Names Categorized "death"

Achlys (Ancient Greek: Ἀχλύς) is a Greek female name meaning "mist, darkness." In Greek mythology, according to a poem by Hesiod, Achlys was one of the figures portrayed on the shield of the hero Heracles. She is describ...

Agrona is a reconstructed name from Proto-Celtic *agronā, meaning "battle" or "slaughter" (from the root *agro-). According to linguistic theories, particularly those of Scottish scholar William J. Watson in his 1926 wor...

Amadi 2 is a Yoruba masculine given name from southwestern Nigeria. Its meaning, "seemed destined to die at birth," reflects the traditional belief in reincarnation or the spiritual resilience of a child thought to be an...

Arushi is a Hindi and Hindu feminine name derived from Sanskrit अरुष (aruṣa), meaning "reddish" or "dawn." The word appears in the Rigveda, where it describes the red horses of the fire god Agni, linking the name to the...

Azrael is a name deeply rooted in Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition, known as the name of the angel of death. It is a variant of Azarel, which in Hebrew means "God has helped", derived from ʿazar meaning "to help" and ʾe...

Etymology Bellerophon is the Anglicized form of the Ancient Greek name Βελλεροφόντης (Bellerophontes), whose meaning is debated. The second element is generally agreed to come from Greek φόντης (phontes), meaning "slayer...

Bellerophontes is a Latinized variant of Bellerophon, the name of a celebrated hero from Greek mythology. The name itself is of ancient Greek origin, derived from the elements belos (βέλος, "dart" or "missile") and phont...

Harutyun (Armenian: Հարություն, Western Armenian: Յարութիւն) is a common Armenian masculine given name meaning "resurrection" in Armenian. The name holds deep religious significance for Armenians, as it directly referenc...

Jae-seong is a Korean masculine given name formed from Sino-Korean characters. The first syllable, jae, can be written with hanja such as 在 meaning "located at, exist" or 宰 meaning "kill, rule". The second syllable, se...

Keyumars is a legendary figure from Iranian mythical history, appearing in the Shahnameh and the Avesta. The name is the modern Persian form of Middle Persian Kayomart, ultimately from Avestan Gaiio Marətan meaning "mort...

Libitina is the ancient Roman goddess of funerals, corpses, and death. Her name, often used as a metonym for death itself, has uncertain origins; it may derive from the Etruscan word lupu, meaning "dead." Alternatively,...

Etymology and Meaning Martiros is an Armenian given name that directly translates to "martyr". The name derives from the Greek word μάρτυς (martys) meaning "witness," which in Christian contexts came to refer to those wh...

Marzanna 2 is a Polish variant of the name Morana, rooted in Old Slavic mythology. The native form Morana derives from Old Slavic morŭ meaning "death, plague" [1], directly linking the name to its mythological bearer. In...

Melinoe is a figure from Greek mythology, a chthonic nymph or goddess associated with nightmares and madness. Her name is likely derived from Greek melinos (μήλινος) meaning "quince-coloured, yellow," itself from melon (...

Meona'hane is a masculine Cheyenne name composed of the elements méo-, meaning 'morning', and -na'hané, meaning 'kill' or 'coup' — thus translating roughly to 'morning killer' or 'dawn striker'. The name reflects practic...

Morana is a feminine name of Slavic origin, derived from the Old Slavic word morŭ meaning "death, plague". In Slavic mythology, Morana is the name of a goddess associated with winter and death, often depicted as a dark d...

Morticia is a name created for the mother in the Addams Family television series (1964–1966), derived from the English word mortician, meaning "undertaker, funeral director," which itself comes from Latin mortis meaning...

Mortimer is an English masculine given name and surname, derived from the Norman French place name Mortemer (Mort meaning “dead” and mer meaning “pond” or “water”). The meaning of Mortimer is thus interpreted as "dead wa...

Mot (also spelled Maveth) is the name of the ancient Ugaritic god of death and the ruler of the underworld. The name derives from the Ugaritic word 𐎎𐎚 (mōtu), meaning "death". Mot appears extensively in the Ugaritic reli...

EtymologyNemain is an Irish name derived from a goddess or spirit of battle frenzy in Celtic mythology. The name likely originates from the Celtic root nemo meaning "poison", or a root meaning "to take, to seize", reflec...