Every culture tells its stories through names. The goddesses of love and war, the nymphs of rivers and forests, the queens of ancient legend — their names have echoed for thousands of years, and many are as wearable today as they are timeless. Here is a gathering of girl names drawn from the myths and legends of the world.
Goddesses, nymphs and heroines
From the Greek Harmonia, goddess of concord, to the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, the Yoruba river goddess Oshun, and the Norse Freya, mythology offers some of the most powerful and beautiful names ever given. Each links to its full story, meaning and pronunciation:
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Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic and more — browse names by the tradition that draws you.
Browse names by origin →Choosing a mythological name
A name from myth carries a story your daughter can grow into. For something familiar, Freya and Aurora are gentle classics; for the truly rare, the Pleiades sisters like Alcyone and Taygete, or goddesses like Anahita and Inanna, are waiting to be rediscovered. Browse the whole directory to find the one that tells your story.