Entry № 0184 · Greek origin

Asclepigenia Asclepigenia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-sklee-pee-jeh-NEE-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Born of Asclepius (Neoplatonist)"
Syllables
6
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "born of asclepius (neoplatonist)".

Asclepigenia (Ἀσκληπιγένεια) combines the name of Asclepius (healer-god) with the Greek gen (born). **Asclepigenia (5th c. CE)** was the Athenian Neoplatonist philosopher, daughter of Plutarch of Athens — **she taught the philosopher-emperor Proclus** the rites of theurgy and is one of the last named female philosophers of antiquity.

Featured in Marinus's Life of Proclus.

Born of the healer. Taught the philosopher-emperor Proclus.

The name in its native script.

Ἀσκληπιγένεια
Transliteration
Asklēpigéneia
Pronunciation
/ ˌæs.kli.pɪ.dʒɪˈniː.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Asclepigenia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Asclepigenia · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Asclepigenias before her.

Real people
Asclepigenia
Athenian Neoplatonist.
5th c. CE
In fiction
Asclepigenia
Featured in Marinus's Life of Proclus.

Names connected to Asclepigenia.

The number behind Asclepigenia.

8

The Authority

Asclepigenia reduces to eight — the number of Athenian Neoplatonist.

Why families chose this name.

"Proclus's teacher. Twelve letters. Asclepigenia."
Eleni · Mother of one · Athens