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* [[Athena McNinch]] (born 1997), Guamanian-Taiwanese pageant queen
* [[Athena McNinch]] (born 1997), Guamanian-Taiwanese pageant queen
* [[Athena Manoukian]] (born 1994), Greek-Armenian 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 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), Filipina singer and actress based in Japan
* [[Athena Tibi]] (born 1988), Filipina singer and actress based in Japan
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==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

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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Search for "athena" on Wikipedia.
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