Girl · Greek
Andromeda
Say it: an-DROM-ih-duh
Meaning
From Greek anēr (andros) 'man' and medesthai 'to be mindful of' or medein 'to rule'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Mainly a myth and star name, rarely given.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,060 babies given this name since 1962
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 19,700 girls
- 73 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Andromeda |
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Famous bearers
- Andromeda, princess rescued by Perseus in Greek myth
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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