Hypatia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hypatia – Meaning: highest, supreme – Origin: Greek – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: hy-PAY-shuh


Hypatia is a Greek girl's name meaning “highest, supreme”. It appears in 11 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Hypatia

Meaning: Highest, supreme.

Origin: Greek.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Hypatia

Phonetic: hy-PAY-shuh   IPA: /haɪˈpeɪʃə/

Popularity of Hypatia

Hypatia 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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