God Name Generator

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Generate god names from the Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu, Mesopotamian, Celtic, and Aztec pantheons, plus original deity names for fantasy worlds. Ideal for worldbuilders designing a religion, D&D clerics choosing a patron, or writers retelling myth.

About god names

God names carry the fingerprints of the languages that first spoke them. Greek gods end in -os, -eus, or -on and often describe a function (Hypnos is sleep, Thanatos is death). Norse names are clipped and hard, one or two syllables that survive shouting across a longship. Egyptian names arrive through Greek transcription, so Ra, Ptah, and Amun feel stripped down, while Nahuatl names like Huitzilopochtli and Tezcatlipoca are long compounds meaning 'hummingbird of the south' and 'smoking mirror'. Hindu names frequently are the domain itself: Agni means fire, Vayu means wind.

Because a god's name was spoken in prayer, oaths, and curses, it almost always came with an epithet that told you which aspect you were addressing. Zeus Xenios protected guests; Odin Grimnir was the hooded wanderer; Amun-Ra was the hidden god fused with the sun. When you invent a god for a fantasy world, that pairing of a short name plus a title does most of the work: Ignaros the Forge-Father tells the reader the domain, the temperament, and the culture in three words.

The list below gives you real gods from more than a dozen traditions for myth retellings and homebrew clerics, alongside original names constructed on those same phonetic rules so an invented deity sits comfortably beside Thor or Marduk.

How to choose god names

  • Decide the language of the worshippers first, then choose a name whose sounds match it; a Norse-flavored culture should not worship a god named Solarius.
  • Attach a domain epithet when you introduce the god (Vaelor Stormward, Torvin of the Deep) and let characters shorten it afterward.
  • Consider what a god's name means; naming a war god after the local word for iron or blood is exactly how real cultures did it.
  • For a D&D cleric or paladin, pick a god whose name is easy to say at the table; nobody wants to invoke Huitzilopochtli mid-combat.
  • Gods of living religions (Vishnu, Shango, Ahura Mazda) are best used as reference points for research rather than as characters in a fantasy pantheon.

Frequently asked questions

Which pantheons are the god names taken from?

Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu, Mesopotamian, Canaanite, Celtic, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Japanese, Chinese, Slavic, Yoruba, Akan, Polynesian, Persian, and Finnish gods are all included, joined by Hittite, Etruscan, Baltic, Sami, Korean, Vietnamese, Philippine, Native American, and Aboriginal Australian ones, along with original names for fantasy settings, some with an epithet attached.

How do I make up a god name for my fantasy world?

Start with a word for the god's domain in a real or invented language, trim it to two or three syllables, and add an ending consistent with the rest of your pantheon (-os, -ar, -eth, -un). Then attach an epithet such as Stormward or the Silent.

What is the difference between a god and a deity?

Deity is the gender-neutral term for any divine being. God is used both for male deities specifically and as the general word; goddess refers to female deities.

Can I use these god names in a published book or game?

Mythological names are public domain and free to use. If you use an original name from this list, no attribution is required.

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A: 92 names

  • Acan
  • Achelous
  • Acheron
  • Adad
  • Aegipan
  • Aegir
  • Aengus
  • Aeolus
  • Aether
  • Aetherion
  • Aethyros
  • Aganju
  • Agni
  • Agwe
  • Agwu
  • Ah Muzen Cab
  • Ah Puch
  • Ahriman
  • Ahura Mazda
  • Ai Apaec
  • Aion
  • Aius Locutius
  • Aiyanar
  • Aker
  • Alalu
  • Alastor
  • Alaunus
  • Albiorix
  • Aldemor Shield of the West
  • Aldrakhan
  • Alpheus
  • Altjira
  • Amadioha
  • Amaethon
  • Amatsu-Mikaboshi
  • Ame-no-Minakanushi
  • Ame-no-Tajikarao
  • Amma
  • Ampelos
  • Amun
  • Amun-Ra
  • Amurru
  • Anansi
  • Andjety
  • Anguta
  • Anhur

A, continued

  • Aniruddha
  • Anshar
  • Antenociticus
  • Anteros
  • Anu
  • Anubis
  • Ao Guang
  • Apam Napat
  • Apedemak
  • Apeliotes
  • Aplu
  • Apolaki
  • Apollo
  • Apsu
  • Aquilo
  • Arawn
  • Arensnuphis
  • Ares
  • Aristaeus
  • Arma
  • Aruna
  • Aryaman
  • Asalluhi
  • Asclepius
  • Ash
  • Asha Vahishta
  • Ashur
  • Asopus
  • Astraeus
  • Astrapaeus
  • Atea
  • Aten
  • Atlas
  • Attar
  • Atum
  • Aukhet of the Red Dunes
  • Aurelion
  • Aurvandil
  • Auster
  • Averruncus
  • Awonawilona
  • Ayar Cachi
  • Ayyappa
  • Azaka
  • Azhi Dahaka
  • Azhurel

B: 46 names

  • Baal
  • Babalu Aye
  • Babi
  • Bacchus
  • Baelthor
  • Balarama
  • Baldr
  • Banebdjedet
  • Bannik
  • Baron Samedi
  • Bashmur the Lamp-Bearer
  • Batara Guru
  • Belatucadros
  • Belenus
  • Beli Mawr
  • Belkarion
  • Belobog
  • Bendigeidfran
  • Bennu
  • Bergelmir
  • Bes
  • Bhaga
  • Bhairava
  • Bieggolmai
  • Bishamonten
  • Bochica
  • Bodb Derg
  • Bolon Dzacab
  • Bolthorn
  • Bolverk
  • Bondye
  • Bonus Eventus
  • Bor
  • Boreas
  • Borvo
  • Bragi
  • Brahma
  • Bran
  • Brannoch Oathkeeper
  • Brihaspati
  • Brontheus
  • Buchis
  • Budha
  • Buluc Chabtan
  • Buri
  • Byggvir

C: 37 names

  • Caelmar
  • Caelus
  • Caishen
  • Calidorn the Summer Lord
  • Camaxtli
  • Camulos
  • Catequil
  • Cathor the Lantern-Eyed
  • Caturix
  • Centeotl
  • Cephissus
  • Cernunnos
  • Chaac
  • Chalchiuhtotolin
  • Chandra
  • Charun
  • Chemosh
  • Chernobog
  • Chitragupta
  • Chiyou
  • Chronos
  • Chukwu
  • Cian
  • Cindrakar
  • Cinerius
  • Cipactonal
  • Cocidius
  • Cocytus
  • Coeus
  • Comus
  • Condatis
  • Consus
  • Corvane
  • Credne
  • Crius
  • Crom Cruach
  • Crom Dubh

D: 40 names

  • Dabog
  • Daebyeol
  • Dagda
  • Dagon
  • Dagr
  • Daikokuten
  • Daksha
  • Dakshinamurti
  • Damballa
  • Dangun
  • Daramulum
  • Dasra
  • Dattatreya
  • Dazhbog
  • Dedun
  • Degei
  • Deimos
  • Delling
  • Dhanvantari
  • Dhruva
  • Dian Cecht
  • Dievs
  • Dionysus
  • Dis Pater
  • Dius Fidius
  • Dolos
  • Domovoi
  • Dongwanggong
  • Donn
  • Dorumeth
  • Draconis
  • Drathion
  • Drogmar the Anvil-Handed
  • Duamutef
  • Dumuzid
  • Dunvarr
  • Durnach the Mountain's Root
  • Dushara
  • Dyaus
  • Dylan ail Don

E: 32 names

  • Ea
  • Ebisu
  • Ecne
  • Ehecatl
  • Eirun of the First Frost
  • Ek Chuaj
  • Ekeko
  • Ekwensu
  • El
  • Elatha
  • Eldgrim
  • Elegua
  • Enbilulu
  • Enki
  • Enlil
  • Enma
  • Enmesharra
  • Enyalius
  • Epimetheus
  • Erebos
  • Erebus
  • Erinle
  • Erlang Shen
  • Eros
  • Erra
  • Esege Malan
  • Eshmun
  • Eshu
  • Esus
  • Eubuleus
  • Eurus
  • Ezrakel of the Nine Winds

F: 20 names

  • Faunus
  • Favonius
  • Februus
  • Feng Bo
  • Ferrumon
  • Fjolnir
  • Flins
  • Fluvion
  • Fontus
  • Fornjot
  • Forseti
  • Freyr
  • Fudo Myoo
  • Fufluns
  • Fujin
  • Fukurokuju
  • Fulgurinus
  • Futsunushi
  • Fuxi
  • Fuxing

G: 25 names

  • Galdoreth
  • Ganesha
  • Gangleri
  • Garuda
  • Gayomart
  • Geb
  • Geras
  • Gesar
  • Gibil
  • Gilgamesh
  • Gitche Manitou
  • Glaucus
  • Glodvir
  • Glycon
  • Gofannon
  • Goibniu
  • Gonggong
  • Gorthan Ironbrow
  • Grannus
  • Grimnir
  • Guan Yu
  • Gukumatz
  • Gurzil
  • Gwydion
  • Gymir

H: 57 names

  • Habaek
  • Hachiman
  • Hadad
  • Hades
  • Haemosu
  • Hafgan
  • Halcyor
  • Han Xiangzi
  • Hanuman
  • Haokah
  • Haoma
  • Hapi
  • Harbard
  • Harihara
  • Haroeris
  • Harpocrates
  • Hayagriva
  • Heh
  • Heimdall
  • Heitsi-eibib
  • Heka
  • Heliodar the Unconquered
  • Helios
  • Hephaestus
  • Heracles
  • Hermanubis
  • Hermes
  • Hermod
  • Heryshaf
  • Hesmyr the Harvest King
  • Hesperus
  • Hevioso
  • Himeros
  • Hiruko
  • Hoderi
  • Hodr
  • Hoenir
  • Honos
  • Hoori
  • Horkos
  • Horus
  • Hotei
  • Hou Ji
  • Houyi
  • Hrafnir
  • Hu
  • Huangdi
  • Huehuecoyotl
  • Huitzilopochtli
  • Hun Hunahpu
  • Hunahpu
  • Huracan
  • Hwanin
  • Hymen
  • Hymir
  • Hyperion
  • Hypnos

I: 31 names

  • Iacchus
  • Iah
  • Iapetus
  • Ibeji
  • Idaten
  • Igaluk
  • Ignaros
  • Ignaros the Forge-Father
  • Ihy
  • Ikenga
  • Iktomi
  • Ilaba
  • Illapa
  • Imhotep
  • Imsety
  • Inachus
  • Indra
  • Infernos
  • Ing
  • Inti
  • Inuus
  • Ishana
  • Ishtaran
  • Ishum
  • Isimud
  • Isvarr
  • Ithrunar
  • Itzamna
  • Itztlacoliuhqui
  • Ixtlilton
  • Izanagi

J: 13 names

  • Jacawitz
  • Jade Emperor
  • Jagannath
  • Janus
  • Jarilo
  • Jarnvald
  • Jorvald Thunderhand
  • Jumis
  • Juok
  • Jupiter
  • Juracan
  • Jurojin
  • Jurupari

K: 59 names

  • K'awiil
  • Kaang
  • Kabunian
  • Kaelith
  • Kagutsuchi
  • Kaikias
  • Kairos
  • Kala
  • Kalfu
  • Kalki
  • Kalunga
  • Kamadeva
  • Kamohoali'i
  • Kaptan
  • Karachun
  • Kari
  • Kartikeya
  • Karuppasamy
  • Kek
  • Kelvarath
  • Ketu
  • Khandoba
  • Kharzun the Ember-Crowned
  • Khenti-Amentiu
  • Khepri
  • Khnum
  • Khonsu
  • Khonvoum
  • Khors
  • Khshathra Vairya
  • Kibuka
  • Kim-un Kamuy
  • Kingu
  • Kinich Ahau
  • Kneph
  • Kon
  • Kopala
  • Kotan-kar-kamuy
  • Kothar
  • Kratos
  • Kresnik
  • Krishna
  • Kronos
  • Krovath
  • Ku
  • Kuafu
  • Kubera
  • Kuebiko
  • Kui Xing
  • Kukulkan
  • Kukunochi
  • Kumarbi
  • Kuninotokotachi
  • Kurma
  • Kusuh
  • Kvasir
  • Kwoth
  • Kydoimos
  • Kyranthos

L: 36 names

  • Lac Long Quan
  • Lahmu
  • Legba
  • Leib-olmai
  • Leigong
  • Lelantos
  • Lemminkainen
  • Lenus
  • Leshy
  • Leucetius
  • Leza
  • Li Jing
  • Li Tieguai
  • Liber
  • Lir
  • Lleu Llaw Gyffes
  • Lludd Llaw Eraint
  • Llyr
  • Lodur
  • Logi
  • Logunede
  • Loki
  • Longwang
  • Lono
  • Lu Ban
  • Lu Dongbin
  • Luchta
  • Lugal-irra
  • Lugalbanda
  • Lugh
  • Lugus
  • Lumarith
  • Lupercus
  • Lykaros
  • Lysandor the Vine-Wreathed
  • Lytir

M: 65 names

  • Mabon ap Modron
  • Mac Cecht
  • Mac Cuill
  • Mac Greine
  • Macuilxochitl
  • Maelgor
  • Magni
  • Mahabali
  • Mahes
  • Makemake
  • Malakbel
  • Mamaragan
  • Manannan mac Lir
  • Manco Capac
  • Mandulis
  • Mangala
  • Mani
  • Mannus
  • Maponos
  • Marduk
  • Maris
  • Marmorus
  • Mars
  • Masauwu
  • Math
  • Matsya
  • Maui
  • Mbombo
  • Medjed
  • Mehen
  • Meili
  • Melqart

M, continued

  • Menoetius
  • Menuo
  • Mercury
  • Meslamta-ea
  • Miach
  • Mictlantecuhtli
  • Midir
  • Mihr
  • Milcom
  • Mimir
  • Min
  • Mirekhu of the Reed Marsh
  • Mithra
  • Mithras
  • Mitra
  • Mixcoatl
  • Mnevis
  • Moccus
  • Modi
  • Modimo
  • Mogons
  • Momus
  • Montu
  • Moros
  • Morozko
  • Morpheus
  • Mors
  • Mortalis
  • Morthun Gravewarden
  • Morvath
  • Mot
  • Mulungu
  • Mundilfari

N: 49 names

  • Nabu
  • Namtar
  • Namurak
  • Nanahuatzin
  • Nandi
  • Napi
  • Narasimha
  • Nareau
  • Nasatya
  • Nataraja
  • Nayenezgani
  • Naylamp
  • Nechtan
  • Nefertum
  • Nehebkau
  • Neit
  • Nemausus
  • Nemoros the Silent
  • Nemty
  • Neper
  • Neptune
  • Nereus
  • Nergal
  • Nerites
  • Nethuns
  • Neti
  • Nezha
  • Ngai
  • Nhialic
  • Ninazu
  • Ningirsu
  • Ningishzida
  • Ninigi
  • Ninurta
  • Njord
  • Noctivar
  • Nocturnos
  • Nodens
  • Nommo
  • Notus
  • Nuada
  • Nun
  • Nusku
  • Nyame
  • Nyami Nyami
  • Nyankopon
  • Nyktaros
  • Nzambi
  • Nzame

O: 38 names

  • Obatala
  • Oceanus
  • Ochosi
  • Odin
  • Odin Grimnir
  • Odr
  • Oduduwa
  • Ogma
  • Ogmios
  • Ogoun
  • Ogun
  • Oko
  • Okuninushi
  • Olokun
  • Oloreth of the Last Tide
  • Olorun
  • Ombrethar
  • Ometecuhtli
  • Ometochtli
  • Omoikane
  • Omononushi
  • Ondrath
  • Oneiros
  • Ong Tao
  • Ophion
  • Opochtli
  • Orcus
  • Oreion
  • Oro
  • Orrin of the Hollow Hills
  • Orunmila
  • Orvandil
  • Osanobua
  • Osanyin
  • Oshumare
  • Osiris
  • Oskareth
  • Ossirath

P: 62 names

  • Pabilsag
  • Pachacamac
  • Paean
  • Palaemon
  • Pallas
  • Pan
  • Pangu
  • Papsukkal
  • Parashurama
  • Pariacaca
  • Parjanya
  • Pashupati
  • Patecatl
  • Patrimpas
  • Paynal
  • Pekko
  • Pelagion
  • Pellervoinen
  • Peneus
  • Pereplut
  • Perses
  • Perun
  • Petbe
  • Phaethon
  • Phanes
  • Phantasos
  • Phaya Thaen
  • Phlegethon
  • Phobetor
  • Phobos
  • Phorcys

P, continued

  • Phosphorus
  • Phra Phrom
  • Phthonos
  • Picumnus
  • Picus
  • Pillan
  • Piltzintecuhtli
  • Pilumnus
  • Pluto
  • Plutus
  • Podaga
  • Polemos
  • Polevik
  • Ponos
  • Pontus
  • Porenut
  • Porevit
  • Portunus
  • Poseidon
  • Pothos
  • Pradyumna
  • Prajapati
  • Priapus
  • Prometheus
  • Proteus
  • Prove
  • Pryderi
  • Ptah
  • Pushan
  • Pwyll
  • Pyrothos

Q: 9 names

  • Qamata
  • Qat
  • Qebehsenuef
  • Qeloth
  • Qos
  • Quellan Keeper of Roads
  • Quetzalcoatl
  • Quirinus
  • Quzah

R: 23 names

  • Ra
  • Ra-Horakhty
  • Radegast
  • Radien-attje
  • Rahu
  • Raijin
  • Rama
  • Ranginui
  • Rashnu
  • Ravethys
  • Rehua
  • Repun Kamuy
  • Resheph
  • Rig
  • Robigus
  • Rod
  • Roog
  • Rudra
  • Rugievit
  • Ruhanga
  • Runtiya
  • Ruwa
  • Ryujin

S: 82 names

  • Sabazios
  • Sah
  • Sakpata
  • Sancus
  • Sandas
  • Sansin
  • Sarutahiko
  • Saturn
  • Savitr
  • Scamander
  • Seaxneat
  • Segomo
  • Selvans
  • Selvarion Dawnbringer
  • Senuphar the Hidden One
  • Sepa
  • Serapis
  • Set
  • Sethlans
  • Sethrael
  • Shahar
  • Shakkan
  • Shalim
  • Shamash
  • Shangdi
  • Shango
  • Shani
  • Shara
  • Sharruma
  • Shasta
  • Shed
  • Shennong
  • Shezmu
  • Shimige
  • Shinatsuhiko
  • Shiva
  • Shouxing
  • Shu
  • Shukra
  • Shulpae
  • Sia

S, continued

  • Sidapa
  • Silenus
  • Silvanus
  • Silvarius
  • Simargl
  • Sin
  • Skanda
  • Skirnir
  • Skiron
  • Skoldr
  • Skrymir
  • Smertrios
  • Sobek
  • Sobyeol
  • Sokar
  • Sol
  • Solarius
  • Solmaren
  • Soma
  • Somnus
  • Son Tinh
  • Sopdu
  • Sopona
  • Soranus
  • Sotuknang
  • Sterquilinus
  • Stribog
  • Sucellos
  • Suijin
  • Sukunabikona
  • Summanus
  • Sun Wukong
  • Supay
  • Surtr
  • Surya
  • Susanoo
  • Suttung
  • Svarog
  • Svarozhich
  • Svetovid
  • Sylvanos

T: 72 names

  • Ta'aroa
  • Tages
  • Tai Sui
  • Takamimusubi
  • Takemikazuchi
  • Takeminakata
  • Tane
  • Tangaroa
  • Tano
  • Taranis
  • Tarhunt
  • Tartarus
  • Tatenen
  • Tavareth
  • Tawa
  • Tawhirimatea
  • Tecciztecatl
  • Telesphorus
  • Tellumo
  • Tempestus
  • Tenjin
  • Tepeu
  • Tepeyollotl
  • Tepoztecatl
  • Terminus
  • Tethra
  • Teutates
  • Tezcatlipoca
  • Thalassor
  • Thanatos
  • Thanh Giong
  • Tharion
  • Tharuk Skybreaker
  • Thaumas
  • Thor
  • Thoth

T, continued

  • Thraetaona
  • Thrym
  • Thunor
  • Thuy Tinh
  • Thymeon
  • Tiberinus
  • Tirawa
  • Tishpak
  • Titanius
  • Tiw
  • Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
  • Tlaloc
  • Tohil
  • Tolmek the Reckoner
  • Tonacatecuhtli
  • Tonatiuh
  • Torngarsuk
  • Torvin
  • Torvin of the Deep
  • Triglav
  • Triptolemus
  • Triton
  • Trophonius
  • Tsohanoai
  • Tsui-Goab
  • Tsukuyomi
  • Tudigong
  • Tuireann
  • Tuisto
  • Tumatauenga
  • Tunupa
  • Tuoni
  • Tupa
  • Tvastar
  • Typheos
  • Tyr

U: 17 names

  • Uenuku
  • Ukko
  • Uku
  • Ulgen
  • Ullr
  • Ulvareth
  • Ulvenar Wolf-Father
  • Umbratus
  • Umbros
  • Umvelinqangi
  • Unkulunkulu
  • Uranus
  • Urcuchillay
  • Usil
  • Usins
  • Utgard-Loki
  • Utu

V: 39 names

  • Vaelor
  • Vaelor Stormward
  • Vafthrudnir
  • Vainamoinen
  • Vali
  • Vamana
  • Varaha
  • Varkemion
  • Varuna
  • Vashtun the Drowned King
  • Vata
  • Vayu
  • Ve
  • Veiovis
  • Veles
  • Venkateshwara
  • Ventorius
  • Verethragna
  • Vertumnus
  • Vetrung
  • Vharun
  • Vidar
  • Vili
  • Virabhadra
  • Viracocha
  • Vishnu
  • Vishwakarma
  • Vithoba
  • Vitiris
  • Vivasvat
  • Vodyanoy
  • Volkareth the Twice-Born
  • Voltaris
  • Volturnus
  • Vortexus
  • Vosegus
  • Votan
  • Vucub Caquix
  • Vulcan

W: 10 names

  • Waaq
  • Wadj-wer
  • Wakea
  • Watatsumi
  • Wenchang Wang
  • Weneg
  • Wepwawet
  • Whiro
  • Wisakedjak
  • Wu Gang

X: 9 names

  • Xaman Ek
  • Xanthoros
  • Xbalanque
  • Xingtian
  • Xipe Totec
  • Xiuhtecuhtli
  • Xochipilli
  • Xolotl
  • Xyraleth

Y: 20 names

  • Yacatecuhtli
  • Yam
  • Yama
  • Yandi
  • Yanluo Wang
  • Yarhibol
  • Yarovit
  • Ygg
  • Yima
  • Ymir
  • Yngvi
  • Yohualtecuhtli
  • Yseldor the Unsleeping
  • Ysmarun
  • Yu Shi
  • Yuanshi Tianzun
  • Yucahu
  • Yue Lao
  • Yum Cimil
  • Yum Kaax

Z: 17 names

  • Zababa
  • Zagreus
  • Zanahary
  • Zantheus Lord of Storms
  • Zao Jun
  • Zelus
  • Zenithus
  • Zephyros
  • Zeus
  • Zeus Xenios
  • Zhang Guolao
  • Zhenwu
  • Zhong Kui
  • Zhulong
  • Zhurong
  • Zurameth
  • Zurvan