Nausicaa

NOW-si-kah

Greek

"burner of ships"

Nausicaa Origin and Meaning

The name Nausicaa is a girl's name meaning "burner of ships".

In Homer's Odyssey Nausicaa or Nausicaä is a daughter of Alcinous who helps Odysseus on his journey home. In pop culture, it is the name of the eponymous heroine in the 1984 Japanese anime movie Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.