Comments for the name Despina

Comments for DESPINA:

Accented on the first syllable (unlike the maid in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte).

-- Kosta  2/2/2005

This is the name of a small moon of Neptune, discovered in 1989.

-- wiswina  5/28/2005

Despina is also Minerva's daughter in Inkspell.

-- Sori  1/4/2006

Pronounced thes-pina.

-- SOYSUZA  6/29/2007

The name begins with the sound of a voiced th (as in then), not a voiceless one (as in thin).

-- Kosta  10/2/2009

The name means "lady" or "dame". Another name for the Virgin Mary in Greek Orthodox church.

-- SOYSUZA  6/29/2007

The name of Greek singer Despina Vandi, best known outside of Greece for her song "Gia."

-- petiteingenue  9/1/2007

This name is common in Greek. I don't like this name because of the P sound. If you were to shorten it to Desi then it would be fine. The meaning comes from the Greek Orthodox religion and also means Miss in modern Greek.

-- Anonymous User  12/4/2008

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