Hygiea

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Hygiea

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From Latin Hygēa, Hygīa, from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια (Hugíeia), Ὑγεία (Hugeía).

proper noun Hygieia

Greek Ancient Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation. Her Roman name is Hygēa/Hygīa or Salus.
Similar: Hygeia, Hygieia
the tenth asteroid discovered, and fourth largest, (10) Hygiea.
Similar: ⚕, ⯚, 🝹

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name Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation

Português	Hígia, Higia, Higeia
Français	Hygie
Ελληνικά	Υγιεία Ygieía, Υγεία Ygeía

name Asteroid

中文	健神星 Jiànshénxīng
Français	Hygie
Italiano	Igea
Русский	Гиге́я Gigéja

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@misc{hygiea_2026,
  title = {Hygiea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hygiea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}