[name]Hi[/name]! I’m in the planning stages of a book, and I have decided I want to use some names from mythology and legends for some of the characters. Of course, I’m turning to NB for help for some interesting names!
I don’t care what origin they are from.
I’d also love some astronomical names, too.
Thanks in advance!
I have no idea what you are looking for, but I love:
[name]Athena[/name].
I think
[name]Atlas[/name]
has possibility.
[name]Aurora[/name] has already become too mainstream to register with readers as a mythological name.
[name]Apollo[/name] could work.
[name]Venus[/name] is now a tennis player.
[name]Hercules[/name]
Hylas – bing his story, Hylas and the Nymphs.
[name]Gryphon[/name]
Spartan
[name]Troy[/name]
Shalott
[name]Thor[/name] is too much a people name now?
Selkie
Hippolyta
[name]Titania[/name]
[name]Oberon[/name]
[name]Puck[/name]
[name]Adonis[/name]
[name]Loki[/name]
[name]Pan[/name]/[name]Pandora[/name]
Aegean
Aeolus
[name]Penelope[/name] (might not conjure mythology).
Greek/[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Artemis[/name]
[name]Apollo[/name]
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]
Euthenia
[name]Circe[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Aphrodite[/name]
Hades
[name]Neptune[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Euphemia[/name]
[name]Musa[/name]
Authurian [name]Legend[/name]
[name]Authur[/name]
Lunete
Esclados
Ywain
Laudine
[name]Bruin[/name]
[name]Gawain[/name]
[name]Lynette[/name]
[name]Merlin[/name]
[name]Percival[/name]
Vortimer
[name]Roman[/name] or Greek:
[name]Achilles[/name]
[name]Atlas[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Hermes[/name]
[name]Neptune[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
Ares
[name]Mars[/name]
[name]Zeus[/name]
[name]Hera[/name]
Charon
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Circe[/name]
[name]Poseidon[/name]
[name]Aphrodite[/name]
[name]Perseus[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Apollo[/name]
Aiolos
[name]Nike[/name]
Finnish/Germanic/Norse/Celtic/Welsh/Irish/Scottish
Agrona
Ahti
[name]Alf[/name]
Ing
[name]Aoife[/name]
Ask
[name]Bahram[/name]
[name]Beli[/name]
There’s hundreds more of Mythology names on this site… http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/mythology
Various Celtic mythology names, ranging from Irish, Manx, Scottish, Welsh, and Cornish myths. I have tried to list names that people are not as familiar with. Some are character names, others are names of places. I have listed male names, then female, then places:
Dagda
Bile (accent mark over the i)
Urias
Nuada
Ogma
Sreng
Eochaidh
Bres
Elatha
Miach
Ruadan
Octriallach
Goibhniu
Luchtaine (accent mark on the e)
Credne (accent mark on the e)
[name]Diarmuid[/name]
Howlek
[name]Jowan[/name]
[name]Brigid[/name]/[name]Brighid[/name]
[name]Danu[/name]
Domnu
Banba
Fotla (accent mark over the o )
[name]Eire[/name] (accent mark over the e)
[name]Ethne[/name]
Airmid
Badh
Nemain
Fea
Wuric
Falias
Gorias
Finias
Murias
Inisfail (accent mark over the a)
Chygarkye
Another good source for mythological names (and some background on the myths behind the names) is at: www.pantheon.org
From my list:
[name]Mercury[/name], [name]Venus[/name], [name]Earth[/name], [name]Mars[/name], [name]Jupiter[/name], [name]Saturn[/name], [name]Atlas[/name], [name]Apollo[/name], [name]Persephone[/name], [name]Poseidon[/name], [name]Artemis[/name], [name]Sirius[/name], [name]Andromeda[/name], [name]Perdita[/name], [name]Hermione[/name] to name few.
I’ve always liked the name [name]Calypso[/name]. You can even shorten it to [name]Callie[/name].
Norse Mythology:
Balder, [name]Eir[/name], [name]Frey[/name], Freyja, Embla, [name]Gunnar[/name], Hel, Idunn, [name]Loki[/name], Njall, [name]Njord[/name], [name]Odin[/name], [name]Saga[/name], Sif, [name]Signy[/name], [name]Sindri[/name], Skadi, [name]Thor[/name], [name]Tyr[/name], [name]Vidar[/name], Verdandi, etc…
Finnish Mythology:
Kyllikki, Mieikki, Pekko, Sampo, Nyyrikki, Seppo, Tapio, Tellervo, Vellamo, etc
Egyptian Mythology:
Anubis, [name]Osiris[/name], Bast, Hathor, [name]Horus[/name], [name]Neith[/name], Nephthys, Ptah, Thoth, [name]Set[/name], [name]Ra[/name], etc…