Lethe
Ancient Greek · Girl · 1 syllable
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About the name Lethe
Lethe means "forgetfulness" or "oblivion" and derives from ancient Greek (Λήθη), from the root "lēthē" meaning to escape notice or be forgotten.
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Etymology
Lethe means "forgetfulness" or "oblivion" and derives from ancient Greek (Λήθη), from the root "lēthē" meaning to escape notice or be forgotten. The name references the mythological river of forgetfulness in the Greek underworld where souls drank to forget their past lives, and has been adopted primarily in Western literature and occasionally as a given name in English-speaking cultures influenced by classical mythology.
Lethe currently ranks #5,288 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1926.
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