overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Ianthe.

One of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/aɪˈænθi/
  1. One of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

    Greek
  2. The Cretan girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man.

    Greek
  3. 98 Ianthe, a main belt asteroid.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἰάνθη (Iánthē, literally “purple/violet flower”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

Ianthe has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

Ianthe studioIanthe workshello, Ianthe

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.