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View Name: Andromeda


ANDROMEDA
GENDER: Feminine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Ανδρομεδη (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: an-DRAW-mə-də (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "to think of a man" from the Greek element ανδρος (andros) "of a man" combined with μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to be mindful of". Andromeda is a constellation in the northern sky, which gets its name from a mythical Greek princess who was rescued from sacrifice by Perseus. This name was also given to the nearest galaxy beyond our own.
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