Artemisia

Greek, variation of Artemis

"safe or butcher"

Artemisia Origin and Meaning

The name Artemisia is a girl's name of Greek origin.

You might think Artemisia is the feminine form of the name, but in fact the original Artemis is feminine too, the name of the Greek mythological goddess of the moon. Artemisia Gentileschi was an esteemed Italian Baroque painter, unusual in an era when not many women were acknowledged. Artemisia is also a genus of plants which include sagebrush and tarragon.

Artemisia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 885 on Nameberry

Artemisia Popularity

• 885 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Artemisia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Artemisia.

• Apollonia
• Asteria
• Anthea
• Astraea
• Arianwen
• Artemesia
• Amarantha
• Artemis
• Araminta
• Ambrosia
• Antigone
• Arcadia
• Aphrodite
• Aphra
• Alethea
• Honora
• Amandine
• Corisande
• Arianell
• Atalanta

Famous People Named Artemisia

• Artemisia I of Caria queen of Halicarnassus under the First Persian Empire, naval commander and adviser to Xerxes I of Persia
• Artemisia II of Caria queen of Caria under the First Persian Empire; sister and wife of King Mausolos; ordered the construction of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in her husband/brother's memory
• Artemisia Gentileschi Italian Baroque painter

Artemisia in Pop Culture

• Artemisia character in "The Cry" by Jane Collier & Sarah Fielding
• Artemisia oth Hinriad character in "The Stars, Like Dust" by Isaac Asimov
• "The Passion of Artemisia" novel by Susan Vreeland
• "L'Artemisia" opera composed by Francesco Cavalli
• "Artemisia" (1634) painting by Rembrandt
• Artemisia capital city of Luna, the moon colony from Marissa Meyer's 'Lunar Chronicles'
• Artemisia a genus of plants that include wormwood and sagebrush