Clymena as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Clymena

What is the meaning of the name Clymena ?

The baby name Clymena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /klɪˈmiːnə/ or /klaɪˈmiːnə/ (kli-MEE-nuh or kly-MEE-nuh).

Clymena is Greek in Origin.

From Ancient Greek Klymene (Κλυμένη), Clymena carries the sense of “renowned” or “celebrated,” derived from the verb klyo “to hear, be talked of” and related to the adjective klytos “famous.” In Greek myth the name belonged to several figures, including an Oceanid sometimes named as the wife of Iapetus and mother of Prometheus and Atlas, and another Clymene cited as the mother of Phaethon by Helios. This cluster of classical bearers established the name in Greco‑Roman literature.

Clymena is a Latinate/Anglicized variant of the more common Clymene; scholarly transliteration yields Klymene, while Italian favors Climene. Rare forms such as Climena also appear in early modern texts. The name saw occasional revival in Renaissance humanist circles and in 19th‑century neoclassical taste but has remained uncommon in all languages. Potential nicknames include Cly, Mena, and Mina, preserving the core meaning of “the famed one.”

⚙ Clymena is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Clymena 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.