Entry № 7388 · Greek origin

Nephele Nephele — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NEH-feh-leh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Cloud-nymph (Golden Fleece origin)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "cloud-nymph (golden fleece origin)".

Nephele is from the Greek Νεφέλη (Nephelē — cloud). Nephele is one of the Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek mythological heritage. Greek feminine name reflecting Greek mythological heritage.

Cloud-nymph (Golden Fleece origin) — a Greek name.

The name in its native script.

Νεφέλη
Transliteration
Nephelē
Pronunciation
/ ˈnɛf.ɛ.lɛ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Nephele stands.

Nephele 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.

Nepheles before her.

Real people

In fiction
Nephele
Cloud-nymph created by Zeus + deceived Ixion + Centaurs origin + wife of Athamas + mother of Phrixus + Helle + Golden Fleece narrative + Argonautica + Constellation Aries.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Nephele.

The number behind Nephele.

2

The Peacemaker

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