The name Alcyone is usually given to a Girl.
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Alcyone is pronounced as /æl.ˈsaɪ.ə.ˌni/(English)
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Summary
Meaning
Calm, not anxious, one who is without anxiety
Pronunciation
/æl.ˈsaɪ.ə.ˌni/(English)
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Meaning
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκυόνη (
Alkyone), derived from the word ἀλκυών (alkyon) meaning "kingfisher".
In Greek myth this name belonged to a daughter of
Aeolus and the wife of Ceyx. After her husband was killed
In a shipwreck she threw herself into the water, but the gods saved her and turned them both into kingfishers. This is also the name of the brightest of the Pleiades, a group of stars
In the constellation
Taurus, supposedly the daughters of
Atlas and
Pleione.
Origin
Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronunciation
/æl.ˈsaɪ.ə.ˌni/(English)