AbdhijafIndian (Rare) From Sanskrit अब्धिजा (Abdhijā) meaning "Goddess Lakshmi; born in the sea".
AhtzirifSpanish (Mexican) Possibly a variant of the name Yatziri. May be of Mayan or Aztec origin, with some sources claiming it means "corn flower" or "corn goddess".
Ajewolem & fYoruba Means "the goddess Aje has entered this house" or "wealth has come in" in Yoruba, from ajé "wealth, prosperity" and wọle "enter into" (itself from wọ "to enter" and ilé "house, home").
AlakshmifIndian (Rare), Hinduism The name of the older sister of Lakshmi and the Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is sometimes viewed, according to one source, as another avatar of a form of the goddess Kali... [more]
AldísfOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.
AlfdísfOld Norse Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and dís "goddess".
AllatfNear Eastern Mythology Means "the Goddess" from Arabic al-Lat. She was an ancient mother and fertility goddess of the pre-Islamic Arabs.
BelldandyfPopular Culture Variant of Verdandi, representing an Anglicization of the name's Japanese transcription. This is the name of a major character in the manga series "Oh My Goddess!"
BergdísfOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
BjarndísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
BlædísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
BogdísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements bogi "bow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
BorbethfGermanic Mythology "Sister goddess" of Embeth and Wilbeth and one of "The Three Bethen" or "Three Virgins", a group of allegedly pre-Christian goddesses who later became "unofficial" saints.... [more]
BranddísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements brandr "(burning) log, pole; fire, torch; sword, swordblade" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
BreacafMedieval Cornish (Latinized) Latinized form of Breage, from Cornish bregh "brave". The 5th-century Cornish saint Breage is also known as Breaca or Bray. Breage is also probably the source of the medieval Cornish name Braya.... [more]
BrictafCeltic Mythology Bricta or Brixta was a Gaulish goddess who was a consort of Luxovius. It has, however, been suggested that if "Bricta is a title incorporating Bríg, it may actually be a title assigned to Sirona rather than a separate goddess"... [more]
ChrysosandalaimopotichthoniafGreek Mythology Epithet of Hecate meaning "(goddess) of the lower world wearing golden sandals and drinking blood", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold", σάνδαλον (sandalon) "sandal", αἷμα (haima) "blood", ποτόν (poton) "that which one drinks" and χθόνιος (chthonios) "in the earth".
DaldísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
DayanifEnglish This name means “Goddess of Compassion”, and originated from Sanskrit.
DevafAsturian (Modern), Galician (Modern), Spanish (Modern) From the name of several rivers in northern Spain, chiefly river Deva in Cantabria and Asturias and two tributaries of river Minho in Galicia. The name ultimately comes from Proto-Celtic *dēiwā meaning "goddess".
Dewi LanjarfIndonesian Mythology From Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess" and Javanese lanjar referring to a childless divorcée or widow. In Javanese mythology this is the name of a goddess who rules over the sea to the north of the island of Java... [more]
Dewi SrifIndonesian Mythology From Indonesian dewi meaning "goddess", ultimately from Sanskrit देवी (devi), and sri, a title of respect derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri)... [more]
DísfLiterature The only feminine dwarf named in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.... [more]
DisafSwedish, Old Swedish From a medieval Swedish form of the Old Norse name Dísa, a short form of other feminine names containing the element dís "goddess". This is the name of a genus of South African orchids, which honours a heroine in Swedish legend... [more]
DísellafIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and Ella 2.
DivafEnglish (Rare) From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).
EidotheafGreek Mythology The name of a nymph desired by Poseidon. The name is derived from the suffix element ειδο (eido-), perhaps meaning "knowing" or "shapely", and the element θεα (thea) meaning "goddess".
EirdísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
EldisfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of eld meaning "fire" and dis meaning "goddess, wise woman".
ElíndísfIcelandic (Modern) Combination of Elín and the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
EopsinfKorean Mythology The name of the goddess of storage and wealth in traditional Korean religion, who traditionally takes the form of a snake or weasel and protects the home. Her name is derived from 業 (eop) meaning "profession, work, job" and 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit"... [more]
EudaimonmGreek Mythology, Late Greek Derived from Greek ευ (eu) meaning "good, well" combined with Greek δαίμων (daimon) meaning "god, goddess, divine power, spirit". Also compare Greek εὐδαιμονία (eudaimonia) (derived from the same two roots), which is the name for the Greek concept of happiness... [more]
FanndísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
FialfIrish Mythology Means "generous, modest, honorable" in Irish. In Irish myth this was the name of Emer's elder sister, "also a goddess", whom Cúchulainn supposedly rejected because of her relations with Cairbre Nia Fer... [more]
FinndísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements finnr "a Finn; a Lapp" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
FjalldísfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements fjall "mountain" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
FreydísfOld Norse, Icelandic The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse freyja, which means "lady" but can also refer to the goddess Freya. The second element is derived from Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess."
FrøydísfOld Norse Variant of Freydís. The first element of this Old Norse name may be *frauja meaning "master, lord" (see Freyr) or the name of the Norse goddess Freyja (see Freya); the second element is dís "goddess".
FufeifChinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From a combination of the characters 宓 (fu, a surname) and 妃 (fei, meaning “concubine, consort”). More commonly known as Luoshen (洛神), Fufei is the goddess of the Luo River in Chinese mythology, first appearing in the Chuci (楚辞) or Elegies of Chu as the wife of the river god Hebo... [more]
GangamafIndian Means "the goddess of the Ganges" (referring to the Ganges River which runs through India).
GlaukotheafAncient Greek Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos) meaning "gleaming, blue-grey" and θεά (thea) "goddess". This name was borne by the mother of the 4th-century BC Greek statesman Aeschines.
GlódísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
GulldisfNorwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare) A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish gull "gold".
GunndísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle; fight" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
GuðdísfIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and dís meaning "goddess".
HagnotheafAncient Greek Derived from the Greek elements ἁγνός (hagnos) meaning "pure, chaste, holy" and θεά (thea) "goddess" (feminine form of θεός (theos).
HaldisfNorwegian, Faroese From the Old Norse name Halldís, which was composed of the elements hallr "rock" (compare Haldor) and dís "goddess".
HaliafGreek Mythology Means "briny" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of sea salt, a sea nymph native to the Isle of Rhodes (sometimes believed to be one of the indigenous Rhodian gods) and the favourite of Poseidon... [more]
HariasafGermanic Mythology Hariasa 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.
HeðindísfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and dís "goddess, woman".
HialmdísfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet" and dís "goddess".
HlédísfOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlē-r "ocean, sea (used in poetic contexts)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
HúndísfIcelandic (Archaic, ?) Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and dís meaning "goddess".
IdonaefEnglish (Archaic) An Old English name that later became Idonea, possibly to feminise it. 19th century author Charlotte Mary Yonge writes that the derivation of Idonae from Iðunn is almost certain, noting that although Idonae may be "the feminine of the Latin idoneus (fit), its absence in the Romance countries may be taken as an indication that it was a mere classicalizing of the northern goddess of the apples of youth.
İlahəfAzerbaijani Derived from Arabic إِلَاهَة (ʾilāha) or إِلٰهَة (ʾilāha) meaning "goddess".
ÍsdísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
IshvarifHinduism Means "queen, mistress, goddess" in Sanskrit, the feminine form of ईश्वर (īśvará) which is both an adjective meaning "able to do, capable of" and a noun meaning "lord, king, God"... [more]
JóndísfIcelandic Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
JowangsinfKorean Mythology The goddess of the fire and hearth in traditional Korean religion. Her name is derived from the hanja 竈 (jo) meaning "hearth, kitchen stove, kitchen", 王 (wang) meaning "great, king" and 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit".
KataḫziwurifNear Eastern Mythology, Hattian Mythology Possibly deriving from the Hattian elements kattaḫ ("queen") and wur ("country). Name borne by a Hattian and Palaic goddess known from texts surrounding purification and building rituals... [more]
KiririshafNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of an important goddess in Elamite religion. Her name apparently means "Great Goddess" or "Great Lady" in the Elamite language, with one source stating that the name consists of Elamite kiri or kirir "goddess" and Elamite usa(n) (relation with the Elamite word rishair "great" is also likely)... [more]
KoldísfIcelandic (Rare) Composed of Old Norse kol meaning "coals, black as coal" and dís meaning "goddess".
LakméfFrench The name Lakmé is the French rendition of Sanskrit Lakshmi, the name of the Hindu “Goddess of Wealth”.... [more]
Leimarel SidabifManipuri, Mythology The supreme goddess in Sanamahism, the traditional religion of the Meitei religion. Leimarel Sidabi, also known as Ima Leimaren, meaning "Mother Leimarel", is seen as the goddess of the earth, nature and household and mother of every living thing... [more]
LeucotheafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Λευκοθέα (Leukothea) meaning "white goddess", derived from λευκός (leukos) "bright, clear, white" and θεός (theos) "god"... [more]
LífdísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
LinddísfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements lind "lime-tree, linden tree; (protective shield of) linden wood; linden spear-shaft" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
LíndísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
LkhamdegdfMongolian From Tibetan ལྷ་མོ (lha mo) meaning "goddess, fairy" (see Lhamo) and Mongolian дэгд (degd) meaning "gentian (flower)".
LunamariafPopular Culture Used for a character in the Japanese anime metaseries 'Mobile Suit Gundam SEED', first released in 2002. It was probably inspired by the similar-sounding phrase lunar maria "broad, dark areas of the moon" (Latin: Maria Lunae), ultimately from Latin luna "moon" (compare Luna "goddess of the moon") and mare "sea" (plural maria; applied to lunar features by Galileo and used thus in 17th-century Latin works... [more]
LuoshenfChinese Mythology, Literature Means "goddess of the Luo River" in Chinese, from the river name 洛 (Luò) and 神 (shén) meaning "god, deity, spirit". This is the name of a well-known figure in Chinese literature and folklore... [more]
MakafSioux, New World Mythology Means "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").
MaldisfNorwegian (Archaic) Combination of the Old Norse element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" and the name element mal- which is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Norse mál "speach; language", a variant of the Old Norse name element malm-, itself derived from Old Norse malmr "ore", as well as a derivation from any name beginning with the elements Mal- or Mál- or Mål-.... [more]
MánadísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements máni "moon" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
MardísfIcelandic Icelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
MjalldísfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Derived from Old Norse mjǫll meaning "fresh snow, powdery snow" (also compare Mjöll) combined with Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".
MódísfIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
NaruemonfThai Means "pure, immaculate" or "woman, goddess" in Thai.
Nikkal-wa-ibfNear Eastern Mythology The ancient Middle Eastern goddess of orchards, whose name is derived the Akkadian / West Semitic "´Ilat ´Inbi", meaning "Goddess of Fruit". Alternatively, it may mean "Great Lady and Fruitful".
NomundarifMongolian From the Mongolian nomun, meaning “calm and gentle” and dari meaning “goddess”
NongkhranfThai Means "beauty, girl" or "goddess" in Thai.
NordisfNorwegian Late 19th century combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
Óðin-DísafOld Norse (Rare) From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".
PasitheafGreek Mythology Means "goddess of all", derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all" combined with Greek θεα (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek mythology she was one of the Charites, married to Hypnos, the god of sleep and dreams; she may have been regarded as a goddess of rest and relaxation or of hallucinations and hallucinogenic drugs.
PerdisfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.
PraxitheafGreek Mythology The name of a number of Greek mythological figures derived from πραξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and θεά (thea) meaning "goddess".
PutifIndonesian (Rare) Means "Princess" in Minang language, West Sumatra. The name "Puti" is commonly found in various #WestSumatra myths and legends as the main character. "Puti Bungsu" was a fairy that got stranded on Earth due to a mischievous man who forced her to marry him by stealing her wings... [more]
RagndisfOld Swedish Old Swedish combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and dís "goddess".
RajeshwarifIndian, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi From Sanskrit राजराजेश्वरी (Rājarājeśvarī) meaning "Queen of Queens", another name for Tripura Sundari ("Goddess of Three Cities").
ReyndísfIcelandic Icelandic form of Ragndis as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements reynir "rowan (tree)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
RhamnousiafGreek Mythology An epithet of the Greek Goddess of retribution, Nemesis, meaning "the Goddess of Rhamnous". Rhamnous was an ancient Greek city and the site of Nemesis' most prominent sanctuary.
RhodotheafGreek, Ancient Greek, Greek (Cypriot) Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose" and θέα (thea) meaning "sight, view". Alternatively, the second element could derive from θεά (thea) meaning "goddess".
RudrakshifHinduism (Sanskritized) From Sanskrit रूद्राक्षी(Rūdrākṣī) meaning "power, fearless, fierce". Etymologically means "tear of lord Rudra(Shiva" and metaphorically means "Goddess Shakti or Parvati".
RúndísfOld Norse, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".
SædísfIcelandic Icelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements sæ "sea" and dís "goddess". The suffix dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.
Samsin HalmonifKorean Mythology The name of the triple goddess of childbirth and fate in Korean mythology. It is derived from the hanja 三 (sam) meaning "three", 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit" and 할머니 (halmoni) meaning "grandmother", an honourific term for goddesses highlighting their wisdom.
ShiashumfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. Not much is known about Shiashum, unfortunately. It is said that she, along with the goddesses Narundi and Niarzina, was a sister of the "great goddess", namely Kiririsha... [more]
SigdísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements sigr "victory" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
SonakshifHindi (Rare) Is a name of Sanskrit origin, and is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. It means "a form of Godess Parvati (Hindu goddess)", and "beautiful eyes" Sona 1, Akshi.
SurinafHinduism Derived from Sanskrit sura meaning "goddess."
SvandísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Tanoutef & mCoptic (Sahidic) Means "the goddess" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian feminine prefix (or article/pronoun) ta combined with Egyptian nuti "God". Also, please note that I am uncertain for which gender this name is used, so I listed both genders.
ÞeódísfIcelandic (Rare) The first element has been interpreted as a derivative of Old Norse þjóð meaning "people" (which is cognate to Frankish þeoda). The second element is Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".
TserenlkhamfMongolian From given name Tseren, ultimately derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life" and Lkham derived from Tibetan ལྷ་མོ (Lhamo) meaning "goddess"
UksáhkkáfSami, Sami Mythology Means "door goddess", from Sami uksa "door" and áhkká "wife, woman, mother". In Sami mythology Uksáhkká lived under the door sill and protected the home against all evil. She watched over children during their first year, especially when they learned to walk.
ÚlfdísfOld Norse, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".
UnndísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
VárdisfFaroese Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Varima-te-takerefPolynesian Mythology Primordial mother goddess in Cook Islands mythology. Her name has been attested as meaning "goddess of the beginning" or "the mud at the bottom". It may be derived from vari meaning "mud" and takere meaning "bottom of a canoe".
VercanafGermanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology Vercana 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".
VildísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse elements vil(i) "will, desire" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
WijayatunggadewifHistory Derived from Sanskrit विजयतुङ्गदेवी (vijayatuṅgadevi) meaning "victory of the high goddess". This name was borne by Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (also known as Tribhuwannottunggadewi Jayawishnuwardhani (from Sanskrit त्रिभुवनतुङ्गदेवी जयविष्णुवर्धनी (tribhuvanatuṅgadewi jayavishnuvardhani) meaning "high goddess of the three worlds, victory of Vishnu's prosperity"), a Javanese queen regnant and the third Majapahit monarch, who reigned from 1328 to 1350.
WilbethfGermanic Mythology "Sister goddess" of Embeth and Borbeth and one of "The Three Bethen" or "Three Virgins", a group of allegedly pre-Christian goddesses who later became "unofficial" saints.... [more]