Entry № 3149 · Greek origin

Euphrosyne Euphrosyne — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ yoo-FROZ-ih-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Mirth, joy"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "mirth, joy".

Euphrosyne (Εὐφροσύνη) is one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology — the goddess of mirth, joy, and good cheer. From eu (good) and phrēn (mind, spirit).

Euphrosyne is rare as a given name but powerful.

Mirth. The Greek Grace of joy.

The name in its native script.

Εὐφροσύνη
Transliteration
Euphrosýnē
Pronunciation
/ juːˈfrɒz.ɪ.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Euphrosyne stands.

Euphrosyne does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Euphrosynes before her.

Real people
Euphrosyne Doukaina
Byzantine empress.
c. 1125 – 1185
In fiction
Euphrosyne
Greek Grace of mirth.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Euphrosyne.

The number behind Euphrosyne.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Euphrosyne reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.