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 [ 4 syll. ap-hro-di-te, aph-rod-ite ] The girl name Aphrodite is pronounced AEFRahDAYTiy KEY. Aphrodite's origin is Old Greek, and its use, English and German. The meaning of the name is 'risen from foam'. Derived from aphros meaning 'foam' ; dity meaning 'rise, dive'. The name is of obscure and probably Phoenician origin. In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was the goddess of love, lust, and beauty; her Roman equivalent was Venus. According to legend, she rose out of the sea foam near Paphos, Cyprus, as a daughter to Zeus. She later fell in love with the beautiful Adonis. Variant forms of the name include the Albanian Aferdita, the Albanian, Portuguese, Slavic, and Spanish Afrodita, and the Greek Aphrodisios. See also the related form, the Greek Epaphras. Aphrodite is unusual as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Aphrodite include the Albanian Aferdita, the Albanian Afërdita, the Albanian, Portuguese, Slavic, and Spanish Afrodita, the Hebrew Efrata, the Scandinavian Annifrid, the Hebrew Efrat, and the Hebrew Avrit. KEY: Pronunciation for Aphrodite: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
