Arachne - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Arachne \a-rach-ne, ar(a)-chne\ is of Greek origin. Greek mythology: a young maiden who challenged the goddess Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for offending her. Spiders are also known as "arachnids".

Arachne has 2 variant forms: Arakne and Archna.

Baby names that sound like Arachne are Argene and Arcangel.

Arachne is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Arachne. Click here to compare Arachne with related baby names.