Favourite girl names from Greek mythology?

I’ve got quite interested in this recently so I’m interested to hear which ones people like :slight_smile: I don’t just mean goddesses, can be the muses or any other female figures at all! Thank you :slight_smile:

Ancient Greek names in general are fine also, even if not explicitly mentioned in mythology.

My personal favourites are [name_u]Hero[/name_u], [name_u]Echo[/name_u], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f], [name_f]Io[/name_f] & [name_f]Persephone[/name_f].

[name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_u]Hero[/name_u], [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Astraea[/name_f], [name_f]Atalanta[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] and [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] are some of my favourites

I’ve been really interested in this lately too!

I’m really fascinated by Eileithyia - it looks so pretty and feminine and I love how it sounds, but I do think the spelling is a bit of a handful - Ilithyia is an alternative I think.

I also like [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Astraea[/name_f], [name_f]Eudora[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f], [name_f]Evadne[/name_f], [name_f]Theia[/name_f] and [name_f]Ismene[/name_f]

Loooove mythology names and Greek names! Some favourites are: [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Kalliope[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], Europa, Hippolyta, [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Kallisto[/name_f]…

Thank you all, great suggestions! Big thank you for the suggestions of [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] and [name_f]Evadne[/name_f] in particular, love both

My favorite are…
Aphaea (Greek)
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] (Greek)
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] (Greek)
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] (Greek)
Enyo (Greek)
[name_f]Eos[/name_f] (Greek)
Eostre (Norse)
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] (Norse)
Gersemi (Norse)
Keres (Greek)
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] ([name_m]Roman[/name_m])
[name_f]Maia[/name_f] (Greek)
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f] (Greek)
[name_u]Pax[/name_u] ([name_m]Roman[/name_m])
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] (Greek)

I’m pretty sure [name_u]Pax[/name_u] isn’t a mythological character. It means peace in Latin though.

Greek mythology names is a great guilty pleasure of mine! And so many names works today too. Be prepared:

[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoide[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]

[name_f]Calleis[/name_f]
[name_f]Callidice[/name_f]
[name_f]Callithyia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charmion[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cybele[/name_f]

[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Deianeira[/name_f]
[name_f]Demetria[/name_f]

[name_f]Eileithyia[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elpis[/name_f]
[name_f]Eriopis[/name_f]
[name_f]Eris[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f] (not mytholocigal but still pretty)

[name_f]Harmonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]

[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphianeira[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]

[name_f]Medea[/name_f]
[name_f]Melia[/name_f]
[name_f]Melinoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Melpomene[/name_f]
[name_f]Mytilene[/name_f]

[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]

[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Penthesilea[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]

[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophrosyne[/name_f]

[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f] (not mythological but still pretty)
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]

My favorites:

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Danae[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]

[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] and [name_f]Galatea[/name_f]

[name_u]Pax[/name_u] is [name_m]Roman[/name_m] [name_f]Goddess[/name_f] of [name_u]Peace[/name_u]. The Greek equivalent is [name_f]Eirene[/name_f].

My #1 is [name_f]Gaia[/name_f], and as it hasn’t yet been mentioned, I just had to add it (in particular) here.

I love so many Greek [name_u]Legend[/name_u] & Mythology names but one I want to highlight, and suggest you read about is [name_f]Atalanta[/name_f] – her name means “equal balance (between man and woman)” and between the meaning and the legend itself, such a brilliant, strong, brave and progressive character for a little girl to be named for!

She is the [name_m]Roman[/name_m] version of the Greek goddess of peace, [name_f]Eirene[/name_f].

[name_f]Kalista[/name_f]/[name_f]Callisto[/name_f]

I also love [name_u]Hero[/name_u], [name_f]Gaia[/name_f], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f], [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Io[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]…

Adding [name_f]Sappho[/name_f]!

[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]- My LO’s name and muse of comedy
[name_f]Effie[/name_f] can be the Anglicized version of Efterpe, another muse
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]- needs no explanation
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]- “from the sea”
[name_f]Nerida[/name_f]-nereids were a mythical sea being
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]- means with healing power (love this meaning!)
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]- ancient nature name (violet stone)
[name_f]Kasiani[/name_f]- ancient name meaning cinnamon

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Theia[/name_f], [name_f]Selene[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f] are my favorites. I guess I gravitate toward two syllable names lately :slight_smile:

I have two daughters: [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] and [name_f]Pandora[/name_f].

Other Greek names I like are:
[name_f]Atalanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (but it is too popular for me)
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]

Echo, [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] & [name_f]Briseis[/name_f] I’d consider using. [name_f]Psyche[/name_f] is a guilty pleasure, it’s my favorite story, though for obvious reasons probably shouldn’t be used on a modern day baby.