Names From Mythology

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Feminine Names:

Aurora- Roman Goddess of the morning

Cora- meaning "maiden" in Greek, another name for the Greek Goddess Persephone

Dalia- Lithuanian Goddess of weaving, fate, and childbirth

Devi- the Hindu mother Goddess who manifests herself as all other Goddesses

Fauna- Roman Goddess of fertility, woman, and healing

Irene- Greek Goddess who personified peace

Lilith- the name of a demon in Assyrian myths

Lucina- Roman Goddess of childbirth

Maya- the name of the mother of the Buddha in Buddhist tradition

Phoebe- in Greek mythology, Phoebe was a Titan associated with the moon


Masculine Names:

Anubis- Egyptian God who lead the dead to the underworld

Cupid- Roman God of love

Dylan- Welsh God of the sea

Hades- Greek God of the underworld

Loki- Norse God associated with magic and fire

Odin- the highest of the Norse Gods

Thor- Norse God of strength, thunder, war, and storms

Zeus- highest of all Greek Gods

Jasper- a name traditionally given to one of the wise men who were said to have visited baby Jesus

Amon- Egyptian God of air, creativity, and fertility


Neutral Names:

Kali- Hindu Goddess who is the fierce, destructive form of the wife of Shiva

Maui- a trickster who created the Hawaiian islands

Raiden- a regional epithet of the Japanese God Raijin

Slaine- meaning "health" in Gaelic, a legendary high king of Ireland

Mohana- an epithet of the Hindu Gods Shiva, Krishna, and Kama

Kanti- another name for the Hindu Goddess Lakishmi

Jaya- epithet of the Hindu Goddess Durga

Chandra- meaning "moon" in Sanskrit, found in Hindu texts as a name for the moon

Aeron- a Welsh masculine deity

Amor- another name for the Roman God Cupid

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