Aphrodite

af-fro-DYE-tee (English), ah-fro-DHEE-tee (Greek)

Greek mythology name

"foam or born from the sea"

Aphrodite Origin and Meaning

The name Aphrodite is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "foam or born from the sea".

The name of the Greek goddess of love has rarely descended to mortal use, though the Roman equivalent Venus, thanks to tennis star Williams, now seems completely possible. But with the new fashion for goddess names, we may see more little Aphrodites in the playground with Jupiter and Juno. Nineteen baby girls received the name in the US last year.

Aphrodite was celebrated by Sappho, the greatest female poet of ancient Greece, in her Ode to Aphrodite.

Aphrodite Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1676 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Aphrodite

• 1676 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Aphrodite

• Aphrodite Jones American TV personaity and author

The name Aphrodite in Pop Culture

• Aphrodite Greek goddess of love and beauty
• "Aphrodite " album and tour by singer Kylie Minogue
• Aphrodite LaFont character in the series 'House of Night' (PC Cast)
• "Mighty Aphrodite " 1995 movie
• Marchesa Aphrodite di Mentoni character in Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Visionary'
• Aphrodite's Child Greek progressive rock band
• Aphrodite A robot character in manga/anime "Mazinger"
• 'She was christened by a very fine name , Aphrodite: so I and my father never called her anything but Afy.' [Mrs Henry Wood, 'East Lynne,' 1861]
• Aphrodite goddess,character in the Goddess Summoning series (PC Cast)