Amphion as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Amphion

What is the meaning of the name Amphion ?

The baby name Amphion is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AM-fee-on (IPA: /ˈæmfiən/).

Amphion is Greek in Origin.

Amphion is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek Ἀμφίων (Amphíōn), Latinized as Amphion. Its etymology is debated; most scholars connect it to the prefix amphi- “on both sides, around,” producing interpretations like “one who surrounds,” or, by folk etymology, “both‑voiced,” reflecting the culture-hero’s legendary musicianship. In myth, Amphion, twin of Zethus and husband of Niobe, used his lyre to move stones and raise the walls of Thebes.

Attested in Homeric and later sources for several figures, the name saw sporadic revival in Renaissance and Neoclassical Europe among classicists and in the arts, but has remained very rare in everyday use. Today it appeals to lovers of Greek myth and music. Variants and transliterations include Amphíon (scholarly), Amfion (Modern Greek/ISO), French Amphion, Italian Anfione, and Spanish Anfión; informal nicknames might be Amphi or Fion.

⚙ Amphion is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Amphion appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.