Entry № 5337 · Greek origin

Polyxene Polyxene — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ poh-LIK-seh-neh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Trojan princess (Greek + sacrificed to Achilles)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "trojan princess (greek + sacrificed to achilles)".

Polyxene is from the Greek Πολυξένη (Poluxénēmuch-hosting, hospitable to many) — foundational from Greek polys (many) + xenos (guest/stranger). A modern American baby name in the broader Greek-mythological heritage aesthetic. Polyxene is one of the foundational Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek epic heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Polyxena — foundational legendary foundational Trojan princess + foundational youngest daughter of foundational King Priam + Queen Hecuba of foundational Troy + foundational sister of foundational Hector + Paris + Cassandra + foundational central to foundational post-Iliad Trojan War heritage — foundational sacrificed at tomb of Achilles after foundational fall of Troy by foundational Achilles's son foundational Neoptolemus + foundational central to foundational *Euripides's Hecuba (~424 BCE) + foundational Euripides's Trojan Women (415 BCE) + foundational central to foundational pan-Greek tragic heritage; foundational also foundational Polyxena central to foundational Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 13 + foundational central to foundational Roman literary heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Renaissance + Baroque art spanning foundational Pinturicchio + Pietro Berrettini + Polyxena sarcophagus + foundational Sacrifice of Polyxena foundational central artistic theme; foundational also foundational Pyrrhus / Neoptolemus* foundational founder of foundational Molossian dynasty (foundational Alexander the Great's mother foundational Olympias of Epirus descended from this line). Foundational Greek feminine name reflecting Greek tragic heritage.

Featured throughout Greek heritage.

Trojan princess (Greek). Foundational Greek-mythological feminine + foundational Greek Poluxénē much-hosting + hospitable to many + foundational from Greek polys many + xenos guest/stranger + foundational Polyxena foundational legendary Trojan princess + foundational youngest daughter of King Priam + Queen Hecuba of Troy + foundational sister of Hector + Paris + Cassandra + foundational post-Iliad Trojan War heritage + foundational sacrificed at tomb of Achilles after fall of Troy by Achilles's son Neoptolemus + foundational Euripides's Hecuba ~424 BCE + foundational Euripides's Trojan Women 415 BCE + foundational pan-Greek tragic heritage + foundational Polyxena central to Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 13 + foundational Roman literary heritage + foundational Renaissance + Baroque art + foundational Pinturicchio + Pietro Berrettini + Polyxena sarcophagus + foundational Sacrifice of Polyxena foundational central artistic theme + foundational Pyrrhus / Neoptolemus foundational founder of Molossian dynasty + foundational Alexander the Great's mother foundational Olympias of Epirus descended from this line.

The name in its native script.

Πολυξένη
Transliteration
Poluxénē
Pronunciation
/ pəˈlɪk.sɛ.nɛ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Polyxene stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Polyxene · 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 · —

Polyxenes before her.

Real people

In fiction
Polyxena
Trojan princess + daughter of Priam + Hecuba + sister of Hector + sacrificed at tomb of Achilles by Neoptolemus + Euripides's Hecuba + Trojan Women + Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 13.
Greek tragedy

Names connected to Polyxene.

The number behind Polyxene.

6

The Nurturer

Polyxene reduces to six.

Why families chose this name.

"Greek Trojan princess. Eight letters. Polyxene."
Chryseis · Mother of one · Troy