Myth and classical names

Girl Names
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Does anyone know any good baby girl names with references to myths or classical literature?
For example:
Mythological: [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
Classics: [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]

Any ideas are welcome!

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I like a lot of [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]’s character names for example [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].
Mythology wise I like:

norse mythology:
[name_f]Freya[/name_f], Atla and [name_f]Saga[/name_f]
Greek Mythology:
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] Mytholgy: [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]

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Myths

Greek:
[name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]
[name_f]Hecate[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_f]Psyche[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_u]Demeter[/name_u]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]

Roman:
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Venus[/name_f]

Arthurian:
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f]
[name_f]Iseult[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanchefleur[/name_f]
[name_u]Endellion[/name_u]
Brangian
Caelia
Dindrane
[name_f]Ygraine[/name_f]
Laudine
[name_f]Eluned[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]

Classic literature:
[name_f]Bathsheba[/name_f]
[name_f]Arrietty[/name_f]
[name_f]Desdemona[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Belphoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]

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Phoebe
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Isis[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Uma[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
Arietty
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Abilene[/name_u] “[name_u]Billie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f] “[name_f]Etta[/name_f]” “[name_f]Amora[/name_f]”
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]/Danica
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Catriona[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Collette[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clea[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] “[name_f]Vera[/name_f]”
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Marin[/name_u]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] “[name_f]Demi[/name_f]”
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]

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Oh my gosh I forgot Celtic! These are a mix of Scottish and Irish as there’s lots of crossover and I often forget which is from where:
[name_f]Bride[/name_f]
Étain
Cailleach
[name_f]Sadhbh[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f]
[name_f]Áine[/name_f]
Clídna
[name_m]Bec[/name_m]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
Bébinn
[name_f]Meabh[/name_f]
Gráinne
[name_f]Epona[/name_f]
Bláthnaid
Duibhe
Aífe

I’m also personally here for [name_f]Selkie[/name_f] and Kelpie becoming given names but I doubt it’ll catch on (both are Scottish mythological creatures)

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There are so many amazing suggestions here but I also wanted to add [name_f]Astraea[/name_f] (apologies if I missed seeing it in a previous list)! Also @blueylit [name_f]Selkie[/name_f] is DEFINITELY going on my GP list now.

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@midwinter [name_f]Do[/name_f] it! It’s one of my secret wishes to name my future wean something where [name_f]Selkie[/name_f] works as a nn because it’s a wee bit too GP for me to actually use but as of yet I haven’t found any I love (and tbqh I think I’d have to move out of [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] to get away with it)

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Miranda
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Belphoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]

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I copied this from my listography list. Sorry for repeats

  • Goddesses & Reincarnations:
  • [name_f]Aditi[/name_f]
  • Aestas ([name_m]Roman[/name_m])
  • Aparna
  • [name_f]Athena[/name_f]/Minerva
  • [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
  • Chasca (Incan)
  • Cocomama…maybe just do [name_u]Coco[/name_u]
  • Damona (Gaulish)
  • [name_f]Damara[/name_f] (Celtic)
  • [name_u]Demeter[/name_u]/Ceres
  • [name_f]Diana[/name_f]/Artemis
  • Eostre
  • [name_f]Epona[/name_f] (Celtic)
  • [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
  • Furrina ([name_m]Roman[/name_m])
  • [name_f]Gaia[/name_f]/Terra
  • Giltine (Lithuanian)
  • [name_f]Hera[/name_f]/Juno
  • Hippolyta
  • [name_f]Indira[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Irene[/name_f] or its variants [name_f]Irena[/name_f]/Irya/Arina/Ira/Arinka/Yarina
  • [name_f]Ishtar[/name_f]/Innana
  • [name_f]Isis[/name_f] (Egyptian)
  • Izanami
  • [name_f]Kali[/name_f] (Hindu)
  • [name_f]Lada[/name_f] ([name_u]East[/name_u] European)
  • Laima
  • [name_f]Lakshmi[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Laverna[/name_f] ([name_m]Roman[/name_m])
  • Lazdona (Lithuania)
  • Lietuva/Liethua
  • Medeina (Baltic, [name_f]Goddess[/name_f] of hunting and the forest)
  • [name_f]Milda[/name_f] (Lithuanian)
  • Nephthys
  • [name_f]Parvati[/name_f], [name_f]Uma[/name_f] or [name_f]Gauri[/name_f] (Hindu)
  • [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]/Proserpina
  • Ragana (Lithuanian)
  • [name_f]Rosmerta[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Selina[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Shahar[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Sita[/name_f]
  • Uni (Estruscan equivalent of [name_f]Juno[/name_f]/Hera)
  • Veliuona/Wellona (Scandanavian)
  • [name_f]Venus[/name_f]/Aphrodite
  • [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] (male but is used as a unisex name)
  • [name_f]Ziva[/name_f] (Slavic)
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Here’s some characters from [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] literature
[name_f]Titania[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]

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So many great suggestions already! Adding in [name_f]Atalanta[/name_f] and [name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f]!

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Aurora and [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] to add.