Agamemnon - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Agamemnon \a-gamem-

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 an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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