Phaedra

Where Phaedra comes from

From Latin Phaedra, from Ancient Greek Φαίδρᾱ (Phaídrā). The myth has been retold several times, in plays (in classical times in Euripides's Hippolytus and Seneca the Younger's Phaedra, later in Racine's Phèdre), and more recently in other media.
— Wiktionary's entry for Phaedra
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1963
    First appearance
    #1,319 among girls, 70 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1971
    Peak, #1,187
    96 babies named Phaedra — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1976
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,883.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes

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