Pagan Names

Clytie

Pronounced kly TEE uh or kly TEE
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About the name Clytie

Clytie is a girl's name that appears many times in ancient Greek myth. Perhaps most well-known is the story of Clytie the Oceanid who fell into deep, unrequited love with Helios (or Apollo) and turned into a heliotrope (or sunflower) which follows the movement of the sun with its face all day as she stared longingly into the sky. The name Clytie means "renowned, celebrated, glorified".

Related Names

Clytia, Klytië., Clyte, Klytia, Clyte

Origin
Mediterranean
Greek

myth, nature, plants, flower

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