God and Goddess Name Generator

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Generate god and goddess names from Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu, Celtic, Aztec, Japanese, Yoruba, Slavic, and Mesopotamian mythology, along with original deity names that follow the same patterns. Useful for worldbuilders assembling a pantheon or writers who need a divine name that sounds real.

About god and goddess names

Every culture that told stories also named its gods, and those names tend to follow the phonetics of the language that produced them. Greek deities end in -os, -eus, and -a (Helios, Zeus, Athena); Norse names are short and consonant-heavy (Thor, Tyr, Hel); Egyptian names were written without vowels and reached us through Greek, which is why Ra, Set, and Anubis look so different from Aztec names like Huitzilopochtli that pack Nahuatl syllables together. Hindu names often carry a meaning you can read on the surface: Lakshmi is 'sign of fortune', Agni is simply 'fire'.

If you are building your own pantheon, borrow those patterns rather than the names themselves. Decide what language your world's priests speak, pick two or three signature sounds, and apply them consistently: a sea goddess and a war god from the same culture should feel like siblings. Then give each deity a domain and, ideally, an epithet, because real worshippers rarely used a bare name (Athena Parthenos, Zeus Horkios, Odin All-Father).

This generator returns both authentic mythological names from more than a dozen traditions and original ones constructed on the same rules, so you can lift a real deity for a myth retelling or a plausible-sounding invented one for a fantasy setting. It also covers Baltic, Finnic, Oceanian, and Indigenous American deities and epithet forms.

How to choose god and goddess names

  • Pick one real-world tradition per fictional culture and stay in it; a pantheon that mixes Zeus-style and Quetzalcoatl-style names feels random rather than ancient.
  • Give each deity a domain and an epithet (Brigid of the Forge, Nyxara Star-Veiled); readers remember titles more than bare names.
  • For paired gods and goddesses, use shared roots or matched endings, like Izanagi and Izanami or Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl.
  • Check that an invented name is not already a major deity in a living religion before using it for a villain; Kali, Shango, and Guanyin are still worshipped today.
  • Say the name aloud; gods get invoked in prayers and oaths, so a name that stumbles on the tongue will feel wrong on the page.

Frequently asked questions

Which mythologies are included in the god and goddess names?

The list draws on Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu, Aztec, Japanese Shinto, Celtic, Mesopotamian, Slavic, Yoruba, Polynesian, Chinese, Persian, and Inca traditions, with smaller groups from Baltic, Finnic, Caucasian, Arabian, Oceanian, and Indigenous American mythologies, plus a set of original names built to fit fantasy pantheons.

How do I invent a god name that sounds authentic?

Choose a real language family for the culture, keep to its typical sounds and endings, and attach the deity's domain through meaning or an epithet. Aetherion (Greek-style, from aither, upper air) works because both the root and the -ion ending are consistent.

Is it okay to use real gods in my fantasy story or game?

Gods from ancient, no-longer-practiced religions such as Greek, Norse, and Egyptian are widely used in fiction. Deities from living faiths (Hindu, Yoruba, Shinto) deserve more care and research so the portrayal is respectful.

What is the difference between a god, a deity, and a titan?

Deity is the neutral umbrella term for any divine being; god and goddess specify gender. Titans, in Greek myth, are the older generation of deities who ruled before the Olympians, and the word is often used in fantasy for primordial or elder gods.

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A: 103 names

  • Abgal
  • Abhean
  • Abora
  • Acca Larentia
  • Adad
  • Adeona
  • Aditi
  • Adroa
  • Aegir
  • Aengus
  • Aeolus
  • Aestrion
  • Aetherion
  • Aganju
  • Agenoria
  • Agloolik
  • Agni
  • Agras
  • Agreus
  • Ah Kin
  • Ah Puch
  • Ahi Budhnya
  • Ahura Mazda
  • Aido-Hwedo
  • Aine
  • Aiwel
  • Aiyysyt
  • Aja
  • Akna
  • Akratos
  • Akuj
  • Al-Lat
  • Ala
  • Alammush
  • Alke
  • Amadioha
  • Amalivaca
  • Amaterasu
  • Amatsumara
  • Ame-no-Oshihomimi
  • Ame-no-Uzume
  • Amenotokotachi
  • Amotken
  • Amphitrite
  • Amun
  • Anahita
  • Ananke
  • Anansi
  • Anat
  • Ancamna
  • Andraste

A, continued

  • Anextiomarus
  • Angatupyry
  • Angelia
  • Angrboda
  • Anhur
  • Annapurna
  • Annar
  • Anningan
  • Anu
  • Anubis
  • Anuket
  • Anzar
  • Aoide
  • Aondo
  • Apep
  • Aphrodite
  • Apollo
  • Apollo of the Silver Bow
  • Apu Ausangate
  • Apu Salkantay
  • Arawn
  • Ardhanarishvara
  • Ares
  • Arianrhod
  • Arinniti
  • Artemis
  • Aruna
  • Aruveth Lady of Looms
  • Asase Ya
  • Asclepius
  • Ashapura Mata
  • Asherah
  • Ashinazuchi
  • Ashur
  • Asis
  • Astabi
  • Astarte
  • Astraea
  • Ataguchu
  • Atai
  • Aten
  • Athena
  • Athena Parthenos
  • Atlas
  • Atum
  • Aurelisse
  • Aurora
  • Avessa Lady of Sparrows
  • Avlekete
  • Ayakashikone
  • Ayangalu
  • Ayyappa

B: 44 names

  • Baal
  • Babalu Aye
  • Bacab
  • Bacchus
  • Bagisht
  • Baldr
  • Bastet
  • Bechuille
  • Bel
  • Belenus
  • Belisama
  • Bellona
  • Belobog
  • Benthesikyme
  • Benzaiten
  • Bes
  • Bestla
  • Bhagavathi
  • Bhairava
  • Bharati
  • Bhramari
  • Bhudevi
  • Bhumi
  • Bhuvaneshwari
  • Biroba
  • Birrahgnooloo
  • Bishamonten
  • Blodeuwedd
  • Boann
  • Bomazi
  • Bor
  • Boreas
  • Bosomtwe
  • Bragi
  • Brahma
  • Bran
  • Brennic Lord of Embers
  • Bres
  • Brigid
  • Brigid of the Forge
  • Brontheon
  • Bugan
  • Bunene
  • Buri

C: 38 names

  • Caishen
  • Calystra
  • Cavillaca
  • Cel
  • Celestia
  • Centeotl
  • Ceres
  • Cernunnos
  • Cerridwen
  • Ceruleon
  • Chaac
  • Chakreshvari
  • Chalchiuhtlicue
  • Chandra
  • Chang'e
  • Changing Woman
  • Chantico
  • Chaos
  • Chernobog
  • Chhinnamasta
  • Chido
  • Chronos
  • Chukwu
  • Cicolluis
  • Cissonius
  • Clymene
  • Coatlicue
  • Coeus
  • Collatina
  • Concordia
  • Coqui Bezelao
  • Coquihani
  • Corvane
  • Corvath the Lamp-Bearer
  • Cosus
  • Coyolxauhqui
  • Crius
  • Cupid

D: 33 names

  • Dagda
  • Dagon
  • Dagr
  • Daikokuten
  • Damgalnuna
  • Danu
  • Dayisun Tengri
  • Dazhbog
  • Deimos
  • Dela
  • Delling
  • Delphira
  • Demeter
  • Dezau
  • Dhanvantari
  • Dhat-Badan
  • Dhumorna
  • Dian Cecht
  • Diana
  • Dianmu
  • Diguan
  • Dionysus
  • Don
  • Donghuang Taiyi
  • Doumu
  • Draupadi Amman
  • Dravok the Unyielding
  • Dumakulem
  • Dumangan
  • Dumuzid
  • Durga
  • Dyaus Pitar
  • Dzidzilela

E: 32 names

  • Ea
  • Ebisu
  • Edrune Keeper of Gates
  • Egbesu
  • Ehecatl
  • Eidothea
  • Eir
  • Eirwyth
  • Ekecheiria
  • Ekvira
  • Ekwensu
  • El
  • Elal
  • Elunara
  • Emberlyn
  • Enki
  • Enlil
  • Enyo
  • Eos
  • Eosphoros
  • Epimetheus
  • Epona
  • Erebos
  • Ereshkigal
  • Erinle
  • Eris
  • Erlang Shen
  • Erytheia
  • Eshmun
  • Eshu
  • Eupraxia
  • Eurus

F: 14 names

  • Falvara
  • Faunus
  • Fetket
  • Flora
  • Forseti
  • Fortuna
  • Freyja
  • Freyr
  • Frigg
  • Fujin
  • Fukurokuju
  • Fulgoros
  • Fulla
  • Fuxi

G: 25 names

  • Gaia
  • Galene
  • Ganesha
  • Ganga
  • Gangamma
  • Gaoh
  • Gbadu
  • Geb
  • Gefjon
  • Gelos
  • Gerd
  • Geshtinanna
  • Glacius
  • Glenr
  • Gna
  • Godavari
  • Goibniu
  • Goitosyros
  • Gonggong
  • Guandi
  • Guanyin
  • Gulu
  • Gun Ana
  • Guruvayurappan
  • Gwydion

H: 56 names

  • Ha
  • Hachiman
  • Hades
  • Hahgwehdiyu
  • Halvenna of the Hearth
  • Hanish
  • Haniyasu
  • Hanuman
  • Hapi
  • Harmonia
  • Hasameli
  • Hathor
  • Haua
  • Haumia
  • Haya
  • Hayaakitsuhime
  • Hebe
  • Hecate
  • Hecate of the Crossroads
  • Hegemone
  • Heimdall
  • Heka
  • Hel
  • Heliodra
  • Helios
  • Helios the All-Seeing
  • Hemen
  • Hemera
  • Hephaestus
  • Hera
  • Hera of the Golden Throne
  • Hermes
  • Hermod
  • Hesperis
  • Hestia
  • Hikuleo
  • Hina
  • Hina-i-ka-malama
  • Hinahele
  • Hine-ahu-one
  • Hinon
  • Hiro
  • Hlin
  • Hludana
  • Hobnil
  • Hodr
  • Hoenir
  • Horus
  • Hotei
  • Houyi
  • Huitzilopochtli
  • Hunab Ku
  • Hybris
  • Hygieia
  • Hyperion
  • Hypnos

I: 40 names

  • Iae
  • Iakhsar
  • Ialonus
  • Iapetus
  • Ichikishimahime
  • Idunn
  • Ignareth
  • Igwe
  • Ila
  • Illapa
  • Illumina
  • Ilma
  • Ilyune of the Still Waters
  • Imhotep
  • Imo Miri
  • Inanna
  • Inari
  • Inciona
  • Indra
  • Indra of the Thousand Eyes
  • Inti
  • Invidia
  • Iosheka
  • Ipalnemoani
  • Iridane
  • Iris
  • Iroko
  • Ishtar
  • Isis
  • Isis of Ten Thousand Names
  • Iterduca
  • Ithaleia
  • Ithric the Grain-Giver
  • Itzamna
  • Itzpapalotl
  • Ix Tab
  • Ixchel
  • Iyarri
  • Izanagi
  • Izanami

J: 14 names

  • Jabmeakka
  • Jade Emperor
  • Jagaddhatri
  • Jambhala
  • Janus
  • Jarilo
  • Jord
  • Jugatinus
  • Juksahkka
  • Juno
  • Jupiter
  • Jupiter Optimus Maximus
  • Juras Mate
  • Jurojin

K: 60 names

  • Kabta
  • Kaelith
  • Kagutsuchi
  • Kalaipahoa
  • Kali
  • Kallirhoe
  • Kalumba
  • Kamadeva
  • Kamakhya
  • Kamapuaa
  • Kamohoalii
  • Kamunaobi
  • Kane
  • Kanehekili
  • Kartikeya
  • Karuppu Sami
  • Kaushiki
  • Kauyumari
  • Kave
  • Kaveri
  • Kayanohime
  • Kenos
  • Kharzul of the Deep Forge
  • Khepri
  • Khnum
  • Khonsu
  • Khors
  • Ki
  • Kinich Ahau
  • Kisin
  • Kittum
  • Kiwa
  • Kiwanuka
  • Kojin
  • Koliada
  • Komos
  • Kon
  • Konohanasakuya
  • Kooch
  • Kothar-wa-Khasis
  • Kottravai
  • Kovas
  • Krishna
  • Kronos
  • Kuat
  • Kubera
  • Kuhaimoana
  • Kuhu
  • Kukulkan
  • Kumush
  • Kupala
  • Kururumany
  • Kuu
  • Kuutar
  • Kuychi
  • Kvasir
  • Kyala
  • Kyldysin
  • Kymathea
  • Kymopoleia

L: 24 names

  • Laamaomao
  • Lada
  • Lahar
  • Lakshmi
  • Lathemos
  • Lazdona
  • Leigong
  • Leto
  • Libera
  • Lisa
  • Lleu
  • Lofn
  • Loki
  • Loko
  • Longwang
  • Lorathiel
  • Lugh
  • Lugh of the Long Arm
  • Lukelang
  • Lulal
  • Lumina
  • Luna
  • Lunethra
  • Luo Shen

M: 75 names

  • Maaema
  • Maan-Emo
  • Maat
  • Macardit
  • Macha
  • Maelis of the Summer Road
  • Magni
  • Mahadevi
  • Maka
  • Makaria
  • Makunaima
  • Maleiwa
  • Mama Allpa
  • Mama Cocha
  • Mama Kuka
  • Mama Quilla
  • Mami Wata
  • Mamlambo
  • Manannan
  • Manannan Son of the Sea
  • Mani
  • Mapulon
  • Marawa
  • Marduk
  • Mars
  • Mat Zemlya
  • Matarishvan
  • Mattarahkka
  • Maui
  • Mawu
  • Mayahuel
  • Mayon
  • Mazu
  • Mbombo
  • Mbori
  • Mebere
  • Melete

M, continued

  • Melqart
  • Men Shen
  • Meness
  • Mercury
  • Meretseger
  • Mergen
  • Meridia
  • Methe
  • Metis
  • Mictecacihuatl
  • Mictlantecuhtli
  • Mikumari
  • Mimir
  • Min
  • Minerva
  • Misharu
  • Mithra
  • Mitra
  • Mixcoatl
  • Mneme
  • Mnemosyne
  • Modi
  • Mokosh
  • Moni
  • Montu
  • Mooinanea
  • Mookambika
  • Morana
  • Morpheus
  • Morrigan
  • Morwyth Raven-Mantled
  • Mot
  • Mullo
  • Musikavanhu
  • Musisi
  • Musso Koroni
  • Mut
  • Mystara

N: 66 names

  • Naawuni
  • Nabu
  • Naete
  • Naga Kanya
  • Nahira Mother of Rivers
  • Nakawe
  • Namarrgon
  • Nan Sapwe
  • Nana Buluku
  • Nanderu
  • Nanna
  • Nanna-Sin
  • Nanshe
  • Nantosuelta
  • Narmada
  • Nasilele
  • Natha
  • Nautheon
  • Ndahura
  • Neith
  • Nekhbet
  • Nemesis
  • Nemorae
  • Nephthys
  • Nepri
  • Neptune
  • Nereus
  • Nergal
  • Neto
  • Nezha
  • Ngai
  • Nike
  • Nindara

N, continued

  • Ningikuga
  • Ningublaga
  • Ninhursag
  • Ninigi
  • Ninildu
  • Ninkasi
  • Ninlil
  • Nintu
  • Ninurta
  • Nisaba
  • Njoku Ji
  • Njord
  • Njorun
  • Nomios
  • Nomos
  • Nott
  • Notus
  • Ntoa
  • Nuada
  • Nuada of the Silver Hand
  • Nudd
  • Nuha
  • Numushda
  • Nut
  • Nuwa
  • Nyadenga
  • Nyame
  • Nyigbla
  • Nyx
  • Nyxara
  • Nyxara Star-Veiled
  • Nyyrikki
  • Nzambi

O: 35 names

  • Obatala
  • Oceanus
  • Ochosi
  • Od Ana
  • Odin
  • Odin All-Father
  • Odomankoma
  • Ogbunabali
  • Ogetsuhime
  • Oghene
  • Ogma
  • Ogun
  • Oke
  • Okeanthe
  • Okikurmi
  • Okitsuhime
  • Okuninushi
  • Olokun
  • Ombrel of the Long Night
  • Ometeotl
  • Omodaru
  • Omoikane
  • Ong Troi
  • Ops
  • Oreithos
  • Orunmila
  • Orvandil
  • Osanyin
  • Oshun
  • Osiris
  • Otin
  • Otontecuhtli
  • Otoshi
  • Ourania
  • Oya

P: 49 names

  • Pachamama
  • Padmanabha
  • Paiva
  • Pan
  • Panebtawy
  • Pangu
  • Papatuanuku
  • Parawhenuamea
  • Partula
  • Parvati
  • Pele
  • Penthus
  • Pergrubis
  • Perperuna
  • Persephone
  • Perun
  • Phaenna
  • Phaesia the Rose-Fingered
  • Phainon
  • Phobos
  • Phoebe
  • Phol
  • Pikne
  • Pikuolis
  • Pizamar
  • Pluto
  • Poine
  • Poleramma
  • Pomona
  • Pontus
  • Porewit
  • Porus
  • Poseidon
  • Poseidon the Earth-Shaker
  • Postverta
  • Prithvi
  • Prometheus
  • Proserpina
  • Proteus
  • Psamathe
  • Psyche
  • Ptah
  • Punga
  • Puntan
  • Puramdhi
  • Pushti
  • Pyroeis
  • Pyrothos
  • Pyrrhaea

Q: 5 names

  • Qianliyan
  • Qormusta Tengri
  • Quetzalcoatl
  • Quilaztli
  • Quirinus

R: 26 names

  • Ra
  • Radha
  • Ragutis
  • Raijin
  • Raka
  • Rakahore
  • Rama
  • Ran
  • Ranganatha
  • Rati
  • Renenutet
  • Requalivahanus
  • Rhea
  • Rhiannon
  • Rhode
  • Riddhi
  • Rod
  • Rongo
  • Rozhanitsy
  • Ruaumoko
  • Rudianos
  • Rudra
  • Rugiewit
  • Runcina
  • Rushou
  • Ryujin

S: 82 names

  • Safa
  • Saga
  • Saman
  • Sanjna
  • Santas
  • Sarahkka
  • Saraswati
  • Sarutahiko
  • Sastha
  • Satis
  • Saturn
  • Satyabhama
  • Saveasiuleo
  • Sayin
  • Scathach
  • Sedna
  • Segetia
  • Sekhmet
  • Sela
  • Selendra
  • Selene
  • Seluvia Moon-Crowned
  • Sentinus
  • Seonangsin
  • Seoritsuhime
  • Serket
  • Seshat
  • Set
  • Seyon
  • Shachi
  • Shakambhari
  • Shamash
  • Shango
  • Shantadurga
  • Shay al-Qaum
  • Shennong
  • Shitateruhime
  • Shiva
  • Shou Xing
  • Shu
  • Shuiguan

S, continued

  • Shullat
  • Shunfenger
  • Siddhi
  • Sidereon
  • Sif
  • Sigyn
  • Sila
  • Simargl
  • Sin
  • Sipe Gyalmo
  • Siris
  • Sita
  • Sjofn
  • Skadi
  • Skanda
  • Snotra
  • Sobek
  • Sogbo
  • Sol
  • Solarius
  • Soma
  • Sopdet
  • Sorvane the Harvest King
  • Statulinus
  • Stilbon
  • Stribog
  • Subhadra
  • Sucellos
  • Sulis
  • Sulvara
  • Sumugan
  • Sun Wukong
  • Sunna
  • Supay
  • Surya
  • Susanoo
  • Suseribime
  • Svarog
  • Svetovid
  • Sylvareth
  • Syn

T: 69 names

  • Ta'aroa
  • Tagaro
  • Tagitsuhime
  • Tagorihime
  • Takaokami
  • Takeiwatatsu
  • Takemikazuchi
  • Takhar
  • Tamar
  • Tane
  • Tanfana
  • Tangaroa
  • Taranis
  • Tartarus
  • Tashmetu
  • Tasmisu
  • Tatewari
  • Taweret
  • Tawhaki
  • Techne
  • Tefnut
  • Tekkeitsertok
  • Telesto
  • Telete
  • Temaukel
  • Tenazuchi
  • Terminus
  • Terranova
  • Tethys
  • Tezcatlipoca
  • Thalassor
  • Thalmyra
  • Thanatos
  • Tharion

T, continued

  • Theia
  • Themis
  • Thor
  • Thorgerdr Holgabrudr
  • Thoth
  • Thoth Lord of Divine Words
  • Thrud
  • Tiamat
  • Tian Hou
  • Tianguan
  • Tilo
  • Tiur
  • Tiurakh
  • Tjenenet
  • Tlaloc
  • Tlazolteotl
  • Tloque Nahuaque
  • Toltecatl
  • Tonatiuh
  • Tonga-iti
  • Tore
  • Toyokumono
  • Toyotama-hime
  • Triglav
  • Trita
  • Triton
  • Trivia
  • Tsukuyomi
  • Tu
  • Turupid
  • Tutilina
  • Tutyr
  • Tyche
  • Tyr
  • Tyr the One-Handed

U: 18 names

  • Uacilla
  • Ugayafukiaezu
  • Ugratara
  • Ukemochi
  • Uksahkka
  • Ullr
  • Umashiashikabihikoji
  • Unkulunkulu
  • Upulvan
  • Uranthea
  • Uranus
  • Urcuchillay
  • Urpihuachac
  • Urung Aiyy Toyon
  • Urutengangana
  • Ushas
  • Utu
  • Uwatsutsunoo

V: 43 names

  • Vaelora
  • Vagitanus
  • Vali
  • Vallonia
  • Vanemuine
  • Var
  • Varuna
  • Vatea
  • Vayu
  • Vayu-Vata
  • Ve
  • Vedenemo
  • Veerabhadra
  • Veja Mate
  • Veles
  • Vellaunus
  • Venkateswara
  • Venus
  • Verdania
  • Vesperine
  • Vesta
  • Vethys the Tide-Caller
  • Victoria
  • Vidar
  • Viduus
  • Vihansa
  • Vili
  • Vindhyavasini
  • Vindonnus
  • Viracocha
  • Viradecdis
  • Virankannos
  • Virbius
  • Vishnu
  • Vishvarupa
  • Vishwakarma
  • Visucius
  • Vitalia
  • Vitumnus
  • Voltaris
  • Voluptas
  • Vor
  • Vulcan

W: 15 names

  • Waaq
  • Wadjet
  • Wakka-us Kamuy
  • Wakumusubi
  • Walumbe
  • Wamara
  • Wanga
  • Wei Tuo
  • Wele
  • Wepwawet
  • White Shell Woman
  • Wi
  • Wohpe
  • Woyengi
  • Wurunkatte

X: 9 names

  • Xalpen
  • Xanthea
  • Xihe
  • Xipe Totec
  • Xiwangmu
  • Xochiquetzal
  • Xolotl
  • Xonaxi Quecuya
  • Xuanming

Y: 12 names

  • Yam
  • Yama
  • Yama-no-Kami
  • Yamuna
  • Yemoja
  • Yer Tanri
  • Yogamaya
  • Yselle of the Hidden Spring
  • Ysmere of the First Snow
  • Ysolde
  • Yunzhongjun
  • Yurugu

Z: 13 names

  • Zao Jun
  • Zemepatis
  • Zephyros
  • Zeus
  • Zeus Horkios
  • Zhiva
  • Zhu Yin
  • Zhurong
  • Zintuhi
  • Zirnitra
  • Zithariya
  • Zomadonu
  • Zorya