300+ Goddess Names
- Venelia
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Latin, deity nameDescription:
A rare, melodic name that's not at all vanilla. In Roman myth, Venelia — also spelled Venilia — was a nymph associated with the winds and sea.
- Sita
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"furrow"Description:
Sita's off-beat meaning becomes more powerful once you remember that Sita is the Hindu goddess of the harvest - therefore somewhat of a life-force.
- Papa
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"earth"Description:
A baby girl named Papa might cause some confusion, but the Papa (or Papatuanuku) of Polynesian mythology is the mother or earth goddess.
- Aphaea
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GreekDescription:
A minor Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture. The name is also seen spelled as Aphaia.
- Oba
Origin:
NigerianDescription:
Intriguing name of the ancient goddess of rivers.
- Carna
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flesh"Description:
Carna was a Roman goddess of the heart and flesh. She was eventually conflated with Cardea, goddess of hinges.
- Latona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"Description:
Latona is the Roman equivalent of Leto, the Greek goddess of light. These days Leto feels more modern for a baby girl, but Latona retains its appeal.
- Rhapso
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GreekMeaning:
"to sew"Description:
In Greek mythology, Rhapso was a nymph associated with stitching. Sewing was a common motif in Ancient Greece, used as a metaphor for the thread of life.
- Eurybia
Origin:
Nature name or GreekMeaning:
"wide force"Description:
Eurybia is a sea titaness and consort of Krios. A lesser-known name from Greek mythology, it may be on board to follow other goddesses back to glory.
- Mellona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"honey"Description:
This name — also seen as Mellonia — belonged to the Roman goddess of bees and bee-keeping, said to encourage the supply of honey.
- Hellotia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"marsh"Description:
In Greek mythology, a surname of Athena and an epithet of Europa.
- Žemyna
Origin:
LithuanianMeaning:
"earth"Description:
Goddess of the earth in Lithuanian mythology. She is regarded as the mother goddess, personifying fertility and nourishment of all life on earth — human, plant, and animal.
- Hel
Origin:
NorseDescription:
Hel, sometimes called Hela, is the Norse goddess of death and the underworld.
- Lerina
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CelticDescription:
A minor Celtic goddess associated with the Celtic god Lero.
- Cura
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"care, concern"Description:
The Roman goddess of care and concern was said to have created humans out of clay.
- Utrenica
Origin:
Belorussian deityDescription:
The personification of the morning star. She is said to be one of 3 sisters — the others being the Midday star and Evening star — called the Zoras.
- Rhodos
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"rose"Description:
Rhodos was the wife of Helios, the Greek god of the Sun, in Greek mythology. The Greek island of Rhodes is named for her.
- Cardea
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LatinMeaning:
"hinge"Description:
The Roman goddess of hinges. She is one of three deities that ruled over doorways, along with Forculus, god of the door, and Limentinus, god of the threshold.
- Panacea
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"a cure for all ills"
- Laima
Origin:
LatvianMeaning:
"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.