Pagan Names

Cyrene

Pronounced kai REE nee
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About the name Cyrene

Cyrene is a girl's name from ancient Greek myth. Cyrene was a princess or a nymph who impressed Apollo when she wrestled a lion to defend her flocks. He abducted her to be his lover and and took her Libya where a town there still bears her name. The name Cyrene means "Sovereign Queen".

Related Names

Kyrene, Cyrena, Cyrina

Origin
Mediterranean
Greek

myth, divine

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