Statira: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Old Persian, via Greek
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
stuh-TYE-ruh

Statira is an Old Persian, via Greek girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Girl Names That Are Poetic and Rare.

Meaning & Origin of Statira

Origin: Old Persian, via Greek.

A common claim: wife of Artaxerxes II Actually: That description names a historical woman who bore the name -- it isn't what the name itself means.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Statira

stuh-TYE-ruhIPA /stəˈtaɪrə/

Popularity of Statira

Statira 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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