Procne: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Greek
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
PROK-nee

Procne is a Greek girl's name. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Girl Names With Mythical Beauty.

Meaning & Origin of Procne

Origin: Greek.

A common claim: Before memory, early thought Actually: There's no linguistic basis tying Procne to 'memory' or 'thought' — this looks like an invented gloss rather than an attested etymology.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Procne

PROK-nee

Popularity of Procne

Procne 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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