Merope

M3E1R1O1P3E1
/ˈmɛɹəpi/

proper noun

The youngest of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione, and a consort of Hermes.

OriginAncient Greek Μερόπη →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe youngest of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione, and a consort of Hermes.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesA queen of Messenia and daughter of Cypselus, king of Arcadia.
  3. astronomyThe least bright star in the cluster in Taurus known as the Pleiades.
  4. rareA female given name.
  5. historicalA subregion of Thrace in modern Northern Greece and southern Bulgaria, in the 14th-century Balkans.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜερόπη
  2. EnglishMerope

From Ancient Greek Μερόπη (Merópē).

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Translations

French Mérope
  • Méropestar
Hindi मेघयंती तारा
  • मेघयंती तारा (meghyantī tārā)star
Māori Waitā, Ururangi
  • Waitāstar
  • Ururangistar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Merope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merope

MLA

“Merope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Merope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merope.

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