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 [ syll. hip-po-ly-ta, hi-ppol-yta ] The girl name Hippolyta is pronounced HHIHP-AALahTah KEY. Hippolyta has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in English and Greek. Derived from hippos which means 'horse' ; lyein which means 'to free'. The name was borne in Greek mythology by the Amazonian queen with a magical girdle from her father Ares, the god of war. Hippolyta is the feminine version of the German Hippolyt. A form of the name is the Italian Ippolita. Hippolyta is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. KEY: approx pronunciation for Hippolyta: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
