Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Χρυσοπέλεια(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsLatinized form: Chrysopelia
Meaning & History
Means "golden dove", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and πελεία (peleia) meaning "dove", which is a common name element associated with female seers. In Greek mythology this was the name of a hamadryad (a type of nymph) who married Arkas, the eponymous king of Arkadia.