Iphigeniia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Iphigeniia

What is the meaning of the name Iphigeniia ?

The baby name Iphigeniia is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌɪfɪˈdʒiːniə/ (ih-fi-JEE-nee-ə).

Iphigeniia is Greek in Origin.

Iphigeniia is a modern, embellished spelling of the Ancient Greek name Iphigenia/Iphigeneia (Ἰφιγένεια), built from iph- “strength, might” and -geneia “born; of a family,” yielding the sense “strong-born” or “born of strength.” In myth she is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, associated with the near‑sacrifice at Aulis and service to Artemis, stories dramatized by Euripides.

The name traveled through Latin and into European languages, seeing scholarly revival in Renaissance and neoclassical eras and sporadic modern use. Common variants include Iphigenia and Iphigeneia (English/Latinized), Ifigeneia (modern Greek), Ifigenia (Spanish, Polish), Efigênia/Efigenia (Portuguese/Spanish, influenced by the cult of Santa Efigênia), and Ifigenija (Slavic forms). Iphigeniia, with the double i, reflects an attempt to mirror the -eia ending in transliteration while keeping a distinctive look, but remains rare in contemporary records.

⚙ Iphigeniia doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.