Medea (first name)

Medea ( Georgian : მედეა) is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is mostly used in Georgian and comes from the Greek Μηδεια (Medeia), probably derived from μηδομαι (medomai) for think / plan .

Well-known namesake

• Medea Abrahamjan (* 1932), Armenian cellist
• Medea Jugeli (1925-2016), Soviet gymnast
• Medea Figner (1859–1952), Russian opera singer of Italian origin
• Medea Norsa (1877–1952), Italian classical philologist and papyrologist

See also

• Medea (disambiguation)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Medea. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .