At a Glance
- Meaning
- Grief/mourning of the people
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- pen-thez-ih-LEE-uh
Penthesilea is a Greek girl's name meaning “grief/mourning of the people”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Penthesilea
Meaning: Grief/mourning of the people.
Origin: Greek.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Penthesilea
pen-thez-ih-LEE-uhIPA /ˌpɛnθɛzɪˈliːə/
Popularity of Penthesilea
Penthesilea 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 Penthesilea
Similar Names
Circe · Trinity · Medea · Zelda · Isolde · Hypsipyle
