Antigone
Greek · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Antigone
The name Antigone means "against birth" or "in place of a mother," derived from the Greek roots *anti* ("against, opposite") and *gonē* ("birth, offspring").
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Etymology
The name Antigone means "against birth" or "in place of a mother," derived from the Greek roots *anti* ("against, opposite") and *gonē* ("birth, offspring"). It is primarily used in Greek culture and mythology, notably as the tragic heroine of Sophocles' play who defies state law to bury her brother, and it has no specific religious association.
Antigone currently ranks #12,283 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1997.
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