Antigone Forename
Approximately 2,119 people bear this name
Antigone Forename Definition:
A female name. Greek compound of άντι ‘contrary', ‘against’, γόνος ‘born’, the name of the heroic d. of Oedipus. The name occurs in a Curia Regis Roll of 1219 as Antigonia and Humphrey Duke of Gloucester (1391-1447) had an illegitimate d.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | - | 867 | 1:2,147 | 494 |
| United States | 100% | 476 | 1:761,632 | 17,491 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 271 | 1:3,214 | 438 |
| Greece | 100% | 130 | 1:84,112 | 2,429 |
| England | 100% | 56 | 1:992,909 | 16,559 |
| Germany | 100% | 47 | 1:2,056,976 | 11,777 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 38 | 1:216,145 | 4,885 |
| DR Congo | 60% | 34 | 1:2,171,400 | 51,388 |
| Sweden | 100% | 33 | 1:298,724 | 9,079 |
| South Africa | 100% | 22 | 1:2,478,757 | 68,223 |
| France | 100% | 16 | 1:4,154,396 | 18,164 |
| Belgium | 100% | 13 | 1:883,849 | 11,271 |
| Italy | 99% | 10 | 1:6,106,209 | 25,028 |
| Australia | - | 10 | 1:1,365,762 | 14,367 |
| Norway | 100% | 10 | 1:513,233 | 9,206 |
| Benin | 100% | 9 | 1:1,175,094 | 27,937 |
| Philippines | 75% | 8 | 1:13,251,185 | 172,764 |
| Canada | - | 8 | 1:4,141,672 | 45,609 |
| Brazil | 100% | 8 | 1:26,779,519 | 235,888 |
| Albania | 100% | 7 | 1:435,224 | 16,450 |
| Thailand | 100% | 7 | 1:10,009,402 | 140,485 |
| Georgia | 100% | 6 | 1:623,078 | 10,501 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| Finland | - | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| India | 100% | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
The alternate forms: Antigonë (155) & Antigoné (2) are calculated separately.
Antigone (48) may also be a surname.
Antigone Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Greek compound of άντι ‘contrary', ‘against’, γόνος ‘born’, the name of the heroic d. of Oedipus. The name occurs in a Curia Regis Roll of 1219 as Antigonia and Humphrey Duke of Gloucester (1391-1447) had an illegitimate d. named Antigone. Ismene, the name of the sister of Antigone, is also found at about the same date. The story of Oedipus and his children was probably familiar from the tragedies of Seneca.
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonë | 96 | 155 | / |
| Antigoné | 96 | 2 | / |
| Antigonie | 94 | 13 | / |
| Antigonee | 94 | 4 | / |
| Antigonea | 94 | 2 | / |
| Antigonne | 94 | 2 | / |
| Antikgone | 94 | 1 | / |
| Antigoney | 94 | 1 | / |
| Anëtigone | 94 | 1 | / |
| Antigon | 93 | 221 | / |
| Antigoni | 88 | 13,742 | / |
| Antigona | 88 | 2,774 | / |
| Antigony | 88 | 13 | / |
| Antigane | 88 | 6 | / |
| Antegone | 88 | 3 | / |
| Antigonh | 88 | 2 | / |
| Antigune | 88 | 1 | / |
| Antigoon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Antigont | 88 | 1 | / |
| Antigonn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Entigone | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amtigone | 88 | 1 | / |
| Antiganee | 82 | 5 | / |
| Antiganie | 82 | 4 | / |
| Antigoini | 82 | 2 | / |
| Antigonio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Antigoona | 82 | 1 | / |
| Antigonii | 82 | 1 | / |
| Antighoni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Antigan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Antigonish | 78 | 2 | / |
| Antigunnie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Antigana | 75 | 5 | / |
| Antigani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Antegoni | 75 | 3 | / |
| Antígona | 75 | 2 | / |
| Antigang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Antigany | 75 | 1 | / |
| Antigané | 75 | 1 | / |
| Antiggany | 71 | 2 | / |
| Antigeniy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Intugon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antigam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Entigani | 63 | 3 | / |
| Entigeni | 63 | 1 | / |
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