Entry № 0755 · Greek origin

Erigone Erigone — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ eh-RIG-oh-nee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Child of strife (constellation Virgo)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "child of strife (constellation virgo)".

Erigone (Ἠριγόνη) is the Athenian girl who, finding her father Icarius murdered, hanged herself from a tree in grief. She was placed in the sky as **the constellation Virgo**, and her dog Maera as Sirius — the Dog Star.

Featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses and Hyginus's astronomical mythology.

Child of strife. The Athenian who became Virgo.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Ἠριγόνη

Transliteration: Ērigónē
Pronunciation: / əˈrɪɡ.oʊ.ni /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Erigone stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Erigone · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Erigones before her.

Real people

Erigone

Greek mythological figure.

In fiction

Erigone

The constellation Virgo.

Greek mythology

Names connected to Erigone.

Numerology

The number behind Erigone.

The Builder

Erigone reduces to four — the number of Virgo constellation.

Parents on Erigone

Why families chose this name.

"Constellation Virgo. Seven letters. Erigone."

Eleni · Mother of one · Athens