Cassiopeia

Meaning & origin

Cassiopeia is a girl's name of Greek origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Cassiopeia was the Ethiopian queen — mother of Andromeda — whose vanity led Poseidon to send the sea-monster but who was placed in the sky as one of the most-recognised W-shaped constellations of the northern hemisphere. A modern Western mother-of-Andromeda revival name." and belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.

Beyond its Christian heritage, Cassiopeia is also used in Atheist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among American, European, British, Greek families, Cassiopeia carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Cassiopeia

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Cassiopeia resonates in either tradition.

How Cassiopeia sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Cassiopeia breaks down into 10 phonemes: /K-AA-S-S-IH-OW-P-EH-IH-AA/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Cassiopeia — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Cassiopeia

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Cassiopeia maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.