Names Categorized "gods"

Beli is a masculine Welsh name, probably a derivative of Belenus. In Welsh mythology, Beli Mawr ("Beli the Great") is a prominent ancestor deity who established several royal lines in Wales.Etymology and OriginsThe name...

EtymologyBelobog is a name proposed as a Slavic deity, representing a reconstructued bělŭ 'white' and bogŭ 'god'. The pagan pantheons of the Slavs are notoriously sparse, with Belobog forming a late reconstruction based...

Bes is a name derived from ancient Egyptian mythology, possibly originating from the Egyptian word bs meaning "flame" or from a Nubian word meaning "cat." Bes was a protective deity in ancient Egyptian religion, often de...

Bharata is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "being maintained". In Hindu mythology, this name is associated with multiple significant figures, including a brother of Rama in the epic Ramayana, and a legendary...

Bhaskara is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "shining" or "light maker." It is derived from the Sanskrit elements भास (bhāsa) meaning "light" and कर (kara) meaning "maker." The name is an epithet of the...

Bogomir is the Slovene form of Bohumír. The name is derived from the Slavic elements bogŭ "god" and mirŭ "peace, world", giving it the meaning "god of peace" or "peace of god". While Bogomir is particularly prevalent in...

EtymologyBoreas is the anglicized form of the Ancient Greek name Boréas (Βορέας), meaning "north wind" or "north." The name is directly derived from Greek mythology, where he personifies the cold north wind of winter.Gre...

Bragi is a figure in Norse mythology and a given name used in Iceland and other Nordic countries. Derived from Old Norse bragr meaning "first, foremost" or "poetry," Bragi is best known as the god of poetry in the Norse...

Brahma is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "growth, expansion, creation". In Hindu theology, Brahma is the god of creation, one of the principal deities of the Trimurti alongside Vishnu the preserver and Shiv...

Brijesha is a masculine Hindu name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "ruler of Brij" or "lord of Brij." In this context, Brij (also spelled Braj) refers to a sacred region in northern India, associated with the life and pastim...

Caishen (traditional Chinese: 財神; simplified Chinese: 财神) is the Chinese god of wealth, whose name is a compound of cái meaning "wealth, riches" and shén meaning "god". He is a major figure in Chinese folk religion a...

Etymology Cernunnos is a name derived from the Celtic root *karnos meaning "horn", combined with the divine or augmentative suffix -on, yielding the sense of "great horned one". This etymology ties the god distinctly to...

Chanda is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, used in both feminine and masculine forms in Hindi and Hindu contexts. The name means "fierce, hot, passionate" in Sanskrit, reflecting its association with intensity and energ...

Etymology and Linguistic OriginsChandra is a Sanskrit name meaning "moon", derived from the root cand ("to shine"). It is a transcription of both the masculine चण्ड (the moon god) and the feminine चण्डा, distinguished by...

Chernobog is a disputed deity from Slavic mythology. According to the 12th-century German monk Helmold, Chernobog was a god of misfortune worshipped by the Polabian tribes, particularly the Wagri and Obodrites. The name...

Chi 2 is a name of Igbo origin, derived from the Igbo word chi, meaning "god" or "spiritual being." In traditional Igbo cosmology, chi refers to a personal spiritual guardian or destiny deity assigned to each individual...

Coeus is the Latinized form of Koios, a name borne by a Titan god of intelligence in Greek mythology. The name Koios is of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from the Greek κοῖος (koios) or ποῖος (poios), a questionin...

Cronus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Κρόνος (Kronos), derived from the Indo-European root *(s)ker- meaning "to cut." In ancient Greek mythology, Cronus was the youngest and most powerful of the Titans, the prim...

Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, first introduced in his short story The Call of Cthulhu, published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. A gigantic, monstrous d...

Cupid is the Roman god of desire, erotic love, attraction, and affection. His name derives from the Latin Cupido, meaning "passionate desire." In Roman mythology, he is the son of Venus, the goddess of love, and Mars, th...

Dagda is a name drawn directly from Irish mythology, referring to the powerful god known as The Dagda (from Old Irish In Dagda). The name means "the good god", derived from the Old Irish prefix dag- "good" and día "god"....

Dagon is a masculine name of uncertain etymology, perhaps related to Ugaritic dgn meaning "grain". This name belongs to an ancient Semitic god, usually depicted with the body of a fish, who was worshiped across ancient S...

Dazhbog is a major deity from Slavic mythology, whose name means "the giving god" in Old Slavic, derived from dati "to give" and bogŭ "god". He is most commonly interpreted as a sun god and a giver of light and warmth, a...

Dazhdbog is a variant spelling of Dazhbog, the name of a major Slavic solar deity. The name is composed of Old Slavic elements: dati "to give" and bogŭ "god", thus meaning "the giving god". This variant appears in mediev...

Dev is a male given name common in India, particularly among speakers of Hindi and Marathi. The name is derived from Sanskrit देव (deva), meaning "god". Etymologically, deva relates to the Proto-Indo-European root *deiwo...

Diana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "divine, goddesslike". It derives from Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess", ultimately from the Indo-European root *dyew-, also found in Zeus. The name is linked to...

Dionysos is the Greek name of the god of wine, revelry, fertility, and dance, central to ancient Greek religion and myth. Its etymology combines Dios, meaning "of Zeus," with Nysa, the mythical region where the infant Di...

Dipaka is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "inflaming, exciting" in Sanskrit. It is another name for Kama, the Hindu god of love and desire. The name evokes passion and inspiration, connecting to the my...

Divina is a feminine given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived directly from the word divina meaning "divine" or "godlike". The name is a semantic and phonetic cousin to the masculine form Divino, used in Braz...

Divya is a feminine given name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit word divya (दिव्य or दिव्या), meaning "divine, heavenly." The name is deeply rooted in Hindu tradition and is often associated with qualities of...

Dumuzi, also known as Dumuzid, is an ancient Sumerian deity whose name belongs to the mythology of Mesopotamia. The name derives from the Sumerian elements 𒌉 (dumu) meaning "son, child" and 𒍣 (zid) meaning "true, loyal,"...

Durga is a Sanskrit name meaning "unattainable, unassailable" (from dur "difficult" and ga "come"). In Hindu tradition, Durga is a fierce warrior goddess, often depicted riding a lion or tiger with multiple arms, each wi...

Dyaus (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौस्, IAST: Dyáus) is the Rigvedic sky deity and a key figure in Hindu mythology. His name comes from Sanskrit द्यु (dyu) meaning "sky", ultimately rooted in the name of the Proto-Indo-European g...

Dylan is a given name of Welsh origin, famously borne by poet Dylan Thomas and musician Bob Dylan. Its etymology is rooted in the Welsh prefix dy meaning "to, toward" and llanw meaning "tide, flow," though it is often in...

Ea 1 is the Akkadian, Assyrian, Hurrian and Babylonian name of the Sumerian water god Enki. The exact etymology of Ea is uncertain; it may derive from Sumerian elements meaning "house of water" (e "house" + a "water"), o...

Ehecatl is a name of Nahuatl origin, meaning "wind". In Aztec mythology, Ehecatl was the god of wind, often considered an aspect of the Feathered Serpent deity Quetzalcoatl, and was thus known as Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl.Ety...

Etymology and Origins El is a Semitic word derived from a root meaning "god," used historically as a divine title across various ancient Near Eastern cultures. In Canaanite religion, El was the chief deity, the father of...

Elagabalus is the Latinized name of a Syrian sun god and, posthumously, of a Roman emperor of the 3rd century. The name derives from Arabic Ilāh ("god") and jabal ("mountain"), reflecting the deity's association with a s...

Etymology and OriginsElil is the Akkadian form of the Sumerian god's name Enlil. The Sumerian original is composed of the elements 𒂗 (en, meaning "lord") and possibly 𒆤 (lil, meaning "wind"). This etymology aligns with E...

Ellil is an Akkadian form of the Sumerian god name Enlil, derived from the cuneiform signs 𒀭𒂗𒆤 (dEN-LÍL). In Akkadian, the name was often spelled Ellil or Elil, reflecting phonetic shifts as the name was adopted into Sem...

EtymologyEnki is a male first name of en meaning "lord" and ki meaning "earth, ground"; a variant reading suggests the second element might be related to kur meaning "underworld, mountain". Enki was also known as Ea (Akk...

Origins and Etymology Enlil (Sumerian: 𒀭𒂗𒆤) is an ancient Mesopotamian deity whose name derives from the Sumerian elements 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and 𒆤 (lil) meaning "wind" or "air." Thus, his name is commonly interpreted...

Eros is the Greek god of love and sex, whose name directly means "love" in Greek. In Greek mythology, he was a young god, the son of Aphrodite, armed with arrows that caused anyone struck to fall in love. The Romans iden...

Flora is a feminine given name of Latin origin, derived from flos meaning "flower" (genitive floris). In Roman mythology, Flora was the goddess of flowers, spring, and fertility, often depicted with blooming blossoms and...

Fortuna is a feminine name of Latin origin, meaning "luck". In Roman mythology, this was the name of the goddess who personified luck and fortune. Her Greek equivalent was Tyche.Etymology and RoleThe name derives directl...

Frey is a variant form of Freyr, the name of an Old Norse god associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. In Norse mythology, Freyr (meaning "lord" in Old Norse) is a prominent...

Freya is the Anglicized spelling of the name of the Norse goddess Freyja, whose Old Norse name means "lady". In Norse mythology, Freyja is a member of the Vanir, a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the...

Freyr is a name deeply rooted in Norse mythology, derived from the Old Norse word freyr, meaning "lord". The name originates from the Germanic root *fraujô. In mythological context, Freyr was likely originally called Yng...

Frigg is a prominent goddess in Norse mythology, associated with marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance, and motherhood. Her name means "beloved", from Proto-Germanic *Frijjō, derived from the root *frijōną meaning "to love"....

Fūjin is the Japanese god of the wind, a prominent figure in both Shinto and Buddhist mythology. The name is composed of two kanji elements: fū (風), meaning "wind", and jin (神), meaning "god" or "spirit". This Sino-Jap...

Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the most widely revered deities in the Hindu pantheon and the Supreme god in the Ganapatya sect. His name means "lord of hordes" from S...

Etymology Geb (also known as Ceb) is an Egyptian masculine name derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphs gbb, meaning "earth". As the personification of the earth, Geb was a pivotal deity in Egyptian mythology, correspondin...

Giove is the Italian form of Jove, derived from Latin Iovis, the genitive case of Iuppiter (Jupiter). In Italian, Giove serves as both the name of the supreme Roman god Jupiter and the astronomical term for the planet Ju...

Glaucus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name Γλαῦκος (Glaukos), meaning "bluish grey", "shiny", "bright", or "glimmering". In Greek mythology, Glaucus was a prophetic sea god who began life as a mortal fisherm...

Gobán is a masculine Irish given name with deep roots in Celtic mythology and early Christian history. Its origin lies in the Old Irish name Gobbán, which is formed from gobae meaning "smith" and a diminutive suffix. Alt...

Gobannos is a Gaulish theonym referring to a little-attested smith god, whose name derives from the old Celtic element *goban meaning "smith." The god is also known in the Latinized form Gobannus, sometimes appearing as...

Etymology and OriginGoddard, primarily known as an English surname, also has a history as a given name. It is derived from the Old German given name Godehard, composed of the elements got meaning "god" and hart meaning "...

Godefrid is the Old German form of the name Godfrey. Derived from the Germanic elements got ("god") and fridu ("peace"), it carries the meaning "peace of god." This name was common among early medieval Germanic peoples a...

Godofredo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Godfrey. The name ultimately derives from the Germanic Godefrid, composed of the elements got 'god' and fridu 'peace', giving it the meaning 'peace of god'. Some etymologic...

Goffredo is an Italian given name, the Italian form of Godfrey. The name Godfrey itself derives from the Germanic name Godefrid, which is composed of the Old German elements got meaning "god" and fridu meaning "peace", t...