Names Categorized "lunar deities"

Arianrhod is a prominent figure in Welsh mythology, best known from the Mabinogi. Her name probably means "silver wheel", derived from arian ("silver") and rhod ("wheel") in Welsh. The a linking segment may be a feminine...

Arma is a masculine given name of ancient Anatolian origin. In Hittite and Luwian languages, the word arma literally means "moon" or "month." It was the name of a major deity in the Hittite and Luwian pantheons—the god o...

Etymology and OriginsArtemis is a name of uncertain etymology, rooted in ancient Greek. It may derive from the Greek word ἀρτεμής (artemes), meaning "safe" or "unharmed," or alternatively from ἄρταμος (artamos), meaning...

Awilix (also spelled Ahuilix, Auilix, and Avilix) is the name of a deity from the Postclassic Kʼicheʼ Maya, a civilization that flourished in the highlands of present-day Guatemala. The etymology of the name is uncertain...

Chang'e (CHANT ng-uh; Chinese: 嫦娥; pinyin: Cháng'é) is a name deeply rooted in Chinese mythology, belonging to the revered Moon goddess. Her name is composed of the characters Chang (嫦), a character that specifically...

Coyolxauhqui is an Aztec name from the Nahuatl language, meaning "painted with bells," derived from coyolli ("bell") and xuah ("face painting"). In Aztec mythology, she is the daughter of the earth goddess Coatlicue and...

Diana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "divine, goddesslike". It derives from Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess", ultimately from the Indo-European root *dyew-, also found in Zeus. The name is linked to...

Hina is a feminine name of Polynesian origin, derived from a word meaning "grey, white, silver". In Polynesian mythology, Hina is a prominent goddess often associated with the moon, although her roles vary across differe...

Iah (also transcribed as Yah, Jah, Aa, or Aah) is a lunar deity in ancient Egyptian religion, whose name simply means “moon.” The name comes from Egyptian jꜥḥ, a direct word for the moon. In mythology, Iah was one of the...

Itzel is a feminine name of Mayan origin, closely associated with ancient Maya culture. Its meaning is uncertain, but it is thought to derive from the Classic Maya word itz, which can mean "resin, nectar, dew, liquid, or...

Ixchel is the ancient Maya goddess of midwifery, medicine, and childbirth, and her name is also used as a given name, particularly in contemporary times. Etymologically, it likely derives from Classic Maya ix "lady" and...

Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian moon god whose name derives from the Egyptian ḫnsw, meaning "traveller," itself from ḫns meaning "to traverse, to cross." This etymology reflects the perceived nightly journey of the moon ac...

Kušuḫ was the Hurrian god of the moon, known from cuneiform texts across a wide geographic area, including sites in modern Turkey (Hattusa), Syria (Ugarit, Alalakh, Mari), and Iraq (Nuzi). His cult was widespread, yet no...

Etymology and MythologyLuna directly means "the moon" in Latin, and it is also the word for moon in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and other Romance languages. In Roman mythology, Luna was the goddess of the Moon, often d...

Marama is a feminine given name of Māori and Polynesian origin. In the Māori language, the word marama means "moon, month", reflecting a deep cultural connection to celestial bodies. In Māori mythology, Marama is the nam...

Metztli is the Nahuatl word for “moon” and the name of a central deity in Aztec mythology. This figure, sometimes rendered as Meztli or Metzi, was associated with the moon, night, and farmers. As a lunar deity, Metztli p...

Nanna 2 is the name of the ancient Sumerian moon god, one of the principal deities in the Sumerian pantheon. The meaning of his name is unknown, as it predates significant linguistic records, but it is closely tied to hi...