Athena (ah-thEE-nah, ashi-na)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Athena by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Athena are only correct for you if you pronounce Athena as ah-thEE-nah. That is the name Athena (when pronounced ah-thEE-nah) in Japanese katakana is アシーナ with the romaji ashi-na.

If you pronounce Athena differently, then select the Japanese Tattoo design of Athena for the pronunciation that you use. We also have Athena (a-te-nah, atena). And if you do not find the right pronunciation for you, please let us know and we will be happy to add it.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Athena in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Athena is wanted. Athena in hiragana is あしいな and has the romaji ashiina. Be sure to scroll down to see all of the Japanese tattoo designs we offer.

The name Athena means "Wisdom" which in kanji is 知恵 which is read chie.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Athena then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Athena that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Athena.

The meaning of the name Athena is from the Greek meaning ""wisdom"". Learn more about the etymology of Athena at BehindTheName. Athena's meaning can also be confirmed on page 304 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Athena's meaning can also be confirmed on page 23 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.