Greek Goddess Names for Your Daughter

If you’re pregnant with a daughter, you could name her after a goddess. Give your newborn baby a name that will make her proud. Here are Greek goddess names:

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If you’re pregnant with a daughter, you could name her after a goddess. After all, who is more powerful than the Greek gods and goddesses from famous legends? You might as well give your newborn baby a name that will make her proud. Here is a complete list of the Greek goddess names and their history:

Ancient Greek Goddess Names From Greek Mythology (A-C)

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Greek gods are powerful. However, Greek goddesses are just as powerful, wise, and intelligent. Here are some names of Greek goddesses you can name your daughter after if you want her to grow up strong:

Achelois

Achelois is a moon goddess. Her name means “she who washes away pain”.

Alcyone

Alcyone is the daughter of Atlas and Pleione. She gave birth to several children with Poseidon, who is another famous god.

Alectrona

Alectrona is a Greek goddess of the sun or goddess of the morning. She is the daughter of Helios and Rhode.

Amphitrite

This is the Greek goddess of the sea. She is a Nereid who is married to Poseidon, the god of the sea.

Antheia

This is the goddess of gardens, flowers, swamps, and marshes.

Apate

This is another goddess of gardens, flowers, swamps, and marshes.

Aphaea

This is a Greek goddess who was worshipped at a sanctuary on Aegina, which is an island in the Saronic Gulf.

Aphrodite

This is the goddess of love and beauty. Her husband is Hephaestus.

Artemis

This is a virgin goddess of the hunt. In addition to being the goddess of hunting, she is the twin sister of Apollo.

Astraea

She is known as the star maiden. Astraea is associated with the goddess of justice, Dike. She is the daughter of either Zeus and Themis, or of Astraeus and Eos.

Ate

This is the Greek goddess of mischief, delusion, ruin, and folly.

Athena

This is the goddess of wisdom, poetry, art, and war strategy. She is Zeus’ child, who was born from his forehead fully grown, wearing battle armor. The Trojan War started because of an argument between her, Aphrodite, and Hera. She is also the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece.

Atropos

She is the eldest of one of three Moirai. These are goddesses of fate and destiny, which are famously known as the Fates. She chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread of human life.

Bia

This is the goddess of force and raw energy. She is the child of Pallas and Styx. Nike, Kratos, and Zelus are her siblings.

Brizo

This is an ancient Greek prophet goddess. She was known as the protector of mariners, sailors, and fishermen.

Briseis

She was captured by Achilles during the Trojan War. He fell in love with her.

Calliope

This is one of the nine Muses. She is the wisest and is known as the muse of epic poetry. Calliope is also the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

Calypso

This is a sea nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia. She detained Odysseus for several years and is the daughter of the Titan Atlas.

Celaeno

This is one of the Pleiades. She married Poseidon, the sea god, and gave birth to Lycus and Nycteus.

Ceto

This is a primordial sea monster goddess. She is the daughter of Gaia and Pontus. She is also the mother of several sea monsters.

Circe

This is the goddess of magic. She transformed her enemies into beasts.

Clio

This is another muse, who is known as the muse of history. She is the daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne.

Clotho

This is the youngest of the Three Fates. She is the one in charge of spinning the thread of human life.

Cybelle

This is the Greek goddess of caverns, mountains, nature, and wild animals.

Greek Goddess Names From Greek Mythology (D-H)

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You can probably name a Greek god off the top of your head. But there are plenty of famous Greek goddesses, too. They are just as impressive as their sons and husbands. Here are some of the most beautiful names from Greek mythology that come from strong women:

Demeter

This is the goddess of agriculture, fertility, sacred law, and the harvest.

Doris

This is a sea nymph who is the mother of the Nereids.

Eileithyia

This is the goddess of childbirth. Homer calls her, “the goddess of the pains of birth”.

Electra

This is one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. All seven of them are known as The Pleiades.

Elpis

She is the spirit and personification of hope. Hope was usually seen as an extension to suffering by the Greeks.

Enyo

She is a minor goddess of war and destruction. She is also the lover of Ares, the god of war.

Eos

This is a Titaness. She is the goddess of the dawn.

Erato

This is one of the Muses, known as the muse of lyric poetry. She specializes in love and erotic poetry.

Eris

She is known as the goddess of chaos, strife, and discord.

Euterpe

This is another one of the Muses. She is the muse of music and lyric poetry.

Gaia

This is the primal Greek goddess of the Earth. She is called the great mother or mother Earth.

Harmonia

This is the Greek goddess of harmony and concord.

Hebe

This is the goddess of youth.

Hecate

This is the goddess of magic, crossroads, moon, ghosts, witchcraft, and necromancy.

Hemera

This is the primordial goddess of the day, daytime, and daylight. She is the daughter of Erebus and Nyx.

Hera

This is the goddess of marriage, goddesses, and women. She is also called the Queen of the Gods. Zeus and Hera are married. She is often depicted as reserved, but she is vindictive.

Hestia

This is the goddess of the hearth, home, architecture, domesticity, family, and the state. She is one of the Hesperides.

Hygea

This is the goddess of good health, cleanliness, and sanitation. The word “hygiene” comes from this Greek goddess.

Hecuba

This was the wife of the king of Troy.

Greek Goddess Names From Greek Mythology (I-P)

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Ancient Greece has plenty of exciting Greek myths and legends. If you want to give your daughter a name with a lot of meaning, then you can use a Greek name. Here is a list of Greek goddesses, so you can figure out which one fits your family the best:

Iris

This is the Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. She is one of the goddesses of the sea and the sky.

Keres

These are female spirits. They are the daughters of the goddess of night, Nyx.

Kotys

This is a Dionysian goddess. Her celebrations were wild and lascivious.

Lachesis

This is one of the Three Fates. She is the measurer of the thread of life.

Leto

She gave birth to the twins, Artemis and Apollo.

Maia

She is the oldest of the seven Pleiades. She is the Greek goddess of spring and fields.

Mania

This is the spirit goddess of insanity, madness, crazed frenzy, and the dead.

Melpomene

This is another one of the nine Muses. She was originally the muse of singing, but she became the muse of tragedy.

Merope

This is one of the seven Pleiades. Her husband is the king Sisyphos of Ephyra.

Metis

This is the Titan goddess of wisdom. She is an Oceanid who was the first wife to Zeus.

Nemesis

This is the goddess of retribution and personification of vengeance.

Nike

This is the goddess of victory. She is commonly called the Winged Goddess of Victory.

Nyx

This is the primordial goddess of the night.

Peitho

This is the Greek goddess of persuasion and seduction.

Persephone

This is the goddess of vegetation and spring. She is also the queen of the underworld and lives there with her husband, Hades. Her mother is the earth goddess.

Pheme

This is the goddess of fame, gossip, and renown.

Penelope

She is the wife of Odysseus.

Phoebe

She is a Titan associated with the moon.

Polyhymnia

This is another one of The Muses. She is the muse of sacred poetry, hymn, dance, agriculture, geometry, and pantomime.

Greek Goddess Names From Greek Mythology (Q-Z)

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Greek mythology is incredibly fascinating. Whether you’re a fan of these famous myths or not, you have to admit they’re exciting. Here are some more names of Greek goddesses you can use for your baby girl:

Rhea

She is a Titaness. Rhea is also the goddess of nature.

Selene

This is the goddess of the moon. She is referred to as Luna or the mother of vampires.

Sterope

This is one of the seven Pleiades. According to most accounts, she married Oenomaus.

Styx

This is the goddess of the river Styx. She is a Naiad who helped Zeus in the Titan War.

Taygete

This is one of the seven Pleiades who is a mountain nymph.

Terpsichore

This is the goddess of dance and chorus. She is another one of the nine Muses.

Thalia

This is another one of the Muses. She is the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.

Themis

This is an ancient Greek Titaness. She is the goddess of divine order, law, and custom.

Thetis

This is a sea nymph who is the goddess of water. She is a shapeshifter and a prophet.

Tyche

This is the goddess of prosperity and fortune.

Urania

This is one of the Muses. She is the muse of astronomy and astrology.

Greek Gods

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If you’re having a baby boy, you can still use names from Greek mythology. Here are some names of Greek gods that you can use for your baby. They will encourage your child to grow up strong and powerful:

Achelous

Aeolus

Aether

Alastor

Apollo

Ares

Aristaeus

Asclepius

Atlas

Attis

Boreas

Caerus

Castor

Cerus

Chaos

Charon

Cronos

Crios

Cronus

Dinlas

Deimos

Dionysus

Erebus

Eros

Eurus

Glaucus

Hades

Helios

Hephaestus

Heracles

Hermes

Hesperus

Hymenaios

Hypnos

Kratos

Momus

Morpheus

Nereus

Notus

Oceanus

Oneiroi

Paean

Pallas

Pan

Phosphorus

Plutus

Pollux

Poseidon

Priapus

Pricus

Prometheus

Primordial

Tartarus

Thanatos

Triton

Typhon

Uranus

Zelus

Zephyrus

Zeus


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January Nelson

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January Nelson is a writer, editor, and dreamer. She writes about astrology, games, love, relationships, and entertainment. January graduated with an English and Literature degree from Columbia University.