur is a bull that holds the world on his back. According to legend, whenever he moves his horns, an earthquake happens. It is said that should Tur one day move his whole body, this would cause the end of the world.

In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is a creator god and the patron of craftsmen and architects. The country of Egypt got its name from him via the Hellenised form of the word Hut-ka-Ptah ("enclosure of the ka of Ptah").

In Egyptian mythology, Geb is the god of the Earth, also related to snakes, earthquakes, and growing crops. With a similar sound to the familiar nickname name Gabe, Geb could work on a baby born in the modern era.

Oengus is the old Irish form of the name most commonly found in the modern world as Angus, typically Scottish.
In Irish mythology, Oengus is the god of youth, love, and poetry.

God of fertility in Latvian mythology. Jumis is responsible for ensuring a good harvest — he lives in the fields and the last of the crop would be left for him to live in.

An Egyptian mythology name, Thoth was a god of the moon, science, art, judgement, writing, magic and science, among others. The Egyptian form of his name is theorised to have been Djehuti, but he is most well-known as the Hellenised form, Thoth.

In Egyptian mythology, Atum was the first god, who created himself as well as the ancestors of all other deities. He is also associated with the evening sun.

A Ukrainian spirit of mining — usually good, but occasionally wicked. Legends have different stories of the origin of Shubin, some citing him as the ghost of a dead miner, others a mining master from the 19th century who had a gift for predicting collapses.

The Quirinal Hill is one of the Seven Hills of Rome, and the site of the official residence of the Italian head of state, who lives in the Quirinal Palace. It was named for the Roman god Quirinus, whose name means "spear".

One way to reference mythology without naming your son after a god.

Also written as Maʽat, this Egyptian goddess personified the virtues of truth, justice, harmony, law, order and balance, among others. She weighed the hearts of the dead to see if that person was worthy of entering paradise.