Around the globe, Athena (Athena 
, Atena 
, Αθηνά 
) is a common feminine first name. The forename Athena is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common feminine name, Hong Kong, and Cyprus (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Ethiopia, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Athena is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Athena | China, Indonesia, Iran, Philippines, United States |
| Atena | China, Ethiopia, Iran, Philippines, United States |
| Αθηνά | Greece |
| אתנה | Israel |
Athena is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Athena , the goddess of wisdom and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hades; Athena , the fictional character from the video game series God of War; Athena Asamiya , the fictional character from Psycho Soldier and The King of Fighters, The King of Fighters XIII; Athena , the DC Comics character, Justice League: Action and Lieutenant Athena , the character in the 1978 television series Battlestar Galactica, and in many other works.
| painter of the birth of athena Ancient attic-greek vase-painter of red-figure style, GR (b. 500) |
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| athena painter vase painter (b. 600) |
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| athena geracimos lycurgus US (b. 1883) |
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| athena xenidou Cypriot film producer (b. 1901) |
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| athena rombos Righteous Among the Nations, GR (b. 1911) |
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athena chu Hong Kong actress (b. 1971) |
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athena sefat American physicist |
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athena aktipis researcher (b. 1981) |
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athena farrokhzad Iranian-Swedish poet, literary critic, translator and playwright, SE (b. 1983) |
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athena pleasures American pornographic actress, US (b. 1986) |
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athena salman American politician, US (b. 1989) |
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| athena starwoman Australian astrologer (1945-2004), AU (b. 1945) |
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| athena economou-amilli Greek phycologist and microbiologist (b. 1947) |
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athena comeau sportsperson, US |
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| athena papadaki (b. 1945) |
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