Names that Honor Goddesses

Estrild -Estrild contains the Norse hild meaning battled and may relate to Eostar, the Goddess of Dawn honored at the Spring Equinox. (An excellent name for a little warrior girl born at the spring Equinox.) or may related to Æsir, the Norse name for the race of Gods.

Euphrosyne -The name Euphrosyne is of ancient Greek origin. It means "mirth" or "merriment" and is the name of one of the three Graces.

Eydis -Eydis is a name of Norse origin combining the elements ey which may refer to good fortune or a gift and dis which refers to a Goddess or female guardian spirit.

Gaia -The name Gaia means "Earth". Gaia is the name of the Greek primordial mother Goddess and personification of the Earth.

Grace -The three Graces of Greek lore are Goddesses of charm, beauty, fertility and nature and attended Aphrodite.
Their names are Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne

Harmony -The name Harmony refers to the English word meaning "in concord" and also musical harmony. It originates with the Greek Harmonia, the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares.

Hebe -Hebe is the Greek Goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera and cupbearer of the Gods of Olympus.

Hera -Hera is the Greek Queen of the Gods, guardian of marriage and women and Goddess of the Sky. She is married to Zeus.

Heracles -The name Heracles means "Glory of Hera". In Greek myth Heracles was a hero and a son of Zeus who was made immortal after completing 12 tasks set to him by Hera.

Ira -The name Ira, when pronounced EE ra is a form of the name Hera, Greek Queen of the Gods. When pronounced ih RAH it means the Earth in Sanskrit and an epithet for Saraswati the Goddess of Wisdom.

Irene -Irene is a name of Greek origin meaning "peace". The Goddess Eirene was the daughter of Themis and the personification of peace.

Iris -An Iris is a flower that grows in damp places. It is also the name of the Goddess of the Rainbow and herald of Hera. The name means "rainbow" in Greek.

Isa -Isa is a variant of Isidoros meaning "gift of Isis". It can be a girl's name or a boy's name.

Isidora -Isidoros is girl's name of Greek origin meaning "Gift of Isis"
Pronounced (ee see DOR ah)

Isidoros -Isidoros is boy's name of Greek origin meaning "Gift of Isis"
Pronounced (ee see DOR os)

Isis -Isis is the Egyptian Goddess of the Nile, rebirth and fertility. She is the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Here name means "woman of the throne".

Lada -Lada is the Russian goddess of springtime, love and beauty. She lives in the Otherworld, called Vyri, until the spring equinox, when she emerges, bringing Spring with her.

Latona -Latona is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Leto mother of Apollo and Artemis. The name may be related to lethe meaning "oblivion" or from lotus a flower that according to The Odyssey caused forgetfulness. It may also be related to the Lycian Leda meaning "woman" or "wife".

Leto -Leto is a Greek name meaning "hidden one". In Greek lore, Leto is the mother of Apollo and Artemis.

Maia -Maia is the name of a Greek Goddess, on of the Pleiades who is the mother of Hermes. The name means "mother" or "midwife".

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