Athena - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 3 syll. at-he-na, ath-ena ] The girl name Athena is pronounced as ahTHIYNah ^KEY. 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 German name Athene and the Greek name Athina are variant forms of Athena.

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. Out of all girl names in its family, Athena was the most commonly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Athena include the German Adina, the German Adine, the English Idony, the German Iduna, the English Adamina, the Greek Adonia, the German Athene, the English Autumn, and the Greek Athanasia.

^KEY: 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)"

Popularity Trend
for Athena
from 1900 to 2007

Variant Popularity Chart
for Athena
in 2007