Despina

DESS-pi-na or dess-PEE-nah

Greek

"lady"

Despina Origin and Meaning

The name Despina is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "lady".

Despina is best known as the clever and wily maidservant character in Mozart's opera Così fan tutte. It is a name of Greek origin, derived from Despoina, who in Greek mythology was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon.

In its native Greece, Despina is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable – DESS-pi-na -– but in Italy, Portugal, and other countries where the name is often found, it's usually pronounced dess-PEE-nah.

Despina Popularity

• 1696 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Despina

• Despina Khatun (born Theodora Megale Komnene) Princess of Trebizond
• Despina "Debbie" Matenopoulos American TV host
• Despina Vandi Greek pop singer
• Dena "Despina" Olympiou Greek Cypriot pop singer
• Despina Papamichail Greek tennis player
• Despina Davidovitch Storch Turkish WWI spy for Germany

Despina in Pop Culture

• Despina city name in Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities
• Despina character in Mozart's opera Così fan tutte (1790)