ifigenia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of ifigenia

What is the meaning of the name ifigenia ?

The baby name ifigenia is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced {'english_ipa': '/ˌɪfɪˈdʒiːniə/', 'english_respelling': 'ih-fi-JEEN-ee-uh', 'spanish_ipa': '/ifiˈxenja/', 'spanish_respelling': 'ee-fee-HEN-yah', 'modern_greek_ipa': '/ifiˈʝenia/', 'modern_greek_respelling': 'ee-fee-YEH-nya'}.

ifigenia is Greek in Origin.

Ifigenia is the Iberian and modern form of Ancient Greek Iphigeneia (Ἰφιγένεια), built from iphios “strong, mighty” and genea/genos “birth, lineage,” yielding the meaning “strong-born” or “born of strength.” In Greek myth she is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, central to Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis and Iphigenia in Tauris; Latin and later European retellings (Racine; Gluck’s operas) kept the name in circulation.

Usage spread in the Iberian world through the medieval legend of Saint Iphigenia of Ethiopia (Santa Ifigenia/Efigênia), fostering the spellings Ifigenia and Efigênia/Efigenia in Portuguese and Spanish. Other forms include Iphigenia (English/Latin), Iphigénie (French), Iphigenie (German), and Ifigeneia (Modern Greek). Today it appears, though infrequently, in Greece, Spain, Portugal, and parts of Latin America and Lusophone Africa (notably Cape Verde), where devotion to Santa Ifigenia helped sustain the name.