This list includes 57 mythological girl names that start with S, from “Sabrina” to “Sól”. They span cultures, from deities and heroines to nature spirits, and suit parents, writers, and name hunters.
Mythological girl names that start with S are female names drawn from global myths, legends, and folklore. Many honor goddesses like “Sól” and carry centuries-old meanings or symbolic roles.
Below you’ll find the table with Name, Pronunciation, Origin, Meaning/Role, and Usage & Variants.
Name: The written form of each entry, so you can scan and shortlist names that appeal to you.
Pronunciation: A simple phonetic guide so you can say each name confidently and test its sound.
Origin: The culture or mythic tradition where the name appears, helping you understand its background.
Meaning/Role: A concise explanation of the name’s literal meaning or mythological function, useful when choosing symbolism.
Usage & Variants: Notes on modern use, common variants, and related names to help you compare options.
Mythological girl names that start with S
| Name | Pronunciation | Origin | Meaning/Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selene | se-LEE-nee | Greek | Moon goddess | Titaness of the moon, lover of Endymion; attested in Hesiod and Homeric hymns; popular poetic name. |
| Semele | seh-MEH-lee | Greek | Mortal mother of Dionysus | Theban princess who bore Dionysus after Zeus; killed by Zeus’s true form (Hesiod, Homeric Hymns). |
| Styx | stiks | Greek | River goddess; boundary | Personified river forming the underworld boundary; invoked in oaths (Hesiod); also mother of several underworld figures. |
| Stheno | STHEN-oh | Greek | One of the Gorgons | One of three Gorgons (with Euryale and Medusa) in Hesiod; depicted as fierce, monstrous woman. |
| Scylla | SIH-luh | Greek | Sea monster / nymph | Once a nymph turned into a multi-headed sea-monster; menace to sailors in Odyssey and Ovid. |
| Syrinx | SIH-rinks | Greek | Naiad nymph | Fled the god Pan and became reeds that formed the panpipes (Ovid); name used in music and poetry. |
| Salmacis | sal-MA-sis | Greek | Naiad nymph | Nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus producing a dual-bodied being (Ovid, Metamorphoses). |
| Sinope | si-NOPE | Greek | Nymph/princess | Daughter of river-gods in classical sources; linked to myths of abduction and local cults (Pausanias). |
| Stheneboea | sthen-eh-BOH-ee-ah | Greek | Queen in myth | Wife of Proetus who accused Bellerophon; appears in Homeric and later mythic accounts. |
| Siren | SY-ren | Greek | Enchanting singer/sea spirit | Female creatures whose singing lured sailors to doom in Odyssey and other classical tales. |
| Sif | sif | Norse | Earth/foliage goddess; Thor’s wife | Thor’s golden-haired wife; her hair is famously restored by dwarves after Loki’s trick (Prose Edda). |
| Skadi | SKAH-dee | Norse | Mountain and hunting goddess | Giantess turned goddess associated with skiing, mountains, and winter (Prose Edda). |
| Sigyn | SIG-in | Norse | Loyal wife of Loki | Devoted wife who collects venom dripping on Loki; symbol of fidelity (Prose Edda). |
| Sól | sohl | Norse | Sun goddess | Personified sun in Norse myth; pursued by wolves in eddic poems (Poetic Edda). |
| Skuld | skoold | Norse | Norn of the future | One of the three Norns who shapes fate, associated with the future (Poetic/Prose Edda). |
| Saga | SAH-ga | Norse | Goddess of storytelling | Goddess linked to history and poetic memory; mentioned in Prose Edda. |
| Sjofn | SHYOFN | Norse | Goddess of love | Minor goddess connected to love and affairs; referenced in skaldic lists (Prose Edda). |
| Snotra | SNOH-tra | Norse | Goddess of wisdom | Personified prudence and wisdom in Norse lists (Skaldic/Prose sources). |
| Syn | sin | Norse | Protector and defender goddess | Goddess who guards doors and denies legal claims in Norse myth (Prose Edda). |
| Svanhild | SVAN-hild | Norse | Tragic heroine | Daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun in Völsunga saga; famed for tragic death and vengeance. |
| Sigrun | SIG-roon | Norse | Valkyrie and heroine | Valkyrie who marries hero Helgi; appears in eddic lays and sagas. |
| Sigrdrifa | SIG-r-dree-fah | Norse | Valkyrie (Brünnhilde) | Alternate name for the valkyrie Brünnhilde in Völsunga saga and eddic poems. |
| Svafa | SVAH-fa | Norse | Shield-maiden/valkyrie | Named shield-maiden in saga tradition; appears in heroic narratives and skaldic verse. |
| Sekhmet | SEK-met | Egyptian | Warrior lioness goddess | Fierce lioness goddess of war and healing; destroys and restores humanity in Egyptian myth. |
| Seshat | SEH-shaht | Egyptian | Goddess of writing and records | Divine scribe, architect and record-keeper; appears at royal and temple scenes. |
| Serqet | SER-ket | Egyptian | Scorpion protector goddess | Goddess who protects against venom and aids the dead; often depicted with a scorpion. |
| Satis | SAH-tis | Egyptian | Nile-cataract and fertility goddess | Nubian/Egyptian goddess of the Nile’s inundation and fertility; worshiped at Elephantine. |
| Sopdet | SOP-det | Egyptian | Star goddess (Sirius) | Personification of the star Sirius (Sothis), linked to the Nile flood and rebirth. |
| Svadha | sva-DAH | Hindu/Vedic | Goddess of funeral offerings | Vedic goddess presiding over offerings to the dead; attested in Rigveda hymns. |
| Sita | SEE-tah | Hindu | Ideal wife; epic heroine | Central heroine of the Ramayana; emblem of devotion, purity and endurance. |
| Saraswati | SAH-ruh-SWAH-tee | Hindu | Goddess of knowledge and arts | Vedic deity of learning, music and poetry; widely worshiped across South Asia. |
| Sati | SAH-tee | Hindu | First wife of Shiva; self-immolation myth | Daksha’s daughter who immolated herself; her story explains aspects of Shakti and later practices. |
| Shakti | SHAHK-tee | Hindu | Divine feminine power; goddess | Personified cosmic energy and mother goddess in Shakta traditions and Puranic tales. |
| Shakuntala | sha-KOON-ta-la | Hindu | Heroine in epic and drama | Found in Mahabharata and Kalidasa’s play; story of love between Shakuntala and King Dushyanta. |
| Savitri | SAH-vee-tree | Hindu | Devoted wife; Vedic figure | Known for rescuing her husband from death (Mahabharata); also a Vedic solar-associated goddess. |
| Shachi | SHA-chee | Hindu | Queen of gods; Indra’s wife | Also called Indrani; goddess associated with beauty and authority in Puranic tales. |
| Satyavati | sah-tee-VAH-tee | Hindu | Matriarch in Mahabharata | Wife of King Shantanu; mother of Vyasa; pivotal ancestor in the epic. |
| Satyabhama | SAH-tyah-BAH-mah | Hindu | Warrior-consort of Krishna | One of Krishna’s principal wives, known for strength and spirited tales in Puranas. |
| Sukanya | soo-KAHN-yah | Hindu | Mythic princess heroine | Heroine who marries sage Chyavana; appears as exemplar of devotion and testing in epics. |
| Sitala | see-TAH-lah | Hindu/folk | Goddess of smallpox and healing | Folk goddess invoked to prevent or cure smallpox; venerated across South Asia. |
| Sabrina | SAB-rin-ah | British/Celtic | River-nymph of the Severn | Latinized form of the Brittonic river goddess Hafren; appears in British legend and poetry. |
| Salacia | sah-LAY-sha | Roman | Sea goddess; Neptune’s wife | Roman goddess of salt water, consort of Neptune; attested in imperial cult and inscriptions. |
| Sulis | SOO-lis | Celtic/British | Healing hot-spring goddess | Local deity of Aquae Sulis (Bath), later syncretized with Minerva in Roman Britain. |
| Sedna | SED-nah | Inuit | Sea and marine life goddess | Central Arctic myth figure who controls sea creatures and marine abundance; many oral traditions. |
| Saule | SAH-oo-leh | Baltic | Sun goddess (Latvian/Lithuanian) | Major solar goddess in Baltic folk songs and myth, associated with life and fertility. |
| Sakuya | sah-KOO-yah | Japanese | Blossom princess; volcano kami | Konohanasakuya-hime, blossom and volcano goddess in Kojiki/Nihon Shoki; often called Sakuya. |
| Shamhat | sham-HAT | Mesopotamian | Sacred courtesan in Gilgamesh | Temple prostitute who civilizes Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh; key civilizing figure. |
| Sarpanitum | sar-pah-NI-tum | Mesopotamian | Consort of Marduk | Babylonian goddess and wife of Marduk, attested in Babylonian god lists and inscriptions. |
| Shala | SHAH-lah | Mesopotamian | Grain goddess/consort | Goddess linked to grain and agriculture; appears in Akkadian and Hittite contexts. |
| Shaushka | SHAUSH-kah | Hurrian/Assyrian | Love and war goddess (Ishtar analog) | Hurrian and Assyrian goddess of love, fertility and war; syncretized with Ishtar/Inanna. |
| Simurgh | SEE-moorg | Persian | Mythic wise bird (often female) | Enormous benevolent bird of Persian epic (Shahnameh), symbol of healing and guidance. |
| Sina | SEE-nah | Polynesian | Folktale heroine (coconut/eel) | Protagonist in Pacific tales like “Sina and the Eel,” origin stories for coconuts across Polynesia. |
| Signy | SIG-nee | Norse | Tragic heroine in sagas | Central tragic figure in Völsunga saga and other eddas; her tale involves family loyalty and vengeance. |
| Sunna | SOO-nah | Germanic | Sun goddess (Old High German) | Germanic sun-personification equivalent to Norse Sól, attested in early Germanic sources. |
| Surpanakha | sur-pah-NAK-ha | Hindu | Rakshasi (demoness) in Ramayana | Sister of Ravana whose actions trigger central events in the Ramayana; memorable antagonist. |
| Soteria | so-TEE-ree-uh | Greek | Personification/goddess of safety | Minor goddess embodying safety and deliverance; cult presence in Hellenistic inscriptions. |
| Selkie | SEL-kee | Scottish/Celtic | Seal-woman shapeshifter | Folkloric female seal-folk who shed skins to become human; prominent in Scottish and Orcadian tales. |
Descriptions
Selene
Semele
Styx
Stheno
Scylla
Syrinx
Salmacis
Sinope
Stheneboea
Siren
Sif
Skadi
Sigyn
Sól
Skuld
Saga
Sjofn
Snotra
Syn
Svanhild
Sigrun
Sigrdrifa
Svafa
Sekhmet
Seshat
Serqet
Satis
Sopdet
Svadha
Sita
Saraswati
Sati
Shakti
Shakuntala
Savitri
Shachi
Satyavati
Satyabhama
Sukanya
Sitala
Sabrina
Salacia
Sulis
Sedna
Saule
Sakuya
Shamhat
Sarpanitum
Shala
Shaushka
Simurgh
Sina
Signy
Sunna
Surpanakha
Soteria
Selkie