Arsinoe

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UK/ɑːˈsɪnəʊ.eɪ/US/ɑɹˈsɪnoʊ.eɪ/US/ɑɹˈsɪnoʊ.i/

proper noun

A female given name of historical usage, notably borne by several queens consort of Egypt.

OriginLatin Arsinoē ← Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Arsinoë

  1. A female given name of historical usage, notably borne by several queens consort of Egypt.
  2. An ancient port city in Egypt, at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez, on the Red Sea.
  3. historicalformer name of Crocodilopolis, Fayum (a city in Egypt)
  4. An ancient city in Cyrenaica in modern northeastern Libya; modern Tocra.
  5. An ancient city in northwestern Cyprus, formerly Marion.
  6. An ancient city in southwestern Cyprus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fayum

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈρσινόη
  2. LatinArsinoē
  3. EnglishArsinoe

From Latin Arsinoē, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), the female form of Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), from ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”) + νόος (nóos, “mind”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη
  • Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē)female given name
French Arsinoé
  • Arsinoéfemale given name
Greek Αρσινόη
  • Αρσινόη (Arsinói)female given name
Latin Arsinoē
  • Arsinoēfemale given name
Portuguese Arsinoé
  • Arsinoéfemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Arsinoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arsinoe

MLA

“Arsinoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arsinoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arsinoe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arsinoe.

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