Girl · Greek
Philomela
Say it: fil-oh-MEE-luh
Meaning
Likely from Greek philos 'loving' and melos 'song'; some connect the second part with mēlon 'apple' or 'sheep'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
The poets' name for the nightingale; used rarely as a given 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
Other spellings: Philomel
| Italian | Filomela |
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Famous bearers
- Philomela, figure of Greek myth turned into a nightingale
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Well-known works of literature
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