Date
Name Rhodanthe
Gender Feminine
Usage English (Rare), Literature
Scripts Ῥοδάνθη (Greek)
Other Forms FormsRhodante, Rodanthi (modern Greek form)
Theme rose
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Meaning & History
Means "rose flower" from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) "rose" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom". According to the 6th-century Byzantine poet and historian Agathias Scholasticus, this name was borne by a contemporary actress, who may have been his lover; in her case it was likely a stage name. It was later used by the 12th-century Byzantine writer Theodore Prodromos for the heroine of his romance 'Rhodanthe and Dosikles'.