Entry № 9108 · Greek origin

Salmacis Salmacis — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SAL-mah-kis /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Greek sea nymph (origin of 'hermaphrodite')"

Syllables

First recorded

Ancient (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "greek sea nymph (origin of 'hermaphrodite')".

Salmacis (Σαλμακίς) was the naiad of a spring in Caria.

Featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 4.

Greek sea nymph (origin of 'hermaphrodite') — a Greek name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Σαλμακίς

Transliteration: Salmakís
Pronunciation: / ˈsæl.mə.kɪs /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Salmacis stands.

Salmacis 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.

Namesakes

Salmaciss before her.

Real people

Salmacis

Greek mythological figure.

In fiction

Salmacis

Ovid's Metamorphoses 4.

Names connected to Salmacis.

Numerology

The number behind Salmacis.

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Salmacis reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.