indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Old Persian (Hellenized)
Scripts Σισύγαμβις(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /si.sy.ˈɡam.bis/(Classical Latin) /si.si.ˈɡam.bis/(Modern Italianate Ecclesiastical Latin) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsSisúgambis, Sisýgambis (Ancient Greek), Sisýgamvis (Modern Greek), Sisigambis
Meaning & History
Sisygambis was an Achaemenid queen consort, the mother of Darius III, and was a friend of Alexander the Great and Hephaestion. This name is of uncertain etymology.