Entry № 10475 · Greek origin

Terpsichore Terpsichore — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ terp-SIK-oh-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Delight in dance (muse of dance)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "delight in dance (muse of dance)".

"Terpsichorean" remains an English adjective for "relating to dance."

Terpsichore is rare but iconic.

Delight in dance. The Greek muse.

The name in its native script.

Τερψιχόρη
Transliteration
Terpsichórē
Pronunciation
/ tɜːrpˈsɪk.ə.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Terpsichore stands.

Terpsichore 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.

Terpsichores before her.

Real people
Terpsichore
Greek muse of dance.
In fiction
Terpsichore
Greek muse of dance.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Terpsichore.

The number behind Terpsichore.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Terpsichore reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.