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What does the name Athena mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Athena

User Submitted Origins

Greek
84%
Egyptian
5%
Filipino (Philippines)
5%
English
5%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Canada, the name Athena is of Greek origin and means "The Greek goddess of wisdom and war, she be beautiful and yet so strong".
  2. A submission from Greece says the name Athena means "Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill. A protector of the capital city of Greece, Athens. Daughter of Zeus" and is of Greek origin.
  3. According to 2 people from California, U.S., the name Athena is of Greek origin and means "Goddess of wisdom and war".
  4. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Athena means "Greek Goddess of Wisdom & War".
  5. A user from Singapore says the name Athena is of Egyptian origin and means "An ancient goddess of wisdom".
  6. A submission from Canada says the name Athena means "Very smart goddess of wisdom".
  7. According to a user from Australia, the name Athena is of Greek origin and means "God of wisdom, poetry, art, war and strength".
  8. According to a user from California, U.S., the name Athena is of Greek origin and means "The goddess of Athens".
  9. A submission from Indonesia says the name Athena means "Athena is a greek Goddess, a very Beautiful one" and is of Greek origin.
  10. A submission from Nevada, U.S. says the name Athena means "wisdom/wise" and is of Greek origin.
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  1. (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
    Synonyms: athene, pallas, pallas athena, and pallas athene
Wiktionary

Borrowed from Latin Athena, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. (feminism, derogatory) A woman who colludes with the patriarchy rather than actively opposing it.

Athena was also found in the following language(s): Tagalog

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Notable Persons Named Athena

Notable Persons Named Athena

Athena Karkanis

Athena Karkanis is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 2003. Athena was given the name Athena Irene Karkanis in 1982 in Alberta, Canada.

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Athena Chu

Athena Chu is an actor. She has had major accomplishments since 1992. Athena is also known as Chu Yan.

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Athena

Athena was born on August 31st, 1988 in Garland, Texas.

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Athena Lee

Athena Lee is a drummer, actor, and model. Athena was given the name Athena Michelle Bass on December 8th, 1964.

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Athena Lundberg

Athena was born on April 12th, 1986 in Long Island, New York, US.

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Athena Massey

Athena was given the name Athena Marie Massey on November 10th, 1967 in Orange, California, U.S.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Athena

Notable Persons With the Last Name Athena

Princess Athena

Princess was born as the child of Prince Joachim of Denmark and Princess Marie of Denmark on January 24th, 2012 in Rigshospitalet.

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Athena

Athena was born on August 31st, 1988 in Garland, Texas.

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Fun Facts about the name Athena

  • What name lists does Athena rank for?
    #13Names Inspired by Greek Myths
  • How Popular is the name Athena? Athena is the 1,256th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Athena have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 36,512 babies born with the first name Athena in the United States. That's more than enough people named Athena to occupy the country of Liechtenstein with an estimated population of 36,476 (as of December 31, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Athena? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1902 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Athena first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Athena is Saturday, October 5th, 1878.
  • What year had the most people named Athena born? The highest recorded use of the first name Athena was in 2019 with a total of 2,702 babies. That's a lot of babies named Athena!
  • Random Athena Factoid: According to the 2019 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Athena ranks 73rd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Arkansas. Imagine that, 35 babies in Arkansas have the same name in 2019.
  • Weird things about the name Athena: The name spelled backwards is Anehta. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Hntaae. How do you pronounce that?
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