Penthesilea

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Penthesilea means "she who mourns the father".
Popularity
Penthesilea is a very rare name, with few instances of it being given to babies in recent years.

cartoon of the name Penthesilea
Cartoon of Penthesilea

Penthesilea Name meanings & History

Penthesilea means "she who mourns the father". In Greek mythology, Penthesilea was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She led her troops to the Trojan War in support of King Priamos.Her name is said to be derived from Greek penthos "grief" and sillainô "to mock; to jeer at". Penthesilea is a unique and distinctive name that is sure to set any baby apart from the crowd.

Zodiac Sign of Penthesilea: Pretty Taurus,Pensive Libra

Synonyms of Penthesilea:

P: Passive,Partnership,Particular,Pensive,Political

E: Exaggerate,Enliven,Entertain,Environment,Enlighten,Expressive

N: Neurosis,Nutrition,Nervous,Nagging,Nice,Nitpicking,Neat

T: Doubting Thomas,Testy,Touchy,Talkative,Tacky,Tireless,Truth

H: Haggle,Hope,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Hobnobbing

S: Security,Sex,Social Standing,Solidity,Sensuality,Status,Success

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

L: Lover,Luscious,Languid,Legal,Lazy,Liaison,Lovely

A: Assertive,Action,Angry,Aggressive,Argumentative,Ambitious

Penthesilea is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Common name
  • a Nerdy name

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