Entry № 4744 · Greek origin

Nausicaa Nausicaa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ now-SIK-ah-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Phaeacian princess (Greek + Odyssey Book 6)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "phaeacian princess (greek + odyssey book 6)".

Nausicaa is from the Greek Ναυσικάα (Nausikáaburner of ships, excelling in ships) — foundational from Greek naus (ship) + kaiō (to burn). A modern American baby name in the broader Greek-mythological heritage aesthetic. Nausicaa is one of the foundational Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek epic heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Nausicaa — foundational legendary foundational princess of Phaeacia + foundational daughter of foundational King Alcinous + Queen Arete + foundational central to foundational *Homer's Odyssey Book 6 — foundational discovered shipwrecked Odysseus naked on beach of Scheria + foundational fed + clothed + escorted him to her father's palace + foundational among most-admired episodes in foundational Greek epic + foundational central to foundational pan-Greek mythological + literary heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational James Joyce's Ulysses (1922) — Chapter 13 Nausicaa** + foundational famously contains foundational scandalous passage that triggered foundational 1933 obscenity trial United States v. One Book Called Ulysses + foundational central to foundational modernist literary heritage; foundational also foundational Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind*** foundational 1984 anime + manga + foundational central to foundational Japanese animation heritage + foundational Studio Ghibli founding work. Foundational Greek feminine name reflecting Greek epic + modernist + animation heritage.

Featured throughout Greek heritage.

Phaeacian princess (Greek). Foundational Greek-mythological feminine + foundational Greek Nausikáa burner of ships + excelling in ships + foundational from Greek naus ship + kaiō to burn + foundational Nausicaa foundational legendary princess of Phaeacia + foundational daughter of King Alcinous + Queen Arete + foundational Homer's Odyssey Book 6 + foundational discovered shipwrecked Odysseus naked on beach of Scheria + foundational fed + clothed + escorted him to her father's palace + foundational among most-admired episodes in Greek epic + foundational pan-Greek mythological + literary heritage + foundational James Joyce's Ulysses 1922 + Chapter 13 Nausicaa + foundational famously contains scandalous passage that triggered 1933 obscenity trial United States v. One Book Called Ulysses + foundational modernist literary heritage + foundational Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind foundational 1984 anime + manga + foundational Japanese animation heritage + foundational Studio Ghibli founding work.

The name in its native script.

Ναυσικάα
Transliteration
Nausikáa
Pronunciation
/ nɔːˈsɪk.ə.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Nausicaa stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Nausicaa · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Nausicaas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Nausicaa
Princess of Phaeacia + daughter of King Alcinous + Queen Arete + Homer's Odyssey Book 6 + James Joyce's Ulysses Chapter 13 + Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1984.
Homer's Odyssey

Names connected to Nausicaa.

The number behind Nausicaa.

8

The Authority

Nausicaa reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Greek Phaeacian princess. Eight letters. Nausicaa."
Kalypso · Mother of one · Scheria