Browse 309 Baby Names & First Names by Origin, Letter

Atropos Feminine Greek Greek

Atropos is a Greek feminine name derived from the word atropos, meaning "inevitable, inflexible." This name is formed from the negative prefix a ("without") and tropos ("turn, direction, manner"), literally translating t...

Briseis Feminine Greek Greek

Briseis is a significant female figure from Greek mythology, best known as a war prize in Homer's epic poem, the Iliad. Her name is a patronymic derived from the Greek name Briseus, meaning 'daughter of Briseus,' though...

Britomartis Feminine Greek Greek

Britomartis is a name of uncertain meaning, derived from a Cretan dialect. The Roman historian Solinus interpreted it as "sweet maiden", from the elements (brit-) meaning "sweet" and (martis) meaning "maiden". However, o...

Calliope Feminine Greek Greek

Calliope is a Latinized form of the Greek name Kalliope. In Greek mythology, Calliope (from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη, meaning 'beautiful-voiced') was the Muse of epic poetry and eloquence, with a voice likened to ecstatic...

Callirrhoe Feminine Greek Greek

Etymology and MeaningCallirrhoe is a name of Greek origin, derived from the Ancient Greek name Καλλιρρόη (Kallirrhoe), which comes from the adjective καλλίρρους (kallirrhous) meaning "beautiful flowing." The name evokes...

Callisto 2 Feminine Greek Greek

Callisto is a Latinized form of Kallisto, an Ancient Greek name. It is derived from the Greek word kallistos meaning "most beautiful", a superlative of kalos ("beautiful"). In Greek mythology, Kallisto was a nymph and a...

Calypso Feminine Greek Greek

Calypso is a female name of mythological origin, ultimately from the ancient Greek name Καλυψώ (Kalypso). The name is thought to derive from the Greek verb καλύπτω (kalypto), meaning "to cover, to conceal," giv...

Carme 2 Feminine Greek Greek

Carme (Greek: Κάρμη) is a feminine name of Greek origin, Latinized from the Greek Karme, which is derived from keiro (κείρω) meaning 'to shear.' In Greek mythology, Carme was a Cretan goddess associated with the harvest,...

Cassandra Feminine English French +1 English French Greek

Cassandra is a feminine given name of Greek origin, most famously borne by a Trojan princess in Greek mythology. The name derives from the Greek Kassandra (Κασσάνδρα), which is generally interpreted as meaning "to excel,...

Cassiopea Feminine Greek Greek

Cassiopea is a variant of the name Cassiopeia, rooted in Greek mythology. The name Cassiopeia itself is the Latinized form of Greek Kassiopeia or Kassiepeia, possibly meaning "cassia juice." In Greek myth, Cassiopeia was...

Cassiopeia Feminine Greek Greek

Cassiopeia is the Latinized form of Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιέπεια (Kassiepeia), which possibly means 'cassia juice.' In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda, and s...

Celaeno Feminine Greek Greek

Celaeno is a Latinized form of Kelaino, a name derived from the Greek adjective kelainos (κελαινός), meaning "black," "dark," or "murky." In Greek mythology, Celaeno (also spelled Celeno or Kelaino) is the name of severa...

Chalcis Feminine Greek Greek

Chalcis is the Latinized form of the Greek name Chalkis. This feminine name is rooted in ancient Greek mythology and geography.Etymology and Mythological OriginThe name derives from the Greek word χαλκός (chalkos), meani...

Chalkis Feminine Greek Greek

Chalkis is a feminine name of ancient Greek origin, directly borrowed from the city of Chalkis (modern Chalkida) on the island of Euboea. The name is derived from Greek χαλκός (chalkos), meaning "copper" or "bronze". Acc...

Chione Feminine Greek Greek

Chione is a feminine name of Boreas. It derives from the Greek χιών (chion), meaning "snow". In Greek mythology, Chione appears as a daughter of Boreas, the north wind. Another figure by this name is the daughter of the...

Chloe Feminine English Greek +4 English Greek English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible +1

Chloe is a feminine given name of Greek origin, meaning "green shoot" (from Greek χλόη, referring to new plant growth in spring). It was used as an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and fer...

Chloris Feminine Greek Greek

Chloris is a name from mythology and ancient Greek culture, derived from the Greek word χλωρός (chloros) meaning "pale green". This etymology evokes the fresh, green hues of vegetation, and true to its meaning, Chloris w...

Chryse Feminine Greek Greek

Chryse is a Greek feminine name meaning "golden," derived from the Greek word chrysos (χρυσός). In Greek mythology, Chryse is the name of several figures, notably the mother of Phlegyas by the war god Ares. The name also...

Chryseis Feminine Greek Greek

Chryseis is a name of Greek origin, best known as a character in Homer's Iliad. The name is a patronymic derived from her father Chryses, meaning "Chryses' daughter" in ancient Greek. Chryses, in turn, comes from the Gre...

Chthonia Feminine Greek Greek

Chthonia is a feminine name of Greek origin, derived from χθών (chthon), meaning "earth, ground, soil." As a name, it signifies "of the earth" or "subterranean," reflecting its connection to the chthonic, or underworld,...

Circe Feminine Greek Greek

Circe is the Latinized form of the Greek name Κίρκη (Kirke), possibly derived from the Greek word κίρκος (kirkos) meaning "hawk". In Greek mythology, Circe was a sorceress renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and h...

Cleone Feminine Greek Greek

Cleone is a Latinized form of the Greek name Κλεώνη (Kleone), which is ultimately derived from the Greek word κλέος (kleos), meaning "glory". This name belongs to a naiad—a type of freshwater nymph—in Greek mythology, ad...

Clio Feminine Italian Greek Italian Greek

Clio is the Latinized form of the Greek name Kleio, which derives from the Greek root κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory." In Greek mythology, Clio is one of the nine Muses, specifically the muse of history and heroic poetry....

Clotho Feminine Greek Greek

Clotho is the Latinized form of Klotho, a name meaning "spinner" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Clotho was one of the three Fates, or Moirai, who controlled human destiny. She was responsible for spinning the thread of li...

Clymene Feminine Greek Greek

Clymene (also spelled Klymene) is a feminine name of Greek origin. It derives from Ancient Greek Κλυμένη (Klymene), which in turn comes from κλύμενος (klymenos), a word meaning "famous" or "renowned." The name thus carri...

Clytaemnestra Feminine Greek Greek

Clytaemnestra is a variant of Clytemnestra, the Latinized form of the Greek name Klytaimnestra or Klytaimestra. This name belongs to one of the most complex and infamous figures in Greek mythology: Clytemnestra, the wife...

Clytemnestra Feminine Greek Greek

Clytemnestra is a Latinized form of the Greek name Klytaimnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) or Klytaimestra (Κλυταιμήστρα). The first element derives from klytos (κλυτός), meaning "famous, noble." The second element is debated: if...

Clytia Feminine Greek Greek

Clytia is a Latinized form of Klytië. Etymology and Mythological Origin The name derives from the Greek κλυτός (klytos), meaning "famous, noble." In Greek mythology, Klytië (the original Greek form) was an Oceanid nymph...

Cora Feminine English German +1 English German Greek

Cora is a feminine given name with multiple origins, most commonly viewed as a Latinized form of Kore, an epithet of the Greek goddess Persephone meaning "maiden" or "daughter." It was popularized in the English-speaking...

Coronis Feminine Greek Greek

Coronis is the Latinized form of Koronis, a name derived from the Greek word κορώνη meaning "crow". In Greek mythology, there are several figures named Koronis, but the most famous is a lover of Apollo who became the mot...

Creusa Feminine Portuguese Greek Portuguese Greek

EtymologyCreusa is the Latinized form of the Greek name Κρέουσα (Kreousa), which means "princess" — derived from κρείων (kreion) meaning "king, lord." The name appears primarily in Greek mythology, where it was borne by...

Cynthia Feminine Dutch English +2 Dutch English French Greek

Etymology and OriginsCynthia is a feminine given name with roots in Greek mythology. It is the Latinized form of the Greek Kynthia (Κυνθία), meaning "woman from Cynthus". Mount Cynthus on the island of Delos was the sacr...

Cyrene Feminine Greek Greek

Cyrene is the Latinized form of the Greek Κυρήνη (Kyrene), the name of a prominent Hellenic city in ancient Libya. The city's name likely derives from a nearby spring called Κύρη (Kyre), though earlier associations linke...

Cytherea Feminine Greek Greek

Cytherea is a Latinized form of the Greek Kythereia (Κυθέρεια), meaning "woman from Cythera." This name was an epithet of the goddess Aphrodite, who, according to some Greek legends, was born on the island of Cythera (mo...

Daeira Feminine Greek Greek

Daeira (also spelled Daira) is a figure from Greek mythology whose name means "the knowing one," derived from the Greek verb daô (to learn, to know, to teach). This etymology reflects her role as a divinity associated wi...

Danaë Feminine Greek Greek

Danaë is a feminine name of Greek origin, best known from classical mythology. In Greek myth, Danaë was the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos. It had been prophesied to her father that he would be killed by his daughter...

Daphne Feminine Dutch English +1 Dutch English Greek

Daphne (DAFF-nee) is a female given name of Greek origin, meaning "laurel" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Daphne was a nymph, the daughter of the river god Peneus (or Ladon in some accounts). She was pursued by the god Ap...

Deianeira Feminine Greek Greek

Deianeira is a Greek name of mythological significance, derived from the elements deioo meaning "to slay" and aner (man), rendering the meaning "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her husband." The name is the Greek form of...

Deianira Feminine Greek Greek

Deianira (or Deianeira) is a Calydonian princess of Greek mythology whose name has been interpreted as "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her husband." The name is derived from the Greek elements δηιόω (deioo), meaning "to...

Delia 1 Feminine English Italian +3 English Italian Romanian Spanish Greek

Delia is a feminine given name used in English, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, and Greek. It means "of Delos" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, given because she and her twin brother Apollo were bo...

Demeter 1 Feminine Greek Greek

Demeter is the Greek goddess of agriculture, grain, and the harvest. Her name is typically interpreted as meaning "earth mother," derived from the Greek elements da (earth) and meter (mother). As one of the twelve Olympi...

Despoina Feminine Greek Greek Greek Greek

EtymologyDespoina (Greek: Δέσποινα, Déspoina) is a Greek feminine name meaning "mistress, lady". It derives from the Greek word despoina, which is the feminine form of despotēs ("master, lord"). The first element of the...

Dido Feminine Greek Roman Greek Roman

Dido (pronounced DY-doh; Latin: [ˈdiːdoː]; Greek: Διδώ [diːdɔ̌ː]), also known as Elissa, is the legendary founder and first queen of Carthage in Greek and Roman mythology. Her name is of uncertain meaning but likely Phoe...

Dike Feminine Greek Greek

Dike is the Greek goddess of justice, moral order, and fair judgment, one of the Ὥραι (Horai), the daughters of Zeus and Themis. Her name derives from the Greek word dikē (δίκη), meaning "justice, custom, order." In clas...

Dione 1 Feminine Greek Greek

Dione is a Greek feminine name derived from the genitive form of Zeus, specifically Dios (Διός), meaning "of Zeus." By extension, the name also carries the meaning "goddess" or "the goddess." In Greek mythology, Dione is...

Dirce Feminine Portuguese Greek Portuguese Greek

EtymologyDirce is the Latinized form of the Greek name Dirke (Δίρκη), possibly meaning "cleft" or "broken in two." The name is rooted in Greek mythology and is associated with the river-god Achelous or Ismenus as her fat...

Dirke Feminine Greek Greek

Dirke is the Greek form of Dirce, a name rooted in the mythological traditions of ancient Greece. The name Dirce itself is derived from the Greek Δίρκη (Dirke), which may carry the ominous meaning of "cleft" or "broken i...

Doris Feminine Croatian Danish +6 Croatian Danish English German Spanish +3

Doris is a feminine given name derived from the Greek name Δωρίς (Doris), meaning "Dorian woman." The Dorians were one of the major ancient Greek tribes, known for settling the Peloponnese around the 12th century BC duri...

Echidna Feminine Greek Greek

Echidna means "viper, snake" in Greek, derived from a variant of ἔχις (echis). In Greek mythology, Echidna was a fearsome monster, half-woman and half-snake, who inhabited a cave and terrorized travelers. She is often ca...

Echo Feminine Greek Greek

Echo is a feminine name derived from the Greek word ἠχώ (echo) meaning "echo, reflected sound", which is related to ἠχή (eche) meaning "sound". In Greek mythology, Echo was a beautiful mountain nymph who was cursed by He...

Eileithyia Feminine Greek Greek

Eileithyia is the Greek form of Ilithyia, derived from the Ancient Greek Eiλείθυια, meaning "the readycomer." In Greek mythology, she was the goddess of childbirth and midwifery, a role that made her both revered and inv...

Eirene Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Eirene is the original Ancient Greek form of the name Irene, derived from the Greek word εἰρήνη (eirēnē) meaning "peace." In Greek mythology, Eirene was the goddess and personification of peace, one of the Ὥραι (Horae),...

Elara Feminine Greek Greek

Elara is a name of Greek origin with a dual connection to both classical mythology and modern astronomy. In Greek mythology, Elara was a mortal princess who became a lover of Zeus, the supreme god of the Greek pantheon....

Electra Feminine Greek Greek

Electra is a Latinized form of the Greek name Ἠλέκτρα (Elektra), which derives from ἤλεκτρον (elektron), meaning "amber". In Greek mythology, Electra is best known as the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra...

Elektra Feminine Greek Greek

Elektra is the Greek form of Electra. The name derives from Greek ἤλεκτρον (elektron), meaning "amber" and by extension "shining" or "incandescent." This luminous imagery links it with names such as Lucy and Svetlana, wh...

Elpis Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Elpis is a feminine name of Greek origin, meaning "hope". In Greek mythology, Elpis was the personification of hope. She is most famously associated with the story of Pandora, the first mortal woman created by the gods....

Enyo Feminine Greek Greek

Enyo is a Greek war goddess, whose name carries an uncertain meaning. She was closely associated with Ares, the bloodthirsty god of war, and frequently accompanied him into battle, delighting in the destruction of cities...

Eos Feminine Greek Greek

Eos is the ancient Greek goddess and personification of the dawn. Her name means "dawn" in Greek, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *hausos-, which also gave rise to the Roman Aurora and the Vedic Ushas. In Greek...

Erato Feminine Greek Greek

Erato is one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology, specifically the muse of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry. Her name means "lovely" or "desired" in Greek, derived from the same root as Eros, the god of love. Th...

Eris Feminine Greek Greek

Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord, whose name directly means "strife, discord" in ancient Greek. In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Nyx (Night) and the sister and companion of Ares, the god of war....

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