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{{wiktionary|Athena|Ἀθηνᾶ}}
{{wiktionary|Athena|Ἀθηνᾶ}}
{{Infobox given name
'''Athena''' is a female given name<!-- of Greek origin, especially in reference to the Greco-Roman goddess [[Athena]]. -->
| name = Athena
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| image = File:Gustav Klimt 045.jpg
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| caption = ''[[Athena|Pallas Athena]]'' by [[Gustav Klimt]].
| pronunciation =
| gender = Feminine
| meaning =
| region =
| origin = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| nickname =
| related names = Afina ([[Russian language|Russian]]), ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]), Athéna ([[French language|French]]), Aþena [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]], Athenais, Athénaïs ([[French language|French]]), Athene, Athina (Modern Greek)}}'''Athena''' is a female given name of Greek origin, especially in reference to the Greco-Roman goddess [[Athena]]. The name has been among the top 1,000 names for girls in the [[United States]] since the mid-1950s and was the 78th most popular name for newborn American girls in 2022. It has been one of the 500 most popular names for girls in [[England]] and [[Wales]] since 2012 and in [[France]] since 2018. It has also been well-used in recent years in [[Canada]], [[Iceland]], and [[New Zealand]]. The popularity of mythological names also increased in use for babies born during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/athena|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Athena}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|access-date=2022-03-31|archive-date=2018-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/parenting/baby-name-changes-during-coronavirus-pandemic.html
| title= From ‘Alma’ to ‘Zuri,’ Parents Are Looking for Positive Baby Names: They’re searching the heavens, and through family history, for strong monikers in a pandemic.
| last= Dunn
| first= Jancee
| date= 19 January 2021
| website= nytimes.com
| publisher= New York Times
| access-date= 3 June 2022
| quote = }}</ref>

People with this given name include:
People with this given name include:

==Persons==
==Persons==


;Stagenamed "Athena"
;Stagenamed "Athena"
* [[Athena]] the [[Gladiators (2024 British TV series)|Gladiator]], stagename of [[Karenjeet Kaur Bains]]
* [[Athena Andreadis]], aka ''Athena'', an Anglo-Greek musician
* [[Athena Andreadis]], aka ''Athena'', an Anglo-Greek musician
* [[Athena Tibi]], aka ''Athena'', a Filipino singer & actress based in Japan
* [[Athena Tibi]], aka ''Athena'', a Filipino singer & actress based in Japan
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* [[Athena Imperial]] (born 1987), Filipina journalist
* [[Athena Imperial]] (born 1987), Filipina journalist
* [[Athena Karkanis]] (born 1981), Canadian actress
* [[Athena Karkanis]] (born 1981), Canadian actress
* [[Athena Keen]], former instructor at the Amercian School of Ballet
* [[Athena Keen]], former instructor at the American School of Ballet
* [[Athena King]], former journalist for the ''Naked News''
* [[Athena King]], former journalist for the ''Naked News''
* [[Athena Kolbe]], U.S. human rights researcher
* [[Athena Kugblenu]], British stand-up comedian and writer
* [[Athena LaTocha]], Lakota Amerindian artist
* [[Athena LaTocha]], Lakota Amerindian artist
* [[Athena Lee (markswoman)]], Philippine-American competition shooter
* [[Athena Lee (markswoman)]], Philippine-American competition shooter
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* [[Athena Lundberg]] (born 1986), PMOM January 2006
* [[Athena Lundberg]] (born 1986), PMOM January 2006
* [[Athena McNinch]] (born 1997), Guamanian-Taiwanese pageant queen
* [[Athena McNinch]] (born 1997), Guamanian-Taiwanese pageant queen
* [[Athena Manoukian]] (born 1994), Greek-American singer
* [[Athena Manoukian]] (born 1994), Greek-Armenian singer
* [[Athena Michailidou]] (1918-2001), Greek actress
* [[Athena Michailidou]] (1918–2001), Greek actress
* [[Athena Papas]], U.S. dental scholar
* [[Athena Papas]], U.S. dental scholar
* [[Athena Reich]], Canadian-American actress
* [[Athena Reich]], Canadian-American actress
* [[Athena Rust]], second wife of Mattias Rust
* [[Athena Salman]], U.S. politician
* [[Athena Salman]], U.S. politician
* [[Athena Sefat]], U.S. physicist
* [[Athena Sefat]], U.S. physicist
* [[Athena Starwoman]] (1945-2004), Australian psychic
* [[Athena Starwoman]] (1945–2004), Australian psychic
* [[Athena Tacha]] (born 1936), Greek artist
* [[Athena Tacha]] (born 1936), Greek artist
* [[Athena Tibi]] (born 1988), a Filipina singer & actress based in Japan
* [[Athena Tibi]] (born 1988), Filipina singer and actress based in Japan
* [[Athena Xenidou]], Cypriot writer-director
* [[Athena Xenidou]], Cypriot writer-director
* [[Athena Lee Yen]] (born 1981), Taiwanese actress
* [[Athena Lee Yen]] (born 1981), Taiwanese actress
*[[Athina Markopoulou]], Greek-American engineer


==Mythological==
==Mythological==
* [[Athena]] ({{lang-gr|Ἀθηνᾶ}}), Greco-Roman goddess
* [[Athena]] ({{langx|el|Ἀθηνᾶ}}), Greco-Roman goddess
** [[Minerva]], Roman equivalent, sometimes called ''Athena''
** [[Minerva]], Roman equivalent, sometimes called ''Athena''
** [[Pallas Athena]], aspect
** [[Pallas Athena]], aspect
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==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
* ''Athena'' (Olympics), a mascot for the 2004 Summer Olympics, one of the trio of [[Athena, Phevos and Proteas]]
* Athena, a mascot for the 2004 Summer Olympics, one of the trio of [[Athena, Phevos and Proteas]]
* [[Athena (DC Comics)]], a DC Comics character and member of the Olympian Gods
* [[Athena (DC Comics)]], a DC Comics character and member of the Olympian Gods
* [[Athena (Marvel Comics)]], a Marvel Comics character and member of the Olympian Gods
* [[Athena (Marvel Comics)]], a Marvel Comics character and member of the Olympian Gods
* [[Thena]], another Marvel Comics character who has gone by the name Athena, a member of the Eternals
* [[Thena]], another Marvel Comics character who has gone by the name Athena, a member of the Eternals
* ''Athena'' (Image Comics), an Image Comics character, Lily Nalin, and member of [[Bloodstrike (team)|Bloodstrike]]
* Athena, an Image Comics character, Lily Nalin, and member of [[Bloodstrike (Image Comics)|Bloodstrike]]
* ''Athena'' (Warheads), a Marvel UK character and member of the [[Warheads (comics)|Warheads]]
* Athena, an owl character from the ''[[Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty]]'' TV series
* [[Athena (The Little Mermaid)|Athena (''The Little Mermaid'')]], Princess Ariel's mother in the [[The Little Mermaid (franchise)|Disney franchise]]
* [[Athena (Saint Seiya)]], a character based on the goddess in the manga/anime ''Saint Seiya''
* Athena (Campione!), the first opponent of Godou Kusanagi in the manga/anime "[[Campione!]]"
* Athena, a Marvel UK character and member of the [[Warheads (comics)|Warheads]]
* Athena (God of War), an important character in the Sony PlayStation 2 game ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]''
* Princess Athena, main character of the 1986 SNK video game ''[[Athena (video game)|Athena]]''
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* [[Athena Asamiya]], a character in the video game ''Psycho Soldier'' and ''The King of Fighters'' series, described as a descendant of ''Princess Athena'' of the 1986 video game ''Athena''
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* [[Athena (Stargate)]], a Goa'uld in the TV series ''Stargate SG-1''
* Athena, the first opponent of Godou Kusanagi in the manga/anime ''[[Campione!]]''
* "Athena", a codename for character Dana Mercer, a sister of protagonist of ''[[Prototype (video game)|[PROTOTYPE]]]''
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* [[Athena (Stargate)|Athena (''Stargate'')]], a Goa'uld in the TV series ''Stargate SG-1''
*Athena the Gladiator, an important character from the ''[[Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]'' video game series
*Athena the Gladiator, an important character from the ''[[Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]'' video game series
* [[Lieutenant Athena]], a character in the 1978 television series ''Battlestar Galactica''
*Lieutenant Athena,<!--- deleted article ---> a bridge officer in the 1978–79 television series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''
** Sharon "Athena" Agathon, a character in the 2004 re-imagined series ''Battlestar Galactica'', based very loosely on Lieutenant Athena; see [[Number Eight (Battlestar Galactica)]]
**[[Number Eight (Battlestar Galactica)|Number Eight (''Battlestar Galactica'')]], a Humanoid Cylon, with multiple copies, in the 2004 reboot of ''Battlestar Galactica'', one of whom is Sharon "Athena" Agathon.
* Princess Athena, main character of the 1986 videogame [[Athena (video game)|''Athena'' (arcade game)]]
* Athena, an important character in the Sony PlayStation 2 game ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]''
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* [[Athena Asamiya]], a character in the video game ''Psycho Soldier'' and ''The King of Fighters'' series, described as a descendant of ''Princess Athena'' of the 1986 videogame ''Athena''
* [[Athena Cykes]], a defense attorney from the ''Ace Attorney'' franchise
* [[Athena Cykes]], a defense attorney from the ''Ace Attorney'' franchise
* [[Athena Glory]], a character from the animanga ''Aria''
* [[Athena Glory]], a character from the animanga ''Aria''
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* [[Athena Morrow]], a character on the TV series ''Hvmans''
* [[Athena Morrow]], a character on the TV series ''Hvmans''
* [[Athena Tennousu]], a character in the manga/anime ''Hayate the Combat Butler'' and the eponymous protagonist's first true love
* [[Athena Tennousu]], a character in the manga/anime ''Hayate the Combat Butler'' and the eponymous protagonist's first true love
* Athena, a sentient artificial intelligence and a [[legal person]] in ''[[Sunstorm (novel)|Sunstorm]]'' science fiction novel co-written by British writers [[Arthur C. Clarke]] and [[Stephen Baxter (author)|Stephen Baxter]]

== Notes ==
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==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Greek feminine given names]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 31 October 2024

Look up Athena or Ἀθηνᾶ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Athena
Pallas Athena by Gustav Klimt.
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/nameGreek
Other names
Related namesAfina (Russian), (Ukrainian), Athéna (French), Aþena Icelandic, Athenais, Athénaïs (French), Athene, Athina (Modern Greek)

Athena is a female given name of Greek origin, especially in reference to the Greco-Roman goddess Athena. The name has been among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States since the mid-1950s and was the 78th most popular name for newborn American girls in 2022. It has been one of the 500 most popular names for girls in England and Wales since 2012 and in France since 2018. It has also been well-used in recent years in Canada, Iceland, and New Zealand. The popularity of mythological names also increased in use for babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]

People with this given name include:

Persons

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Stagenamed "Athena"
Given named "Athena"

Mythological

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Fictional characters

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Athena".
  2. ^ "Popular Baby Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Dunn, Jancee (19 January 2021). "From 'Alma' to 'Zuri,' Parents Are Looking for Positive Baby Names: They're searching the heavens, and through family history, for strong monikers in a pandemic". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

See also

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