Theano

Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek [1], Greek Mythology, Greek
Scripts Θεανώ(Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /tʰe.a.nɔ̌ː/(Classical Greek)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". Theano was a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher associated with Pythagoras. The name was also borne by several figures from Greek mythology.

Related Names

Rootthea
Other Languages & CulturesTeona, Tea, Teo(Georgian)

Categories

goddess, Greek mythology, isograms, mythology, philosophers, women's history

Sources & References

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