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Name

Khione

/KEE-oh-nee/ FeminineGreek

Meaning

Khione is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “snow”.

Khione, from the Greek chion, snow, was a minor goddess or nymph of snow, daughter of Boreas the north wind. Rick Riordan cast her as an icy antagonist in his Heroes of Olympus novels, which introduced this frosty rarity to a generation of young readers.

At a glance

Origin
Greek
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/KEE-oh-nee/
Themes
SnowStorm

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Questions

  • Khione is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “snow”. Khione, from the Greek chion, snow, was a minor goddess or nymph of snow, daughter of Boreas the north wind.

  • Khione is traditionally a feminine (girl) name.

  • The name Khione comes from Greek. Khione, from the Greek chion, snow, was a minor goddess or nymph of snow, daughter of Boreas the north wind. Rick Riordan cast her as an icy antagonist in his Heroes of Olympus novels, which introduced this frosty rarity to a generation of young readers.

  • Khione is pronounced KEE-oh-nee.

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