Entry № 8209 · Greek origin

Polyxena Polyxena — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ po-LIK-seh-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Trojan princess of the Iliad"

Syllables

First recorded

Ancient (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "trojan princess of the iliad".

Polyxena is rare but distinctive.

The Trojan princess Achilles loved.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Πολυξένη

Transliteration: Polyxénē
Pronunciation: / pəˈlɪk.sɛ.nə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Polyxena stands.

Polyxena 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.

Namesakes

Polyxenas before her.

Real people

Polyxena Wardell

Rare modern name.

In fiction

Polyxena

Trojan princess.

Greek mythology

Names connected to Polyxena.

Numerology

The number behind Polyxena.

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Polyxena reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.