Clytaimnestra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Clytaimnestra

What is the meaning of the name Clytaimnestra ?

The baby name Clytaimnestra is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/klɪtəˈmnɛstrə/', 'approx': 'klih-TAI-mnes-truh'}.

Clytaimnestra is Greek in Origin.

Clytaimnestra is the scholarly transliteration of Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα, earlier Κλυταιμήστρα. The name likely combines κλυτός 'famous, renowned' with μήδομαι 'to plan, devise,' yielding 'renowned for counsel/strategy.' A later reshaping by association with μνηστήρ 'suitor' produced the familiar folk gloss 'famed for her suitors.' Common variants and spellings include Clytemnestra (standard English), Klytemnestra, Latin Clytaemnestra, Modern Greek Klytaimnēstra, and Romance forms Clitemnestra/Clitennestra.

In mythology Clytaimnestra is the queen of Mycenae, wife of Agamemnon and mother of Iphigenia, Orestes, and Electra, central to Aeschylus’ Oresteia and Euripides’ tragedies. Her literary image blends intelligence, political acuity, and fierce vengeance, which has shaped the name’s reception. As a given name it has seen limited, mostly literary or operatic use from the 18th century onward; today it remains rare, appealing to those seeking a formidable, classically charged choice.

⚙ Nothing for Clytaimnestra shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.