Caitlyn's Post

Happy Friday everyone!  Sorry for this post being posted so late but hope you enjoy Caitlyn's guest post! :)  PS if you want to guest blog, email babynamebloggers@gmail.com!

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Hi all! I’m Caitlyn, AKA Ninja Robot, from Formspring and Yahoo Answers. I’ve been interested in baby names ever since I was little, so I’m really excited about being able to guest post here!

It’s no secret that I love mythological names. While I’m generally not that fussed about the meanings of names, I do love learning about their origins. And since origins are a major part of mythological names, that could be a contributor as to why I like them so much.

Some of my favourite mythological names are:

Female:

Andromeda (Greek - daughter of Cassiopeia)

Artemis (Greek - goddess of the hunt)

Avalon (Celtic - island of the dead)

Circe (Greek - goddess of magic)

Daphne (Greek - water nymph)

Echo (Greek - mountain nymph)

Freya (Norse - goddess of love and war)

Guinevere (Celtic - King Arthur’s wife)

Juno (Roman - goddess of marriage and childbirth)

Luna (Roman - goddess of the moon)

Morgana (Celtic - alternate name of the sorceress Morgan le Fay)

Morrigan (Celtic - goddess of death)

Nimue (Celtic - sorceress and seductress, sometimes the Lady of the Lake)

Pandora (Greek - the first woman)

Phoebe (Greek - titan and moon goddess)

Selene (Greek - goddess of the moon)

Male:

Achilles (Greek - greatest warrior and demigod)

Ares (Greek - god of war)

Draco (Roman - dragon killed by Minerva)

Eros (Greek - god of love)

Frey (Norse - god of fertility and prosperity)

Griffin (Greek - creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion)

Hades (Greek - king of the underworld)

Helios (Greek - god of the sun)

Loki (Norse - trickster and god of mischief)

Mordred (Celtic - King Arthur’s illegitimate son and traitor)

Orion (Greek - giant huntsman)

Osiris (Egyptian - god of the afterlife)

Phoenix (Greek - firebird that is reborn from its ashes)

Thor (Norse - god of thunder)

Names from mythology often have a distinct beauty to them, and often sound quite mystical. But I would always be hesitant to actually use them. I imagine it would be quite difficult to drop their associations, and a lot of them would be quite hard to live up to - could you imagine trying to live up to the name of a goddess or god? But it would probably be even worse with names of antagonistic figures, like Loki and Mordred. And then there are some names, that while the associations aren’t too obvious, the names themselves are extremely out-there, and might cause difficulties in schools and such.

But even with those issues surrounding them, I still find mythological names beautiful and fascinating. So what are everyone else’s favourite names from mythology? And are there any you’d be game to actually use?

Thanks for reading, and I hope this was enjoyable!