Amphitrite as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Amphitrite

What is the meaning of the name Amphitrite ?

The baby name Amphitrite is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /æmfɪˈtriːti/ (am-FIH-tree-tee).

Amphitrite is Greek in Origin.

Amphitrite descends from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρίτη, the name of the sea goddess who became Poseidon’s wife and the mother of Triton. Scholars analyze the first element amphí “around, on both sides,” while the second is disputed - sometimes linked to tritō “third” or to the sea-deity Triton - yielding the common interpretation “she who encircles the sea.” In myth she presides as queen of the waters and appears in Homeric and Hesiodic tradition, occasionally classed among the Nereids or the Oceanids.

As a given name, Amphitrite is striking and very rare in English-speaking countries, though it sees modest use in Greece as Αμφιτρίτη (Amfitrítī). Cross-linguistic forms include Anfitrite (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), Amfitryta (Polish), and the Latinized Amphitrita in poetry; a simplified transliteration Amfitrite also occurs. The name has enjoyed broader cultural visibility through ship names and the asteroid 29 Amphitrite, reinforcing its maritime associations.

⚙ Amphitrite is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Amphitrite appears only 4 times in total — found in 3 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.