Quick answer
Antigone is a girl name.
Pronunciation: Classical Greek /an.ti.ɡó.nɛː/; English /æn.ˈtɪɡ.ə.ni/.
Meaning and history
This name is derived from Greek ἀντί ( anti ) meaning "against, compared to, like" and γονή ( gone ) meaning "birth, offspring". In Greek legend Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. King Creon of Thebes declared that her slain brother Polynices was to remain unburied, a great dishonour. She disobeyed and gave him a proper burial, and for this she was sealed alive in a cave.
Notes and context
Usage: greek mythology, ancient greek | Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη