Names Categorized "creator deities"
19 Names found
Ahura Mazda ( ə-HOOR-ə MAZ-də), also known as Ormazd and Horomazes, is the principal god and sky deity in Zoroastrianism. The name combines the Avestan words ahura meaning "lord" and mazdā meaning "wisdom," thus translat...
Aramazd is the Armenian form of Ahura Mazda, the supreme creator god in Iranian Zoroastrianism. Introduced to Armenia during the period of Iranian domination in the 1st millennium BC, Aramazd became the chief deity of th...
Asdzáán Nádleehé is a Navajo name meaning "changing woman", from the Navajo words asdzáán "woman" and nádleeh "become, change". In mythology, Asdzáán Nádleehé is a prominent deity, often called Changing Woman. She is a c...
Astghik (also spelled Astłik) is the Armenian goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and water, and her name directly derives from the Armenian word astgh meaning "star". In Armenian mythology, she was revered as the celest...
Atum is a name from ancient Egyptian mythology, derived from the Egyptian jtm or tmw, which itself comes from tm meaning "completion, totality." This name belongs to a primordial creator god who played a central role in...
Brahma is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "growth, expansion, creation". In Hindu theology, Brahma is the god of creation, one of the principal deities of the Trimurti alongside Vishnu the preserver and Shiv...
Coatlicue (Classical Nahuatl: cōātl īcue, pronounced [koː(w)aːˈt͡ɬiːkʷeː]) is the Aztec goddess known from the mythology of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Her name means "snake skirt" in Nahuatl, derived from cōātl "snake" a...
Cronus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Κρόνος (Kronos), derived from the Indo-European root *(s)ker- meaning "to cut." In ancient Greek mythology, Cronus was the youngest and most powerful of the Titans, the prim...
Epimetheus is a Greek masculine name derived from the Greek word ἐπιμήθεια (epimetheia), meaning “hindsight, hindthought.” In Greek mythology, Epimetheus was one of the Titans, son of Iapetus, and brother of Prometheus....
Itzamna (or Itzamná) is a central deity in Classic and Postclassic Maya mythology, often regarded as an upper god and creator deity who resided in the sky. The name derives from Classic Maya itzam, an element found in th...
Izanagi, formally known as Izanagi-no-Mikoto, is a central figure in Japanese mythology, meaning "male who invites" in Japanese. The name derives from the element izana meaning "invite, lure, attract." As a creator deity...
Izanami (イザナミ) is a principal creator goddess in Japanese mythology, formally honored as Izanami-no-Mikoto. Her name likely means "female who invites" in Japanese, derived from the element izana, meaning "invite, lur...
Kāne is a Hawaiian name meaning "man," a cognate of Tāne. In Hawaiian mythology, Kāne is a prominent creator god and the highest of the three major deities, alongside Kū and Lono. Etymology The name is derived from Proto...
Khaliq is an Arabic and Urdu masculine given name that means "creator" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition, الخليق (al-Khalīq)—meaning "The Creator"—is one of the 99 names of Allah, known as al-Asmā' al-Ḥusnā (the Beautiful...
Mumbi is a central figure in Kikuyu mythology, regarded as the matriarch and mother of the Gĩkũyũ people. Her name means "she who shapes" in Kikuyu, reflecting her role as the molder of her people. Etymology The name Mum...
Etymology Narayana is derived from the Sanskrit elements nara ('man') and ayana ('path', 'abode'), literally meaning 'path of man' or 'abode of man'. The Manusmriti (Laws of Manu) explains the name as one who rests on th...
Nu is a masculine name of Egyptian origin. In Egyptian mythology, Nu (also spelled Nun) is the god who personifies the primeval waters from which the earth was born. The name derives from the Egyptian nnw, meaning "prime...
Nüwa (also read Nügua) is the Chinese creator goddess in mythology, depicted as a snake with a human head. Her name is composed of the elements 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, female" and 娲 (wā), a character of uncertain origin...
Ọbatala is a prominent Yoruba deity, often called the king of white cloth. The name derives from the Yoruba words ọba ("king") and àlà ("white cloth"), reflecting his association with purity, creation, and authority. Ety...