Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἀλκμήνη
“strength”·“moon”
Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmḗnē) is a feminine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Alkmḗnē.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀλκμήνη is built from elements meaning “strength” and “moon”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek ἀλκή (“strength”) + μήνη (“moon”).
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Ἀλκμήνη’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀλκμήνη can be written in the Roman alphabet as Alkmḗnē. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀλκμήνη has a transliteration in Alkmḗnē. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀλκμήνη has a related form in Ἀλκμήνᾱ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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