Entry № 1238 · Greek origin

Mestra Mestra — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MES-trah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Greek shape-shifting princess"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "greek shape-shifting princess".

Mestra (Μήστρα) was the daughter of King Erysichthon — cursed by Demeter with insatiable hunger. She was given by Poseidon the power to shape-shift, and her father sold her over and over to buy food; each time she returned to him in a new form.

Featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 8.

Greek shape-shifting princess. Sold over and over by her hungry father.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Μήστρα

Transliteration: Mḗstra
Pronunciation: / ˈmɛs.trə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Mestra stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Mestra · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Mestras before her.

Real people

Mestra

Greek mythological figure.

In fiction

Mestra

Greek shape-shifter.

Ovid's Metamorphoses 8

Names connected to Mestra.

Numerology

The number behind Mestra.

The Communicator

Mestra reduces to three — the number of Greek shapeshifter.

Parents on Mestra

Why families chose this name.

"Greek shape-shifter. Six letters. Mestra."

Eleni · Mother of one · Thessaly