Goddess Name Generator
Names of goddesses from world mythology
Generate goddess names from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu, Celtic, Japanese, Mesopotamian, Slavic, Yoruba, and Aztec mythology, alongside original goddess names for fantasy pantheons. Popular with writers, worldbuilders, and parents hunting for a mythological baby name.
About goddess names
Goddess names are some of the oldest words we still say. Inanna was worshipped in Uruk more than five thousand years ago, and her name passed through Akkadian as Ishtar and Phoenician as Astarte. Greek goddess names tend to end in -a or -e (Athena, Persephone, Hecate) and many are transparent nouns: Nike is victory, Themis is divine law, Eos is dawn. Norse goddess names are short and often plain (Sif, Hel, Eir), while Egyptian ones such as Sekhmet and Hathor come to us filtered through Greek and Coptic spellings.
What separates a great goddess name from a pretty one is a clear domain and a hint of temperament. Morrigan is the phantom queen who chooses the slain; Renenutet is the cobra goddess of the harvest; Xochiquetzal is 'precious feather flower', goddess of beauty and weaving. When you invent a goddess, start from her domain, choose a language flavor for the culture that worships her, and let the sound carry the mood: soft liquids and vowels for love, sea, and dawn goddesses (Elunara, Solenne), harder consonants for war and death (Morana, Ravethys).
The list mixes authentic goddesses from more than thirty traditions, Hittite to Inuit, with original names built the same way, making it a good source for unusual baby names, character names, and brand names with a mythic edge.
How to choose goddess names
- Choose the goddess's domain before her name, then look for sounds that fit it; sea and moon goddesses suit open vowels, war goddesses suit hard k, r, and t.
- Give her a title the way worshippers did (Athena Parthenos, Isis Great of Magic); it makes the name feel lived-in rather than decorative.
- For a fantasy pantheon, keep goddess and god names in the same phonetic family so they read as one culture.
- Names of goddesses still actively worshipped, such as Lakshmi, Guanyin, and Oshun, are best treated with research and respect rather than reinvented as fantasy villains.
- If you want a mythological baby name, the softer Greek and Roman ones (Selene, Aurora, Thalia, Iris) are the most wearable in English.
Frequently asked questions
What are some famous goddess names?
Athena, Aphrodite, Artemis, and Persephone from Greece; Freyja and Frigg from the Norse; Isis, Hathor, and Bastet from Egypt; Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Kali from Hindu tradition; and Amaterasu from Japan are among the best known.
Which goddess names work as baby names?
Selene, Aurora, Iris, Thalia, Luna, Flora, Freya (from Freyja), Isis (though less common now), Brigid, Rhiannon, and Maia are all used as given names in English-speaking countries.
How do I invent a goddess name for my fantasy world?
Take a word tied to her domain, shape it to the sounds of your culture's language, and add a feminine ending that matches the rest of the pantheon (-a, -e, -ith, -enne). Add an epithet like Star-Veiled or of the Tides for weight.
Are these goddess names free to use commercially?
Yes. Mythological names are in the public domain, and the original names here carry no restrictions, so you can use them in books, games, and products.
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All 1,000 goddess names
A: 119 names
- Abnoba
- Abyssine
- Aceso
- Achlys
- Acionna
- Adgilis Deda
- Adikia
- Aditi
- Aegle
- Aequitas
- Aergia
- Aeternitas
- Aglaea
- Aine
- Airmid
- Aja
- Ajatar
- Aje
- Ak Ana
- Al-Uzza
- Ala
- Alakshmi
- Alala
- Alalkomenia
- Alcyone
- Alecto
- Allani
- Allanzu
- Allat
- Alpan
- Alunsina
- Amamikyu
- Amanozako
- Amarantha
- Amaterasu
- Ambika
- Ambrelith
- Ame-no-Sagume
- Ame-no-Uzume
- Amechania
- Amesemi
- Ammit
- Amphitrite
- Amunet
- Anagolay
- Anahita
- Anaideia
- Ananke
- Anat
- Ancasta
- Ancharia
- Anchiale
- Andarta
- Andraste
- Ange Patyai
- Angelos
- Angerona
- Angeyja
- Angitia
A, continued
- Angrboda
- Anjea
- Annapurna
- Annunitum
- Anput
- Antevorta
- Antu
- Anuket
- Anumati
- Apate
- Aphrodite
- Apollonis
- Aporia
- Arasy
- Ardoxsho
- Arduinna
- Argimpasa
- Ariadne
- Arianrhod
- Armaiti
- Arnapkapfaaluk
- Arnemetia
- Arsay
- Arshtat
- Artemis
- Artume
- Arubani
- Arundhati
- Asase Afua
- Asase Ya
- Asherah
- Ashima
- Astarte
- Asterenne
- Asteria
- Astraea
- Astrape
- Atahensic
- Atanua
- Atargatis
- Athena
- Atla
- Atlacoya
- Atropos
- Au Co
- Aura
- Aurboda
- Aurelith
- Aurenna
- Aurora
- Auxesia
- Auxo
- Aventia
- Aveta
- Axomamma
- Aya
- Ayao
- Ayida-Weddo
- Ayizan
- Ayysyt
B: 49 names
- Baalat Gebal
- Badb
- Baduhenna
- Bagalamukhi
- Bagmashtu
- Bahuchara
- Banba
- Barbale
- Bari Gongju
- Bastet
- Bat
- Bau
- Baubo
- Be Chuille
- Beira
- Belet-Ili
- Belet-Nagar
- Belet-Seri
- Belili
- Belisama
- Bellona
- Benzaiten
- Bereginya
- Beset
- Bestla
- Beyla
- Bhadrakali
- Bhairavi
- Bhumi
- Bhuvaneshvari
- Bia
- Bil
- Bila
- Bixia Yuanjun
- Blodeuwedd
- Boann
- Bona Dea
- Bormana
- Borysthenis
- Brahmacharini
- Brahmani
- Branwen
- Bricta
- Brigid
- Britomartis
- Bronte
- Brumenne
- Brynhildr
- Bubona
C: 55 names
- Caelisse
- Caldrine
- Calliope
- Callirrhoe
- Calypso
- Candelifera
- Canens
- Cardea
- Carman
- Carmenta
- Carna
- Carpo
- Catha
- Cathubodua
- Cavillace
- Celaeno
- Celestia
- Cephisso
- Ceres
- Cerridwen
- Cethlenn
- Ceto
- Chalchiuhtlicue
- Chandi
- Chandraghanta
- Chang'e
- Changxi
- Charis
- Chaupi Namca
- Cheimon
- Chen Jinggu
- Chhaya
- Chicomecoatl
- Chinnamasta
- Chista
- Chloris
- Chuangmu
- Cindrael
- Circe
- Clemathys
- Cleta
- Clidna
- Clio
- Cloacina
- Clota
- Clotho
- Coatlicue
- Cocamama
- Concordia
- Coventina
- Coyolxauhqui
- Creiddylad
- Culsu
- Cunina
- Cybele
D: 37 names
- Dakiniten
- Damia
- Damkina
- Damona
- Danu
- Dea Tacita
- Decima
- Dekla
- Demeter
- Despoina
- Devana
- Devasena
- Deverra
- Devi
- Dewi Ratih
- Dhumavati
- Diana
- Dianann
- Dictynna
- Dike
- Dione
- Disciplina
- Discordia
- Diti
- Divona
- Dodola
- Dola
- Domiduca
- Doris
- Doumu
- Drofn
- Drvaspa
- Durga
- Duttur
- Dwynwen
- Dzerassa
- Dzivaguru
E: 40 names
- Echtge
- Edusa
- Egeria
- Ehuang
- Eiar
- Eileithyia
- Eir
- Eirene
- Eistla
- Eithinoha
- Ekajati
- Electra
- Elen
- Elli
- Elunara
- Emberlyn
- Empanda
- Enyo
- Eos
- Eostre
- Epona
- Erato
- Ereshkigal
- Eris
- Eriu
- Erzulie Dantor
- Erzulie Freda
- Estan
- Estsanatlehi
- Etain
- Etelatar
- Ethausva
- Ethniu
- Eukleia
- Eukrante
- Eunomia
- Euphrosyne
- Eurybia
- Euterpe
- Evagore
F: 19 names
- Fabulina
- Fama
- Fand
- Fea
- Fecunditas
- Feng Popo
- Fenja
- Feronia
- Fides
- Fimmilena
- Flidais
- Flora
- Floriana
- Fodla
- Fortuna
- Freyja
- Frigg
- Fulla
- Furrina
G: 27 names
- Gabija
- Gaia
- Galatea
- Ganga
- Ganymeda
- Gatumdug
- Gauri
- Gefjon
- Geirahod
- Geirskogul
- Gelisande
- Genetyllis
- Gerd
- Gersemi
- Geshtinanna
- Gjalp
- Gleti
- Gna
- Gnowee
- Gondul
- Greip
- Grian
- Grid
- Groa
- Guanyin
- Gula
- Gunnr
H: 57 names
- Hahai-i Wuhti
- Halcyra
- Hanan
- Haniyasu-hime
- Hapantali
- Hariasa
- Harimella
- Hariti
- Harmonia
- Hathor
- Hatmehit
- Hauhet
- Haumea
- He Xiangu
- Hebe
- Hecate
- Hedetet
- Heimarmene
- Hel
- Hemera
- Hemsut
- Heqet
- Hera
- Herentas
- Heret-Kau
- Herfjotur
- Herkyna
- Hesat
- Hesperethusa
- Hestia
- Hetepes-Sekhus
- Hiemara
- Hiiaka
- Hilaritas
- Hildr
- Hina
- Hine-moana
- Hine-nui-te-po
- Hine-raumati
- Hine-takurua
- Hine-te-iwaiwa
- Hipta
- Hlin
- Hlokk
- Holda
- Hopoe
- Horta
- Hrist
- Huitaca
- Huixtocihuatl
- Hutellura
- Hutena
- Huwassanna
- Hygieia
- Hyndla
- Hypate
- Hyrrokkin
I: 37 names
- Iabet
- Iambe
- Iaso
- Icauna
- Ichikishima-hime
- Idemili
- Idunn
- Ilamatecuhtli
- Illumina
- Ilm
- Ilmatar
- Imberombera
- Imentet
- Inanna
- Indrani
- Inkosazana
- Ino
- Intercidona
- Ioke
- Ipy
- Iris
- Irpa
- Ishara
- Ishat
- Ishtar
- Isis
- Isolde
- Istustaya
- Itzpapalotl
- Iunit
- Iusaaset
- Ix Chebel Yax
- Ixchel
- Ixtab
- Izanami
- Iztaccihuatl
- Izunome
J: 11 names
- Jabme-akka
- Jarnsaxa
- Jinhua Furen
- Jiutian Xuannü
- Jord
- Juksakka
- Julunggul
- Juno
- Justitia
- Juventas
- Jyestha
K: 46 names
- Kaahupahau
- Kabeiro
- Kadru
- Kaguya-hime
- Kahausibware
- Kahoupokane
- Kalaratri
- Kali
- Kalokagathia
- Kaltes-Ekwa
- Kamakhya
- Kamakshi
- Kamala
- Kamrusepa
- Kanayama-hime
- Kanisurra
- Kanyakumari
- Kara
- Karta
- Katyayani
- Kauket
- Kaumari
- Kebechet
- Ker
- Khensit
- Khosedam
- Ki
- Kihawahine
- Kiririsha
- Kishar
- Kishimojin
- Kisshoten
- Kivutar
- Klymene
- Koevasi
- Kokyangwuti
- Konohanasakuya-hime
- Kostroma
- Kotharat
- Kotys
- Kukurihime
- Kulitta
- Kupala
- Kushinadahime
- Kushmanda
- Kuyen
L: 38 names
- La Sirene
- Lachesis
- Lacrimera
- Lada
- Laima
- Laka
- Lakshmi
- Lalahon
- Lalita
- Lamaria
- Lampetia
- Larunda
- Lasa
- Latiaran
- Latis
- Laufey
- Lea
- Leinth
- Lelwani
- Lelya
- Lethe
- Leto
- Leucothea
- Levana
- Li Ban
- Libertas
- Lieu Hanh
- Liminara
- Lishan Laomu
- Lisin
- Litavis
- Lofn
- Longmu
- Lucina
- Lumina
- Luna
- Lunara
- Luoshen
M: 74 names
- Maat
- Macha
- Maderakka
- Mae Phosop
- Magu
- Magwayen
- Mahagauri
- Maheshvari
- Maia
- Maiesta
- Malinalxochitl
- Maliya
- Mama Cocha
- Mama Huaco
- Mama Ocllo
- Mama Quilla
- Maman Brigitte
- Mamitu
- Manasa
- Manat
- Manzat
- Mari
- Maria Makiling
- Marichi
- Marishiten
- Maristelle
- Mastorava
- Matangi
- Mater Matuta
- Matka Ziemia
- Matlalcueye
- Mawu
- Mayahuel
- Mazu
- Mebuyan
- Medb
- Meenakshi
M, continued
- Mefitis
- Megaera
- Mehet-Weret
- Mehit
- Melia
- Melinoe
- Melpomene
- Menhit
- Menja
- Meret
- Meretseger
- Meridia
- Merope
- Mese
- Meskhenet
- Metis
- Mezulla
- Mictecacihuatl
- Mielikki
- Minerva
- Minona
- Mist
- Mizuhame
- Mlande Ava
- Mnemosyne
- Modgud
- Modron
- Mohini
- Mokosh
- Mor Muman
- Morana
- Morrigan
- Morta
- Mumbi
- Musokoroni
- Mut
- Mystara
N: 70 names
- Nabarbi
- Naenia
- Nafanua
- Nakisawame
- Nambi
- Nammu
- Nana Buluku
- Nane
- Nang Kwak
- Nanna
- Nanshe
- Nantosuelta
- Narasimhi
- Naria
- Narundi
- Naunet
- Nautsiti
- Nebethetepet
- Nebrielle
- Necessitas
- Nehalennia
- Nehmetawy
- Nei Tituaabine
- Neith
- Nekhbet
- Nemain
- Nemertes
- Nemesis
- Nemetona
- Nemorae
- Nephele
- Nephthys
- Nepit
- Nerio
- Nerrivik
N, continued
- Nerthus
- Nete
- Niamh
- Nike
- Nikkal
- Ninatta
- Ninazimua
- Ninegal
- Ningirima
- Ninhursag
- Ninisina
- Ninkasi
- Ninkurra
- Ninlil
- Ninmah
- Ninmug
- Ninsar
- Ninsianna
- Ninsikila
- Ninsun
- Nintinugga
- Nirriti
- Nisaba
- Njorun
- Noctuelle
- Nona
- Nortia
- Nott
- Nuakea
- Nungal
- Nut
- Nuwa
- Nyx
- Nyxara
- Nzambici
O: 18 names
- Obba
- Ogetsu-hime
- Ohirume
- Olosa
- Olrun
- Olwen
- Omecihuatl
- Ondine
- Opora
- Ops
- Orbona
- Orthosie
- Orvanthe
- Oshun
- Ossithra
- Otohime
- Ourania
- Oya
P: 49 names
- Pachamama
- Padmavati
- Paidia
- Pakhet
- Palden Lhamo
- Palioxis
- Panacea
- Pandaisia
- Pannychis
- Papatuanuku
- Parendi
- Parvati
- Pasiphae
- Pasithea
- Paventia
- Pax
- Peitharchia
- Peitho
- Pele
- Penarddun
- Perse
- Persephone
- Perunika
- Phaethusa
- Phersipnai
- Phoebe
- Phra Mae Thorani
- Phthinoporon
- Pidray
- Pietas
- Pinikir
- Pleione
- Poliahu
- Polyhymnia
- Polymatheia
- Pomona
- Popa Medaw
- Porrima
- Postvorta
- Potina
- Prajnaparamita
- Prithvi
- Proioxis
- Proserpina
- Providentia
- Psyche
- Ptesanwi
- Ptocheia
- Pudicitia
Q: 2 names
- Qamaits
- Qetesh
R: 30 names
- Radha
- Raet-Tawy
- Ragana
- Ran
- Rana Niejta
- Randgrid
- Rati
- Ratri
- Ravethys
- Reginleif
- Reitia
- Renenutet
- Renpet
- Renuka
- Repyt
- Resonyth
- Revati
- Rhea
- Rhiannon
- Rind
- Ritona
- Rivenna
- Rohe
- Rohini
- Roma
- Rona
- Rosmerta
- Rota
- Rukmini
- Rumina
S: 87 names
- Sadhbh
- Saga
- Saho-hime
- Salisse
- Salus
- Samsin Halmoni
- Sandhya
- Sandraudiga
- Sanngrid
- Santoshi
- Sarama
- Saranyu
- Saraswati
- Sarpanit
- Satet
- Sati
- Saule
- Savitri
- Sefkhet-Abwy
- Sekhat-Hor
- Sekhmet
- Selendra
- Selene
- Semele
- Sengen
- Senuna
- Seoritsu-hime
- Sequana
- Seraphine
- Serket
- Serua
- Seshat
- Shailaputri
- Shakti
- Shala
- Shapash
- Shashthi
- Shentayet
- Shesmetet
- Shitala
- Shitateru-hime
- Shumaliya
- Shuzianna
S, continued
- Siddhidatri
- Sif
- Sigrdrifa
- Sigrun
- Sigyn
- Sinivali
- Sinmara
- Sinthgunt
- Sirona
- Sita
- Sjofn
- Skadi
- Skandamata
- Skeggjold
- Skogul
- Skuld
- Snotra
- Sol
- Solenne
- Solvanna
- Somnielle
- Songzi Niangniang
- Sopdet
- Spandaramet
- Spes
- Spinarel
- Stata Mater
- Sterope
- Strenua
- Styx
- Suadela
- Sulis
- Sunna
- Surabhi
- Suseri-hime
- Sussistanako
- Suvetar
- Svadha
- Svava
- Svipul
- Swaha
- Sylvaine
- Syn
- Szelanya
T: 54 names
- Ta-Bitjet
- Taema
- Tagitsu-hime
- Tailtiu
- Takiri-hime
- Tala
- Tallay
- Tamayori-hime
- Tanit
- Tapati
- Tara
- Taranga
- Tasenetnofret
- Tashmetum
- Tatsuta-hime
- Taweret
- Tayet
- Taygete
- Tefnut
- Telarenne
- Tellus
- Tenenet
- Terpsichore
- Teteoinnan
- Tethys
- Thalassene
- Thalia
- Thallo
- Thalna
- Theia
- Thelxinoia
- Themis
- Theoria
- Thessalyn
- Thetis
- Thorgerd Holgabrud
- Thrud
- Tiamat
- Tianhou
- Tilafaiga
- Tisiphone
- Tlachtga
- Tlazolteotl
- Tonacacihuatl
- Toyotama-hime
- Toyouke
- Trebaruna
- Tripura Sundari
- Tryphe
- Tulsi
- Tusholi
- Tushpuea
- Tutela
- Tyche
U: 13 names
- Ukemochi
- Uksakka
- Ulfrun
- Uma
- Umbraleth
- Unelanuhi
- Uni
- Urania
- Urash
- Urd
- Urpay Huachac
- Ushas
- Uttu
V: 31 names
- Vaelora
- Vaishnavi
- Valli
- Vammatar
- Var
- Varahi
- Varima-te-takere
- Vasudhara
- Vedyava
- Vegoia
- Veju Mate
- Velu Mate
- Venus
- Verdandi
- Verdania
- Veredice
- Veritas
- Vesna
- Vespera
- Vesta
- Vesuna
- Vica Pota
- Victoria
- Vinata
- Viriplaca
- Viryava
- Vishalakshi
- Vitalia
- Volumna
- Volupia
- Vor
W: 11 names
- Wadjet
- Waiau
- Wakahirume
- Wenut
- Wepset
- Werethekau
- Whaitiri
- Wosret
- Wuriupranili
- Wurusemu
- Wusheng Laomu
X: 5 names
- Xihe
- Xilonen
- Xiwangmu
- Xochiquetzal
- Xquic
Y: 14 names
- Yagami-hime
- Yami
- Yamuna
- Yaoji
- Yellamma
- Yemoja
- Yemowo
- Yeongdeung
- Yewa
- Yingarna
- Yolkai Estsan
- Ysolde
- Yuhwa
- Yunxiao