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What does Artemis mean?
Artemis 
as a girls' name (also used less generally as boys' name Artemis) is pronounced AR-te-miss. It is of Greek origin. Mythology: name of the Greek goddess of the moon, of hunting, and of chastity, equivalent to the Romans' Diana. The other two virgin goddesses were Hestia, goddess of the hearth, and Athena, goddess of wisdom. Name of the granddaughter of Lady Diana Cooper, perhaps as a tribute to the grandmother. The variant Artemisia is the name of a shrub common in America. It is also the name of the colorful 17th-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi.
STARTS WITH Ar-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, mythology, moon, romans, virgin, wisdom, lady (noble), shrub (tree), 17th century
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Artemis Lyric (A.L.), ..
How popular is Artemis?
Artemis is a rare given name for women. Artemis is also a unique last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Artemis entered the list in 2015 and reached its highest position of #1337 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Luna (#23 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Athena (#117), Diana (#184), Cynthia (#693) and Vesta are the popular variation forms of Artemis (#1337) appearing in the Top 2000. These relations of Artemis were at the height of their popularity during the years 1950-1959 (USAGE OF 1.8%) and have become much less conventional since (USAGE 0.7%, ▼61.4%), with forms like Diana falling out of fashion. Luna and Athena are two of the more trendy names for newborns here.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Adelis, Agneis, Alexis▼, Annemie, Anthemia, Aracelis, Arcelia, Arcenia, Ardelia, Ardelis, Ardenia, Ardis▼, Areli, Arelie, Argelia, Arsemia (see Arsenia), Arsenia, Artheia, Arthelia, Artia, Artie▼, Artis, Asteria, Temis and Themis. These names tend to be more commonly used than Artemis.
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