Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Scripts Ἀλκυόνη(Ancient Greek)
Meaning
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκυόνη (see Alcyone), via the misspelled variant Ἁλκυόνη (Halkyone). The spelling variation was due to a false association with ἅλς (hals) meaning “salt, sea”.