Entry № 0979 · Greek origin

Penthesilea Penthesilea — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ pen-thes-ih-LEE-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Mourning of the people (Amazon queen)"
Syllables
5
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "mourning of the people (amazon queen)".

Penthesilea (Πενθεσίλεια) combines the Greek penthos (grief) and laos (people) — meaning "mourning of the people." The Amazon queen who fought alongside the Trojans and was killed in single combat by Achilles, who fell in love with her at the moment of her death.

Penthesilea is rare but iconic.

The Amazon queen Achilles killed and loved.

The name in its native script.

Πενθεσίλεια
Transliteration
Penthesíleia
Pronunciation
/ ˌpɛn.θəˈsiː.li.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Penthesilea stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Penthesilea · 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 · —

Penthesileas before her.

Real people
Penthesilea
Rare modern name.
In fiction
Penthesilea
Amazon queen.
Greek mythology
Penthesilea
Heinrich von Kleist tragedy.
1808 play

Names connected to Penthesilea.

The number behind Penthesilea.

8

The Authority

Penthesilea reduces to eight — the number of Amazon queenship.

Why families chose this name.

"The Amazon queen. Eleven letters. Penthesilea."
Eleni · Mother of one · Athens