Pandora

Greek
"all gifted"

Pandora Origin and Meaning

The name Pandora is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "all gifted".

Pandora has occasionally been used by the British gentry (for girls with brothers who might be called Peregrine) and is now starting to be heard in the US too: It was given to 34 baby girls last year.

Down side: Pandora was the mythological first woman on earth whose curiosity caused her to lift a forbidden box and inadvertently unleash all the evils of the world. But perhaps she's paid the price long enough--Pandora is riding the wave of mythological names used for babies after centuries of being confined to legend.

Pandora is the eponymous title character of an Anne Rice vampire novel, and appears in the Adrian Mole books. There was a Pandora character on Skins, who was adorably called Panda.

# 785 in the US

Pandora Rank in US Top 1000

# 275 on Nameberry

Pandora Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Pandora Popularity

Famous People Named Pandora

  • Pandora Beatrice Collin
    English actress
  • Pandora Boxx
    stage name of Michael Steck, American drag queen of "RuPaul's Drag Race"
  • Pandora Delevingne
    mother of English model/actress Cara Delevingne
  • Pandora Lorna Mary Cooper
    Key, English designer; stepsister of actress Gabriella Wilde and half,sister of Isabella Calthorpe
  • Pandora Vanderpump
    Todd, daughter of reality TV personality Lisa Vanderpump
  • Pandora Reid
    daughter of musician William Reid of the Jesus and Mary Chain

Pandora in Pop Culture

  • Pandora
    in "The Underland Chronicles" by Suzanne Collins
  • Pandora "Panda" Moon
    character on TV series "Skins"
  • Pandora Lovegood
    Luna's mother in the "Harry Potter" series
  • Pandora Halfdanarson
    in "Big Brother" by Lionel Shriver
  • Pandora
    main character in the Pandora series by Carolyn Hennesy
  • Pandora Braithwaite
    love interest in the Adrian Mole series
  • Pandora Radio
    music streaming app
  • Pandora
    planet in movie "Avatar"
  • Pandora
    planet in the Borderlands video games
  • Pandora
    jewelry store known for charm bracelets
  • Pandora's box
    an artifact in Greek mythology