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The boy's name Agamemnon \a-gamem-non, ag(a)-me-mnon\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "working slowly". Greek mythology: a mighty warrior and hero who commanded the Greeks at the siege of Troy. In the typical tragedy of Greek myth, his daughter Iphigenia was sacrificed before the Trojan war and when he came home from the war, his wife Clytemnestra killed him.

Agamemnon has 2 variant forms: Agamemno and Agamenon.

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

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Agamemnon

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