Entry № 8210 · Greek origin

Polyxene Polyxene — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ poh-LIK-seh-neh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Trojan princess (sacrificed to Achilles)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "trojan princess (sacrificed to achilles)".

Polyxene is from the Greek Πολυξένη (Poluxénē — much-hosting, hospitable to many) — from Greek polys (many) + xenos (guest/stranger). Polyxene is one of the Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek epic heritage. Greek feminine name reflecting Greek tragic heritage.

Trojan princess (Greek).

The name in its native script.

Πολυξένη
Transliteration
Poluxénē
Pronunciation
/ pəˈlɪk.sɛ.nɛ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Polyxene stands.

Polyxene 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.

Polyxenes before her.

Real people

In fiction
Polyxena
Trojan princess + daughter of Priam + Hecuba + sister of Hector + sacrificed at tomb of Achilles by Neoptolemus + Euripides's Hecuba + Trojan Women + Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 13.
Greek tragedy

Names connected to Polyxene.

The number behind Polyxene.

8

The Visionary

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Polyxene reduce to 8, The Visionary. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.