Girl · Greek
Pandora
Say it: pan-DOR-uh
Meaning
From Greek pan 'all' and dōron 'gift': 'all-gifted' or 'giver of all'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Given rarely in English since the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1950s
In the United States
- 2,938 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 1952, about 1 in 14,000 girls
- 39 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Pandora |
|---|---|
| Italian | Pandora |
Famous bearers
- Pandora, first woman 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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