Athens
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Athens
Athens is a Greek boy's name meaning "Refers to the ancient Greek city of Athens, named after the goddess Athena".
Athens is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "Refers to the ancient Greek city of Athens, named after the goddess Athena". It has 2 syllables.
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Syllables
- 2
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What does Athens mean?
Refers to the ancient Greek city of Athens, named after the goddess Athena.
How popular is Athens?
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What does Athens mean?
Athens is a boy name of Greek origin meaning "Refers to the ancient Greek city of Athens, named after the goddess Athena.".
How popular is Athens?
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Name numerology
5is the Chaldean number for Athens.
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Compare Athens with other names
Which names have a similar meaning to Athens?
Athens means "Refers to the ancient Greek city of Athens, named after the goddess Athena." — these names share that spirit.
- Chloe — "Chloe comes from the Greek khloe, meaning 'green shoot' or 'blooming'. It was an epithet of the goddess Demeter." (Greek)
- Sophia — "Sophia comes from the Greek word sophia, meaning 'wisdom'. It has been used across Europe since early Christian times." (Greek)
- Joshua — "Joshua comes from the Hebrew Yehoshua, meaning 'God is salvation'. In the Bible, Joshua leads the Israelites after Moses." (Hebrew)
- Alexander — "Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, meaning 'defender of people', from alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'." (Greek)
- Christopher — "Christopher comes from the Greek Christophoros, meaning 'bearer of Christ'. Saint Christopher is a patron saint of travellers." (Greek)
- Lucas — "Lucas is the Latin form of Luke, from the Greek Loukas, meaning 'man from Lucania', a region of southern Italy." (Greek)
- Andrew — "Andrew comes from the Greek Andreas, from aner 'man', so 'manly' or 'brave'. Andrew is one of the twelve apostles." (Greek)
- Sofia — "Sofia is a spelling of Sophia, from the Greek sophia, meaning 'wisdom'. It is common in Spanish, Italian and Slavic languages." (Greek)
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