Meaning & History

"bee"

Meansin Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a daughter of Procles, as well as an epithet of various Greek nymphs and priestesses. According to the early Christian writer Lactantius [2] this was the name of the sister of the nymph Amalthea , with whom she cared for the young Zeus . Later it appears in Ludovico Ariosto's 1516 poem [3] belonging to the fairy who helps Ruggiero escape from the witch Alcina. As an English given name,has been used since the 18th century.