Eurydice

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/jʊəˈɹɪdɪsi/

proper noun

A nymph and the wife of Orpheus.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA nymph and the wife of Orpheus.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesThe name of various figures in Greek mythology.
  3. astronomy75 Eurydike, a main belt asteroid.
  4. rareA female given name.

    That same week, a twenty-two-year-old comedian named Eurydice Dixon was raped and murdered as she walked home after work.

    2019, Clementine Ford, Boys Will Be Boys

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΕὐρυδίκη
  2. LatinEurydicē
  3. EnglishEurydice

From Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη
  • Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē)mythology
Basque Euridize
  • Euridizemythology
Catalan Eurídice
  • Eurídicemythology
Danish Eurydike
  • Eurydikemythology
Esperanto Eŭridico
  • Eŭridicomythology
French Eurydice
  • Eurydicemythology
German Eurydike
  • Eurydikemythology
Greek Ευρυδίκη
  • Ευρυδίκη (Evrydíki)mythology
Hungarian Eurüdiké, Euridiké
  • Eurüdikémythology
  • Euridikémythology
Irish Eoraidícé
  • Eoraidícémythology
Italian Euridice
  • Euridicemythology
Japanese エウリュディケー
  • エウリュディケー (Euryudikē)mythology
Latin Eurydice
  • Eurydicemythology
Polish Eurydyka
  • Eurydykamythology
Portuguese Eurídice
  • Eurídicemythology
Russian Эвриди́ка
  • Эвриди́ка (Evridíka)mythology
Spanish Eurídice
  • Eurídicemythology
Swedish Eurydike
  • Eurydikemythology
Ukrainian Евріді́ка
  • Евріді́ка (Evridíka)mythology
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Eurydice on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.