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Aba Αβα f Greek Mythology
The name of a Thracian nymph loved by Poseidon.

Abarbarea Ἀβαρβαρέη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Abarbaree.

Abarbaree Ἀβαρβαρέη f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀβάρβαρος (abarbaros), ἀβόρβορος (aborboros) meaning "without filth", itself from α (a), a negative prefix, and βόρβορος (borboros) meaning "mud, mire, filth"... [more]

Acacallide f Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Acacallis.

Acacallis Ἀκακαλλίς f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
This was a word for the narcissus flower used in Crete. It is said to mean "unwalled" in Greek, possibly from the Greek negative prefix α (a) with an element related to ἀκή (ake) "point, edge"... [more]

Acalle Ἀκάλλη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Form of Acacallis found in the Bibliotheca, a compendium of Greek myths.

Acanthe m & f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of both Acantha and Acanthus.

Acanthis Ἀκανθίς f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Greek Ἀκανθίς (Akanthis), which was the name of a type of finch, known as thistle finch in English, literally meaning "prickly" from Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) "thorn, prickle, thistle" (compare Acantha, Acanthus)... [more]

Acaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἂκαστη (Akaste), which is the feminine form of Akastos (see Acastus). This name is borne by two characters in Greek mythology... [more]

Aceso Ἀκεσώ f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἀκεσώ (Akeso), derived from ἄκεσις (akesis) meaning "healing, curing". She was the Greek goddess of healing (wounds) and curing (illness); unlike her sister Panakeia (Panacea), Aceso personified the process of a curing rather than the cure itself.

Achaia Ἀχαΐα f Greek Mythology, English (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Greek ἄχος (achos) meaning "grief, pain, distress" (also see Achaios, Achilles)... [more]

Achelois Ἀχελωΐς f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Acheloios. In Greek myth this was the name of a minor moon goddess as well as a general name for water nymphs and an epithet of the Sirens (as the daughters of Achelous).

Achiroë Ἀχιρόη f Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown, perhaps related to ἄχος (akhos) meaning "distress, grief" and ρόη (rhoe) meaning "flow, stream, river".

Acidusa Ἀκίδουσα f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀκίς (akis) meaning "pointed object; barb, arrow". This was the name of the wife of Scamander, whom he named the well of Boeotia after.

Acosta f Greek Mythology (Latinized, Rare, ?)
ninfa filha de tethys

Acraea Ἀκραία f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀκραία (Akraia), an epithet of numerous goddesses whose temples were situated on hills or mountains, including Athena and Hera, which meant "of the heights" or "dwelling on the heights"... [more]

Actaea Ἀκταίη, Ἁκταία f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aktaie and Aktaia, both of which derive from Greek ἁκτή (akte) "headland, sea-coast, shore" (compare the masculine equivalent Aktaios and its latinized form Actaeus)... [more]

Acte f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Akte.

Actée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Actaea.

Actoris f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aktoris.

Adamanteia f Greek Mythology (?)
Apparently derived from Greek ἀδάμαντος (adamantos) meaning "unbreakable, inflexible". The 1st-century BC Roman writer Hyginus called the nymph Amaltheia by this name in his Fabulae (139).

Adamanthea f Greek Mythology (Modern, ?)
Possibly a corruption of Adamanteia, a name used by Hyginus in reference to Amalthea.

Adamantheia f Greek Mythology
Variant of Adamanthea.

Adastrea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Adastreia, which is a variant of Adrasteia.

Adea f Greek Mythology, Albanian
In Greek mythology, Adea was the birth name of Eurydice.

Adephagia Αδηφαγια f Greek Mythology
The name of the goddess of gluttony.

Adiante Ἀδιάντη f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek ἀδίαντον (adianton) meaning "maidenhair" (a plant, species Adiantum capillus-veneris) or ἀδίαντος (adiantos) meaning "unwetted, not bathed in sweat", from the negative prefix ἀ (a) and the verb διαίνω (diaino) "to wet, to moisten"... [more]

Adikia Ἀδικία f Greek Mythology
Means "injustice, iniquity" in Greek, derived from ἀ (a), a negative prefix, and δίκη (dike) "justice"... [more]

Admete Ἀδμήτη f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Admetos. This name belonged to two characters in Greek mythology: the daughter of King Eurystheus (for whom Herakles stole the girdle of Hippolyta), and one of the Oceanids.

Adrastée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Adrasteia.

Adrastia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
One of the Latinized forms of Adrasteia

Adrestia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant form of Adrastia, which is one of the various latinized forms of Adrasteia. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a war figure and goddess of revenge and balance, who often battled in war... [more]

Aëdon Ἀηδών f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀηδών (aēdōn) "songstress" or from Greek ἀηδονίς (aēdonis) "nightingale". Also compare Greek ἀοιδή (aoidē) meaning "song". This was the name of a legendary queen of Thebes who plotted to kill her rival Niobe's son, but killed her own son accidentally... [more]

Aedos Αιδως f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Αιδως (Aidos) which meant "modesty, decency". In Greek mythology, Aedos was a goddess or daimona of modesty, reverence and respect and a companion of the goddess Nemesis.

Aega Αἴγη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἴγη (Aige), derived from αἴξ (aix) "she-goat" or ἄϊξ (aix) "gale of wind". In Greek mythology, Aega or Aex nursed the infant Zeus in Crete, along with her sister Helice, after Rhea gave Cronus a stone to swallow instead of the newborn Zeus... [more]

Aegea f Greek Mythology
She was sister to Circe and Pasiphaë, and daughter of the sun. When the Titans attacked the gods of Olympus, Gaia placed Aegea in a cave to hide her shining loveliness.

Aegiale Αἰγιάλη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἰγιάλη (Aigiale), derived from Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialos) meaning "beach, shore" (also see the masculine form Aigialos)... [more]

Aegina Αιγινα f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αιγινη (Aigine), which is of unknown meaning, perhaps an alternative name for the plant known as Etruscan honeysuckle in English. In Greek mythology she was a naiad loved by Zeus, who abducted her in the form of an eagle, carrying her off to the island of Attica... [more]

Aegleis Αἰγληίς f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἰγληίς (Aigleis), a derivative of αἴγλη (aigle) meaning "radiance, splendour" (compare Aegle). In Greek mythology this name belonged to one of the Hyacinthides, the four daughters of Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian, who was said to have moved to Athens and, in compliance with an oracle, to have caused his daughters to be sacrificed by the Athenians on the tomb of the Cyclops Geraestus for the purpose of delivering the city from famine and the plague, under which it was suffering during the war with Minos.

Aëlla f Greek Mythology
Variant of Aella.

Aello Ἀελλώ f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἄελλα (aella) "whirlwind, tempest". This was the name of a "storm-swift" harpy in Greek myth.

Aellopos Ἀελλόπος f Greek Mythology
Variant of Aellopous. This was the form used by Homer (in his Iliad, as an epithet of the goddess Iris).

Aellopous Ἀελλόπους f Greek Mythology
Means "swift as a whirlwind", literally "whirlwood-footed", from Greek ἄελλα (aella) meaning "a stormy wind, whirlwind" and πούς (pous) "foot". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Iris, the swift messenger of the gods... [more]

Aellopus Ἀελλόπους f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aellopous.

Aenete Αἰνήτη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latin form of the Greek Αἰνήτη (Ainete), derived from Greek αἰνητός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy, deserving praise", from αἰνέω (aineo) "to praise". In Greek mythology Aenete was the wife of Aeneas, the legendary founder of the ancient Thracian city of Aenus.

Aeolia Αἰολία f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἰολία (Aiolia), itself derived from αἰόλος (aiolos) meaning "moving, swift" (see Aiolos).

Aergia Ἀεργία f Greek Mythology
Means "idleness" in Greek, derived from the negative prefix α (a) and ἔργον (ergon) "work". This was the name of the Greek personification of sloth and idleness.

Aero f Greek Mythology
Perhaps derived from the Greek verb ἀείρω (aeiro), αἴρω (airo) "to lift up, to raise". In Greek mythology, Aero (also called Haero, Aerope and Maerope) was a princess of the island of Chios, a daughter of Oenopion and Helice... [more]

Aeropa f Greek Mythology
Elaboration of Aerope.

Aerope Ἀερόπη f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Greek Ἀέροπος (Aeropos) (see Aeropus). In Greek myth Aerope was a daughter of King Catreus of Crete, granddaughter of Minos and wife of Atreus (to whom she was married after the death of his son and her first husband Pleisthenes)... [more]

Aethra Αιθρα, Αἴθρη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αιθρη (Aithre) meaning "bright, purer air; the sky" in Greek (from aithein "to burn, shine"). This was the name of several characters in Greek myth including the mother of Theseus, a captive of Troy, at the service of Helen until the city was besieged.

Aethusa f Greek Mythology
Aethusa was a daughter of Poseidon and the Pleiad Alcyone. She was also loved by Apollo.

Aetna Αἴτνη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἴτνη (Aitne), perhaps from aithein "to burn". Aetna was the Greek personification of Mount Etna, a volcano on Sicily. Its strange noises were attributed to the ironworking of Vulcan's forge.

Aex Αιξ f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αιξ (Aix) meaning "goat". In Greek mythology Aex or Aega was a goat nymph who nursed the infant Zeus in Crete, and he afterwards changed her into the constellation Capella... [more]

Agameda f Greek Mythology (Russified)
Serbian, Russian, Spanish and Basque form of Agamede.

Agamédé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Agamede.

Agamede Ἀγαμήδη f Greek Mythology
Means "very cunning", derived from Greek ἄγαν (agan) meaning "very much" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning"... [more]

Aganippe Ἀγανίππη f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek ἀγανός (aganos) meaning "mild, gentle" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of various figures in Greek mythology... [more]

Agathippe Ἀγαθίππη f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse"... [more]

Agave Αγαυη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agaue.

Aglaonoe Ἀγλαονόη f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun νόος (noos) meaning "mind".... [more]

Aglaope Ἀγλαόπη f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with either the Greek noun ὄψ (ops) meaning "voice" or the Greek noun ὤψ (ops) meaning "eye, face, countenance".... [more]

Aglaopheme Ἀγλαοφήμη f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαόφημος (aglaophemos) meaning "of splendid fame", which consists of the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun φήμη (pheme) meaning "prophetic saying" as well as "rumour" and "(good) report, repute, fame".... [more]

Aglaophonos Ἀγλαοφώνος m & f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαόφωνος (aglaophonos) meaning "with a splendid voice", which consists of the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".... [more]

Aglaophonus m & f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aglaophonos. In Greek mythology, Aglaophonus is the name of one of the Sirens.

Aglauros Ἄγλαυρος f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄγλαυρος (aglauros), a variant of ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "bright, shining, splendid". In Greek mythology Aglauros was the eldest daughter of the Athenian king Cecrops... [more]

Aglaurus f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from the Ancient Greek Agraulos "countryside flute".... [more]

Agrotora f Greek Mythology
This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, under which title she was regarded as the patron goddess of hunters. Conceivably related to Greek ἄγρᾱ (agra) "hunt, catch" and the name of the Brythonic war goddess Agrona, from old Celtic agro "battle, carnage".

Aia Αια f Greek Mythology
A Naiad associated with a well, spring or fountain of the town of Aia, also known as Kolkhis, on the Black Sea. Her name was taken from that place. According to myth she was loved and pursued by the local river-god Phasis, and saved from him by the gods who transformed her into an island bearing that name.

Aidos f Greek Mythology
From Greek Αἰδώς aidṓs "shame, respect, reverence." This is the Greek goddess of shame, modesty, and humility.

Aigeiros Αιγειρος f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek αἴγειρος (aígeiros) meaning "black poplar". This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with the black poplar tree.

Ainia f Greek Mythology
Ainia was an Amazon who presumably accompanied Penthesilea to the Trojan War and was eventuelly killed by Achilles. She is known only from an Attic terracotta relief fragment.

Aiolia Αἰολία f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Aeolia.

Aischris Αισχρίς f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αισχρός (aischros) "the one with shame".

Aithra Αιθρα, Αιθρη f Greek Mythology, Greek (Rare)
Original Greek form of Aethra.

Aithusa Αἵθουσα f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Popular Culture
From Greek αἴθουσα (aithousa), a participle of the verb αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to light up". In Greek mythology, Aithousa (Latin: Aethusa) is the daughter of Poseidon and Alcyone, and a lover of Apollo (the Sun) with whom she had Eleuther... [more]

Aitne Αἴτνη f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Aitne is the name of a nymph seduced by Zeus. This is also the name of one of the moons of Jupiter. Mount Aetna's name also derives from this name.

Ajgiale f Greek Mythology (Polonized)
Polish form of Aegiale.

Akalle Ἀκάλλη f Greek Mythology
Non-Latinized form of Acalle.

Akeso Ακεσο f Greek Mythology
The name of the goddess of curing illness and healing wounds.

Akhlys f Greek Mythology
Variant of Achlys.

Akraia f Greek Mythology
A Naiad daughter of the river Asterion who — with her sisters, Euboea and Prosymna — nursed the infant goddess Hera.

Aktaie Ακταιη f Greek Mythology
Means "shore, headland" in Greek. In Greek myth Aktaie was one of the fifty Nereids or goddesses of the sea, particularly responsible for the seashore.

Akte f Greek Mythology
The ninth of the twelve Horai (hours) and goddess of an hour of the afternoon.

Aktoris Ἀκτορίς f Greek Mythology
Possibly a feminine form of Aktor. This is the name of a handmaid of Penelope in Homer's epic the Odyssey.

Alala Ἀλαλά f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλαλή (alalē) meaning "war-cry, battle-cry". This onomatopoeic name belonged to the female personification of the war-cry in Greek mythology. She was an attendant of the war god Ares, whose war-cry was her name: Alale alala.

Alalcomeneïs Ἀλαλκομενηίς f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Probably means "the Protectress, the Defender" from the Greek verb ἀλαλκεῖν (alalkein) "to ward, to keep off". This was an epithet of the goddess Athena as guardian of Boeotia... [more]

Alcathoe Ἀλκαθόη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκαθόη (Alkathoê), which is derived from Greek αλκη (alke) "strength" and θοός (thoos) "swift, nimble"... [more]

Alcibie Ἀλκιβίη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αλκιβίη (Alkibie) which was derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "defense, defensive strength, valour" and βία (bia) "bodily strength, force, act of violence" (compare Alcibiades)... [more]

Alcidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ἀλκιδίκη (Alkidike), which is derived from Greek αλκη (alke) "strength" combined with Greek δικη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage"... [more]

Alcimache f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkimache.

Alcimede Ἀλκιμέδη f Greek Mythology
Meaning "mighty cunning." The mother of Jason.

Alcithoe f Greek Mythology
Derived from αλκη (alke) meaning "strength" and θοός (thoos) meaning "swift, nimble".

Alcmena f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkmene.

Alectrona f Greek Mythology
An early goddess who was a daughter of the sun. It is speculated by some that she was possibly a goddess of the morning, or of man's waking sense, which causes him to wake up in the morning; the Doric form of her name is akin to the Greek word for "rooster" (Alectrona, the feminine genitive of Αλεκτορ, Alektor, the Greek word for "rooster"), while the Greek form Electryone is akin to the word for "amber" (Ἠλέκτρα, Elektra), as in the amber color of sunrise (as opposed to sunset, implied by Helios being her father); naturally, either of which would be an appropriate name for a solar goddess.

Aleteia f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Aletheia.

Aletheia Ἀλήθεια f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". (Compare English Alethea.) According to some Greek myths she was the personification of truth, a daughter of Zeus and one of the nurses to Apollo.

Alexirhoe Ἀλεξιρόη f Greek Mythology
Variant spelling of Alexirrhoe.

Alexiroe Ἀλεξιρόη f Greek Mythology
Variant transcription of Alexirhoe, which in turn is a variant spelling of Alexirrhoe.

Alexirrhoe Ἀλεξιρρόη f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream". Also compare the Greek noun ῥόος (rhoos) meaning "stream, flow of water, current" as well as the name Alexirrhoia, which are both closely related.... [more]

Alexirrhoia Ἀλεξίρροια f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and ῥοία (rhoia) meaning "flow, flux", which is related to ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream".... [more]

Alistra Άλίστρα f Greek Mythology
Alistra was a lover of Poseidon who bore him Ogyges.

Alkésztisz f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Alcestis.

Alkimache Ἀλκιμάχη f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Alkimachos.

Alkippa f Greek Mythology
Variant of Alkippe.

Alkis Αλκις f & m Greek Mythology, Greek

Alkméné f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Alcmene.

Alope Ἀλόπη f Greek Mythology
Unknown etymology, although it may be linked to the word ᾰ̓λώπηξ (alṓpēx) meaning "fox".

Alpheiaia Ἀλφειαία f Greek Mythology
Epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis which was derived from the name of the river god Alpheios, who loved her. Artemis Alpheiaia was worshipped at Letrini in Elis and on the island of Ortygia near Syracuse; she also shared an altar with Alpheios at Olympia... [more]

Alphesiboea Ἀλφεσίβοια f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλφεσίβοια (Alphesiboia) meaning "much-courted" (literally "earning cattle, bringing in oxen", from ἀλφάνω (alphano) meaning "to bring in, yield, earn" and βοῦς (bous) meaning "bullock, bull, ox")... [more]

Althaea Αλθαια f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Althaia.

Althée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare)
French form of Althea.

Amalteia f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Amalthea.

Amalteja f Greek Mythology (Polonized)
Polonized form of Amalthea.

Amalthée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Amalthea.

Amarysia Αμαρυσια f Greek Mythology
An epithet or title of the Greek goddess Artemis meaning "of Amarynthus", Amarynthus being a town in Euboea (according to Stephanus of Byzantium, Euboea itself)... [more]

Amatheia Ἀμάθεια f Greek Mythology
The name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.

Amathia f Greek Mythology (Latinized, ?)
A form of Amatheia. In Greek myth this was the name of one of the Nereids, the 50 daughters of the sea god Nereus.

Ambracia Άμβρακία f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
In Greek mythology Ambracia was the daughter of Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia. The ancient Greek city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her.

Amechania Ἀμηχανία f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀμηχανία (amechania) meaning "want of means, want of resources, helplessness". Amechania was the Greek personification of helplessness and want.

Amfitea f Greek Mythology (Polonized)
Polish form of Amphithea.

Amimona f Greek Mythology
Romanian form of Amymone.

Ammonia Ἀμμωνία f American (Rare, Archaic), Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ammon. In Greek mythology, Ammonia is an epithet of the goddess Hera.

Ampelos Αμπελος m & f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos) meaning "vine, grapevine". In Greek mythology it belonged to a satyr who was transformed into the first grapevine, loved by the god Dionysos, as well as to one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos, associated with vines such as wild grapes and bryony.

Amphiale Ἀμφιάλη f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀμφίαλος (amphialos) meaning "between two seas, living amid seas", derived from ἀμφίς (amphis) meaning "surrounding, around, between" and ἅλς (hals) "sea" (genitive ἁλός)... [more]

Amphianassa Αμφιάνασσα f Greek Mythology (?)
Apparently derived from Greek αμφι (amphi) meaning "around, on both sides" (compare Amphitrite) and ανασσα (anassa) meaning "queen, lady" (used as a term of address for goddesses)... [more]

Amphictyone Ἀμφικτυόνη f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀμφικτίονες (amphiktiones) meaning "neighbours, they that live nearby", itself from ἀμφίς (amphis) meaning "surrounding, around, between" and κτίζω (ktizo) meaning "to found, build, people".

Amphinome Ἀμφινόμη f Greek Mythology
Derived from αμφι (amphi) meaning "around, on both sides" and νομή (nome) meaning "devision, destribution".

Amphiro f Greek Mythology
The name of one of the Okeanides and a minor goddess of the rising tide.

Amphithea Ἀμφιθέα f Greek Mythology
The name of several women in Greek mythology.

Amümóné f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Amymone.

Amymone Ἀμυμώνη f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀμύμων (amymon) meaning "blameless, noble, excellent", itself from ἀ (a), a negative prefix, and μῶμος (momos) "blame, reproach"... [more]

Amynomene f Greek Mythology
The name of an Amazon warrior, said to mean "defender", or sometimes "blameless defender". It is probably derived from Greek ἀμυνομένη (amynomene), participle of the verb ἀμύνω (amyno) meaning "to keep off, to ward off, to defend, to assist; to avenge, to repay"... [more]

Anactoria Ἀνακτορία f Literature, Greek Mythology (Latinized, ?), Ancient Greek (Latinized, ?)
Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνακτορία (Anaktoria), derived from ἀνακτόρῐος (anaktorios) "royal", literally "belonging to a king, a lord" from ἀνάκτωρ (anaktor) "lord", from ἄναξ (anax) "lord"... [more]

Anadyomene Ἀναδυόμενη f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Means "emerging, rising from the sea", derived from Greek αναδύομαι (anadyomai) meaning "to surface, emerge, rise to the surface". This was an epithet of Aphrodite.

Anaideia Ἀναίδεια f Greek Mythology
From Greek ἀναίδεια (anaideia) meaning "shamelessness", derived from ἀν- (an-) "without" (alternative form of the negative prefix ἀ- (a-) used before a vowel) combined with αἰδώς (aidos) "shame, decency, regard for others, respect, reverence"... [more]

Ananke Ἀνάγκη f Greek Mythology
Meaning "force, constraint, necessity." Ananke was the personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle. She marks the beginning of the cosmos, along with Chronos.

Anaxandra Ὰναξάνδρα f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, French (Quebec, Rare)
Feminine form of Anaxandros. In Greek legend this name was borne by the wife of King Procles of Sparta. It was also the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek painter, who is mentioned in Clement of Alexandria's essay 'Women as Well as Men Capable of Perfection'.

Anaxarete Ἀναξαρέτη f Greek Mythology
Means "master of virtue", derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "lord, master" and ἀρετή (arete) meaning "virtue"... [more]

Anaxibia Άναξίβια f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Anaxibios. This name is carried by several characters in Greek mythology.

Anaxo Ἀναξώ f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king".

Anchiale Αγχιαλη f Greek Mythology
The name of the Titan goddess of the warming heat of fire, the sister of Prometheus and mother of the metal-working Daktyloi. Her name may be derived from ank-, a prefix meaning "to reveal or uncover" and further elements meaning "heat"... [more]

Anchinoë Ἀγχινόη f Greek Mythology
Variant of Achiroë.

Anchiroe Αγχιροη f Greek Mythology
The name of several Greek mythological figures, meaning "pouring flow".

Androdameia f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Androdamas, which means "man fighter" or "subduer of men", from Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "of a man" and δαμάζω (damazo) "to tame"... [more]

Andromaque f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Andromache.

Androméda f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Andromeda.

Andromède f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Andromeda.

Anesidora Ανησιδωρα f Greek Mythology
Means "giver of gifts" (or "she who sends forth gifts", "sender-up of gifts") or "spender of gifts" in Greek. This was an epithet (and epiklesis) of the Greek goddesses Demeter, who had a temple under this name at Phlius in Attica, and Gaia; it was also applied to Pandora.

Anfítrite f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish and Asturian form of Amphitrite.

Angélia f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Quebec, Rare), Hungarian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French and Hungarian form of Angelia.

Angelia Ἀγγελία f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀγγελία (angelia) meaning "message, tidings, news", related to ἄγγελος (angelos) "messenger". In Greek mythology Angelia was a daughter of the messenger god Hermes and the spirit (daimona) of messages, tidings, and proclamations.

Angélie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French, French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Variant of Angélia.

Ankhinoe Αγχινοη f Greek Mythology
Variant transcription of Ἀγχινόη (see Anchinoë).

Anquínoe f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Anchinoë.

Antandre f Greek Mythology
In Greek Mythology, Antandre was an Amazonian warrior. She was one of Penthesilea's twelve companions at Troy. Her name means, "She Who Precedes Men".

Antaura f Greek Mythology
Antaura is a Greek Demon of migraine headaches. She rises up out of the sea, moves like the wind, and enters into people’s heads to cause intense pain. Antaura is thwarted by the goddess Artemis, who diverts Antaura into the head of a bull in the mountains... [more]

Anteia Ἄντεια f Greek Mythology
According to Homer and other early writers, this was the name of the consort of Proetus. The tragic poets gave the name of the consort of Proetus as Stheneboea.

Anthe f Greek Mythology
Feminine given name from Greek Mythology which means "bloom". Anthe was one of the Alkyonides, nymphs of fair weather. After the death of their father at the hands of Herakles, they threw themselves into the sea in their grief and were transformed into kingfishers.

Anthelia f Coptic (Archaic), Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Anthelia was a water nymph and a dainaid. She is said to be a daughter of Polyxo and the wife of Cisseus.

Anthippe Ανθίππη f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Anthippos. In Greek mythology, Anthippe is one of the fifty daughters of king Thespius. She had a son named Hippodromus with Heracles.

Anthracia Ἀνθρακία f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Anthrakia.

Anthrakia Ανθρακια f Greek Mythology
Means "embers, burning charcoal" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to one of the nurses of the infant Zeus.

Anthylla Ἄνθυλλα f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek άνθος (anthos) meaning "blossom". Anthylla was a sacrificed victim of the Minotaur in Greek mythology.

Antianeira Ἀντιάνειρα f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀντιάνειρα (antianeira) meaning "a match for men", itself from ἀντί (anti) "against, compared to, like" and ἀνήρ (aner) "man"... [more]

Antianira f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antianeira, as well as the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of this name.

Antibrote Ἀντιβρότη f Greek Mythology
Means "equal to man", from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with βροτός (brotos), a poetic term meaning "mortal man"... [more]

Anticlée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Anticlea.

Antigoné f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Antigone.

Antimache Ἀντιμάχη f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Antimachos.

Antinoe Ἀντινόη f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Antinoos. This was the name of several princesses in Greek mythology, including one of the Peliades (the daughters of King Pelias of Iolcus and sisters to Alcestis, who were tricked by the sorceress Medea into killing their own father).

Antioche Ἀντιόχη m & f French (Archaic), Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
French form of Antiochus (masculine), as well as an ancient Greek feminine form of Antiochos (note, the usual feminine form was Antiochis)... [more]

Aora f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Aora was a nymph by whom the town of Aoros in Crete was named after. Aristocrats from the town of Eleutherna claimed descent from Aora and her husband Eleuther, one of the Kouretes.

Apate Ἀπάτη f Greek Mythology
Directly taken from Greek ἀπάτη (apatê) meaning "deceit, fraud, trick". Apate was the personification of deceit in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Nyx, the personification of night.

Apemosyne f Greek Mythology
A daughter of Catreus.

Aphaia Ἀφαία f Greek Mythology
Aphaia was a Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. She originated as early as the 14th century BCE as a local deity associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle... [more]

Aporia Ἀπορία f Greek Mythology
Means "difficulty, impossibility" in Greek, from ἄπορος (aporos) meaning "impassable, without passage", i.e. "having no way in, out, or through" (itself composed of the negative prefix α (a) and πόρος (poros) "means of passing a river, ford, ferry" as well as "way or means of achieving, accomplishing, discovering")... [more]

Aquelois f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of Achelois.

Ara Ἀρά f Greek Mythology
A Greek goddess of vengence and destruction, the personification of curses. Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀρά (ara) meaning "prayer, vow; curse".

Aracynthias Ἀρακυνθιάς f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αρακυνθιας (Arakynthias), an epithet of the goddess Aphrodite meaning "of Arakynthos", Arakynthos or Aracynthus being a mountain upon which there was a temple dedicated to her... [more]

Arce f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arke 1.

Arche Ἀρχή f Greek Mythology

Areia Ἀρεία f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀρεία (areia) meaning "warlike, martial", literally "of Ares, devoted to Ares", the feminine form of ἄρειος (areios) (see Areios)... [more]

Arene f Greek Mythology

Arété f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Arete.

Aréthuse f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Arethusa.

Aretusa f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Arethusa.

Argeia Ἀργεία f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Argeios. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology. It was also an epithet of Hera in her role as the patron goddess of the city of Argos.

Argia Ἀργεία f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Argeia, as well as the Italian form.

Argiope Αργιόπη f Greek Mythology
Means "silver face" in Greek. It is the name of several characters in Greek Mythology.

Argonis m & f Greek Mythology

Argyra Ἀργυρᾶ f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀργύρεος (argyreos) meaning "(of) silver". According to Pausanias, Argyra was the nymph of a well in Achaea, whose human lover Selemnus died of grief after she abandoned him... [more]

Aricia Άρικία f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Literature, Theatre
Latinized form of the Greek Άρικία (Arikia), probably derived from Latin aro "to plough". Aricia was a niece of King Aegeus of Athens and became the wife of Virbius - the name by which Hippolytos went after he came back to life as a demigod... [more]

Aricie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Aricia used by Jean Racine in his play 'Phèdre' (1677).

Aridela Ἀριδήλα f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Aridelos. On the Greek island of Crete, the mythological Cretan princess Ariadne was also called Aridela... [more]

Arikia Άρικία f Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Aricia.

Arkadia f Greek Mythology, Polish (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Arkadios and Polish feminine form of Arkadiusz and Arkady.

Artémis f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Artemis.

Artemisz f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Artemis.

Astacia f Greek Mythology
A character in Greek Mythology, occasionally used as a given name.

Astéria f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Asteria.

Asterodia Ἀστεροδία f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from the Greek noun ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star" (genitive ἀστέρος; compare Asteria and Asterope) and an uncertain second element... [more]

Asteropeia Ἀστερόπεια f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from or related to Asterope, meaning "lightning". This was the name of a daughter of Pelias in Greek mythology.

Astrea f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Catalan, Italian and Spanish form of Astraea.

Astreia f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Astraea.

Astris Αστρις f Greek Mythology
Derived from αστερ (aster) meaning "star, starry". It is the name of a star-nymph daughter of the sun-god Helios.

Astyanassa Ἀστυάνασσα f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Astyanax. This was the name of Helen of Troy’s maid, supposedly the first author of erotic texts and poetry.

Astycrateia Ἀστυκράτεια f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Semi-latinized form of Astykrateia, the feminine form of Astykrates. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Astydamea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astydameia.

Astydameia Ἀστυδάμεια f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "town, city" and δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, subdue".

Astydamia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astydameia. In Greek myth this name belonged to five individual characters.

Astykrateia Ἀστυκράτεια f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Astykrates.

Astymedousa Ἀστυμέδουσα f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Astymedusa.

Astymedusa Ἀστυμέδουσα f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astymedousa, which is the feminine form of Astymedon. In some Greek myths this name belongs to a princess of Mycenae who is a later wife of Oedipus.

Astynome Αστυνόμη f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Astynomos. Alternatively, the second element could be derived from the related Greek words νομός (nomós) meaning "district", from νέμω (nemo) meaning "I divide, I distribute", or from νομή (nome) meaning "a pasture, a grazing" or "spreading, multiplication." This is the name of several women in Greek mythology, including the mother of Calydon by Ares, a woman commonly called Chryseis in the Iliad of Homer, and one of the children of Niobe (a Niobid).

Astyoche Ἀστυόχη f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Astyochos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including two nymphs and several princesses.

Astypalaea Ἀστυπάλαια f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀστυπάλαια (Astypalaia) which meant "ancient city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu, asty) meaning "town, city" and παλαιός (palaios) meaning "old (in years), aged, ancient" (compare the related word πάλαι (palai) meaning "long ago, in days of yore")... [more]

Atalante Αταλαντη f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of Atalanta. This was borne by a sister of the 4th-century BC Macedonian general Perdiccas.

Ate Ατη f Greek Mythology
Means "ruin, folly, delusion" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the goddess (daimona) of blind folly and delusion, leading men down the path to ruin. Her power was countered by the Litai or Prayers, which followed in her wake.

Athéna f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern)
French form of Athena.

Atlanteia Ἀτλαντείη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant latinization of Greek Ἀτλαντείη (Atlanteie), because its proper latinized form is Atlantia. In Greek mythology Atlanteie was a Hamadryad nymph who consorted with King Danaus of Libya and was perhaps the mother of some of the Danaïdes: Hippodamia, Rhodia, Cleopatra, Asteria, Glauce, Hippomedusa, Gorge, Iphimedusa, and Rhode.

Atlantia f Greek Mythology
A hamadryad (tree nymph) and the wife of Danaus in Greek Mythology.

Atropus f & m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Atropos.

Atthis f Greek Mythology
In Greek myth, the daughter of Cranaus.

Auge Αὐγή f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "light of the sun, sunbeam", "bright light", or "dawn". In Greek mythology Auge was the daughter of Aleus, king of Tegea, and mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles... [more]

Aura Αὔρα f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὔρα (aura) "breeze". In Greek mythology, Aura is the goddess of the morning breeze. According to Nonnus, Aura was the daughter of the Titan Lelantos and the mother, by Dionysus, of Iacchus.

Autochthe Αὐτόχθη f Greek Mythology
Possibly a feminine form of Autochthon. This was the name of a mythical Mycenaean princess, a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda.

Autonoë Αὐτονόη f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Autonoos (see Autonous). In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes and Harmonia, one of the Bacchae in Euripides' play of the same name.

Auxesia Αὐξησία f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὔξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase". This was the name of the goddess of spring growth, one of the Horai. The name also functioned as a title of the goddess Persephone, whose ascent from the underworld marked the transition from winter into spring.

Azesia Ἀζησία f Greek Mythology
An epithet of the Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone, likely derived from Greek ἄζη (azê) meaning "dry dirt" or ἄζω (azô) meaning "to dry up, parch" (compare Azalea).