This list includes 49 Mythological girl names that start with N, from “Naamah” to “Nótt”. They span traditions from Near Eastern and Hebrew figures to Norse and classical deities and heroines. These names work well for parents, writers, worldbuilding, or anyone seeking myth-inspired options.
Mythological girl names that start with N are female names drawn from myths, legends, and ancient stories that begin with the letter N. Examples include Nótt, the Norse personification of night, and Naamah, a figure found in Hebrew tradition.
Below you’ll find the table with Name, Origin, Pronunciation, Meaning/Role, and Notes.
Name: The name as commonly written or transliterated, so you can quickly spot and compare options.
Origin: The cultural or mythic tradition the name comes from, which helps you understand its background.
Pronunciation: A simple phonetic guide so you can say the name correctly and test how it sounds aloud.
Meaning/Role: A brief translation or mythological role that explains what the name signifies in its stories.
Notes: Practical notes on variants, modern usage, and links to related names to guide your choice.
Mythological girl names that start with N
| Name | Pronunciation | Origin/Culture | Meaning/Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nike | (NY-kee) | Greek | Goddess of victory |
| Nemesis | (neh-MEH-sis) | Greek | Goddess of righteous anger and retribution |
| Niobe | (NY-oh-bee) | Greek | Tragic heroine; mourning mother |
| Nausicaa | (now-SIH-kuh) | Greek | Phaeacian princess who aids Odysseus |
| Nausithoë | (now-sih-THOH-ee) | Greek | Sea-nymph (Nereid) |
| Nephele | (NEH-feh-lee) | Greek | Cloud nymph created by Zeus |
| Nereis | (neh-REES) | Greek | Sea nymph (generic Nereid name) |
| Nemertes | (neh-MER-teez) | Greek | Nereid named “unerring” |
| Neso | (NEH-so) | Greek | Nereid or island nymph |
| Nerine | (neh-REE-nee) | Greek | Sea-nymph (Nereid) |
| Nicaea | (nih-KAY-uh) | Greek | Nymph associated with river and city |
| Nysa | (NY-suh) | Greek | Mythic nymph/mountain linked to Dionysus |
| Nyx | (niks) | Greek | Primordial goddess of night |
| Nanna | (NAH-nah) | Norse | Goddess, Baldr’s wife |
| Nótt | (NOT, (nawt)) | Norse | Personification of night |
| Nerthus | (NAIR-thus) | Germanic | Earth/fertility goddess attested by Tacitus |
| Njörun | (nyuh-ROON) | Norse | Obscure goddess, possible counterpart to Njörðr |
| Nammu | (NAM-moo) | Sumerian | Primeval mother goddess, sea/water |
| Ninsun | (nin-SOON) | Sumerian | Wise goddess; mother of Gilgamesh |
| Ninhursag | (nin-HUR-sag) | Sumerian | Mother/earth goddess of mountains |
| Nisaba | (ni-SAH-buh) | Sumerian | Goddess of writing and grain |
| Ninlil | (NIN-lil) | Sumerian | Goddess, wife of Enlil |
| Nanshe | (nan-SHEE) | Sumerian | Goddess of social justice and prophecy |
| Nanaya | (nah-NAH-yah) | Mesopotamian | Love and fertility goddess |
| Ninkasi | (nin-KAH-see) | Sumerian | Goddess of beer and brewing |
| Ningal | (NING-gahl) | Sumerian | Moon god Nanna’s consort |
| Naunet | (NOW-net) | Egyptian | Primordial water goddess |
| Nut | (noot) | Egyptian | Sky goddess who swallows the sun each night |
| Neith | (NEYTH) | Egyptian | Goddess of war, weaving, creation |
| Nephthys | (NEFF-this) | Egyptian | Goddess of mourning and protection |
| Nekhbet | (NEK-bet) | Egyptian | Vulture goddess, protector of Upper Egypt |
| Nuwa | (NOO-wah) | Chinese | Creator and sky-repairing goddess |
| Nyi Roro Kidul | (NEE ROH-roh kih-DOOL) | Javanese | Sea-queen and spirit of the southern ocean |
| Nafanua | (nah-FAH-noo-ah) | Samoan | Goddess and warrior who founded kingship |
| Namaka | (nah-MAH-kah) | Hawaiian | Sea goddess, sister of Pele |
| Neringa | (neh-RIN-gah) | Lithuanian | Legendary giantess who formed Curonian Spit |
| Nana | (NAH-nah) | Anatolian/Armenian | Mother or fertility goddess in local cults |
| Nikkal | (NIK-al) | Hurrian/Ugaritic | Goddess of orchards and fruitfulness |
| Nokomis | (noh-KOH-mis) | Ojibwe | Mythic grandmother of Hiawatha |
| Naamah | (nah-AH-muh) | Hebrew/Apocryphal | Biblical woman; later demonological figure |
| Niamh | (NEE-av or NEEV) | Irish | Goddess/fairest daughter of the sea god |
| Nemain | (NEH-min or NEV-in) | Irish | War goddess of frenzy and havoc |
| Nessa | (NES-uh) | Irish | Legendary queen and mother of Conchobar |
| Nimue | (NIM-yoo or NIM-vay) | Arthurian | Lady of the Lake, enchantress |
| Nona | (NOH-nah) | Roman | One of the Parcae (Fates); ninth-month namesake |
| Nox | (noks) | Roman | Personification of night (like Greek Nyx) |
| Nantosuelta | (nan-toh-SWEL-tah) | Celtic | Goddess of the hearth, streams, and fertility |
| Nehalennia | (neh-hah-LEHN-ee-ah) | Germanic/Local | North-Sea goddess of trade and seafarers |
| Nerina | (neh-REE-nah) | Italian/Greek | Sea-nymph or folkloric mermaid figure |
Descriptions
Nike
Goddess who personifies victory, often shown with wings; popular as a name for triumph and athletic inspiration.
Nemesis
Goddess balancing fortune and punishing hubris; evokes justice, fate, and moral consequence in myths and literature.
Niobe
Mother who boasted of her children and was punished by Leto’s twins; famed for weeping and parental grief themes.
Nausicaa
Kind princess in the Odyssey who helps shipwrecked Odysseus; a graceful, hospitable heroine name.
Nausithoë
One of the Nereids in ancient lists; associated with ships and seafarers, noted in classical genealogies of sea deities.
Nephele
A cloud-formed nymph who bore Phrixus and Helle; linked to weather imagery and tragic family sagas.
Nereis
Name used for a daughter of Nereus; evokes classical sea-nymph lore and marine mythic tradition.
Nemertes
One of the Nereids, famed for a name meaning “truthful/unerring”; appears in Hesiod’s sea-nymph rosters.
Neso
Small-named Nereid in ancient lists; connects to island and sea imagery in Greek myth.
Nerine
A Nereid whose name appears in classical sources; used in later art and literature as a poetic sea name.
Nicaea
A nymph loved by Dionysus; lends her name to places and legends of gardens and springs.
Nysa
Name of the legendary mountain/nymph that nurtured Dionysus; evokes wild, pastoral myths.
Nyx
Ancient personification of night, mother of many fates and deities; powerful, darkly poetic mythic figure.
Nanna
Beloved wife of Baldr who grieves his death; a gentle Norse goddess with funerary associations.
Nótt
Norse goddess who rides across the sky as night; literal personification used in poetic sources.
Nerthus
Described by Tacitus as a goddess of fertility and procession; linked to sacred rituals among Germanic tribes.
Njörun
Scarce references in Old Norse texts; possibly a female sea/earth deity connected to prosperity.
Nammu
Oldest Sumerian creator-goddess of the primeval sea who bore the gods; foundational in Mesopotamian cosmogony.
Ninsun
Dream-interpreting mother of Gilgamesh; praised for wisdom and semi-divine status in epic tradition.
Ninhursag
A major mother-goddess of creation and fertility, often invoked in creation myths and royal rituals.
Nisaba
Patron of scribes and agriculture; venerated as the inventor of writing and keeper of lists.
Ninlil
Sky/air goddess paired with Enlil; appears in Mesopotamian myths about divine relationships and succession.
Nanshe
Daughter of Enki in some traditions; associated with dreams, fishing communities, and compassion.
Nanaya
A late Mesopotamian goddess of love and sometimes war, widely worshipped in Near Eastern syncretism.
Ninkasi
Divine brewer praised in an ancient hymn that doubles as a recipe; charming for culinary and cultural name seekers.
Ningal
Mother of the moon-god’s offspring and a figure in Ur’s royal cult; consort of the moon god Suen/Nanna.
Naunet
Female counterpart to Nun, representing the primeval waters; appears in Egyptian creation theology.
Nut
Iconic celestial mother arching over earth; central in Egyptian cosmology and art.
Neith
Ancient Egyptian deity associated with weaving, war, and occasionally creator roles in Memphis theology.
Nephthys
Sister of Isis and Osiris, protector of the dead; common in funerary texts and rituals.
Nekhbet
A protective national goddess often shown as a vulture, later paired with Wadjet.
Nuwa
Legendary mother goddess who molded humans and repaired heaven’s pillars after cosmic damage.
Nyi Roro Kidul
Powerful Javanese/Sundanese sea goddess-queen who rules the southern Java coast, key in regional folklore.
Nafanua
Samoan war goddess known for helping end civil strife and installing rulers; a strong female hero deity.
Namaka
Oceanic deity who battles volcanic sister Pele; prominent in Hawaiian island myths and legends.
Neringa
Folkloric heroine who created a coastline feature; popular in Baltic cultural storytelling.
Nana
Ancient Anatolian/Armenian goddess venerated in the first millennium BCE, linked to fertility and royal patronage.
Nikkal
Hurrian and Ugaritic deity associated with orchards, married to the moon god; name found in ancient Near Eastern inscriptions.
Nokomis
Beloved grandmother figure in Anishinaabe/Ojibwe stories and Longfellow’s poetry; warm, matriarchal resonance.
Naamah
Appears in Genesis and later Jewish myth as a name linked to a legendary woman and later demonic lore.
Niamh
Tír na nÓg’s radiant princess who elopes with Oisín; a romantic, otherworldly Celtic name.
Nemain
Part of the Morrígan tradition, associated with battle-fury and chaos on the battlefield.
Nessa
Queen in Ulster Cycle who bears the king Conchobar mac Nessa; strong provincial heroine figure.
Nimue
Medieval Arthurian figure who gives/exacts Excalibur; ranges from benevolent benefactor to witch-like figure.
Nona
A Fate who spins the thread of life; associated with pregnancy and birth rites.
Nox
Latin night goddess, poetic figure in Roman myth and literature symbolizing darkness.
Nantosuelta
Gaulish goddess often depicted with birds and household symbols; linked to water and female prosperity.
Nehalennia
Worshipped in Dutch coastal regions; invoked by sailors and merchants for safe passage.
Nerina
Name of a marine nymph in Italian and classical-inspired tales; evokes seaside charm and classical myth.