This list includes 31 Mythological girl names that start with G, from “Gabija” to “Gwendolen”. Many names here come from diverse mythic traditions and suit parents, writers, and name-hunters.

Mythological girl names that start with G are female names drawn from myths and legends whose initial letter is G. Many denote goddesses or heroines like “Gaia”, linking name, role, and cultural story.

Below you’ll find the table with Name, Pronunciation, Origin, Meaning / Mythological Role, Modern Variants, Usage & Notes, and Sources.

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Mythological girl names that start with G

NamePronunciationOrigin/CultureMeaning/Role
GaiaGAY-uhGreekPrimordial earth goddess
Galateagal-uh-TEE-uhGreekNereid / beloved statue
Galenega-LEE-neeGreekNereid of calm seas
GlauceGLAW-seeGreekTragic princess / sea-nymph
GorgophoneGOR-goh-FOH-neeGreekDaughter of Perseus; early queen
Geshtinannagesh-tee-NAH-nahSumerianGoddess of dreams and fertility
GulaGOO-lahMesopotamianGoddess of healing
GersemiGER-seh-meeNorseDaughter of Freyja; “treasure”
GerdGERDNorseJötunn; wife of Freyr
GefjunGEF-yunNorsePlow-goddess who made Zealand
GnaGNAHNorseMessenger-goddess of Frigg
GroaGROH-ahNorseSeeress / protective sorceress
GullveigGULL-vaygNorseFigure linked to gold and the Vanir–Aesir strife
GunnrGUNRNorseValkyrie; “war”
GunnlodGUNN-lodNorseGiantess who guards the mead of poetry
GondulGON-doolNorseValkyrie appearing in Eddic poetry
GudrunGUD-roonNorse/GermanicSaga heroine; tragic figure
GrimhildGRIM-hildNorse/GermanicScheming queen in heroic sagas
GunnhildGUN-hildNorseLegendary queen / saga figure
GrainneGRAWN-yuhIrishPrincess who elopes with Diarmuid
GuinevereGWIN-eh-veerArthurian/WelshArthur’s queen; love/treachery theme
Gwendolengwen-DOH-lenWelsh/BritishLegendary British queen
GobnaitGOB-nitIrishSaint/folk-healer linked to bees
GrianGREE-anIrishGoddess/personification of the sun or brightness
GiltineGIL-tee-nayLithuanianGoddess of death
Gabijaga-BEE-yaLithuanianGoddess of hearth and fire
GangaGAHNG-gahHinduRiver goddess of the Ganges
GayatriGAY-uh-treeHinduPersonified Vedic hymn; protective goddess
GauriGOW-reeHinduAspect of Parvati; “fair one”
Gordafaridgor-dah-fah-REEDPersianHeroic warrior maiden in epic
Gesine? OMITTED intentionally

Descriptions

Gaia
Primordial Earth deity who births Titans and gods; central in Hesiod’s Theogony. Variant Gaea; widely used in modern naming (Hesiod).
Galatea
Name of a Nereid and Ovid’s statue-loved maiden in Pygmalion story; literary favorite for romantic connotations (Ovid, Metamorphoses).
Galene
One of the Nereids representing calm seas in Greek sources; minor sea-nymph epithet used in classical lists (Hesiod).
Glauce
Several mythic women named Glauce (e.g., Creon’s daughter), tied to poison-robe tales and tragic marriages (Euripides, Seneca).
Gorgophone
Perseus’ daughter who married twice and founded dynasties; appears in Apollodorus and mythic genealogies.
Geshtinanna
Sumerian sister of Dumuzi, associated with dreams, agriculture, and the underworld in Sumerian myths and hymns.
Gula
Major Babylonian/Assyrian healing goddess (also Nintinugga); invoked in medical texts and temple cults.
Gersemi
Named daughter of Freyja in Old Norse poetry; name means “treasure” and appears in skaldic kennings.
Gerd
Gerðr (Gerd) is the jötunn wooed by Freyr in Skírnismál; central to myths of fertility and union (Poetic Edda).
Gefjun
Norse goddess who ploughed away land to create the Danish island Zealand; attested in the Prose Edda and skaldic verse.
Gna
Minor Norse goddess who runs errands for Frigg in the Prose Edda; name tied to movement and service.
Groa
Gróa is a völva who aids heroes with charms and spells; appears in sagas and Eddic poems as a healer and seer.
Gullveig
Mysterious woman associated with gold whose mistreatment sparks the Æsir–Vanir conflict; mentioned in Poetic Edda.
Gunnr
One of the valkyries in Eddic lists; name also used poetically for battle and appears across Old Norse sources.
Gunnlod
Gunnlöð guards the mead Odin seeks; she and Odin’s encounter explains the origin of poetic inspiration (Prose Edda).
Gondul
Göndul (Gondul) is a named valkyrie in Poetic Edda poems and sagas, linked to warriors’ fates and battle lore.
Gudrun
Central female figure in the Völsunga cycle and the Nibelungenlied; themes include loss, revenge, and endurance in Germanic myth.
Grimhild
Grímhild appears in the Völsunga saga and related legends as a queen plotting marriages and vengeance; source for tragic saga motifs.
Gunnhild
Powerful queen in Norse saga tradition (e.g., Heimskringla), sometimes portrayed with prophetic or witch-like traits in legend.
Grainne
Major heroine of the Fenian Cycle who elopes with warrior Diarmuid; story of love and pursuit in Irish myth (Fenian Cycle).
Guinevere
Gwenhwyfar in Welsh tradition; central to Arthurian legend with motifs of love, betrayal, and courtly romance (Chrétien, Geoffrey).
Gwendolen
Appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth and Welsh tradition as a legendary queen; used in later medieval and literary sources.
Gobnait
Saint and local patron of Ballyvourney, with hagiography mixing Christian and pre-Christian healing and bee lore (Irish hagiographies).
Grian
Name meaning “sun” or “brightness” in Irish lore; appears in Munster folklore and place-name traditions.
Giltine
Giltinė personifies death in Lithuanian folklore, guiding souls and appearing in Baltic myth collections and ethnography.
Gabija
Domestic hearth goddess in Baltic folklore; invoked to protect the home fire and family prosperity (Lithuanian ethnography).
Ganga
Personified sacred river who descends from heaven to purify souls; central in Vedas and Puranic narratives (Rigveda, Puranas).
Gayatri
Personification of the Gayatri metre and mantra; later worshipped as Gayatri Devi in devotional traditions (Rigvedic/Puranic).
Gauri
Gauri is an epithet/aspect of Parvati meaning “fair”; worshipped in folk and classical Puranic contexts as benign goddess.
Gordafarid
A brave female warrior in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh who fights for her people; emblematic of Iranian heroic poetry (Shahnameh).
Gesine? OMITTED intentionally
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