Ligeia

Greek

"clear-voiced, whistling"

Ligeia Origin and Meaning

The name Ligeia is a girl's name meaning "clear-voiced, whistling".

One of the Sirens in Greek mythology, Ligeia was also the title character in an Edgar Allan Poe story. The mythological Ligeia was half-bird, half-woman. Spelling may also be Lygeia or Ligia.

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Famous People Named Ligeia

• Lygia Clark Brazilian sculptor and painter
• Lygia Fagundes Telles famous Brazillian writer

The name Ligeia in Pop Culture

• Portuguese forms: Lígia Lygia
• Lygia heroine of the novel and classic film Quo Vadis