Given name

Echidna

Echidna is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

The story

In mythological stories, Echidna is associated with a monster with the head of a nymph and the body of a serpent.

Echidna’s family of names

Echidna has a related form in Echidnea. Echidna has a related form in Echidnia. Echidna has a related form in Eckidna.

Walk Echidna’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Echidna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Greek · Mythological

Erinyes

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Otrera

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>99% girls

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Eunomia

Eunomia is a given name. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Eriphyle

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Greek · Mythological

Eidothea

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Eurynome

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Adrasteia

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Greek · Mythological

Alcimede

“having great cunning”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Echidna’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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