At a Glance
- Meaning
- The unseen or hidden one
- Origin
- Greek (mythological)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- uh-FAY-uh
Aphaia is a Greek (mythological) girl's name meaning “the unseen or hidden one”. It appears in our list of 200+ Dazzling Whimsical Girls Names You Definitely Haven’t Heard.
Meaning & Origin of Aphaia
Meaning: The unseen or hidden one.
Origin: Greek (mythological).
A common claim: Often glossed as 'she who reappears'. Actually: This reverses the actual myth -- ancient sources tie the name to the goddess vanishing/becoming invisible (aphanēs, 'unseen'), not to reappearing.
How to Pronounce Aphaia
uh-FAY-uhIPA /əˈfeɪə/
Popularity of Aphaia
Aphaia doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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