This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Germanic Mythology.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Baduhenna f Germanic MythologyBaduhenna was a minor goddess worshipped in ancient Frisia. According to Tacitus, a sacred grove was dedicated to her near which 900 Roman soldiers were killed in 28 CE. Her name is likely derived from Proto-Germanic
*badwa- "battle" and
-henna, a name element which appears in the names of matrons, Germanic goddesses widely attested from the 1st to 5th century CE on votive stones and votive altars.
Fimmilena f Germanic MythologyFimmilena was a goddes known from inscriptions in Northern England. Her functions are unclear; there have, however, been efforts to link her name to the
Fimelthing, a kind of court held in early medieval times.
Haeva f Germanic MythologyHaeva is a Germanic goddess known from an inscription in what is now the Netherlands. Scholars generally derive her name from Germanic
*hiwan "to marry" and surmise that her function may have been the protection of the family.
Hariasa f Germanic MythologyHariasa is a Germanic goddess attested on a (now lost) stone bearing a Latin dedication to her. Her name is likely derived from Proto-Germanic
*harja "army; battle". Linguist Siegfried Gutenbrunner reconstructed the form
*Hari-ansus "army goddess; war goddess", while Rudolf Simek compares her name to that of the valkyrie
Herja.
Harimella f Germanic MythologyHarimella is a Germanic goddess known from an inscription in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The first element of her name is derived from Germanic
*xarjaz (harjaz) "army", the second element
-mella is of debated origin and meaning... [
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Hellivesa f Germanic MythologyA minor Germanic goddess whose functions have been lost to time. She was worshipped in Germania Inferior, a Roman province located on the west bank of the Rhine and bordering the North Sea.
Hludana f Germanic MythologyHludana is a Germanic goddess attested in five ancient Latin inscriptions from the Rhineland and Frisia, all dating from 197–235 AD (the Beetgum inscription was dedicated by a group of fishermen)... [
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Loreley f Germanic Mythology, SpanishOlder German form of
Lorelei. This was the pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887-1980). It is also borne by Argentine model and actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato (1987-), the wife of Canadian singer Michael Bublé.
Nixe f Germanic MythologyThis is the name of feminine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic
nikwus or
nikwis(i) "wash". See also
Nix for the male counterpart(s).
Ostara f Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)Hypothetical Old High German form of the name of a Germanic goddess of fertility and spring (probably originally of sunrise, whose feast was celebrated at the spring equinox), reconstructed by linguist Jacob Grimm... [
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Perchta f Germanic MythologyDerived from the Old High German word
beraht meaning "bright", this was the name of a goddess worshiped in Austria, Baveria, Baden, Swabia, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Sandraudiga f Germanic MythologySandraudiga is a Germanic goddess, attested on a stone with a Latin inscription, found in North Brabant, the Netherlands. The origin and meaning of her name are debated: theories include a derivation form Germanic
*sanþ "true, real" and Gothic
audags "rich; fortunate" and Old English
*sand "sand" and Gothic
rauds "red".
Sinthgunt f Germanic MythologySinthgunt is a figure in Germanic mythology, attested solely in the Old High German 9th- or 10th-century "horse cure" Merseburg Incantation. In the incantation, Sinthgunt is referred to as the sister of the personified sun,
Sunna... [
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Travalaha f Germanic MythologyTravalaha was a Germanic goddess known from an inscription found in Cologne, Germany. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, however one theory suggests a derivation from Proto-Norse
þrāwō "to long for"... [
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Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic MythologyVercana was a goddess who was venerated by the Gauls in Roman times, it is, however, uncertain whether she was a Germanic or a Celtic goddess. Since inscriptions dedicated to her were found near healing springs, it has been proposed that she may have been a goddess of healing and waters and attempts have been made to link her name to Germanic
*Werkanô "she who does deeds" and to
*Berkanô "goddess of birch trees".
Viradecdis f Germanic MythologyFrom
wiro- "truth" and
dekos "honor", interpreted to mean "the truth-honored". The name of a Celtic/Germanic deity.
Volla f Germanic MythologySouthern Germanic form of
Fulla. In Germanic mythology, Volla is the sister of the goddess
Frija (as opposed to Fulla, who is Frigg's handmaid).