At a Glance
- Meaning
- Freeing goddess
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ly-SITH-ee-uh
Lysithea is a Greek girl's name meaning “freeing goddess”. It appears in our list of Moon Baby Names That Are Quietly Stunning.
Meaning & Origin of Lysithea
Meaning: Freeing goddess.
Origin: Greek.
A common claim: Releasing light Actually: Lysithea is sometimes glossed as 'releasing light,' but the second half of the name comes from the Greek word for 'goddess,' not 'light' — a closer reading is 'freeing goddess.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Lysithea
ly-SITH-ee-uhIPA /laɪˈsɪθiə/
Popularity of Lysithea
Lysithea 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.
Lists That Include Lysithea
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