Behind the Name: Mythology Names. There are 1,0. 60 names matching your criteria. This is page 4. SAVITR m Indian, Hinduism. Means . This is the name of a Hindu sun god, sometimes identified with Surya. SAVITRI f Indian, Hinduism. Means . This is the name of a hymn dedicated to Savitr, a Hindu sun god, and it is also the name of his daughter. It is borne by several other characters in Hindu epics, including a wife of Brahma, a wife of Shiva, and a daughter of Daksha.. A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1940. This is the name of the ancient Hindu fire god, usually depicted as red-skinned with three legs. This is the name of the Inuit goddess of the sea, sea animals and the underworld. According to some legends Sedna was originally a beautiful woman thrown into the ocean by her father. SEMELE f Greek Mythology. Meaning unknown, possibly of Phrygian origin. SEDNA f Mythology Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Inuit goddess of the sea, sea animals and the underworld. According to some legends Sedna was originally a. In Greek mythology she was one of the many lovers of Zeus. Hera, being jealous, tricked Semele into asking Zeus to display himself in all his splendour as the god of thunder.. In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a god of metal and a protector of the weak.. In Hinduism a shakti is the female counterpart of a god. The name Shakti is used in particular to refer to the female counterpart of Shiva. SHANI (2) m Hinduism. From the Sanskrit name of the planet Saturn. This is the name of a celestial Hindu god. SHANTA f Indian, Hinduism. Means . In the Hindu epic the 'Ramayana' this is the name of a daughter of King Dasharatha. SHANTANU m Indian, Hinduism. Means . In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of a king of Hastinapura. SHRI f Indian, Hinduism. Means . This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. SIAVASH m Persian, Persian Mythology. Means . This is the name of a prince in the 1. Persian epic the 'Shahnameh'. SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology. Feminine form of SILVIUS. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.. This was the family name of several of the legendary kings of Alba Longa. It was also the name of an early saint martyred in Alexandria. SIONANN f Irish Mythology. The name of an Irish goddess, a granddaughter of Lir, who was the personification of the River Shannon. Her name is derived from the name of the river (see SHANNON). SITA f Indian, Hinduism. Means . Sita is the name of the Hindu goddess of the harvest in the 'Rigveda'. This is also the name of the wife of Rama (and an avatar of Lakshmi) in the Hindu epic the 'Ramayana'.. In Hindu belief this was the name of the god of war, also known as Kartikeya or Murugan. He is worshipped especially by the Tamils in southern India. SKA. In Norse mythology she was a mountain giantess associated with the winter and skiing, the wife of Njord and later Odin. SKULD f Norse Mythology. Means . She was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny, in Norse mythology. She was also one of the Valkyries. SOHRAB m Persian, Persian Mythology. Possibly means either . In the 1. 1th- century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh' this is the name of the son of the hero Rostam. SOROUSH m Persian Mythology, Persian. Modern Persian form of Avestan Sraosha meaning . In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (or angel), later equated with the angel Gabriel. SOSRUKO m Caucasian Mythology. Derived from Turkic susl. This is the name of a trickster god in Caucasian mythology. He is the hero of the Nart sagas. STRIBOG m Slavic Mythology. Possibly means . Stribog was the Slavic god of the wind, cold, ice and frost. SUMMANUS m Roman Mythology. Means . Summanus was the Roman god of the night sky and night lightning, a nocturnal counterpart to Jupiter. SUSHILA f & m Indian, Hinduism. Means . This was the name of the Slavic god of the sky and sun. He was originally the supreme god in Slavic mythology. TAHMURAS m Persian Mythology. Persian form of Avestan Takhma Urupi meaning . Takhma Urupi is a hero from the Avesta who later appears in the 1. Persian epic the 'Shahnameh'. TANE m Maori, Polynesian Mythology. Means . In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Tane was the god of forests and light. He was the son of the sky god Rangi and the earth goddess Papa, who were locked in an embrace and finally separated by their son.. This was the name of the Phoenician goddess of love, fertility, the moon and the stars. TARA (2) f Indian, Hinduism. Means . Tara is the name of a Hindu astral goddess, the wife of Brhaspati. She was abducted by Soma, a god of the moon, leading to a great war that was only ended when Brahma intervened and released her.. This was the name of the Gaulish thunder god, who was often identified with the Roman god Jupiter. TATIUS m Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman. Roman family name of unknown meaning, possibly of Sabine origin. According to Roman legend, Titus Tatius was an 8th- century BC king of the Sabines who came to jointly rule over the Romans and Sabines with the Roman king Romulus. TELLERVO f Finnish Mythology. Meaning unknown. Tellervo was a Finnish forest goddess. She is variously described as either the wife or daughter of Tapio. TETHYS f Greek Mythology. Derived from Greek . In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan associated with the sea.. This was the name of the Greek god of death who resided with Hades in the underworld. THEMIS f Greek Mythology. Means . In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan who presided over custom and natural law.. In Egyptian mythology Thoth was the god of the moon, science, magic, speech and writing.. In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods.. This was the name of a Finnish forest goddess, the daughter of Tapio. TYR m Norse Mythology. Norse form of the name of the Germanic god Tiwaz, related to Indo- European dyeus (see ZEUS). In Norse mythology Tyr was the god of war and justice, the son of the god Odin.. It was borne by Ulysses S. Grant (1. 82. 2- 1. Union forces during the American Civil War, who went on to become an American president.. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from the Sanskrit exclamation . In Norse mythology Urd was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny. She was responsible for the past. USHA f Indian, Hinduism. Means . This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven. UTTARA m & f Indian, Hinduism. Means . This is a transcription of both the masculine form . In Armenian mythology this was the name of the heroic god of war. VALLI f Hinduism. Means . In Dravidian mythology the goddess Valli was the wife of Murunga. VARUNA m Hinduism. Probably from a Sanskrit word meaning . In Hindu mythology Varuna is a god of water and the celestial ocean surrounding the world. He is one of the chief gods in the Hindu text the Rigveda. VASANTA m Indian, Hinduism. Means . Vasanta is the name of the Hindu god of spring. VASU m Indian, Hinduism. Means . This is an epithet of several Hindu gods. It also belonged to one of the authors of the Rigveda. VAYU m Hinduism. Means . This is the name of the Hindu god of the air and wind, one of the five elements. VERDANDI f Norse Mythology. From the Old Norse Ver. Verdandi was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny, in Norse mythology. She was responsible for the present. VESTA f Roman Mythology. Probably a Roman cognate of HESTIA. Vesta was the Roman goddess of the hearth. A continuous fire, tended by the Vestal Virgins, was burned in the Temple of Vesta in Rome. VICTORIA f English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman, Roman Mythology. Means . It is also a feminine form of VICTORIUS. This name was borne by a 4th- century saint and martyr from North Africa.. This is a transcription of both the masculine form . This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu. This was also the name of a semi- legendary 1st- century BC king (full name Vikramaditya) of Ujjain in India. VISHNU m Indian, Hinduism. Probably means . The Hindu god Vishnu is the protector and preserver of the universe, usually depicted as four- armed and blue- skinned.. Volos was the Slavic god of cattle, also associated with the earth, wealth, the underworld, and poetry. VULCAN m Roman Mythology. Possibly related to Latin fulgere . In Roman mythology Vulcan was the god of fire. He was later equated with the Greek god Hephaestus. YAM m Near Eastern Mythology. Means . Yam was the Ugaritic god of the sea, also associated with chaos, storms and destruction. He was a son of the chief god El. YAMA m Indian, Hinduism. Means . This is the name of the Hindu god of death. He is also regarded as the first mortal being, or in other words, the first person to die. YAMI f Indian, Hinduism. Means . In Hindu belief this is the name of the first woman, the twin sister of the first man Yama. YERUSLAN m Folklore. From Tatar Uruslan, which was possibly from Turkic arslan meaning . Yeruslan Lazarevich is the name of a hero in Russian and Tatar folktales.. This was an alternate name of the god Freyr, who as Yngvi- Freyr was regarded as the ancestor of the Swedish royal family. ZAL m Persian Mythology. Means . In the 1. Persian epic the 'Shahnameh' this is the name of a white- haired warrior. ZEUS m Greek Mythology. The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo- European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant . In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods.. This was the name of a Slavic goddess associated with life, fertility and spring.
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