62%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ἀράχνη(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. A-RA-KNEH(Classical Greek) ə-RAK-nee(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "spider" in Greek. In Greek myth Arachne was a mortal woman who defeated Athena in a weaving contest. After this Arachne hanged herself, but Athena brought her back to life in the form of a spider. People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class devious strong strange complex serious nerdy Categories animals, nature, Soul Eater characters, weaving