Ahez
Of unknown origin and meaning, albeit a connection to Welsh aches, a word denoting the sound of the water clashing on the shore, has been suggested. In Breton legend, Ahez is always described as the daughter of King GRALON, sometimes described as a sorceress, enchantress, fairy or giantess, and often, though not always, considered identical with DAHUD.
Alcina
In Handelâs opera Alcina, she is a beautiful sorceress who lures heroes to an enchanted island.
Amemnar
A sorceress mentioned in Talmud.
Annis
Black Annis (also known as Black Agnes or Black Anna) is a bogeyman figure in English folklore. She is imagined as a blue-faced hag or witch with iron claws and a taste for human flesh (especially children).
Aradia
Allegedly a Tuscan dialectical form of ERODIADE. According to âAradia, or the Gospel of the Witchesâ (1899), a book composed by American folklorist Charles Leland, she was a goddess in regional Italian folklore, who gave the knowledge of witchcraft to women.
Brisen
The name of a witch in Arthurian legend. One theory connects it to Old Norse brisinga âglowing, twinklingâ (a word-forming element associated with Freyaâs famous necklace, the brĂsingamen).
Brixta
Brixta was a Gaulish goddess who was a consort of LUXOVIUS. It has, however, been suggested that if âBricta is a title incorporating BrĂg, it may actually be a title assigned to SIRONA rather than a separate goddessâ. Either way, the Gaulish theonym is derived from the word brixtom or brixta âmagicâ.
Candelifera
The cyclical place of the goddess Candelifera, âShe who bears the candle,â is uncertain. It is sometimes thought that she provides an artificial light for labor that occurs at night. A long labor was considered likely for first-time mothers, so at least a part of the birthing process would occur at night. According to PLUTARCH, light symbolizes birth, but the candle may have been thought of as less a symbol than an actual kindling of life, or a magic equivalent to the life of the infant. Candelifera may also be the nursery light kept burning against spirits of darkness that would threaten the infant in the coming week. Even in the Christian era, lamps were lit in nurseries to illuminate sacred images and drive away child-snatching demons such as the Gello.
Ceridwen
Possibly from Welsh cyrrid âbentâ or cerdd âpoetryâ combined with ven âwomanâ or gwen âwhite, fair, blessedâ. According to medieval Welsh legend this was the name of a sorceress or goddess who created a potion that would grant wisdom to her son Morfan. The potion was instead consumed by her servant Gwion Bach, who was subsequently reborn as the renowned bard Taliesin.
Cinaedion
Latinized form of Greek ÎÎčΜαÎčÎŽÎčÎżÎœ (Kinaidion), which meant â(Eurasian) Wryneckâ, a type of small grey-brown woodpecker (traditionally associated with passionate and restless love as well as witchcraft, i.e., used by witches in a charm to recover unfaithful lovers). In Greek mythology this was an epithet of the nymph IYNX.
Eluned
The name Eluned is a girlâs name of Welsh origin meaning âidol, imageâ.
Exotic and mysterious, Elunedâs beauty and intelligence were legendary in Welsh legend; she was the handmaiden of the Lady of the Fountain in a Welsh Arthurian romance, who had a magic ring that made the wearer invisible.
Erictho
In Roman literature, Erichtho (from Ancient Greek: áŒÏÎčÏΞÏ) is a legendary Thessalian witch who appears in several literary works. She is noted for her horrifying appearance and her impious ways.
Errafaila
Medieval Basque name of unknown origin and meaning.
It entered Basque folklore as the name of a witch who eventually found her death on the stake in Urdiain.
Glyrna
Means âeyeâ. This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.
Greip
Old Norse female form of GRĂIPI or Norwegian variant of GREIPR. In Norse mythology this is the name of a sorceress.
Hallawes
Probably a variant of HELEWISE. It occurs in Thomas Maloryâs 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthurâ belonging to a sorceress who creates the chapel perilous, the setting of one of the quests of Sir Lancelot, and falls in love with the knight. She dies from sorrow a few weeks after he rejects her.
Hergunnr
Combination of herr (âarmyâ) and gunnr (âbattle, fightâ). This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.
Hremsa
Means âclutchâ or âshaftâ. This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.
Hulda
Derived from Old Norse hulda meaning âhiding, secrecyâ. This was the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology. As a modern name, it can also derive from archaic Swedish huld meaning âgracious, sweet, lovableâ.
Indraja
This was the name of the personification of the planet Jupiter in Lithuanian mythology, sometimes attributed as meaning âwater witchâ and probably related to INDRA. She was a daughter of the sun goddess SAULÄ. Originally a water spirit, she was meant to marry the god of thunder, Perkunas, on a Thursday; when she was taken away from her wedding, she turned into the planet Jupiter.
Malgven
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a sorceress or druidess in the Breton legend of Ys. Malgven was the mother of Ahez by King Gradlon (Gralon in Breton).
Medea
From Greek ÎΟΎΔÎčα (Medeia), possibly derived from ÎŒÎźÎŽÎżÎŒÎ±Îč (medomai) meaning âto think, to planâ. In Greek mythology Medea was a sorceress from Colchis (modern Georgia) who helped Jason gain the Golden Fleece. They were married, but eventually Jason left her for another woman. For revenge Medea slew Jasonâs new lover and also had her own children by Jason killed.
Meroë
The name of a witch in Lucius Apuleiusâs 2nd-century Latin novel 'The Golden Assâ, who murders a man named Socrates with her accomplice Panthia. It was probably taken from the name of an ancient city on the Nile.
Milburga
Derived from the Old English elements milde âgentleâ and burg âfortressâ. Saint Milburga, the sister of Saint Mildred, was a daughter of a 7th-century Mercian king. She was supposedly in possession of magical powers.
Morgan
Modern form of Morgen, which was used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, who was unnamed in earlier stories. Geoffrey probably did not derive it from the Welsh masculine name Morgan, which would have been spelled Morcant in his time. He may have based it on the Irish name MUIRGEN.
Morgause
The name of a witch in Arthurian romance. Morgause, Queen of the Orkneys, is Arthurâs half-sister with whom, in Thomas Maloryâs 15th-century compilation 'Le Morte d'Arthurâ, he engages in a brief affair, producing Mordred. She is also the mother of Gawain and Gareth. The earliest forms of her name are Orcades - the earliest known name of the Orkney Islands, probably derived from Celtic *forko- meaning âpigletâ (cf. ORCADIA) - and Morcades. Orcades probably mutated into the forms Morcades and Morgause through confusion with MORGAN (2).
Nefja
Female form of NĂFR. This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.
Nimue
Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legends this is the name of a sorceress, also known as the Lady of the Lake, Niniane, or Vivien. Various versions of the tales have Merlin falling in love with her and becoming imprisoned by her magic. She first appears in the medieval French Lancelot-Grail cycle.
NinianeÂ
Version of Nimue.
Orcades
Version of Morgause.
Pamphile
Feminine form of PAMPHILOS. This was the name of a legendary woman who invented silk weaving on the Greek island of Kos. A historic bearer was Pamphile of Epidaurus, a 1st-century historian who was much esteemed in antiquity for her Historical Commentaries. The name was also used by Lucius Apuleius for a witch in his 2nd-century novel The Golden Ass.
Phaedria
Variant of PHAEDRA used by Edmund Spenser in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queeneâ (1590), where it belongs to a water fairy who lures knights to her enchanted island.
Pieta
Finnish feminin form of Beata and masculin form of Pietari (Petrus). Feminin form means also in old Karelian Finnish âwitch of the moonâ.
Proselenos
From Greek proselĂȘnos meaning âolder than the moonâ or âbefore the moonâ, which was âan epithet used of the people of Arcadia, who prided themselves on their antiquityâ. This was the name of an elderly witch in Petroniusâ 1st-century novel 'The Satyriconâ.
Sebile
Variant of SYBIL. In Arthurian legend and Italian folklore, Sebile is a queen or princess often portrayed as a fairy or enchantress.
Sycorax
Created by Shakespeare for his play 'The Tempestâ (1611), in which Sycorax is a powerful witch. The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including âpig-crowâ, âScythian ravenâ (alluding to Ovidâs MEDEA) and âheartbreakerâ (from the created word psychorrhax, a play on Greek psychoraggia âdeath struggleâ). Another theory claims that it blends the initial syllable of Syracuse with Corax (âcrowâ), referring to the semi-legendary Greek sophist Corax of Syracuse, founder of rhetoric â the worthy, fictionalized rival of PROSPERO. One of the moons of Uranus bears this name in the characterâs honour.
Thelxinoe
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ΞÎλΟÎčÏ (thelxis) meaning âenchantment, bewitchmentâ, which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ΞÎÎ»ÎłÏ (thelgo) meaning âto enchant, to bewitch, to charm, to captivateâ. The second element is derived from Greek ÎœÎżáżŠÏ (nous) meaning âmindâ. As such, the meaning of this name as a whole is âenchantment of the mindâ. In Greek mythology, Thelxinoe was the name of one of the five muses.
Trivia
Means âa place where three roads meetâ in Latin, derived from tri- âthreeâ and via âroadâ. In Roman mythology this was the name of the goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth. She was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess HECATE.
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