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Despoina - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Despoina

[ syll. des-poi-na, de-spo-ina ] The girl name Despoina is pronounced as DIHSPOY-Nah KEY. Despoina is used chiefly in Greek and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name Despoina means lady, mistress. The name was borne in Greek mythology by the daughter of Poseidon and Demeter the goddess of grain and fertility. The name Despina (Greek) is a form of Despoina.

Despoina is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

A baby name that sounds like Despoina is the name Despina (Greek).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Despoina: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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