Names Categorized "mountains"

Moriah is a place name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Biblical מֹרִיָה (Moriya), which may mean "seen by Yahweh." It appears in the Old Testament as the land where Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac (Ge...

Ninhursag is the Sumerian mother goddess of the mountains, whose name means "lady of the (sacred) mountain" from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady") and hursaĝ ("mountain" or sacred mountain mountain). She was one of the...

Olympias is the feminine form of the Greek name Olympos, itself derived from Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the gods in Greek mythology. The name was borne by several notable figures from antiquity, most famously th...

Olympiodoros is an ancient Greek masculine name meaning "gift of Olympus," derived from Olympos, the mountain home of the Greek deities, combined with the Greek element doron ("gift"). The name thus belongs to a class of...

Olympos is an Ancient Greek masculine personal name, derived directly from the name of the iconic mountain Olympus – the mythical home of the Olympian gods in Greek tradition. The mountain's name, whose etymology is deba...

Orest is the Ukrainian form of Orestes, a name with deep roots in Greek mythology. The name originated from the Greek elements oros meaning "mountain" and histemi meaning "to stand", thus signifying "of the mountains". I...

Oreste is the Italian form of Orestes, a name rooted in Greek mythology and etymology. The name ultimately derives from the Greek elements oros meaning "mountain" and histemi meaning "to stand", thus signifying "he who s...

Orestes is a Greek name derived from the elements ὄρος (oros), meaning "mountain," and ἵστημι (histemi), meaning "to stand," giving it the meaning "of the mountains" or "one who stands on a mountain." In Greek mythology,...

Sierra is a feminine given name and surname of Spanish origin, derived from the Spanish word sierra, meaning "mountain range" (specifically one with jagged peaks). The name ultimately comes from the Latin serra ("saw"),...