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SOLAR DEITIES

Abenaki mythology 
Kee-zos-en 

Aboriginal mythology 
Gnowee 
Walo 
Wuriupranili 
Yhi 

Ainu mythology 
Chup Kamui 

Akkadian mythology 
Shamash 

Algonquin mythology 
Michabo 

Armenian mythology 
Mihr 

Aztec mythology 
Huitzilopochtli 
Ipalnemohuani 
Tonatiuh 

Bakairi mythology 
Evaki 

Basque mythology 
Ekhi 

Canaanite mythology 
Moloch

Celtic mythology 
Crom Cruach 
Cuchulainn 
Etain 
Lugh 
Mog Ruith 

Chinese mythology 
Shen Yi 

Egyptian mythology 
Horus 
Amun 
Atum 
Aten 
Khepri 
Ra 
Ptah 

Etruscan mythology 
Cautha 

Greek mythology 
Apollo 
Helios 
Hyperion 

Hattic mythology 
Wurusemu 
Hinduism 
Agni 
Ansa 
Aryman 
Bhaga 
Daksha 
Dhanvantari 
Dhatar 
Dhatri 
Indra 
Mitra 
Ravi 
Rbhus 
Savitr 
Surya 
Varuna 
Vivasvat 
Yama 

Hittite mythology 
Arinna 

Hungarian mythology 
Napkir�ly 

Ibo mythology 
Chuku 

Incan mythology 
Inti 
Manco Capac I 
Punchau 

Inuit mythology 
Akycha (Alaska) 
Malina 

Japanese mythology 
Amaterasu 
Marishi-Ten 

Jewish mythology 
Uriel (angel of the sun) 
Kachin mythology 
Jan 

Korean mythology 
Haemosu 
Palk 

Lakota mythology 
Wi 

Latvian mythology 
Saule 

Maya mythology 
Ahau-Kin 
Ah Kin 
K'in 
Kinich Ahau 
Kinich Kakmo 
Hun-Apu 

Moabite mythology 
Chemosh 

Navajo mythology 
Tsohanoai 

Norse mythology 
Alfrodull 
Freyr 
Sol 

Ossetian mythology 
Wasterzhi 
Palmarene mythology 
Malakbel 
Yarhibol 

Papuan mythology 
Dudugera 

Pawnee mythology 
Shakuru 

Phoenician mythology 
Saps 

Persian mythology 
Mithra
(cf. Roman Mithras "the Bull-Slayer")

Polynesian mythology 
Maelare 
Raa 
Tama Nui-Te-Ra 

Pueblo mythology 
Tawa 

Roman mythology 
Apollo 
Sol 

Sarmatian mythology 
Khursun 

Scythian mythology 
Khursun 

Seneca mythology 
Kaakwha 

Seran mythology 
Tuwale 
Shinto 
Amateratsu 

Sioux mythology 
Wi 

Slavic mythology 
Belobog 
Dajbog 
Iarilo 
Khors 
Koleda 
Kupalo 
Svarog 

Sumerian mythology 
Shamash 
Uhubap�t 

Sumu mythology 
Ud� 

Tarascan mythology 
Curicaberis 

Tupinamba mythology 
Meri 

SUN-RELATED NAMES FROM INDIAN MYTHOLOGY
Indian Mythology offers many names for the Sun, some of which are used as baby names

Aditya 
Ainesh
Anamitra 
Anshu 
Anshuman 
Arka
Bhanu 

Bhaskar
Chitranath 
Deeptanshu 
Dinesh 
Divakar 
Himaghna
Martand

Mihit 
Mitra 
Prabhakar 
Raurendra 
Ravi 
Ravindra 
Savitendra 

Surya 
Suraj 
Suryabhan 
Tapan 
Tejesh 
Tejeshwar

OTHER SUN-RELATED NAMES
Aashman M son of the sun (Indian)
Abellona F Feminine form of Apollo (Danish)
Aditya M the sun (Indian)
Adoni M the sunset (Aboriginal)
Adrammelech M Supreme God of the Sun ( Mesopotamian deity) 
Ahaw Kin M Sun God (Mayan)
Ah Kinchil M Sun God (Maya mythology)
Ailis F the light of the sun (Irish Gaelic)
Aja M Babylonian Sun God (Mesopotamian deity)
Akewa F The sun goddess of the Toba tribe of Argentina
Akycha a solar deity worshipped in Alaska (Inuit mythology)
Alectrona F daughter of the Sun (Greek Mythology)
Alinga F the sun (Aboriginal)
Allunga F the sun (Aboriginal)
Almika F She of the Sun (Mayan)
Altair F name of the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.
Amaterasu  F Shinto Sun Goddess (Japan)
Anpetu-we rising sun (Lakota)
Aodh M name of the Celtic Sun God (Mythology)
Apedemak M Sudanese Sun God with a lion's head (Egypt)
Apolline F the sun, sunlight (Greek)
Apollo M Sun God (Greco-Roman)
Apollonia from Apollo, sunlight (Greek)
  Arev F sun (Armenian)
  Arevalous F sunlight (Armenian)
  Arnon sunlight; rejoicing (Biblical)
  Arpi F sunlight (Armenian)
  Arpie F rising of sun (Armenian)
  Arinna F Mother Goddess of the Sun (Middle Eastern Mythology)
  Arinnitti F Sun Goddess of the Hittites (Hittite, Anatolia)
  Arun M the rising of the great sun
  Aruna  F the charioteer of the Sun God
  Arevshad  M full of sun (Armenian)
  Asia F lively; the rising sun (Arabic)
  Asianne F the rising sun (Arabic)
  Aswini M Gods of sunrise and sunset (Hindu)
  Aten M minor Sun God (Egyptian mythology)
  Aton M sun God (Egyptian)
  Atum M a creator deity, and the setting sun (Egyptian)
  Barnes M hero of Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises"
  Belenus M name of a sun and fire God (Celtic)
  Ben-Elaba M Sun War God (Mayan Mythology)
  Benu M Sacred Sun Bird of the Nile (Egyptian mythology)
  Bhaskar M the sun
  Brett M/F Hemingway's heroine in the "The Sun Also Rises"
  Brunissen F Sun Goddess (Celtic)
  Cascasquia F how beautiful is the sun (Native American)
  Chamania F sun, or sunflower (Hebrew)
  Chamaniya F sun, or sunflower (Hebrew)
  Chup-Kamui M Sun God (Japanese deity) 
  Cira F sun (Italian)
  Ciro M Variant of Cyrus, meaning "sun", or "throne."
  Clytie F a nymph in love with Helios, god of the sun (Mythology)
  Cymbeline F sun-related - from sun lord (Celtic)
  Cyrah F throne, sun (Persian)
  Dijun  M God of the East and Father of the Ten Suns (China)
  Dinesh M the sun (Hindu, Sanskrit)
  Divakar M the sun (Indian)
  Donoma F sight of the sun (Omaha)
  Dudugera M Sun God with a grudge (Oceanic Mythology)
  Eckale Yakanen rising sun (Calusa) 
  Eguskina F sunshine (Basque)
  Eldora F gift of the sun (Greek)
  Eleadora F gift of the sun (Greek)
  Eleadoro M gift from the sun (Spanish/ Greek)
  Electra F sparkling; the fiery sun (Greek)
  Elektra F the fiery sun; daughter of Agamemnon (Greek)
  Elena  F light of the sun (Spanish)
  Eliana  F sun (Italian) 
  Eliane  F sun (French)
  Eliava  F sun, breath of life (Persian)
  En-shemesh of the sun (Biblical)
  ɚe'he sun (Cheyenne)
  Esh-ban fire of the sun (Biblical)
  Eguskina F sunshine (Basque)
  Eguskine F sunshine (Basque)
  Finley M sunbeam (English)
  Freya F Sun Goddess (Germanic)
  Galileo M name of the great 16th - 17th century Italian astronomer
  Garuda M Sun God (Hindu)
  Ghazaalah F the sun; graceful (Persian)
  Gnowee F Sun Goddess (Australian Mythology)
  Grian F sun (Scottish)
  Grianghath F sunbeam (Scottish)
  G�nes  M sun (Turkish)
  Hamon the sun; heat (Biblical)
  Hathor F Sun Goddess (Egypt)
  Helaku  F sunny day (Native American)
  Helen F sun ray; shining light (Greek)
  Helia F of the sun (Greek)
  Helina F the light of the sun (Russian)
  Helios M God who drives of the sun (Ancient Greek)
  Heller M the sun (Old German)
  Heru-Behudti M Scorching Sun God (Egyptian Mythology)
  Hesper F sun related (Greek)
  Hesperos M sun related (Greek)
  Hideyoshi the good sun (Japanese Mythology)
  Huitzilopochtli M God of the sun, fire, and war (Aztec)
  Hursit M sun (Turkish)
  Idalia F behold the sun (Greek)
  Igaehindvo F Sun Goddess (Cherokee)
  Inti M Mighty Incan God of the Sun (Incan Mythology)
  Intina F sun eye (Inca)
  Ishaan M the sun (Hindu)
  Ixkin F She of the sun (Native American)
  Jelena F shining light (Russian)
  Jokim that made the sun stand still (Biblical)
  Kaikala F the sea and the sun (Hawaiian)
  Kaitangata M God of Sunsets (Oceanic Mythology)
  Kala F sun; princess (Hawaiian)
  Kalinda F sun; name of mountains (Sanskrit)
  Kalvelis M Sun God of Death and Fire (Slavic deity)
  Kalynda F the sun *Sanskrit)
  Ka Sngi F sun goddess (Khasi, India)
  Khepri M Primordial God, rising sun (Egyptian)
  Khorshed  M sun (Persian)
  Kira F light; sun (Latin)
  Levana F rising sun (Latin)
  Levant M sun-related - rising 
  Lian F daughter of the sun (Chinese)
  Lisa Sun God who causes the day and its heat (Fon Mythology)
  Liza M Sun God (African)
  Lugh M Sun God (Celt)
  Mallina F Inuit Sun Goddess; sister to the God Anningat, the moon
  Marduk Sun God, creator of Earth and humans (Babylonian)
  Marishi-Ten Goddess of light, of sun and moon (Japanese Mythology)
  Martanda M the sun (Indian)
  Mehrang M colour of the sun
  MehrdAd M gift of the sun
  MehrzAd M the offspring of the sun
  Miralalou M One of Three Children of the Sun (Australian Mythology)
  Mirham M my sun; my friend
  Misae  F white sun (Osage)
  Mitra M friend; the sun (Indian)
  Mitsuhide the bright sun (Japanese)
  Mut M "Eye of the sun"' consort of Arnon (Egyptian)
  Nabarun M morning sun (Indian)
  Nima M/F sun (Tibetan/Sherpa) 
  Olena F the light of the sun (Ukrainian)
  Oriana F rising sun (Latin)
  Ostara F Goddess of sunrise and the east (Saxon Mythology)
  Paiva F God of the Sun (Scandinavian)
  Paivatar F sun (Finnish)
  Perchta F Bride of the Sun and fortune-telling Goddess (Slavic)
  Phoebus M Sun-related. (Greek) Bright, radiant
  Punchau M Sun and Warrior God (Incan Mythology)
  Ramses M born of the sun (Egyptian)
  Rashmi M sun rays (Hindu)
  Rashmika F ray of sunlight (Indian)
  Raveena F beauty of the sun (Sikh)
  Ravi M God of the sun (Hindu)
  Ravinda M God of the Sun; knowledge (Sikh)
  Ravinder M Lord Sun
  Rohini F red one; fine-eyed Goddess of stars and the rising sun (Hindu)
  Sakuruta M coming sun (Pawnee)
  Samson M like the sun (Hebrew)
  Sandya F sunset; name of a God (Hindu)
  Sanjna F wife of the sun (Hindu)
  Sanuye red cloud at sundown (Miwok)
  Saule F Sun Goddess (Latvia & Lithuania)
  Savita F the sun; sweet (Indian)
  Savitar M an all-powerful Sun God (Hindu mythology)
  Sekhmet F Sun Goddess 
  Selena F the moon goddess, sister to Helios, the sun (Greek)
  Semine F Goddess of the Sun, Moon and Stars (Danish)
  Shakaru  F Sun Goddess (Pawnee Mythology) 
  Shakti F Sun Goddess (India)
  Shamash M God of the sun and of justice (Mesopotamian Mythology)
  Shamsa F sun (Persian)
  Shanira F warmed by the sun (Shona - Native American))
  Shapash F Sun Goddess (Caananite Mythology)
  Sharik F sun (African)
  Siria F sun (Spanish/Persian)
  Sol/Solis M the sun (Latin)
  Solana F sunshine (Spanish)
  Solange F sun-related - A fanciful meaning for the name is "angel of the sun
  Soleil F sun (French)
  Solisorcasus M sunset (Latin)
  Solisortus M sunrise (Latin)
  Solveig F the way of the sun (Norse)
  Sonste F sun (Russian)
  Sourendra M of the sun (Indian)
  Sula F the sun (Icelandic)
  Sunn F gift of the sun (Anglo-Saxon)
  Sunniva F gift of the sun (Anglo-Saxon)
  Suriya F the sun (Sanskrit)
  Suvana F the sun; fire (Sanskrit)
  Synne F gift of the sun (Anglo-Saxon)
  Synnove F gift of the sun (Anglo-Saxon)
  Suraj M the sun (Indian)
  Surya M/F the sun (Hindu)
  Suryakanti F sun's rays (Indian)
  Sutalidihi F sun-spirit (Cherokee)
  Suvan M the sun (Indian)
  Suriya the sun (Sanskrit)
  Suvana the sun, fire (Sanskrit)
  Takami-Musubi F Sun Goddess (Japanese deity)
  Take-Mikazuchi M Sun God (Japanese)
  Talayea F golden rays of the sun (Persian)
  Tamit M God of the Sun (Native American Mythology)
  Tanya F sun (Greek)
  Tapan M the sun (Indian)
  Tapati F the sun's daughter (Indian)
  Tawa M Sun God (Hopi)
  Tejeshwar M the sun (Indian)
  Teruko F sunshine girl (Japanese)
  Thea F Greek goddess of light; mother of the sun (Mythology)
  Tonatiuh M Sun God (Aztec deity)
  Tsela M Stars Lying Down (Navajo)
  Tsohanoai M The Sun Bearer God (Navajo Mythology)
  Udaya rising of the sun and moon
  Unelanuki F Sun Goddess (Cherokee)
  Wakahiru-Me F Goddess of the dawn sun (Japanese)
  Walu F Sun Goddess (Australian Aboriginal)
  Xi-Hou F Goddess of Light and Mother of the Ten Suns (China)
  Yang F sun (Chinese)
  Yata F the star-mirror of the Sun Goddess (Japanese Mythology)
  Yoko F sun child (Japanese)
  Yomaris F sun (Spanish)
  Zon F sun (Dutch)
  Zonnetje F little sun (Dutch)
  Zuvan F the sun (Shona - Native American)
 

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