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There is some disagreement over the meaning of the Morrígan's name. Mor may derive from an Indo-European root connoting terror, monstrousness, cognate with the Old English maere (which survives in the modern English word "nightmare") and the Scandinavian mara and the Old East Slavic "mara" ("nightmare"); [15] while rígan translates as "queen".
In Irish mythology, Neman or Nemain (Modern Irish: Neamhan, [1] Neamhain) is the spirit-woman or goddess who personifies the frenzied havoc of war. In the ancient texts where The Morrígan appears as a trio of goddesses — the three sisters who make up the Morrígna [2] [3] [4] — include Macha and Badb; Nemain is strongly associated with Badb with whom she shares a husband, Neit. [5]
High Elf Names. 45. Riven — English, meaning "split," often associated with rivers or streams. 46. Tiberius — A Roman name, ... Morrigan — Irish, the name of a Celtic goddess. 69.
The use of the name for women may be inspired by the character Morgan le Fay from Arthurian legend. For the etymology of Morgan le Fay, see Morgan le Fay § Etymology and origins . In the United States it is commonly used for any gender, although it has become a more popular name for women than men since the 1990s.
It is revealed in Origins - Awakening that the Archdemon in Origins was Urthemiel, once worshipped as one of the Old Gods of the Tevinter Imperium as the "Dragon of Beauty", the patron deity of artists, musicians and poets. The Archdemon, along with the High Dragon, were the most complex character models in Origins. They measure around the ...
A depiction of Nantosuelta from Speyer, showing her distinctive sceptre and birds.The head of Sol can be seen in the tympanum.. In Celtic mythology, Nantosuelta is the goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility
The variant forms ‘fen’, ‘uen’ and ‘ven’ are all due to variant scribal practices in the spelling of the sound in the modern letter ‘v’, as is the letter ‘w’, which was also sometimes used for this sound, [3] causing the final syllable to be confused with ‘ wen ’ as a mutated form of Gwen (fair, blessed) a common ending ...
Principally a Welsh name, Morgan is derived from the Old Welsh personal name Morcant, which is of an uncertain origin. [1] In Wales, Morgan was a powerful Welsh family established c. 1330 by Morgan ap Llewelyn (son of Llewelyn ap Ifor, Lord of St. Clere, and Angharad, daughter and heiress of Sir Morgan ap Maredudd, Lord of Tredegar).