Many Pagans love to read, so why not choose a name from our favorite literature? Be sure to also check out our Names from Mythology.
Aino -Aino is a Finnish name meaning "only one". It is the name of a character in the Finnish epic "Kalevala".
Arthur -Arthur is a name from British legend. It means bear, or possibly stone.
Arwen -Arwen is a Welsh name meaning "fair" or "fine".
It was also the name of a character in J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings.
Edda -Edda is a word used to describe Icelandic/Norse epic poetry.
Elladan -Elladan is a name from JRR Tolkein's Lord of the Rings series. He is one of Elrond's half-human sons, brother of Arwen.
Elrond -Elrond is the name of a character in JRR Tolkein's Lord of the Rings. JRR Tolkein variously gave the meaning of the name as "Elf of the Cave" and "Vault of Stars".
Guinevere -Guinevere is the name of King Arthur's wife in the Arthurian legends. The Welsh form of this name is Gwenhwyfar and in modern English is Jennifer.
Hermia -Hermia is a name of Greek origin meaning "travel". It is related to the God Hermes.
Hermione -Hermione is a name of Greek origin with a rather ambiguous meaning. It is related to Hermes, the God of travellers (among other things). Its meaning is variously given as relating to travel, relating to pillars (as in the herms for boundary marking) and also as "messenger" and "earthly".
Jennifer -Jennifer is a Cornish variant of the name Guinevere which is itself a Middle English variant of the old Welsh name Gwenhwyfar which means "white" or "smooth" "fairy woman".
Of course Gwenhwyfar / Guinevere was King Arthur's wife.
Olivia -The Olive tree is sacred to the Greeks. It was a gift to the Atheneans from Athene. William Shakespeare is credited with inventing the name Olivia for the heroine in his play "Twelfth Night". The name Olivia may also be considered a feminine form of Oliver meaning "elf army".
Ophelia -The name Ophelia comes from the Greek meaning "help" or "aid".
She is a tragic character in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Titania -Titania may related to the Titans, the elder Gods of ancient Greece. It is the name of the Faerie Queen in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
