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In Michael Cacoyannis 1977 film Iphigenia, made in Greece with an all-Greek cast, the name was pronounced throughout as If-i-GAYN-ya. I think that’s the prettiest pronunciation.
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The Greek pronunciation is if-ih-JEN-ya with a soft g sound in the stressed syllable.
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In Ancient Greek it's not pronounced if-ih-JEN-ya, it's eepee-GEH-neh-a.
There's no soft g sound in it in either Ancient or Modern Greek. [noted -ed]
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There's no soft g sound in it in either Ancient or Modern Greek. [noted -ed]
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The Portuguese version of this name is Efigénia (pronounced "effy-zhen-yuh"), which is often found in older generations.
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Iphigenia can be pronounced two ways: if-i-JEEN-ee-uh (or if-i-JEEN-yuh), or if-i-jen-IE-uh
Iphigeneia is pronounced if-i-jen-IE-uh only.
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Iphigeneia is pronounced if-i-jen-IE-uh only.
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Another variant is Iphigeneia, pronounced i-fi-gen-AY-uh.
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It isn’t pronounced like another user said it: i-fi-GE-ni-a.
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I more prefer Iphigeneia. Pronounced by "ee-fi-geh-neh-ya".
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This is such a gorgeous name - for a fictional person, anyway. I really can't see an Iphigenia walking around without a good, solid nickname - maybe call her by her middle name, since nicknaming options are scarce here.
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It's admittedly quite an interesting name, and it doesn't sound far too pompous, megalomaniacal, or foreign, but it might lead to bad nicknames like Iffy and Genie. It also sounds a bit elitist, but I suppose some might say the same about the gorgeous Phaedra, even though it's much simpler. I wouldn't talk you out of it.
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Pronounced if-ah-jah-NIE-ah.
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In some stories of the myth, she was sacrificed, not saved. This led Clytemnestra to seek revenge and kill Agamemnon when he returned home.
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It was the name of Robin William's character on Mrs. Doubtfire.
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