God Names from Myth and Legend
- Abraxas
Origin:
Persian mythology name
- Achilles
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"thin-lipped"
- Adonis
Origin:
Greek, from Semitic AdonaiMeaning:
"lord"
- Ahti
Origin:
Finnish, unknown meaning
- Aither
Origin:
Greek mythologyMeaning:
"spirit of the air"
- Ajax
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Alvis
Origin:
Norse mythology name
- Amphion
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Apollo
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"destroyer"
- Ara
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"king"
- Argo
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Aries
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"a ram"
- Artemis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"butcher"
- Arthur
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
" bear"
- Ashur
Origin:
AssyrianMeaning:
"who is happy"
- Atlas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bearer of the heavens"
- Audros
Origin:
Lithuanian deity
- Auster
Origin:
German surnameMeaning:
"oyster"
- Bacchus
Origin:
Roman mythology name
- Bran
Origin:
Diminutive of BrandonMeaning:
"broom-covered hill"
- Cadmus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"one who excels"
- Cador
Origin:
Cornish mythological name
- Castor
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pious one"
- Charon
Origin:
Greek MythologyMeaning:
"of keen gaze"
- Cian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"ancient"
- Conall
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong as a wolf"
- Conor
Origin:
Spelling variation of Connor, IrishMeaning:
"lover of hounds"
- Cronus
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Dagur
Origin:
Norse mythological nameMeaning:
"day"
- Damon
Origin:
English variation of Damian
- Diarmaid
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"free man"
- Dionysius
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"god of Nysa"
- Dylan
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"son of the sea"
- Endymion
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"dive into, enter"
- Eros
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"desire"
- Eryx
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Evander
Origin:
Scottish; GreekMeaning:
"bow warrior; strong man"
- Feargus
- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Fintan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"white fire or white bull"
- Gbenga
Origin:
YorubaMeaning:
"lift up, elevate"
- Hector
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"holding fast"
- Helios
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"sun"
- Hennil
Origin:
Proto-Slavic deity
- Hermes
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"the messenger god"
- Hesperos
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"evening, evening star"
- Hippolyte
Origin:
French from GreekMeaning:
"releaser of horses"
- Icarus
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Ilmarine
Origin:
Estonian deity
- Indrik
Origin:
Russian mythological name
- Janus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"doorway"
- Jason
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"to heal"
- Jasper
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"bringer of treasure"
- Jove
Origin:
Mythological name
- Jumis
Origin:
Latvian deity
- Jupiter
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"godfather"
- Kalev
Origin:
Hebrew or EstonianMeaning:
"dog, or ancestor of the Finns"
- Kane
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"warrior"
- Kirin
Origin:
Chinese mythological name
- Kiwa
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"Pacific ocean"
- Kovas
Origin:
Lithuanian deity
- Kresnik
Origin:
Slovenian deity
- Kyi
Origin:
Ukrainian deity
- Leander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lion-man"
- Lir
Origin:
Irish mythological name
- Loki
Origin:
Norse mythological nameMeaning:
"lock"
- Lugh
Origin:
Irish mythology name
- Mars
Origin:
Roman mythology god of war
- Mercury
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Roman messenger god"
- Midas
Origin:
Greek, meaning unknown
- Morpheus
Origin:
Greek mythology name, god of sleep and dreams
- Narfi
Origin:
Norse Mythology
- Narvi
Origin:
Norse Mythology
- Nebo
Origin:
Babylonian mythology name
- Neptune
Origin:
Roman god of the sea, freshwater springs, and horses.
- Nereus
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Oceanus
Origin:
Mythological nameMeaning:
"ocean"
- Odin
Origin:
Variation of Óðinn, Old NorseMeaning:
"god of frenzy; poetic fury"
- Odysseus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"wrathful"
- Oengus
Origin:
Irish mythology name, variation of AngusMeaning:
"one choice"
- Oisin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little deer"
- Olimpio
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pertaining to the Mount Olympus of Greek mythology"
- Orion
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"boundary, limit"
- Orpheus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"the darkness of the night"
- Oscar
Origin:
English or IrishMeaning:
"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
- Osiris
Origin:
EgyptianMeaning:
"with strong eyesight"
- Pan
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"all or shepherd"
- Paris
Origin:
French place-name
- Parthenios
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Peko
Origin:
Latvian deity
- Percival
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"one who pierces the valley"
- Perkūnas
Origin:
LithuanianMeaning:
"oak tree, fir tree"
- Perseus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"to destroy"
- Perun
Origin:
Proto-Slavic mythology name
- Poseidon
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Poseidon
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Pyramus
Origin:
Greek mythological name
- Quirinal
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of Quirinus"
- Quirinus
Origin:
Roman mythology name
- Ragnarok
Origin:
Norse Mythology
- Rangi
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"sky"
- Saturn
Origin:
Roman mythology name
- Shango
Origin:
African, Yoruba, mythology name
- Shubin
Origin:
Ukrainian deity
- Silvanus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"wood; forest"
- Sindri
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"sparkle"
- Tane
Origin:
Maori, TahitianMeaning:
"man, male"
- Taranis
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"thunder"
- Theseus
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Thor
Origin:
Norse and ScandinavianMeaning:
"thunder"
- Tristan
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"noise or sorrowful"
- Triton
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Tur
Origin:
Bosnian mythological name
- Uku
Origin:
Estonian deity
- Velnias
Origin:
Lithuanian deity
- Vidar
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"quiet god"
- Vishnu
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"protector"
- Volos
Origin:
Proto-Slavic deity
- Yarilo
Origin:
Serbian, Croatian, and Russian deity
- Yarovit
Origin:
Proto-Slavic deity
- Zephyr
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"west wind"
- Zeus
Origin:
Greek mythology name