Nemesis

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Nemesis is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Némesis

• Hindi given name5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Nemesîs, Némesis, Nèmesis

• a separate name4 spellings in the group

  Also written Νεμεσις, Nêmesis, Νέμεσις

27 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Nemesis is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Greek goddess of divine vengeance

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Nemesis mean, and where does it come from?

An enemy, especially an archenemy. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Nemesis?

A machine transcription gives /nemesis/ (IPA) for Spanish.

Is Nemesis a male or female name?

Nemesis is a female name. National registers that list it by sex list it as female: United States (Census Bureau, 2020).

In which country does Nemesis have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 303 people named Nemesis, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled nemesis.

Where is Nemesis most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Nemesis is densest in Costa Rica — about 1 in 57 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name Nemesis?

In the United States, the national register counted 303 people named Nemesis in 2020, about 1 in 1.1 million residents.