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 [ 4 syll. o-lym-pia, ol-ymp-ia ] The girl name Olympia is pronounced owLIHMPiyah KEY. Olympia is of Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in the French, German, and Greek languages. The name is derived from the place name Mount Olympus, originally Olympias (Old Greek), home of the gods in Greek mythology. The name was borne by Olympias (376-316 BC), the Epirote princess and mother of Alexander the Great. The name was also made known from the Edouard Manet nude painting Olympia (1863), which created an uproar when it was exhibited. Variants of Olympia include Olimpiada (Russian), Olympe (French), and Olympie (German). Pia (pet form in Dutch, English, Greek, Italian, Polish, and Scandinavian) and Olimpia (variant spelling in Italian and Spanish) are other forms of Olympia. Olympia is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1917, 0.006% of baby girls were given the name Olympia. It was #863 in rank then. The baby name has seen a decline in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use today. Within all girl names in its family, Olympia was nonetheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Olympia include Olimpia (Italian and Spanish), Olympie (German), and Olympe (French). KEY: English pronunciation for Olympia: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
