Entry № 7384 · Greek origin

Nemesis Nemesis — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NEH-meh-sis /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Greek goddess of retribution"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "greek goddess of retribution".

Nemesis (Νέμεσις) is the Greek goddess of retribution and divine justice — particularly the punisher of those guilty of hubris (excessive pride). She ensured that human happiness was never disproportionate.

Greek goddess of retribution.

The name in its native script.

Νέμεσις
Transliteration
Némesis
Pronunciation
/ ˈnɛ.mə.sɪs /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Nemesis stands.

Nemesis 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.

Nemesiss before her.

Real people
Nemesis
Greek goddess.
In fiction
Nemesis
Goddess of retribution.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Nemesis.

The number behind Nemesis.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Nemesis reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.