Hypatia
Greek
"highest, supreme"Share
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Hypatia Origin and Meaning
The name Hypatia is a girl's name meaning "highest, supreme".
Hypatia, an ancient Greek name, has a distinguished namesake: Hypatia of Alexandria was an early philosopher and scholar of mathematics and astronomy--as well as inventor of several scientific instruments.
Hypatia's name has been claimed by second-wave feminists, as in the publication "Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy," and she has a place setting in Judy Chicago's installation "The Dinner Party". In the film "Agora," Hypatia was played by Rachel Weisz.
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Hypatia in Pop Culture
- Hypatiaone of the three matchmaking aunts in the "Chatam House" series of romance novels by Arlene James
- Hypatiamain character in the movie "Agora"
- Hypatia Belicia CabralOscar's mother in "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" (2007) by Junot Diaz
- Hypatia Vexa warlock and landlord of the London Shadow Mark of Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter universe
- Alexandria Hypatiacharacter in the video game Dishonored 2