115+ Greek Goddess Names (with Meanings)
- Angelia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"angel"Description:
Angelia, also called Angelos, was a daughter of Zeus and Hera. She stole her mother's anointments and gave them to Europa, then to escape her mother's wrath went into hiding.
- 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.
- Kamira
Origin:
Greek mythological nameDescription:
Kamira was a minor goddess in Greek mythology — the daughter of Danaus — and the ancient city of Camirus was named for her. Some sources relate her name to the mythical Chimera, a creature made of parts of different animals, but she is a separate being, a nymph renowned for her beauty.
- Cleta
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"the renowned one"Description:
Cleta was one of the Charities or Graces.
- 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.
- Arche
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"beginning"Description:
In Greek mythology, Arche was the muse associated with origins. As a baby name, it may be misunderstood as Archie.
- Merope
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bee-eater bird"Description:
This obscure name from Greek mythology (Merope was one of the Pleiades) is better known from J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series, as the name of Tom Riddle's ill-fated mother.
- Moria
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"sacred olive tree"Description:
Moria was a nymph, sister of Tylus, who played a role in a very complicated story involving a serpent and a life-giving plant. It sounds like and will often be mistaken for the name Mariah, as in Carey.
- 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.
- Hemera
Origin:
Greek mythologyMeaning:
"day"Description:
Hemera was the personification of day and one of the Greek primordial deities. She is the goddess of the daytime and,said to be the daughter of Erebus and Nyx (the goddess of night).
- Hemera
Origin:
Greek mythologyMeaning:
"day"Description:
Hemera was the personification of day and one of the Greek primordial deities. She is the goddess of the daytime and,said to be the daughter of Erebus and Nyx (the goddess of night).
- Orithyia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"woman raging in the mountains"Description:
As elaborate O names such as Olympia and Ophelia gain popularity, Orithyia seems more and more usable. It's the name of several women in Greek mythology, including Orithyia, Queen of the Amazon, who co-ruled with her sister Antiope.
- Alala
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"war cry"Description:
This name of the mythological sister of Mars might be used for a girl born under one of the signs ruled by the planet Mars--Aries or Scorpio. She is the personification of the war cry.
- Thetis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"dogmatic"Description:
This name of the mythological mother of Achilles might suffer from English speakers making the rhyming association to the word fetus. The traditional Greek pronunciation might alleviate that problem.
- Callirrhoe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"beautiful flow"Description:
Callirrhoe is a Greek mythological nymph and companion of Persephone. It offers nicknames Calli, Ro, Clio, and Coco.
- Eucleia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good repute, glory"Description:
In Greek Mythology, Eucleia was the spirit of glory and good repute. She was a member of the younger Charites.
- Harmonia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"agreement, concord"Description:
One Greek mythological name -- she was the goddess of order -- not yet embraced by American parents.
- Tisiphone
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"Avenging murder"Description:
The name of one of the Furies in Greek mythology, a goddess who avenged crimes of murder. She is described as wearing a dripping blood-red robe, with a serpent coiled around her waist.
- Arete
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"virtue"Description:
Arete is a minor goddess in Greek mythology who personifies the idea of excellence or perfect virtue. There is also a mythological queen Arete, with her sister an "exacter of justice".
- 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.