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Baby Name Philomela |
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| Meaning of Philomela - What does the name Philomela means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| fee-lo-meh-lah |  |
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Girl Name |
| Origin: |
Greek |
| Name Meaning: |
Compound name composed of the Greek elements philos (loving) and melos (song): hence, "lover of songs." The name is borne in Greek mythology by an Athenian princess who was raped by her brother-in-law Tereus. Philomela was transformed by the gods into a nightingale; her sister Procne into a swallow; and Tereus into a hawk |
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