Names that Honor Goddesses

Bridget -Brigid is a pan-Celtic fire Goddess honored by many modern Pagans and Heathens. And the popular St Brighid of Ireland. The name means "exulted one"

Bryndis -Bryndís is an Icelandic name from old norse brynja referring to a corselet or mail coat or armor. dís refers to a goddess or female guardian spirit.

Candika -Candika is a Sanskrit name meaning "Fierce Goddess". It is a name for the Goddess Durga

Chandi -Chandi is from Sanskrit meaning "the fierce Goddess"
Related to Candika

Chandipati -Chandipati is a Sanskrit name meaning "lord of the fierce Goddess" referring to Shiva

Chandra -Chandra is a Sanskrit name meaning "the moon" or "shining". It can be a boy's name or a girl's name.

Chrysothemis -Chrysothemis or Krysothemis was the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agammemnon of Greek lore. The name is from khrysos meaning "golden" and themis meaning "order" or "custom". The name also applies to a local agricultural Goddess and appears throughout myth and history.

Dawn -The name Dawn refers to the first appearance of light in the morning, daybreak. This name can honor Eos and similar Goddesses.

Devana -Devana is the name of a Russian Goddess of the hunt who is said to roam the Carpathian forest.

Deviprasada -Deviprasada is a Sanskrit name meaning Gift of the Goddess

Diana -The name Diana honors the Roman Goddess of the hunt, Diana who is often associated with the Greek Goddess Artemis.

Disa -Dísa is a Norse name from dís meaning "female protective spirit" or "goddess".

Dodola -Dodola is the Russian Goddess of the clouds and rain.

Dorek -Dorek is a form of Isidoros meaning "Gift of Isis"

Durga -Durga is a name of a Hindu Goddess who is worshiped in many forms including Parvati. The name means "inaccessible" or "unknowable"

Eileithyia -Eileithyia is the Greek Goddess of Childbirth and midwifery of Minoan origin. She is often associated with Artemis.

Eos -In Greek lore, Eos is the Goddess of the Dawn who rises each day to open the gates of heaven and herald the arrival of Her brother Helios

Epona -Epona was a Celtic Goddess associated with horses, mares and fertility. She was also adopted by the Romans. The name derived from the Gaulish word epos meaning "horse".

Ersa -Ersa comes from herse, meaning "dew" in ancient Greek. It is the name of the daughter of Selene, Goddess of the Moon.

Essa -Essa is a variant of Isidoros meaning "gift of Isis".

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