Iphigenie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Iphigenie

What is the meaning of the name Iphigenie ?

The baby name Iphigenie is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˌɪfɪˈdʒiːni/ (if-ih-JEE-nee); French: /if.ʒe.ni/ (eef-zhay-nee).

Iphigenie is Greek in Origin.

Iphigenie is the German and French form of Ancient Greek Iphigeneia (Ιφιγένεια), with French typically spelled Iphigénie. The name combines iph- “strength, might” with -geneia “born, of lineage” (from genos, “birth, kin”), yielding the sense “strong-born” or “born of strength.”

In myth, Iphigenia is the daughter of Agamemnon whose near-sacrifice at Aulis and later service as Artemis’s priestess made her a symbol of piety and endurance. The figure inspired enduring works - Euripides’ two Iphigenia plays, Racine’s Iphigénie, Goethe’s Iphigenie auf Tauris, and Gluck’s operas - prompting periodic use of the name in France, Germany, and Central Europe, especially in classicizing circles of the 18th–19th centuries. Today it remains rare but cultured. International variants include Iphigenia (English/Latinized), Iphigénie (French), Iphigenie (German), Ifigeneia (Modern Greek), Ifigenia (Italian, Spanish, Polish), and Ifigênia (Portuguese). Related diminutives include Ifi (Greek).