Meaning, origin and history of the place name Europe

Type Region

Scripts Εὐρώπη(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈjʊɹ.əp/(English) /ˈjɔː.ɹəp/(English) /ø.ʁɔp/(French) /eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː/(Classical Greek) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Greek Εὐρώπη (see Europa). The name of the mythological princess is from that of the continent.

Other Languages & CulturesEvropa(Albanian) Europa(Ancient Roman) Evropa, Yevropa(Armenian) Evropa(Bosnian) Evropa(Bulgarian) Europa(Catalan) Europa(Croatian) Evropa(Czech) Europa(Danish) Europa(Dutch) Euroopa(Estonian) Eurooppa(Finnish) Europa(Galician) Evropa(Georgian) Europa(German) Európa(Hungarian) Evrópa(Icelandic) Europa(Italian) Europa(Kazakh) Evropa(Kyrgyz) Eiropa(Latvian) Europa(Lithuanian) Evropa(Macedonian) Europa(Norwegian) Europa(Polish) Europa(Portuguese) Europa(Romanian) Evropa, Yevropa(Russian) Evropa(Serbian) Európa(Slovak) Evropa(Slovene) Europa(Spanish) Europa(Swedish) Yevropa(Ukrainian)