Khaleesi - Dothraki meaning “Mother of Dragons.”.Kayda - Japanese meaning “looks like a dragon.”.Kaliyah - Hindi meaning “killer of the multi-headed dragon.”.Kaida - Japanese origin meaning “little dragon.”.Iormungand - Originates from the Old Norse Jörmungandr, which means, “giant pole.” This is the name of the Midgard Serpent/World Serpent, which lives beneath the earth below the ocean.Hydra - Greek meaning “many-headed dragon.”.It is the name used to describe a wingless, fire-breathing, trickster dragon, also known as “The Deceiver” and “Father of Dragons.” According to legend, Túrin slew him. Glaurung - Originates from Tolkien’s Middle-Earth.Chusi - From Hopi meaning “dragon flower.”.Chumana - Native American meaning “snake maiden.”.Brenna - Celtic meaning “blazing light.”.
Apep - Egyptian meaning “to slither.” According to myths, he is the evil giant snake or serpent dragon that was the enemy of the sun god.Xiuhcoatl - “Fire Serpent” in the Aztec religion.Tatsuya - Refers to the Japanese sign of the dragon.Pendragon - Celtic meaning “chief dragon.”.Ormr - Meaning “dragon,” “serpent,” or “snake.”.Nithe - Old Norse meaning “dragon” and “serpent.”.Longwei - From Chinese meaning “dragon greatness.”.Named after a river god and 100-headed dragon. Fafnir - Based on the story of a dwarf who turned into a dragon.Ehecatl - “Wind Serpent” in the Aztec religion.Dracul - Romanian meaning “dragon” or “the Devil.”.
From the uplifting story in How To Train Your Dragon to the scaly appearances they make in the Harry Potter series all the way back to the ancient tales of knights and dragons we read as kids, dragon stories are ingrained in our brains. Plus, there are just so many great dragon stories. Why do we love dragons? Is it their fiery breath, their ability to fly, or simply the fact that of all “mythological” creatures, they’re the most likely to exist? After all, they’re just winged dinosaurs, right? And we already know dinos exist.