Entry № 2411 · Greek origin

Theano Theano — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ theh-AH-noh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Divine (Pythagoras's wife and pupil)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "divine (pythagoras's wife and pupil)".

Theano (Θεανώ) is the Greek word for "divine" or "godly." Theano of Croton (6th c. BCE) was the wife and pupil of Pythagoras — herself a philosopher and mathematician who wrote treatises on virtue, piety, and the immortality of the soul.

She is one of the earliest known female philosophers in Greek tradition.

Divine. Pythagoras's wife and philosophical equal.

The name in its native script.

Θεανώ
Transliteration
Theanṓ
Pronunciation
/ θɛˈɑː.noʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Theano stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Theano · last year
87 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 · —

Theanos before her.

Real people
Theano of Croton
Pythagoras's wife and philosopher.
6th c. BCE
In fiction
Theano
Mentioned in Plato's dialogues.

Names connected to Theano.

The number behind Theano.

1

The Pioneer

Theano reduces to one — the number of Greek philosophy.

Why families chose this name.

"Pythagoras's philosopher-wife. Six letters. Theano."
Eleni · Mother of one · Croton