What does Antigone mean?
How do we pronounce Antigone?
Antigone \an-ti-go-ne, ant-ig-one\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.
The baby girl name Antigone is pronounced aeNTIHGahNiy in English 1.
1 Pronunciation for Antigone: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
What is the origin of Antigone?
Antigone is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in German. Antigone's meaning is 'opposed to birth; unbending'. Derived from anti 'against' ; gone 'birth' ; gon 'corner, bend, angle'. In Greek mythology, Antigone was the daughter of the accidentally incestuous marriage between King Oedipus of Thebes and his mother Jocasta. According to legend, she showed strength of character in defying orders and doing what she perceived as right, such as burying her brother against the wishes of her uncle Creon, King of Thebes. She was eventually buried alive for the transgression. The meaning of the name is thus associated with this trait. In another legend, Antigone was the name of the daughter of Eurytion and wife of Peleus. of Antigone name Antigona meaning (Portuguese and Spanish), short names for Antigonea, name Antigoney meaning, name Antigoni meaning, Antigonie name popularity, Antigony name, name Antygone origin, Antygonee name variations, baby name Antygoni, and baby name Antygonie.
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The baby name Antigone fun facts:
The name Antigone in reverse order is "Enogitna".
The numerological value of the name Antigone is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.
How popular is Antigone?
Antigone is not in the top girl names in USA.