Names Categorized "war deities"

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...

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...

Anahit (Armenian: Անահիտ) is the Armenian form of Anahita, a name introduced during the period of Iranian domination in the 1st millennium BC. Anahit was a major Armenian mother goddess associated with fertility, healing...

Anat is the name of a prominent goddess of fertility, hunting, and war, worshipped by the ancient Semitic peoples of the Levant. Her name is possibly derived from a Semitic root meaning "water spring." She was closely as...

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...

Aris is a modern Greek masculine name that serves as a vernacular form of Ares, the name of the Greek god of war. It is also used as a short form of Aristotelis, the Greek version of Aristotle. The name is predominantly...

Ashtoreth is the Hebrew form of the name of a prominent Phoenician and Canaanite goddess of love, war, and fertility, closely associated with the East Semitic goddess Ishtar. The name derives from the Hebrew עַשְׁתוֹרֶת...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Badb is a war goddess from Irish mythology, whose name derives from the Old Irish word for "crow" or "demon," rooted in a term meaning "battle, fight." In modern Irish, she is also known as Badhbh (pronounced approximate...

Bahram (Persian: بهرام) is a Persian male given name meaning "victory over resistance" or "smiting of resistance." The name derives from Avestan Vərəthraghna (𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐚂𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀), the name of a Zoroastrian deity associated with v...

EtymologyBellona is a name derived from Latin bello meaning "to fight." In Roman mythology, Bellona was the goddess of war, often depicted as a companion or sister of Mars. Her name is directly linked to the Latin word f...

Dagda is a name drawn directly from Irish mythology, referring to the powerful god known as The Dagda (from Old Irish In Dagda). The name means "the good god", derived from the Old Irish prefix dag- "good" and día "god"....

Davor is an old Slavic given name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from an ancient Slavic exclamation expressing joy or sorrow. This name is also associated with a supposed Slavic war god, whose name was the basis...

Deimos is a masculine name of Greek origin, meaning "terror". In Greek mythology, Deimos was one of the sons of the war god Ares, embodying the spirit of terror and dread that accompanies conflict. His twin brother, Phob...

Durga is a Sanskrit name meaning "unattainable, unassailable" (from dur "difficult" and ga "come"). In Hindu tradition, Durga is a fierce warrior goddess, often depicted riding a lion or tiger with multiple arms, each wi...

Enyo is a Greek war goddess, whose name carries an uncertain meaning. She was closely associated with Ares, the bloodthirsty god of war, and frequently accompanied him into battle, delighting in the destruction of cities...

Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord, whose name directly means "strife, discord" in ancient Greek. In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Nyx (Night) and the sister and companion of Ares, the god of war....

Freya is the Anglicized spelling of the name of the Norse goddess Freyja, whose Old Norse name means "lady". In Norse mythology, Freyja is a member of the Vanir, a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the...

Freyja is the Icelandic and Old Norse form of Freya, the name of a major goddess in Norse mythology. Derived from Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady," the name is borne by the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, go...

Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl: Huītzilōpōchtli) was the supreme solar and war deity in Aztec religion, as well as the patron god of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). The name derives from Nahuatl...

Inanna is the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and war, whose name is possibly derived from the Sumerian nin-an-a(k), meaning "lady of the heavens" – from nin ("lady") and the genitive form of an ("heaven, sk...

Indra is the name of the ancient Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain, frequently depicted riding the elephant Airavata. The Sanskrit name इन्द्र means "possessing drops of rain", from इन्दु (indu) meaning "a drop" and...

Ishtar is the Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian goddess of love, war, and fertility, whose name derives from the Semitic root ʿṯtr, possibly related to the Evening Star. In the ancient Mesopotamian pantheon, Ishtar was...

Kumara is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, deeply rooted in Hindu tradition. It derives from the Sanskrit term kumāra, meaning "boy, son", and is linked to the kumāra element. In Hindu scriptures, Kumara serves...

Macha is a female name of Irish origin, possibly from a Celtic root meaning "plain, field". In Irish mythology, Macha was a sovereignty goddess associated with the province of Ulster, particularly the sites of Navan Fort...

Mangala is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "auspicious, lucky." In Sanskrit, it can be either masculine (मङ्गल) or feminine (मङ्गला), with the feminine form having a long final vowel. The name carries deep reli...

Marduk (cuneiform: 𒀭𒀫𒌓 dAMAR.UTU) is the name of the chief god of Babylon and the patron deity of the city. The name is likely derived from Sumerian amar-Utuk meaning "calf of Utu", combining the element amar "calf" with...

Mars is a name of Latin origin, derived from the word mas meaning "male" (genitive maris). In Roman mythology, Mars was the god of war, later equated with the Greek god Ares. He was considered the father of Romulus and R...

Montu is an Egyptian name derived from the ancient Egyptian mnṯw, meaning "nomad". In Egyptian mythology, Montu was the falcon-headed god of war, embodying the conquering vitality of the pharaoh. He was closely associate...

Morrígan is a figure from Irish mythology whose name is commonly translated as either "great queen" or "phantom queen." The name derives from Old Irish elements: mór ("great, big") or mor ("demon, evil spirit") combined...

Murugan is a Tamil name derived from a word meaning "young". It is the name of a Tamil war god now closely identified with Skanda, also known as Kartikeya, the Hindu god of war. The name Murugan is predominantly used in...

Neamhain is the modern Irish form of Nemain, the name of a Celtic goddess or spirit of war. The name derives from the Proto-Celtic root *nemo, meaning "poison," or possibly from a root meaning "to take" or "to seize," re...

Neith (also spelled Nit, Net, or Neit) is the Greek form of an ancient Egyptian name, possibly derived from nt meaning "water" or nrw meaning "fear, dread." This name was borne by one of the earliest Egyptian deities, a...

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...

Ninurta (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁, DNIN.URTA), also known as Ningirsu (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄈𒋢), is an ancient Mesopotamian deity whose name derives from Sumerian elements: nin meaning "lord" and urta meaning "ear of barley," thus "Lord o...

Odin is the Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Óðinn, derived from óðr meaning “frenzied, furious, inspired.” The name ultimately comes from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, often translated as “lord of frenzy” or “leader of...