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Afina F Greek Greek

Afina is a Russian and Ukrainian form of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and craft. The name appears in cultures that adopted the goddess through Orthodox Christian tradition, often as a given name rather t...

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Aphrodite F Greek Greek

Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion, and procreation, whose name is of uncertain etymology, possibly of Phoenician origin. The Greeks famously connected her name with ἀφρός (aphros),...

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Apollo M Greek Greek

Apollo is the Greek name of one of the most important Olympian gods in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Its etymology is uncertain: it derives from the Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apollon), which may stem from the Indo-European...

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Ares M Greek Greek

Ares is the Greek god of war and courage, one of the Twelve Olympians in Greek mythology. His name may derive from either the Greek word ἀρή (are) meaning "bane, ruin" or ἄρσην (arsen) meaning "male." The name first appe...

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Artemis F Greek Greek Greek Greek

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...

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Atena F Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Romanian

Atena is the Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Athena, the name of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare. According to Greek mythology, Athena was the daughter of Zeus, born fully grown from his forehead...

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Atėnė F Lithuanian Lithuanian

Atėnė is the Lithuanian form of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and handicraft. The name is borrowed directly from the Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), one of the variant forms of the goddess's name, a...

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Atenea F Spanish Spanish

Atenea is the Spanish form of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts, as well as the patron deity of Athens. The name's etymology is uncertain, but it is likely derived from the city of Athens rather th...

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Aþena F Icelandic Icelandic

Aþena is the Icelandic form of Athena, a name rooted in Greek mythology. It is used both as a given name and as the Icelandic name for the Greek goddess Athena, who presides over wisdom, warfare, and the city of Athens....

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Athéna F French French

Athéna is the French form of the name Athena, rooted in Greek mythology. The name is used primarily in French-speaking regions, directly borrowing the ancient goddess's name with a French accent.EtymologyThe original Gre...

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Athena F English Greek English Greek

Athena is a name of Greek origin, derived from the goddess of wisdom, warfare, and handicraft in ancient Greek mythology. The meaning of the name is unknown, but it is likely that the goddess's name originated from the c...

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Athene F Greek Greek

Athene is an English variant of the name Athena, derived from the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts. The name likely originated from the city of Athens, which was named in her honor. According to mytho...

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Athina F Greek Greek

Athina is the modern Greek form of the name Athena. In Greek mythology, Athena is the revered goddess of wisdom, warfare, and handicraft, often associated with the city of Athens, whose name is thought to derive from her...

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Charlene F English English

Charlene is a feminine given name, most commonly used in English-speaking countries. It originated in the United States in the 19th century as a feminine diminutive of Charles, and it has since gained popularity in other...

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Demeter 1 F Greek Greek

Demeter is the Greek goddess of agriculture, grain, and the harvest. Her name is typically interpreted as meaning "earth mother," derived from the Greek elements da (earth) and meter (mother). As one of the twelve Olympi...

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Dionysos M Greek Greek

Dionysos is the Greek name of the god of wine, revelry, fertility, and dance, central to ancient Greek religion and myth. Its etymology combines Dios, meaning "of Zeus," with Nysa, the mythical region where the infant Di...

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Glafira F Russian Spanish Russian Spanish

Glafira is the Russian and Spanish form of Glaphyra, a name of Greek origin. The name Glaphyra itself comes from the Greek word γλαφυρός (glaphyros), meaning "polished, subtle" or "elegant," derived from the verb "γλάφω"...

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Hephaestus M Greek Greek

Hephaestus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Ἥφαιστος (Hephaistos), whose meaning remains unknown. It likely shares its origin with the Minoan city of Φαιστός (Phaistos), suggesting a Pre-Greek source. In Greek myt...

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Hera F Greek Greek

Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the queen of the twelve Olympians in Greek mythology. She is the sister and wife of Zeus, the king of the gods, and the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea...

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Hermes M Spanish Greek +1 Spanish Greek Ancient Greek

Hermes is a name of Greek origin, derived from the ancient Greek word ἕρμα (herma) meaning "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker." In ancient Greece, hermae were stone piles or pillars used as boundary markers and late...

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Hestia F Greek Greek

Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, and domestic life, whose name derives from the Ancient Greek word ἑστία (hestia), meaning "hearth, fireplace, altar." In mythology, she is the firstborn child of the Titan...

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Horus M Egyptian Egyptian

Etymology and OriginsHorus is the Latinized form of Ὧρος (Horos), the Greek rendering of the ancient Egyptian name ḥrw (reconstructed as Heru or Horos). The Egyptian root likely derives from ḥr meaning "above, over" or ḥ...

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