Athena - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Athena \a-the-na\ is pronounced a-THEE-nah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "wise". Mythology: the virgin goddess of wisdom and war, identified with the Roman goddess Minerva. Homer, in the "Odyssey", refers to her as "gray-eyed Athena".

Athena has 6 variant forms: Atheena, Athenais, Athene, Athie, Athina and Attie.

For more information, see also related names Artemis, Pallas and Vesta.

Baby names that sound like Athena are Adena and Adeena.

Athena is a popular 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 Athena. Click here to compare Athena with related baby names.