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Charmion
How to Pronounce Charmion
Pronounced CHAR-mee-uhn /ˈtʃɑːr.mi.ən/Medium
Meaning: Charmion is a Greek name drawn from charma, 'joy' or 'delight,' the same root behind names like Charmaine. Its most famous bearer was a faithful attendant of Cleopatra, remembered in classical history and in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, where the character appears as Charmian. It is a genuine ancient name rather than a modern coinage.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Charmion is an authentically ancient name, from the Greek charma, 'joy' or 'delight.' History records a Charmion among the closest attendants of Cleopatra, and Shakespeare gave the figure lasting fame as Charmian in Antony and Cleopatra. That literary and historical anchor lifts Charmion above the many invented names of its rarity, tying it to one of the most dramatic stories of the classical world.
In American use it was always scarce, reaching about fifteen girls a year at its best around 1970 and scattered through the records from the eighteen-nineties into the nineteen-nineties. A Charmion from its small peak would be in her fifties today, and the name reads as a learned, theatrical rarity with a strong classical pedigree rather than a passing fashion.
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- ★Charmion (1st century BC)A trusted attendant of Cleopatra VII of Egypt, remembered in classical accounts of the queen's death.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Charmion mean?
It is a Greek name from charma, 'joy' or 'delight,' borne by an attendant of Cleopatra.
How do you pronounce Charmion?
It is said CHAR-mee-uhn /ˈtʃɑːr.mi.ən/ - three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Charmion a boy or girl name?
Charmion is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Charmion?
It was always rare in the United States, reaching only about fifteen girls a year at its best around the start of the nineteen-seventies.