Heroic splendour: Girl names from mythology

Myths are timeless tales guiding us on how to live our lives and mythological characters have inspired parents to name their offspring after them, hoping that they will come to bear their noble qualities. 

In most cases, these are stories that the parents heard when they were young and caught their imagination in some way. Nobility and royalty have drawn from these rich sources for naming future kings and queens. Their universal and eternal quality makes them popular at all times and with every generation.  Here are some names to inspire your baby naming…

Names from mythology for Girls

Name	Origin	Meaning
Amalthea	Ancient Greek	foster mother of Zeus, ‘tender goddess’
Andarta	Celtic	a Gallic warrior goddess
Andromeda	Greek	mythical princess rescued by Perseus
Aphrodite	Ancient Greek	goddess of love and beauty
Astarte	Egyptian	god of the love, fertility and war
Atalanta	Greek	a mythological fast-footed maiden
Athena	Ancient Greek	goddess of wisdom, war and guardian of Athens
Aurora	Roman	goddess of dawn
Aveta	Celtic	goddess of female fertility and all fresh water
Bellona	Roman	war goddess
Branwen	Welsh	sister of King Bran and wife of Matholwch
Brighid	Irish	goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom
Brigit	Celtic	goddess of strength
Brunhild	Norse	queen of the Valkyries
Brunhilde	Germanic	the queen of Iceland, wife of Gunther
Calypso	Greek	a nymph in Homer’s ‘Odyssey’
Carmenta	Roman	goddess of childbirth and prophecy
Cassandra	Greek	a prophetess
Ceres	Roman	goddess of the harvest
Chloe	Greek	an epithet for the goddess Demeter
Chloris	Greek	goddess of vegetation
Circe	Greek	a legendary sorceress
Concordia	Roman	goddess of harmony and peace
Coventina	Celtic	goddess of wells and springs
Cynthia	Greek	an epithet of the moon goddess
Dalia	Lithuanian	goddess of weaving, fate and childbirth
Damara	Celtic	fertility goddess
Daphne	Greek	a nymph who became a laurel tree
Demeter	Ancient Greek	goddess of harvest and grain
Diana	Roman	Goddess of the hunt, the moon and virginity
Dido	Roman	mythical queen of Carthage
Eirene	Greek	goddess of peace
Elissa	Roman	another name for Dido, queen of Carthage
Flora	Roman	goddess of flowers
Fortuna	Roman	goddess of fortune
Freyja	Norse	goddess of fertility
Gaia	Ancient Greek	earth and fertility goddess
Harmonia	Greek	daughter of Ares and Aphrodite
Hebe	Ancient Greek	goddess of youth
Helen	Greek	of Troy, daughter of Zeus and Leda
Hespera	Roman	goddess of dusk
Hestia	Ancient Greek	goddess of the hearth
Iris	Greek	goddess of the rainbow
Ishtar	Mesopotamian	goddess of love
Isis	Egyptian	goddess of the sky and nature
Juno	Roman	queen of the gods, goddess of matrimony
Kallisto	Greek	a nymph loved by Zeus
Kleio	Greek	goddess of history and heroic poetry
Lorelei	Germanic	a legendary enchantress
Melissa	Greek	a nymph who looked after Zeus
Minerva	Roman	goddess of war and wisdom
Morrigan	Celtic	war goddess
Niamh	irish	daughter of the sea god
Nike	Greek	goddess of victory
Penelope	Greek	loyal wife of legendary hero Odysseus
Phoebe	Greek	one of the Titans, associated with the moon
Phoenix	Egyptian	a beautiful immortal bird, reborn every 500 years
Polymnia	Greek	goddess of dance and sacredness
Pomona	Roman	goddess of fruit trees
Rhea	Greek	a Titan, mother of Zeus
Rhiannnon	Celtic	goddess of the moon
Selene	Ancient Greek	goddess of the moon
Sif	Norse	wife of the god Thor
Tamesis	Celtic	goddess of water
Terra	Roman	goddess of the earth and land
Thalia	Greek	one of the nine muses, muse for comedy
Themis	Greek	a Titan who presided over divine law
Venus	Roman	goddess of love and beauty
Vesta	Roman	goddess of the hearth
Victoria	Roman	goddess of victory