Iphigenia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Iphigenia \i-phige-nia, iph(i)-genia\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "sacrifice". Greek mythology: daughter of Agamemnon. Her father sacrificed her to gain advantage in the Trojan war, though in most versions of the story, she is saved by Artemis. There are plays inspired by this tale.

Iphigenia has 7 variant forms: Efigenia, Ephigenia, Ephigenie, Ifigenia, Iphigeneia, Iphigenie and Genia.

Iphigenia 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 Iphigenia. Click here to compare Iphigenia with related baby names.