Entry № 8131 · Greek origin

Philomena Philomena — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ fil-oh-MEH-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Saint Philomena + iconic 2013 film Judi Dench"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "saint philomena + iconic 2013 film judi dench".

Princess Philomena — Greek-Catholic heritage naming.

Lover of strength (Greek).

The name in its native script.

Philomena
Transliteration
Philomena
Pronunciation
/ ˌfɪl.oʊˈmɛ.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Philomena stands.

Philomena does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Philomenas before her.

Real people
Philomena Lee
Iconic Irish subject of 2013 film + 2009 book.
1933 – 2025
Saint Philomena
Iconic early Christian virgin martyr.
1st c.
In fiction
Philomena (2013 film)
Iconic Stephen Frears + Judi Dench.
2013

Names connected to Philomena.

The number behind Philomena.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Philomena reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.