Names Categorized "legends"

Alwilda is a Latinized form of Alfhild. This name is famously associated with a legendary female Scandinavian pirate, also known as Awilda, who is a central figure in Norse mythology and medieval chronicles.EtymologyAlwi...

Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The name is used across many European languages, including Danish, Dutch, English,...

Brendan is an Irish masculine given name, also used in English and Breton, derived from the Latinized form Brendanus, which itself comes from the Old Irish name Brena1;anainn. The ultimate origin is the Old Welsh word br...

Brunilda is the Albanian, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Brunhild, a name of Germanic origin meaning "armor protection" or "protection in battle" (from the Old Germanic elements brunna "armor, protection" and h...

Cordeilla is a name first recorded in Geoffrey of Monmouth's seminal work Historia Regum Britanniae (circa 1136). It is the original form of Cordelia, adapted for the youngest daughter of King Leir—the legendary British...

Cytherea is a Latinized form of the Greek Kythereia (Κυθέρεια), meaning "woman from Cythera." This name was an epithet of the goddess Aphrodite, who, according to some Greek legends, was born on the island of Cythera (mo...

Elton is a masculine given name and surname of English origin. As a given name, it is used in English-speaking countries, as well as in Albanian, Portuguese, and Swedish contexts. The name derives from an English surname...

Fyfe is a Scottish given name and surname, originating as a variant of Fife. The root source is the place name Fife, a region in eastern Scotland that was once a kingdom during the Pictish period. The kingdom's name is l...

Heledd is a female first name of unknown meaning, primarily found in Wales. It is best known from the medieval Welsh poem Canu Heledd (The Lament of Heledd), which narrates the sorrow of a woman named Heledd after the de...

Lycus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Lykos (Λύκος), which means "wolf". In Greek mythology, Lycus was a name borne by several figures, including a legendary ruler of Thebes, a son of Poseidon, and a Bythinian ki...

Marcia is a feminine given name of Roman origin, representing the female form of the ancient Roman family name Marcius. The name is derived from Latin, meaning "dedicated to Mars" (the Roman god of war), as it ultimately...

Mave is a modern Irish name, a variant of Maeve, which itself derives from the ancient Irish name Medb. The root Medb means "intoxicating" in Irish, a name that carries powerful mythological weight. In Irish legend, Medb...