Names like Athena
Athena is a three-syllable Greek name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Athena.
Elena Greek · traditionally "torch, light," through Helen, whose own root is ancient and debated; the form that Spanish, Italian, and Slavic languages share, worn by saints and queens across a dozen countries. Travels lighter than Helena, glows the same
Alaina Irish · variant of Elaine/Alana; meaning disputed
Selena Greek · "moon goddess"
Amina Arabic · traditionally meaning trustworthy
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Athena comes from.
Selina Greek · variant of Selene, the moon
Arianna Greek · Italian variant of Ariadne, traditionally "utterly pure"
Helena Greek · Latinate form of Helen; the deeper Greek etymology is uncertain, with light or torch only a traditional proposal
Delia Greek · traditionally from the island of Delos (epithet of Artemis)
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Athena, on a similar curve.
Aitana Spanish · Spanish place name (Sierra de Aitana mountain, Alicante); popularly said to mean 'glory', though disputed
Aahana Sanskrit · commonly glossed as 'early dawn light' in baby-name references, though the precise Sanskrit root is debated
Arina Russian · peace
Ariyana Greek · elaboration of Ariana, traditionally 'most holy'
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