Names Categorized "smith deities"

Bridget is an Irish and English female name, derived from the Gaelic noun brígh, meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue," with an alternative meaning of "the exalted one." It is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Bri...

Etymology and OriginsBrigid (also spelled Brigit) is a name of deep mythological and religious significance in Irish culture. It is an Irish variant of Brighid (derived from Old Irish Brigit, from old Celtic *Brigantī me...

Gobán is a masculine Irish given name with deep roots in Celtic mythology and early Christian history. Its origin lies in the Old Irish name Gobbán, which is formed from gobae meaning "smith" and a diminutive suffix. Alt...

Gobannos is a Gaulish theonym referring to a little-attested smith god, whose name derives from the old Celtic element *goban meaning "smith." The god is also known in the Latinized form Gobannus, sometimes appearing as...

Goibniu is the Old Irish name of a divine figure in Irish mythology, serving as the metalsmith of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His name derives from the Old Irish gobae, meaning "smith," and is rooted in a Proto-Celtic form *Go...

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...

Ilmarinen (pronounced [ˈilmɑrinen]) is a Finnish masculine given name rooted in ancient mythology. Derived from the Finnish word ilma meaning "air", the name belongs to the immortal smith and sky god of Finnish mythology...