Mythological names

124 names with a mythological theme.

Achilles

Greek · "Pain; he who embodies the grief of the people"

Aditi

Sanskrit · "Boundless; free; the mother of gods"

Adonis

Greek · "Lord;handsome youth"

Aino

Finnish · "The only one"

Ajax

Greek · "Eagle"

Anahita

Persian · "Pure; immaculate; ancient water goddess"

Andromeda

Greek · "Ruler of men"

Antigone

Greek · "Worthy of one's parents"

Aoife

Irish · "Beautiful; radiant"

Aphrodite

Greek · "risen from sea foam;goddess of love"

Apolline

French · "destroyer;of Apollo"

Apollo

Greek · "Destroyer; sun god"

Ares

Greek · "Ruin;war"

Ariana

Greek · "Most holy"

Arjun

Sanskrit · "Bright; shining; white"

Artemis

Greek · "Goddess of the hunt and moon"

Arthur

Celtic · "Bear; warrior"

Athena

Greek · "Goddess of wisdom"

Atlas

Greek · "To bear; enduring"

Aubrey

Old French · "Elf ruler"

Aurora

Latin · "Dawn"

Avery

Old English · "Ruler of elves"

Bijan

Persian · "hero; warrior; brave"

Bran

Welsh · "raven"

Calliope

Greek · "Beautiful voice; muse of poetry"

Camilla

Latin · "Young ceremonial attendant"

Caspian

Latin · "From the Caspian Sea"

Cassandra

Greek · "Shining man (Greek prophetess)"

Cassiopeia

Greek · "She whose words excel; constellation queen"

Cian

Irish · "Ancient; enduring"

Cindy

Greek · "Short for Cynthia — moon goddess"

Cleopatra

Greek · "Glory of the father"

Conor

Irish (Gaelic) · "lover of hounds"

Cynthia

Greek · "Of Mount Kynthos — epithet of Artemis the moon goddess"

Daphne

Greek · "Laurel tree"

Defne

Greek · "Laurel"

Delia

Greek · "From Delos, epithet for the goddess Artemis"

Demeter

Greek · "Mother earth; goddess of harvest"

Despoina

Greek · "lady;mistress"

Devi

Sanskrit · "Goddess"

Dhruv

Sanskrit · "Pole star; constant; firm"

Diana

Latin · "Divine; heavenly"

Diane

French · "Divine, French form of Diana"

Dianna

Latin · "Divine, variant of Diana"

Dianne

French · "Divine, variant of Diane/Diana"

Dmitri

Russian · "Devoted to Demeter; earth-lover"

Doris

Greek · "Gift of the ocean; mythological sea nymph"

Dylan

Welsh · "Son of the sea"

Finn

Irish · "Fair; white"

Fionn

Irish · "Fair; white"

Flora

Latin · "Flower; Roman goddess of flowers"

Freja

Swedish · "noble woman;goddess of love"

Freya

Old Norse · "Lady; noble woman"

Galahad

Welsh · "Hawk of battle"

Griffin

Welsh · "Strong lord or fierce chief"

Guinevere

Welsh · "Fair one; white phantom"

Hari

Sanskrit · "Lord; remover (epithet of Vishnu)"

Hector

Greek · "Holding fast; defender"

Helen

Greek · "Bright; shining light"

Hera

Greek · "Lady; queen of the gods"

Hero

Greek · "Hero; brave"

Indra

Sanskrit · "Possessing drops of rain; god of sky"

Inga

Old Norse · "Guarded by Ing"

Ingrid

Old Norse · "Beautiful; goddess Ing's beauty"

Irene

Greek · "Peace; Greek goddess of peace"

Iris

Greek · "Rainbow"

Jamshid

Persian · "shining; brilliant; legendary king"

Jason

Greek · "Healer"

Juno

Latin · "Queen of the Roman gods"

Karan

Sanskrit · "Skilled; brave; instrument"

Kaveh

Persian · "Royal; ancient blacksmith hero"

Krishna

Sanskrit · "Dark; black; the deity"

Lakshmi

Sanskrit · "Sign; mark; goddess of wealth"

Lancelot

French · "Land; servant (Arthurian)"

Leonidas

Greek · "Lion's son"

Linus

Greek · "Flax"

Long

Vietnamese · "Dragon"

Luna

Latin · "Moon"

Lyra

Greek · "Lyre; harp"

Maeve

Irish · "Intoxicating; she who rules"

Maia

Greek · "Mother; nurturer"

Manaia

Maori · "Mythical creature; protector; guardian"

Maya

Sanskrit · "Illusion; dream"

Myrtle

Greek · "The myrtle plant; symbol of love in Greek mythology"

Nestor

Greek · "Homecoming;traveler"

Odysseus

Greek · "Wrathful"

Orion

Greek · "Rising in the sky; the hunter"

Pari

Persian · "Fairy; angel"

Parisa

Persian · "Like a fairy"

Parvati

Sanskrit · "Daughter of the mountain"

Pax

Latin · "Peace"

Penelope

Greek · "Weaver"

Percival

Old French · "Pierce the valley"

Persephone

Greek · "Bringer of destruction; queen of the underworld"

Phoebe

Greek · "Bright; pure"

Phoenix

Greek · "Dark red; mythological firebird"

Phuong

Vietnamese · "Phoenix; direction"

Radha

Sanskrit · "Success; prosperity"

Rama

Sanskrit · "Pleasing; charming; the deity Rama"

Rhiannon

Welsh · "Great queen; goddess of the moon"

Rostam

Persian · "valiant; mighty; brave"

Saanvi

Sanskrit · "Goddess Lakshmi; knowledge"

Sabrina

Latin · "From the River Severn; legendary Celtic princess"

Saga

Old Norse · "Story; seeing one; Norse goddess"

Saraswati

Sanskrit · "Goddess of knowledge; flowing one"

Selena

Greek · "Moon; moon goddess"

Selene

Greek · "Moon goddess"

Shirin

Persian · "Sweet; charming"

Shiva

Sanskrit · "Auspicious; the destroyer"

Sita

Sanskrit · "Furrow; goddess Sita"

Siyavash

Persian · "black stallion; dark horse"

Sohrab

Persian · "red water; bright shining"

Suresh

Sanskrit · "Ruler of the gods"

Sylvia

Latin · "From the forest"

Tapio

Finnish · "Forest god in Finnish mythology"

Thalia

Greek · "blooming;festive"

Thea

Greek · "Goddess; gift of God"

Thor

Old Norse · "Thunder"

Tristan

Celtic · "Sorrowful; tumult"

Troy

Greek · "From Troy or foot soldier"

Ulises

Greek · "Wrathful;variant of Ulysses"

Ulysses

Greek · "Wrathful (Latin Odysseus)"

Vesna

Slavic · "Spring; messenger"

Vishnu

Sanskrit · "All-pervading; the preserver"