Given name · also Latin
Arsinoe
“elevation”·“mind”
Arsinoe is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arsinoe is built from elements meaning “elevation” and “mind”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Arsinoe comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Arsinoe developed from Ἀρσινόη.
Arsinoe’s family of names
In English usage, Arsinoe developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀρσινόη. In English usage, Arsinoe has a conventional equivalent in the French form Arsinoé. In English usage, Arsinoe has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Αρσινόη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arsinoe
- Arsinoe IIPtolemaic Greek Princess of Ancient Egypt and Queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia315 BC–269 BC
- Arsinoe IIIqueen of Egypt from 220 BC to 204 BC245 BC
- Arsinoe IVQueen of Ptolemaic Egypt from 48 BC to 47 BC67 BC–40 BC
- Arsinoe IEgyptian queen consort304 BC
- Arsinoe of Macedonmother of Ptolemy I Soter350 BC–301 BC
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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