It is a name of woman of Greek origin and means famous (of a lot of fame). It is a variant of Climene . In Zoology is a variety of dolphin, endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. Its scientific name is Stenella clymene. Name of an asteroid ( 104), discovered by James Craig Watson. It was the name in Greek mythology of two of the Oceanids. It was also the name of a princess of Orcomenus (Central Greece), mother of Atalanta. This name was very common and was carried among others by a nymph, an Amazon and a daughter of Nereo among others.