Names That Mean Mother
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Ci
Tupian
"mother"
In the Tupi culture indigenous to Brazil, Ci is a primeval mother goddess.
Iemanja
Portuguese from Yoruba
"mother of fish children"
In Brazil, Iemanjá is the Portuguese variation of the Yoruba (Nigerian) water goddess Yemọja. She is the mother of humanity and is depicted as a mermaid. There is also a species of fish named Iemanja…
Metrophanes
Greek
"mother appearing, shining mother"
Metrophanes is derived from the elements meter , meaning "mother," and phanes , "appearing" or "shine." It was borne by several important bishops, most notably Metrophanes of Byzantium, who was later…
Atla
Norse
"little mother"
A Norse goddess who was one of the nine mothers of Heimdall. Atli, the masculine form, is related to the popular Hungarian name Attila.
Umama
Arabic
"little mother"
This name quite fittingly means "little mother."
Umayma
Variation of Umama, Arabic
"little mother"
An attractive possibility among girl names starting with U , borne by the aunt of the Prophet Muhammad.
Nnenna
Igbo
"father's mother"
Traditionally given to girls who were thought to be reincarnations of their paternal grandmother.
Emzara
Hebrew
"mother of Sarai"
The name of Noah's wife, a daughter of Rake'el (his father's brother), according to Jubilees 4:33 of the Old Testament Apocrypha. It may mean "mother of Sarai".
Bayarma
Mongolian
"mother of joy"
A warm and joyful Mongolian name.
Nneka
Igbo
"my mother is supreme"
Attractive African name with a meaning that honors mom.
Kivela
Russian variation of Cybele, Greek
"the mother of all gods"
Many traditional Russian names have ancient Greek origins, such as Kivela, which derives from Cybele. In Greek mythology, Cybele was the goddess of fertility, nature, and health.
Gaja
Polish and Slovene variation of Gaia, Greek
"earth mother"
Ece
Turkish
"queen, mother"
Ece is another name for Umay, the Turkish goddess of the Earth and fertility. It is derived from the Old Turkic word eçe , meaning "mother."
Yemoja
Yoruba
"mother of fish"
The name of a major Yoruban deity who presides over the waters, the moon, and women, especially in terms of fertility and childbirth. She is an orisha and the mother of all other orishas . Her name…
Vedenemo
Finnish
"mother of waters"
A Finnish water goddess, often depicted as a mermaid with the body of a fish and the torso and head of a woman.
Demeter
Greek
"earth mother"
Demeter, the Greek goddess of grain, agriculture, and the harvest, growth and nourishment, was Zeus's sister and Persephone's mother. Variation Demetria is the full name of actress Demi Moore. Though…