300+ Goddess Names
- Umaya
Origin:
Variation of Uma, Maya, Umay, Amaya, or Umayma, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hebrew, Turkish, Basque, ArabicMeaning:
"light, flax; magic, illusion; beloved; womb; the end; mother"Description:
A cross-cultural name with a distinctive yet familiar sound, Umaya has a magical feel to it.
- Padma
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"lotus"Description:
A name rich in Hindu tradition as the alternate name for the Goddess Lakshmi, the embodiment of beauty and charm; currently borne, appropriately, by model-actress-writer Padma Lakshmi.
- Anona
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LatinMeaning:
"corn, grain"Description:
Name of the Roman goddess of harvest and grain, appropriate for a fall baby. And a palindrome too!
- Vesna
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SlavicMeaning:
"spring"Description:
The literal word for "spring" in many Slavic languages and the name of an ancient Slavic springtime deity.
- Aadhya
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HindiDescription:
This beautiful Hindi name made the US Top 1000 in 2016, and 2017, and has now re-entered again in 2022. Aadhya is one of the many names for the Goddess Durga in Hinduism.
- Arche
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GreekMeaning:
"beginning"Description:
In Greek mythology, Arche was the muse associated with origins. As a baby name, it may be misunderstood as Archie.
- Dewi
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IndonesianMeaning:
"little goddess"Description:
This Indonesian name meaning little goddess is also common in the Netherlands due to the old colonial relationship between the two countries.
- Aušrinė
Origin:
LithuanianMeaning:
"dawning"Description:
Aušrinė is the Lithuanian goddess of the morning star. Each day she prepares the way for Saulė (the sun). Her counterpart is Vakarinė of the evening star.
- Mena
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of FilomenaDescription:
Actress Mena Suvari (named after an Egyptian hotel) made this name seem especially appealing. Mena is also a minor Roman goddess of fertility.
- Laetitia
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LatinMeaning:
"gladness, happiness"Description:
Laetitia adds a layer of ancient patina to the more prosaic LETITIA.
- Enyo
Origin:
GreekDescription:
Enyo is the Greek goddess of war, the female counterpart to the god Ares. Enyo's Roman equivalent in Bellona.
- Harmonia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"agreement, concord"Description:
One Greek mythological name -- she was the goddess of order -- not yet embraced by American parents.
- Merope
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bee-eater bird"Description:
This obscure name from Greek mythology (Merope was one of the Pleiades) is better known from J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series, as the name of Tom Riddle's ill-fated mother.
- Eachna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"horse"Description:
Eachna is the name of an Irish goddess renowned for her beauty, brains and stylishness; in early legend, a Connacht princess named Eachna was deemed to be one of the loveliest and cleverest women int he world.
- Diva
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"goddess"Description:
Once unique to the Zappa family, now you can have your own little prima donna.
- Aditi
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"boundless"Description:
Aditi is the name of the ancient Hindu mother goddess. Sometimes call the Cosmic Creator, Aditi is the goddess of fertility, the earth, the sky, the past and the future. Along with several other Hindu goddess names, Aditi is on the rise.
- Levana
Origin:
Roman, LatinMeaning:
"to lift"Description:
Roman goddess of childbirth. Levana is one of the lesser-known ancient Roman goddess names and has a somewhat synthetic feel but authentic roots.
- Cleta
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"the renowned one"Description:
Cleta was one of the Charities or Graces.
- Grania
Origin:
Variation of Grainne, IrishMeaning:
"the loved one or grain of corn"Description:
In addition to being the appellation of an ancient grain goddess, this name was also borne by two mythic Irish figures, one of whom was betrothed to legendary chieftain Finn MacCool, the other the brave sixteenth century pirate Grainne Ni Mhaille— known in English as Grace O'Malley-- whose name passed into poetry as a symbol of Ireland.
- Proserpine
Origin:
Latin from GreekMeaning:
"to emerge or bringer of destruction"Description:
Proserpine is the Roman equivalent of the goddess Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld in Greek myth.