Olympe as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Olympe

What is the meaning of the name Olympe ?

The baby name Olympe is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ɔ.lɛ̃p/ ; English approximation: /əˈlɪmp/.

Olympe is in Origin.

Olympe is the French feminine form rooted in ancient Greek Ólympos, the name of Mount Olympus, seat of the gods. Through Latin Olympus into medieval French, it carries the sense “of Olympus” and, by extension, “heavenly,” “exalted,” or “divine.” While sometimes recorded as unisex in historical documents, contemporary usage in French is overwhelmingly feminine.

The name appears in France from the Renaissance onward among salon culture and the nobility, later gaining powerful associations through the playwright and political thinker Olympe de Gouges (1748–1793). Other bearers include the 17th‑century courtier Olympe Mancini. Usage waned in the 19th–20th centuries but has seen a quiet revival in France and Belgium as a rare, stylish choice. Related forms include Olympia (English, German, Italian), Olimpia (Spanish, Polish, Romanian), and the classical Olympias. A literary French variant Olympie also occurs; some calendars honor Saint Olympias on December 17.