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[ 3 syll. at-he-na, ath-ena ] The girl name Athena is pronounced as ahTHIYNah †. Athena is primarily used in English and German. It is of Old Greek origin. In Greek mythology, Athena was the favorite daughter of Zeus, and the goddess of war and wisdom. She was also known as the goddess of heroic endeavor, and her Roman equivalent was Minerva. The meaning of name is unknown; it could probably be traced back to Mycenaean roots. The name Athenais, the German Athene, the name Athenea, the name Athi, the name Thena, and the English, Greek, Italian, and Romanian Zena are variant forms of the name. Another form of Athena is the Greek spelling variant Athina. See also the related form, the English Althena. Athena is a rather popular baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1950s. At the recent peak of its usage in 2007, 0.034% of baby girls were named Athena. It was #444 in rank then. In 2008, its usage was 0.033% and its ranking #455, and it was the most commonly used out of all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Athena include the English and Hebrew Adama, the English Adamine, the Igbo Adamma, the English Adawna, the English Adeen, the Hebrew Adena, the German, English, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish Adina, the German and Hebrew Adine, the English Adrina, the Spanish Aitana, the name Athenais, the English Audrina, the Hungarian, Italian, and Hawaiian Edina, the English Idamae, the name Idena, the German Idona, the English Idony, the German Iduna, the English and Hebrew Adamina, and the English Adeana.
† Pronunciation for Athena: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
