Dragon Names
Names that mean dragon, serpent, snake. Names of famous dragons.
Winged dragons, wingless dragons, fire-breathing dragons, serpents, snakes.
 
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• UNISEX:

  1. KNUCKER: Old English legend name of a kind of serpentine, winged water dragon that attack with venom or constriction, derived from the Anglo-Saxon word nicor, meaning "water monster."

  2. LEVIATHAN: Biblical name of an demonic water dragon, meaning "coiled; twisted." In Hebrew the name means "whale."

  3. URULOKI (Urulóki): Name of a sub-species of wingless fire-breathing dragons, also known as Fire-drakes, that appear in Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The Urulóki were probably sired by Glaurung. A single Urulóki is called an Urulokë.

  4. XIUHCOATL: Nahuatl unisex name meaning "fire serpent" or "weapon of destruction."

• MALE:

  1. APALALA: Hindi myth name of a Buddhist water dragon. Meaning unknown.

  2. APEP: Egyptian myth name of the personification of evil, seen as a giant snake, serpent or dragon. Known as the Serpent of the Nile or Evil Lizard, he was an enemy of the sun god. Meaning of the name is uncertain, but may be connected to the root pp, meaning "to slither."

  3. APOPHIS: Greek form of Egyptian Apep, possibly meaning "to slither." 

  4. ASKOOK: Native American Algonquin name meaning "snake."

  5. CHUA (Chu'a): Native American Hopi name meaning "snake."

  6. COATL: Nahuatl name meaning "snake."

  7. DRACO: Latin form of Greek Drakon, meaning "dragon." This was the name of a 7th century scribe of Athens, Greece. It is also a constellation name.

  8. DRACUL: Romanian name meaning "devil" or "dragon."

  9. DRAGO: Italian form of Latin Draco, meaning "dragon."

  10. DRAKE: English name having several origins, two of which are: 1) a surname transferred to forename use, from Old English byname Draca, meaning "snake" or "dragon"; 2) English surname transferred to forename use, from Old Norse Draki, meaning "snake" or "monster." 

  11. DRAKON: Greek name meaning "dragon." 

  12. EHECATL: Nahuatl name meaning "wind serpent."

  13. FAFNIR: Norse myth name of a dwarf who transformed into a dragon, the symbol of greed. 

  14. GLAURUNG: Name of the wingless, fire-breathing, trickster dragon slain by Túrin in Tolkien's Middle-Earth. Glaurung was known as " The Deceiver," and " Father of Dragons."

  15. HERENSUGE: Basque legend name of a dragon, meaning "dragon."

  16. LADON: Greek myth name of a cleansing river and a hundred-headed dragon who guarded the garden of the Hesperides. Meaning unknown.

  17. LONGWEI: Chinese name meaning "dragon greatness."

  18. NAGENDRA: "Snake-Indra." Hindi name composed of the Sanskrit elements naga "snake" and the name of the god Indra. 

  19. NIDHOGG: English form of Norse Nidhoggr, meaning "dreaded striker."

  20. NIDHOGGR (Níðhöggr): "Dreaded striker." Norse myth name of a dragon or serpent who gnaws at the roots of the world tree Yggdrasill.

  21. NIDHUG: Danish form of Norse Nidhoggr, meaning "dreaded striker."

  22. OPHIUCHUS: Constellation name, depicted as a man supporting a serpent, meaning "serpent bearer." Ophiuchus, the man depicted in the constellation is thought by some to actually be the demigod Asclepius, who learned the secret of life and death from a serpent and was killed by Zeus to prevent him from sharing his knowledge with mankind.

  23. ORMARR: "Serpent army." Old Norse name composed of the elements orm "serpent" and herr "army."

  24. ORMR: Old Norse name which was originally a byname meaning "dragon, serpent, snake."

  25. OROCHI: Japanese myth name of an eight-headed serpent who demanded virgin sacrifices. He was killed by the god-hero Susanoo.

  26. PACHUA (Pachu'a): Native American Hopi name meaning "feathered water snake."

  27. PENDRAGON: "Chief dragon." Said to refer to a battle standard. It is a Celtic title and the name of several kings of the Britons, and King Arthur's father Uther Pendragon. 

  28. PHINEAS: English variant of biblical Phinehas, meaning "Nubian" in Egyptian, "mouth of a serpent" in Hebrew. 
  29. PHINEHAS: Biblical name of a grandson of Aaron. If Egyptian, the name means "Nubian." If Hebrew, it means "mouth of a serpent."
  30. PINCHAS: Hebrew form of Phinehas, meaning "Nubian" in Egyptian, "mouth of a serpent" in Hebrew. 
  31. PYTHIOS: Greek myth name of a serpent killed by Apollo near Delphi. The name may be related to the word pythein, meaning "to rot."
  32. QUETZALCOATL: Aztec Nahuatl myth name of a god of the sky, meaning "feathered serpent."

  33. RYUU: Japanese name meaning "dragon."

  34. TATSUO: Japanese name meaning "dragon man."

  35. TATSUYA: Japanese name meaning "become dragon (and possess its wisdom and longevity)."

  36. TEZCACOATL: Nahuatl name meaning "reflecting serpent; king."

  37. VRITRA: Hindi myth name of a dragon or serpent, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra, meaning "the enveloper."

• FEMALE:

  1. ADALINDA: Variant of German Adelinda, meaning "noble serpent."

  2. ADELIND: Abbreviated form of German Adelinda, meaning "noble serpent."
  3. ADELINDA: "Noble serpent." Old German name derived from the elements adal, "noble," and lint "serpent, dragon."   
  4. ADELINDE: Variant form of German Adelinda, meaning "noble serpent."
  5. ADELONDA: Variant of German Adelinda, meaning "noble serpent."

  6. AETHELINDA: (Æðelinda): "Noble serpent." Original Anglo-Saxon form of English Ethelinda, composed of the Old English elements ædel "noble" and lindi "serpent, dragon."

  7. AMELINDA: Probably an old German name, or a variant of one, from amal "work" and lint "serpent, dragon."

  8. ANNABELINDA: "Graceful beautiful serpent." English compound name composed of Latin Anna "favor; grace," and Belinda, "beautiful serpent."

  9. BELINDA: Old German name of which the first element remains a mystery while the second is probably from lint "serpent, dragon." The name is usually rendered "beautiful serpent."

  10. BELLINDA: English variant of German Belinda, meaning "beautiful serpent."

  11. BELYNDA: English variant of German Belinda, meaning "beautiful serpent."

  12. BINDY: English pet form of German Belinda, meaning "beautiful serpent."

  13. CHUMANA (Chu'mana): Native American Hopi name meaning "snake maiden."

  14. CHUSI (Chu'si): Native American Hopi name meaning "snake flower."

  15. COAXOCH: Nahuatl name meaning "serpent flower."

  16. DALINDA: Variant of English Delinda, meaning "noble serpent." 

  17. DELINDA: English nickname for German Adelinda, meaning "noble serpent." 

  18. ETHELINDA: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aethelinda, meaning "noble serpent."

  19. HYDRA: Greek myth name of a many-headed female water dragon killed by Hercules, from Greek hydor, meaning "water."

  20. LINDA: English name of Germanic origin, probably meaning "serpent." In some cases, it may have been derived from the Spanish word for "pretty."

  21. LINDY: Pet form of English Linda, meaning "serpent."

  22. LINNIE: Pet form of English Linda, meaning "serpent."

  23. LYNDA: Variant of Linda, meaning "serpent."
  24. LYNDI: Pet form of Lynda, meaning "serpent."

  25. MALANDRA: Modern English creation, possibly a blend of the names Malinda "black/dark serpent" and Sandra "defender of mankind."

  26. MALINDA: Variant of Melinda, a modern name blending two other names, possibly meaning "black/dark serpent."

  27. MEDOUSA: Greek form of Latin Medusa, meaning "guardian."

  28. MEDUSA: "Guardian." Latin form of Greek Medousa, name of one of the three Gorgons who had snakes for hair, and whose glance turned anyone who looked at them to stone.

  29. MELINDA: Modern creation, possibly a blend of Melanie "black, dark," and Linda "serpent," yielding "black/dark serpent."

  30. MELUSINE: European legend name of a fresh-water spirit believed to reside in sacred springs and rivers, meaning either "wonder" or "sea-fog." Melusine is depicted as being like a fish or serpent from the waist down. 

  31. MINDY: Pet form of Melinda, possibly meaning "black/dark serpent." 

  32. SHUMAN: Native American Hopi name meaning "rattlesnake handler."

  33. TANIS: Greek form of Phoenician Tanith, meaning "serpent lady."

  34. TANIT: Variant of Phoenician Tanith, meaning "serpent lady."

  35. TANITH: Phoenician myth name of a goddess of love, the moon and the stars, meaning "serpent lady."

  36. TIAMAT: Babylonian myth name of a primeval dragon goddess from the Enuma Elish creation epic. The name is composed of Sumerian Ti "life," and Ama "mother," thus "mother of all life."