Girl · Greek
Urania
Say it: yoo-RAY-nee-uh
Meaning
From Greek ouranios 'heavenly'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Muse's name given in modern Greece as Ourania.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 208 babies given this name since 1891
- At its height in 1891, about 1 in 37,100 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ourania
| Greek | Ourania |
|---|---|
| Italian | Urania |
Famous bearers
- Urania, Muse of astronomy
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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