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Arsinoe
Say it: ar-SIN-oh-ee
Meaning
Uncertain. Possibly from arsēn 'male' and noos 'mind', but not settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A Ptolemaic royal name.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Arsinoi |
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Famous bearers
- Arsinoe II, Ptolemaic queen of Egypt
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Ancient Greek inscriptions
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