Meaning & History
Atena is the Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Athena, the name of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare. According to Greek mythology, Athena was the daughter of Zeus, born fully grown from his forehead after he swallowed her mother Metis. She was the patron goddess of Athens, and the city is widely believed to have taken its name from her, rather than the reverse. The earliest known mention of the goddess occurs in Mycenaean Greek inscriptions from the 15th century BC, found at Knossos on Crete.
As a given name, Atena is used primarily in Italy, Portugal, Romania, and among Italian-, Portuguese-, and Romanian-speaking communities worldwide. The name is uncommon but carries strong cultural associations with Classical mythology and the idealized virtues of wisdom, strategy, and just warfare that Athena embodied.
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- Meaning: Unknown; associated with the Greek goddess of wisdom and war
- Origin: Italian, Portuguese, Romanian adaptation of Athena
- Type: Feminine given name
- Usage regions: Italy, Portugal, Romania
Related Names
Sources: Wiktionary — Atena