Gender Feminine
Scripts Ὀλυμπιάς(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Olympos. This was the name of the mother of Alexander the Great. It was also borne by a 4th-century saint.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesOlympe(French) Olympia(Greek) Olimpia(Hungarian) Olimpia(Italian) Olimpia(Polish) Olimpia(Romanian) Olimpiada(Russian) Olympia(Slovak) Olimpia(Spanish) Olimpiada(Ukrainian)

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ὀλυμπιάς.
Entry updated October 6, 2024