300+ Goddess Names

Also spelled Selqet, Serket and Serqet, Selket was the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the scorpions and of magic. She was a helpful goddess and protected souls on their journey to the afterlife. She is also associated with childbirth (potentially making her a great choice for the daughter of a midwife or obstetrician). Her connection to scorpions is a symbol of her power and makes her a good namesake for a child born under the zodiac sign of Scorpio.

Astrape and Bronte are twin goddesses representing lightning and thunder in Greek mythology. The sisters would carry Zeus's thunderbolts.

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.

Salacia was the goddess of the sea in ancient Roman mythology — the divine personification of the calm, sunlit saltwater. She was also a wife of Neptune. Her name derives from sal, Latin for "salt."

Artio is a Celtic bear goddess, whose name relates to the Celtic word artos, meaning "bear" — related to the name Arthur.

A potential Harper alternative with connections to Greek mythology. Harpina was a water nymph and lover of Ares.

Eurynome was a name given to almost a dozen characters in Greek mythology. Among the most notable are Eurynome, mother of the Charites, and Queen Eurynome, wife of King Ophion.

The continent of Europe gets its name from Europa, queen of Crete and lover of Zeus. It is also, notably, the name of one of Jupiter's moons.

The Roman goddess of care and concern was said to have created humans out of clay.

Andarta was a warrior goddess thought to have been associated with victory.

Tellervo is the Finnish goddess of the forest, who is often depicted milking and taking care of cows.

Hel, sometimes called Hela, is the Norse goddess of death and the underworld.

The name of a male lunar deity in Maori mythology, Marama is nevertheless now used as a female name in New Zealand – no doubt because its warm sound lends itself to contemporary feminine trends. In Tahitian, it means "bright, clear".

A goddess worshipped in Roman times by Celtic peoples on the British isles, only recently rediscovered by historians. Though little is understood about her -- most of what we know comes from a single archeological finding -- she seems to have been a virgin goddess, analogous to the Greek Athena, Roman Minerva and, distantly, the Virgin Mary. Her name was initially thought to be Senua; both are intriguing, highly unusual possibilities for a little girl today.

Akka is the name of the female spirit in Finnish mythology.

A Celtic goddess of the river Yonne in Gaul.

Clytie was a sea nymph who loved the sun god Helios, who spurned her. She turned into the heliotrope flower.

A Finnish water goddess, often depicted as a mermaid with the body of a fish and the torso and head of a woman.

Thelxinoë is the name of both a siren and a Muse in Greek mythology. Her name is derived from the Greek thelxis, "enchantment."

Eurydome was a minor character in Greek mythology — according to some accounts, the mother of the Graces.