The names listed here occur in mythology.

ITALUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "of Italy" in Latin... [more]

IÐUNN   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love"... [more]

IXCHEL   f   New World Mythology
Means "rainbow lady" in Mayan... [more]

IZANAGI   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "male who invites" in Japanese... [more]

IZANAMI   f   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "female who invites" in Japanese... [more]

JAGANNATHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "master of the world" from Sanskrit जगत (jagat) "world" and नाथ (natha) "master"... [more]

JANUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "archway" in Latin... [more]

JARL   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "chieftain, nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]

JASON   m   English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal"... [more]

JASPER   m   English, Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "treasurer" in Persian... [more]

JAYA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of JAY (2)... [more]

JAYANTI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of JAYANT... [more]

JIMMU   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "divine warrior", from Japanese 神 (jin) "god" and 武 (mu) "warrior"... [more]

JOACHIM   m   French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Contracted form of JEHOIACHIN or JEHOIAKIM... [more]

JOCASTA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ιοκαστη (Iokaste), which is of unknown meaning... [more]

JOUKAHAINEN   m   Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

JOVE   m   Roman Mythology
Derived from the stem of Iupiter (see JUPITER)... [more]

JUNO   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

JUPITER   m   Roman Mythology
From Latin Iupiter, which was from dyeu-pater, composed of the elements dyeus (see ZEUS) and pater "father"... [more]

JUTURNA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. Juturna was the Roman goddess of fountains and springs.

JUVENTAS   f   Roman Mythology
Means "youth" in Latin... [more]

KALEV (1)   m   Estonian, Mythology
Estonian form of Kaleva (see KALEVI)... [more]

KALI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the black one" in Sanskrit... [more]

KALLIOPE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "beautiful voice" from Greek καλλος (kallos) "beauty" and οψ (ops) "voice"... [more]

KALLISTO   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek καλλιστος (kallistos) meaning "most beautiful"... [more]

KALYANI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of KALYAN... [more]

KALYPSO   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of CALYPSO

KAMA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "love, desire" in Sanskrit... [more]

KAMALA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of KAMAL (2)... [more]

KANTI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

KAPILA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit, derived from कपि (kapi) "monkey"... [more]

KARME   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of CARME (2)

KARNA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karna) meaning "ear"... [more]

KASSANDRA   f   Greek Mythology, English (Modern)
Ancient Greek form of CASSANDRA, as well as a modern English variant.

KASSIOPEIA   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of CASSIOPEIA

KAY (2)   m   Welsh Mythology
From the Welsh name Cai or Cei, possibly a form of the Roman name GAIUS... [more]

KHORDAD   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of HAURVATAT... [more]

KHURSHID   m & f   Iranian, Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of Hvare Khshaeta meaning "shining sun" in Avestan... [more]

KIRKE   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of CIRCE

KLEIO   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

KLOTHO   f   Greek Mythology
Means "spinner" in Greek... [more]

KLYTIË   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλυτος (klytos) meaning "famous, noble"... [more]

KOIOS   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek κοιος (koios), also spelled ποιος (poios), a questioning word meaning approximately "of what kind?"... [more]

KORË   f   Greek Mythology
Means "maiden" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.

KREIOS   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek κρειων (kreion) "lord, master"... [more]

KRIEMHILD   f   German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements grim "mask" and hild "battle"... [more]

KRISHNA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit... [more]

KRONOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of CRONUS

KUMARA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, son"... [more]

KUMARI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of KUMARA... [more]

KYLLIKKI   f   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Possibly derived from an old Finnish word meaning "woman"... [more]

KYNTHIA   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of CYNTHIA

LACHESIS   f   Greek Mythology
Means "apportioner" in Greek... [more]

LAIMA   f   Lithuanian, Latvian, Mythology
Means "luck" in Latvian and Lithuanian... [more]

LAKSHMANA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "having lucky marks" in Sanskrit... [more]

LAKSHMI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit... [more]

LALITA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of LALIT... [more]

LANCELOT   m   Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo (see LANCE)... [more]

LARISA   f   Russian, Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient city of Larisa in Thessaly, which meant "citadel"... [more]

LAUMA   f   Latvian, Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

LAVERNA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. Laverna was the Roman goddess of thieves and thievery.

LAVINIA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin... [more]

LEANDER   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Λεανδρος (Leandros) which means "lion of a man" from Greek λεων (leon) "lion" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man"... [more]

LEANDROS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of LEANDER

LEDA   f   Greek Mythology
Possibly means "woman" from Greek... [more]

LEMMINKÄINEN   m   Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly related to Finnish lempi "love"... [more]

LETO   f   Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek ληθω (letho) "hidden, forgotten"... [more]

LIBER   m   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin liber meaning "free"... [more]

LIBITINA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. Libitina was the Roman goddess of funerals, corpses and death.

LIGEIA   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λιγυς (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling"... [more]

LILITH   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Akkadian lilitu meaning "of the night"... [more]

LINOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of LINUS

LINUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), German, Scandinavian
From the Greek name Λινος (Linos) meaning "flax"... [more]

LIR   m   Irish Mythology
Irish cognate of LLYR... [more]

LLEU   m   Welsh Mythology
Probably a Welsh form of LUGUS... [more]

LLEW   m   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of LLEU... [more]

LLYR   m   Welsh Mythology
Means "the sea" in Welsh... [more]

LÓEGAIRE   m   Irish Mythology, Ancient Irish
Means "calf herder", derived from Irish loagh "calf"... [more]

LOKI   m   Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Indo-European root *leug meaning "to break"... [more]

LORELEI   f   Germanic Mythology
From a Germanic name meaning "luring rock"... [more]

LOUHI   f   Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

LUCIFER   m   Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "bringing light", derived from Latin lux "light" and ferre "to bring"... [more]

LUCINA   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux "light"... [more]

LUG   m   Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of LUGH

LUGAID   m   Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of LUGHAIDH

LUGH   m   Irish Mythology
Probably an Irish form of LUGUS... [more]

LUGHAIDH   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Derived from the name of the Irish god LUGH... [more]

LUGOS   m   Celtic Mythology
Variant of LUGUS

LUGUS   m   Celtic Mythology
Probably from early Celtic meaning "light", ultimately from the Indo-European root *leuk "light, brightness"... [more]

LUNA   f   Roman Mythology
Means "the moon" in Latin... [more]

LUNED   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of ELUNED... [more]

LUNETE   f   Welsh Mythology
Variant of LUNED

LYCURGUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Λυκουργος (Lykourgos), a Greek name which meant "deed of a wolf" from λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf" and εργον (ergon) "deed, work"... [more]

MABON   m   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh mab meaning "son"... [more]

MADHAVA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit... [more]

MADHAVI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of MADHAVA... [more]

MAEVE   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Medb meaning "intoxicating"... [more]

MAHESHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "great lord" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler"... [more]

MAIA (1)   f   Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

MAIA (2)   f   Roman Mythology
Means "great" in Latin... [more]

MANI   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "jewel" in Sanskrit... [more]

MANU   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "thinking, wise" in Sanskrit... [more]

MARAMA   f   Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "moon" in Maori... [more]

MARDUK   m   Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

MARS   m   Roman Mythology
Possibly related to Latin mas "male" (genitive maris)... [more]

MAYA (1)   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "illusion" in Sanskrit... [more]

MÉABH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of MEDB

MEADHBH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of MEDB

MEDB   f   Irish Mythology
Original Irish form of MAEVE

MEDEA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Μηδεια (Medeia), possibly meaning either "to ponder" or "cunning"... [more]

MEDUSA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Μεδουσα (Medousa), which was derived from μεδομαι (medomai) meaning "to plan, to contrive"... [more]

MEGAERA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Μεγαιρα (Megaira) which was derived from μεγαιρω (megairo) "to grudge"... [more]

MELAINA   f   Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of MELANIE... [more]

MELANTHIOS   m   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελας (melas) "black" and ανθος (anthos) "flower"... [more]

MELCHIOR   m   Judeo-Christian Legend
Derived from Semitic roots meaning "king city"... [more]

MELETE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "practice, exercise" in Greek... [more]

MELIA   f   Greek Mythology
Means "ash tree" in Greek, a derivative of μελι (meli) "honey"... [more]

MELISSA   f   English, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "bee" in Greek... [more]

MELPOMENE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "choir" in Greek... [more]

MELQART   m   Near Eastern Mythology
From Phoenician mlk "king" and qrt "city"... [more]

MELUSINE   f   Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

MENELAOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of MENELAUS

MENELAUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Μενελαος (Menelaos) which meant "withstanding the people", derived from μενω (meno) "to last, to withstand" and λαος (laos) "the people"... [more]

MENTOR   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly related to Greek μενος (menos) "spirit"... [more]

MERCURY   m   Roman Mythology
From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages"... [more]

MERLIN   m   Welsh Mythology, English
Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales... [more]

MICTLANTECUHTLI   m   New World Mythology
Means "lord of Mictlan" in Nahuatl... [more]

MIDAS   m   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

MIELIKKI   f   Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish mieli "mind, mood"... [more]

MILDA   f   Lithuanian, Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of love.

MINA (2)   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "fish" in Sanskrit... [more]

MINERVA   f   Roman Mythology, English
Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin... [more]

MITHRA   m   Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend"... [more]

MITHRAS   m   Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of MITHRA

MNEME   f   Greek Mythology
Means "memory" in Greek... [more]

MNEMOSYNE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "remembrance" in Greek... [more]

MOHANA   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit... [more]

MOHINI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "infatuating" in Sanskrit... [more]

MOKOSH   f   Slavic Mythology
Derived from Slavic mok meaning "wet, moist"... [more]

MORANA   f   Slavic Mythology
Means "death" in Slavic... [more]

MORDAD   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of AMORDAD... [more]

MORGAINE   f   Welsh Mythology
Variant of MORGAN (2), from a French form.

MORGAN (2)   f   Welsh Mythology
Modern form of Morgen, which was used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th-century for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, who was unnamed in earlier stories... [more]

MORGEN   f   Welsh Mythology
Earlier form of MORGAN (2)

MORPHEUS   m   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μορφη (morphe) meaning "shape", referring to the shapes seen in dreams... [more]

MORRIGAN   f   Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish Mhór Rioghain meaning "great queen"... [more]

MÓRRÍGHAN   f   Irish Mythology
Variant of MORRIGAN

MOT   m   Near Eastern Mythology
Means "death" in Ugaritic... [more]

MUIRENN   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Either derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and fionn "fair, white", or else a variant of MUIRNE.

MUIRGEN   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "born of the sea" in Gaelic... [more]

MUIRNE   f   Irish Mythology
Means "festive" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

MUKESHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Muka" in Sanskrit... [more]

MURALI   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "flute" in Sanskrit... [more]

MYRDDIN   m   Welsh Mythology
Original Welsh form of MERLIN

NAENIA   f   Roman Mythology
Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin... [more]

NALA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "stem" in Sanskrit... [more]

NANAEA   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown, but possibly means "undefiled" in Akkadian... [more]

NANAIA   f   Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of NANAEA

NANDA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "joy" in Sanskrit... [more]

NAOISE   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin... [more]

NARAYANA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "path of man" in Sanskrit... [more]

NARCISSUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical
Latinized form of Greek Ναρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly derived from ναρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness"... [more]

NARKISSOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of NARCISSUS

NEASA   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin... [more]

NEMESIS   f   Greek Mythology
Means "retribution, righteous anger" in Greek... [more]

NEOPTOLEMOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of NEOPTOLEMUS

NEOPTOLEMUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Νεοπτολεμος (Neoptolemos) which meant "new war", derived from νεος (neos) "new" and πολεμος (polemos) "war"... [more]

NEPHELE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "cloudy" in Greek... [more]

NEPHTHYS   f   Egyptian Mythology
Greek form of Egyptian Nebt-Het meaning "lady of the house", derived from Egyptian nbt "lady" and hwt "house"... [more]

NEPTUNE   m   Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

NEPTUNUS   m   Roman Mythology
Latin form of NEPTUNE

NEREUS   m   Greek Mythology, Biblical
Derived from Greek νηρος (neros) meaning "water"... [more]

NERTHUS   f   Germanic Mythology
Latinized form of Nerþuz, the Germanic (feminine) equivalent of Njörðr (see NJORD)... [more]

NESTOR   m   Greek Mythology, Russian
Means "homecoming" in Greek... [more]

NIAMH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "bright" in Irish... [more]

NIKE   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "victory" in Greek. Nike was the Greek goddess of victory.

NIKEPHOROS   m & f   Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]

NIMUE   f   Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

NINA (2)   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

NJORD   m   Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Njörðr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]

NONA (1)   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth", referring to the nine months of pregnancy... [more]

NUADA   m   Irish Mythology
Possibly means "protector" in Celtic... [more]

NUADHA   m   Irish Mythology
Variant of NUADA

NUDD   m   Welsh Mythology
Welsh cognate of NUADA

NUMITOR   m   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

NYX   f   Greek Mythology
Means "night" in Greek... [more]

NYYRIKKI   m   Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

OCEANUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of OKEANOS

ODEN   m   Norse Mythology
Swedish form of ODIN

ODIN   m   Norse Mythology
Anglicized form of Old Norse Óðinn which was derived from óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy"... [more]

ODYSSEUS   m   Greek Mythology
Perhaps derived from Greek οδυσσομαι (odyssomai) "to hate"... [more]

OEDIPUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Οιδιπους (Oidipous), meaning "swollen foot" from οιδεω (oideo) "to swell" and πους (pous) "foot"... [more]

ÓENGUS   m   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of AONGHUS

OENONE   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Οινωνε (Oinone), derived from οινος (oinos) meaning "wine"... [more]

OIDIPOUS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of OEDIPUS

OINONE   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of OENONE

OISÍN   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "little deer", derived from Irish os "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

OKEANOS   m   Greek Mythology
From the name of the river or body of water thought by the ancient Greeks to surround the Earth... [more]

ORESTES   m   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ορεστιας (orestias) meaning "of the mountains"... [more]

ORION   m   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, but possibly related to Greek ‘οριον (horion) "boundary, limit"... [more]

ORMAZD   m   Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of AHURA MAZDA

ORPHEUS   m   Greek Mythology
Perhaps related to Greek ορφνη (orphne) meaning "the darkness of night"... [more]

OSCAR   m   English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Scandinavian, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "lover"... [more]

OSIRIS   m   Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Egyptian Asar which is of unknown meaning... [more]

OURANIA   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ουρανιος (ouranios) meaning "heavenly"... [more]

OURANOS   m   Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of URANUS

OWAIN   m   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Probably a Welsh form of EUGENE, though it might be derived from Welsh eoghunn meaning "youth"... [more]

PADMA   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit... [more]

PADMAVATI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "possessing lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) "lotus" combined with वती (vati) "possessing"... [more]

PALLAS   f & m   Greek Mythology
Probably derived from a Greek word meaning "maiden"... [more]

PAN   m   Greek Mythology
Derived from a Greek word meaning "shepherd"... [more]

PANDORA   f   Greek Mythology
Means "all gifts", derived from a combination of Greek παν (pan) "all" and δωρον (doron) "gift"... [more]

PANKAJA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "born of mud", referring to the lotus flower, derived from Sanskrit पङ्क (panka) "mud" and ज (ja) "born"... [more]

PAPA   f   Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "earth" in Maori... [more]

PARIS (1)   m   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

PARTHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "son of PRITHA" in Sanskrit... [more]

PARTHALAN   m   Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

PARTHENIA   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek παρθενος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin"... [more]

PARTHENOPE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "maiden's voice", derived from Greek παρθενος (parthenos) "maiden" and οψ (ops) "voice"... [more]

PARVATI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "daughter of the mountains" in Sanskrit... [more]

PATROCLUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Πατροκλος (Patroklos) which meant "glory of the father", derived from πατρος (patros) "of the father" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]

PATROKLOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of PATROCLUS

PAX   f   Roman Mythology
Means "peace" in Latin. In Roman mythology she was the goddess of peace.