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Cassiopeia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkæs.i.əˈpiː.ə/
• (US) audio
• kăs′ē-ō-pē′yə

Etymology

From Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

Meanings

1. (Greek) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
2. A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.
   • Meronyms: Achird, Caph, Fulu, Ruchbah, Schedar, Segin
3. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.
   • ‘You’ll have to blame the weather for my late arrival, Ms Aster.’ […] ‘Please, you must call me Cassiopeia,’ said Ms Aster. 2023, Angie Spoto, chapter 6, in The Grief Nurse, Edinburgh: Black & White Publishing, published 2024, →ISBN:
   • Good afternoon. Is Miss Cassiopeia Bentbrooke at home? 2003, Regina Scott, Starstruck (A Zebra Historical Romance), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 17:
   • She is only saved from destruction by Professor Secundus Minutus Hora who, along with his tortoise Cassiopeia (a creature possessed with the limited gift of being able to see 30 minutes into the future), presides over time itself. 1985 February 17, Francis Levy, “Punctuality Is the Thief of Time”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2024:
   • "[…] You can call me Cassiopeia." […] "No, I can't, Miss Wright. We have a professional relationship, not a personal one.[…]" 2007, John Hofman, chapter 17, in Cassiopeia Wright, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 245:
   • Beyond a doubt, Miss Cassiopeia Jane Slodge was the belle of the room; […] 1868 July 23, P. Pry, “[Letter from Saratoga.] The Hop”, in The Round Table. […], volume VIII, number 184, New York, N.Y., published 1 August 1868, →OCLC, page 69, column 2:
   • Ah, the charming Miss Cassiopeia Montgomery. 2001, Catherine Blair [pseudonym; K. Noelle Gracy], Athen’s Conquest (A Zebra Regency Romance), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 42:
   • Also present are Malone’s usual cast of supporting characters: […] Malone’s extraordinarily named, very wealthy, on-and-off love interest, the daredevil historical preservationist Cassiopeia Vitt. 2016 June 1, Vanessa Friedman, “Thrillers: Justin Cronin’s ‘The City of Mirrors,’ and More”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2016:

Forms

Deriveds

Cassiopeia's Chair · cassiopeium · Cass · Cassiopeian · Cassiopeiae · Cas

Translations (54)

ka კასიოპეას (constellation) · el Κασσιόπη (mythical wife of Cepheus) · hi शर्मिष्ठा (constellation) · es Casiopea (mythical wife of Cepheus) · fa سودابه (constellation) · ms Ratu Kerusi (constellation) · ru Кассиопе́я (constellation) · ga Caiseoipé (constellation) · ko 카시오페이아자리 (constellation) · grc Κασσιόπεια (constellation) · ga Caiseoipé (mythical wife of Cepheus) · eo Kasiopeo (constellation) · es Cassiopeia (constellation) · my ဗျိုင်းတာရာ (constellation) · tl Kaayopeya (constellation) · el Κασσιόπη (constellation) · pl Kasjopeja (mythical wife of Cepheus) · da Kassiopeia (mythical wife of Cepheus) · ja カッシオペイア (mythical wife of Cepheus) · gl Casiopea (mythical wife of Cepheus) · iu ᑲᔅᓯᐅᐱᔭ (mythical wife of Cepheus) · it Cassiopea (mythical wife of Cepheus) · cmn 仙后座 (constellation) · mt is-Siġġu (constellation) · nv náhookǫs biʼáadii (constellation) · de Cassiopeia (mythical wife of Cepheus) · gl Casiopea (constellation) · cmn 卡西歐佩亞 /卡西欧佩亚 (mythical wife of Cepheus) · ja カシオペヤ座 (constellation) · fa خداوند کرسی (constellation) · it Cassiopea (constellation) · ar ذَاتُ الكُرْسِيّ (constellation) · sv Cassiopeja (constellation) · haw ʻIwakeliʻi (constellation) · pl Kasjopeja (constellation) · kl Kassiopeja (mythical wife of Cepheus) · fr Cassiopée (mythical wife of Cepheus) · hy Կասիոպեա (constellation) · pt Cassiopeia (constellation) · fo Mariurokkur (constellation) · fa شاهبانو (constellation) · sv Kassiopeia (mythical wife of Cepheus) · fi Kassiopeia (constellation) · cmn 卡西奧佩亞 /卡西奥佩亚 (mythical wife of Cepheus) · hy Կասիոպեա (mythical wife of Cepheus) · ca Cassiopea (mythical wife of Cepheus) · el Κασσιόπεια (mythical wife of Cepheus) · ca Cassiopea (constellation) · yue 仙后座 (constellation) · fr Cassiopée (constellation) · pt Cassiopeia (mythical wife of Cepheus) · grc Κασσιόπεια (mythical wife of Cepheus) · de Cassiopeia (constellation) · ru Кассиопе́я (mythical wife of Cepheus)