Pagan Names for Women and Girls

This list contains 337 female Pagan names and their meanings.

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Akiho -Akiho is a Japanese name meaning "autumn blade of a plant"

Akiko -Akiko can mean either "autumn child" or "bright child"

Akimi -Akimi is a Japanese name meaning "autumn fruit" or "bright fruit".

Akina -Akina is a Japanese name meaning "autumn greens" or "bright greens". The greens refer to vegetables.

Akiye -Akiye is a variation of the Japanese name Akie which means Autumn painting

Ala -Mother Goddess and guardian of societal law of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. She who creates the living and rules the dead being a Goddess of fertility and Queen of the Underworld. Her symbol is the crescent moon.

Alana -"Little rock/stone" or "Precious" a feminine form of Allen

Alani -Alani is a Hawaiian name meaning orange tree.

Alcippe -Alcippe was a daughter of Ares. Her name is formed from the cognate of the Greek word for "mighty" and that for "horse"

Alcmene -Alcmene is the name of Heracles' mother in ancient Greek myth. The meaning of the name relates to having a strong will.

Alcyon -Alcyone is the name of the daughter of Aeolous, Greek father of the winds. When her husband died in a shipwreck, she threw herself into the sea and the Gods turned them both into kingfishers. The Kingfisher is a symbol of tranquility.

Alda -Alda is a name of Germanic origin meaning "old woman" or "elder".

Alecto -Alecto is the name of one of the furies or Erineyes of Greek lore. Her name means "unceasing".

Alexis -Alexis is a name derived from the Greek alexo meaning "to help" or "to defend".

Alfdis -Álfdís is a Norse name meaning "immortal woman". The world alfr means "elf". The ending -dis means "goddess or female guardian spirit"

Alfhild -The name Alfhild is old Norse for "Elf battle"

Alison -"of noble kind" or "truth" diminutive form of Alice and Adelaide

Althea -From the Greek word for healing, Althea is the name of the mother of Meleager. She was told on her son's birth that when a bit of firewood was fully consumed he would die.

Ama -This name is found in both African and Native American traditions. Among the Yuroba people, Ama means a difficult birth and among the Ewe speaking people it means born on a Saturday. Both of these are West African language groups.

Amalia -The name Amalia is Germanic in origin and it means "work" or "effort"

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