Gods and Goddesses Themed Baby Names
Give your little one a name that echoes through the ages. Across ancient cultures, gods and goddesses were given names that embody strength, wisdom, love, courage, and wonder. These timeless names — once whispered in temples, sung in epics, and carved into stone — are now some of the most beautiful and meaningful baby names you can choose today.Whether you’re drawn to the fiery passion of Greek legends, the wild magic of Celtic lore, the serene grace of Japanese divinity, the fearless spirit of Norse heroes, or the noble elegance of Roman tradition, you’ll find names that feel both rare and familiar, powerful yet gentle enough for a child.
Our Gods and Goddesses Themed Baby Names
GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Aphrodite | Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty |
| Apollo | Greek God of Music |
| Ares | Greek God of War |
| Artemis | Greek Goddess of the Night and the Hunt. Protector of Women |
| Athena | Goddess of Wisdom, War, Art, Industry, Justice, and Skill |
| Demeter | Greek Goddess of Corn, Grain, and the Harvest |
| Dionysus | Greek God of Wine, Agriculture, and Fertility of Nature |
| Hades | Ruler of the Underworld |
| Helios | Greek God of the Sun |
| Hephaestus | Greek God of Smiths and Fire |
| Hera | Great Queen of Mount Olympus. Goddess of Marriage and Birth |
| Hermes | Greek God of Riches, Trade, and Luck |
| Hestia | Greek Goddess of Hearth Fire and Domestic Life |
| Persephone | Goddess of the Underworld |
| Poseidon | Greek God of the Sea |
| Selene | Goddess of the Moon |
| Zeus | Ruler of all the Greek Gods. God of the Light and the Sky |
CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Airmid | Celtic Goddess of Healing, Medicine, and Spring. Brings the dead back to life |
| Artio | Celtic Goddess of the Wild |
| Balor | Celtic God with a venomous eye. Good on the battlefield |
| Branwen | Celtic Goddess of Love and Beauty |
| Camalus | Celtic God of the Sky and War |
| Cerunnos | Celtic God of Fertility, Life, Animals, Wealth, and the Underworld |
| Cyhiraeth | Celtic Goddess of Streams |
| Druantia | Queen of the Druids. Protector of Trees, Knowledge, Creativity, Passion, Sex, & Fertility |
| Giobhniu | Celtic God of Weaponry |
| Lugh | Celtic God of Druids, Carpentry, and Mason |
| Llyr | Celtic God of Waters and Sea |
| Maeve | Celtic Goddess of Earth, Fertility, and War |
| Manannan | Celtic God of Sailors and Merchants |
| Margawse | Celtic Goddess of Mothers |
| Mebd | Celtic Goddess of War and Drinking |
| Mider | Celtic God of the Underworld |
| Morrigan | Celtic Goddess of War, Death, Ravens, Fertility, the Dark Goddess, and Fate |
| Nemain | Celtic Goddess of Panic and War |
IRISH CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Aine | Irish Celtic Goddess of Love and Fertility |
| Angus Og | Irish Celtic God of Beauty |
| Anu | Irish Celtic Goddess of Manifestation Magick, Moon, Air, Fertility, and Prosperity |
| Babd Catha | Irish Celtic Goddess of War |
| Bel | Irish Celtic God of Fire and Sun |
| Bran | Irish Celtic God of Health |
| Brighid | Irish Celtic Goddess of Fire and Water. One of the triple Goddesses |
| Bris | Irish Celtic God of Fertility and Agriculture |
| Dagda | Irish Celtic God of the Earth, and father God. Leader of the Tuatha de Danaan |
| Danu | Irish Celtic Goddess of Rivers, Water, Wells, Prosperity, Magick, and Wisdom |
| Diancecht | Irish Celtic God of Healing and Medicine |
| Flidais | Irish Celtic Goddess of Nature, Forests, Woodlands, and Wild Things |
| Labraid | Irish Celtic God of the Underworld |
| Macha | Irish Celtic Goddess of Beauty and Brightness |
| Niamh | Irish Celtic Goddess of Beauty and Brightness |
WELSH GODS AND GODDESSES
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Arawn | Welsh Celtic God of the Underworld, Terror, Revenge, and War |
| Arianrhod | Welsh Celtic Goddess of Air, Reincarnation, Full Moons, Karma, and Retribution |
| Amaethon | Welsh Celtic God of Husbandry, Agriculture, and Luck |
| Blodeuwedd | Welsh Celtic Goddess of Wisdom, Moon Mysteries, and Initiations |
| Cerridwen | Welsh Celtic Goddess of the Moon, Poetry, Music, Luck, Earth, Death, Fertility |
| Dewi | Welsh Celtic God of Dragons |
| Don | Welsh Celtic Goddess of the Heavens, Air, Sea, and the Moon |
| Dylan | Welsh Celtic God of the Sea |
| Elaine | Welsh Celtic Maiden Goddess |
| Gwydion | Welsh Celtic God of Warriors and Magic |
| Gwynn Ap Nudd | Welsh Celtic God of the Underworld |
| Math Ap Mathowny | Welsh Celtic God of Magic, Sorcery, and Enchantment |
| Myrrdin | Welsh Celtic God of Druids, Magic, and Sorcery. Also known as Merlin |
JAPANESE GODS AND GODDESSES (Shinto & Buddhist)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Aizen-Myoo | God of love, worshipped by prostitutes, landlords, singers and musicians |
| Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone | God of thunder |
| Ama-No-Minaka-Nushi | 'Divine Lord of the Middle Heavens' and god of the Pole Star |
| Amaterasu | Shinto goddess of the sun and the leader of the Shinto pantheon |
| Amatsu Mikaboshi | God of evil, his name means "August Star of Heaven" |
| Amatsu-Kami | Gods of heaven who live 'above' the earthly plain. Heavenly and eternal |
| Ama-Tsu-Mara | Shinto god of smiths. He is pictured as a Cyclops |
| Ame-No-Mi-Kumari | Shinto water goddess |
| Ame-No-Wakahiko | God sent to rule the earth. Killed by the sky god Takami-Musubi |
| Amida | God of death, to whom the devout turned at the moment of their death |
| Am-No-Tanabata-Hime | Goddess of weavers |
| Baku | A good spirit, known as the 'eater of dreams' |
| Benten / Benzai-Ten | Goddess of love, the arts, wisdom, poetry, good fortune and water |
| Bimbogami | God of poverty. Rituals are performed to get rid of him |
| Binzuru-Sonja | God of curing illness and good vision |
| Bishamon | God of war, justice and protector of the law. One of the Shichi Fukujin |
| Daikoku | God of wealth, the soil and patron of farmers |
| Dainichi | Buddhist personification of purity and wisdom |
| Ebisu | God of the wealth of the sea, patron god of fishermen and fishing |
| Emma-O | Japanese Buddhist god of the underworld. Judge of the dead |
| Fudo | God of fire and wisdom, god of Astrology |
| Fujin | Shinto god of the wind. Seen as a terrifying dark demon |
| Fukurokuju | Shinto god of wisdom, luck and prosperity |
| Hachiman | God of war and agriculture, divine protector of the Japanese people |
| Inari | Both male and female deity, god/goddess of rice and agriculture |
| Izanagi | Primordial god of the sky and creator of everything good and right |
| Izanami | Primordial goddess of the earth and darkness |
| Jizo | Japanese Buddha of great compassion |
| Kagutsuchi | Japanese god of fire |
| Susanowa | God of the winds, storms, ocean and snakes |
| Raiden | God of thunder and lightning |
| Uzume | Shinto goddess of joy and happiness |
NORSE GODS AND GODDESSES
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AESIR | Principal race of gods in Norse mythology |
| Balder | Fairest of the gods |
| Bragi | God of poets and the patron of all skaldi (poets) |
| Freya | Goddess of love, beauty and sensuality |
| Freyr | God of fertility, sun and rain |
| Frigg | Wife of Odin and the goddess of marriage and fertility |
| Heimdall | God of light and protection |
| Hel | Goddess of death and ruler of the realm of the dead |
| Idun | Goddess of the spring, eternal youth and keeper of the golden apples |
| Loki | Trickster god concerned with thievery, magic and fire |
| Odin | Chief god of the Aesir and most important Norse deity |
| Thor | Thunder-god and protector of men and gods |
| Tyr | Original god of war in Germanic culture |
ROMAN GODS AND GODDESSES
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Apollo | Roman God of Sun, Music, Poetry, Prophecy, and Healing |
| Bacchus | Roman God of Wine |
| Ceres | Roman Goddess of Corn |
| Cupid | Roman God of Love |
| Diana | Roman Goddess of Fertility, Hunting, and the Moon |
| Janus | Roman God of Gates and Doors |
| Juno | Roman Goddess of Marriage and Women |
| Jupiter | Supreme King of the Roman Gods |
| Mars | Roman God of War |
| Mercury | Roman messenger God and God of Commerce |
| Minerva | Roman Goddess of Wisdom, Arts, and Trade |
| Neptune | Roman God of the Sea |
| Pluto | Roman God of the Underworld |
| Venus | Roman Goddess of Beauty and Love |
| Vesta | Roman Goddess of the Hearth |
| Vulcan | Roman God of Fire |