from mythology, from ancient times - a must
unusual - a must
short - a must
preferably cute…
Names I consider, but did not make the list…
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f]
[name_f]Psyche[/name_f] - means a soul, but definitely a GP and unusable, I would just be too embarrassed to name her like this
[name_f]Eos[/name_f]
Briseis
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Demi[/name_f]
Literature names - I would love one of these, but I dont like [name_f]Katniss[/name_f], [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] and these kind of one-person names, and names like [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] does not count as literature names. Shakespearean names are fine.
Thanks berries, but neither of these names work. I love [name_f]Briony[/name_f], but pronunciation is not intuitive. I also like [name_f]Danae[/name_f], but it’s hard to pronounce.
Here are some mythological options for you. I ruled out common sounding names and anything over two syllables.
[name_f]Shakti[/name_f] - “power,” a female counterpart to a Hindu god
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f] - [name_m]Adam[/name_m]'s first wife, “of the night”
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] - epithet of [name_u]Demeter[/name_u]
[name_f]Eir[/name_f] - “mercy,” Norse goddess of healing
[name_f]Padma[/name_f] - “lotus” in Sanskrit, a prominent symbol in Buddhist and Hindu mythology
[name_f]Morgaine[/name_f] - variant of [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] le [name_f]Fay[/name_f]
Bast / Bastet - “fire,” Egyptian protector and fertility goddess associated with cats and the sun
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] - nymph turned into laurel tree
Skadi - goddess of mountains and winter
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f] - a Titaness
Durga - “unattainable,” a Hindu warrior goddess
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f] - mother goddess of the earth
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] / Freyja - prominent Norse goddess of love and war
Sati - “truthful” in Sanskrit, wife of Shiba reborn as the goddess [name_f]Parvati[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - “youth,” [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]'s wife and queen of the heavens
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] - goddess of the rainbow
[name_f]Leda[/name_f] - mother of [name_m]Castor[/name_m] and [name_m]Pollux[/name_m] (also an Orphan [name_m]Black[/name_m] reference, if you’re into that)
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f] - goddess of night
Ishtar - Babylonian goddess of love, war, and fertility
[name_f]Signe[/name_f] - “new victory,” a minor Norse goddess
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] - Irish warrior queen of legend
[name_f]Kali[/name_f] - Hindu goddess of creation and destruction
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] - tragic mythology, but beautiful name. means “bright”
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] / [name_f]Iseult[/name_f] - [name_u]Tristan[/name_u] and [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], means “ice and iron”
Sif - wife of [name_m]Thor[/name_m]
[name_f]Chandra[/name_f] - “moon, to shine,” in Sanskrit, Hindu moon deity
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f] - Slavic goddess of fertility and spring
