Adelphus

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Adelphus means "brotherly" or "related by siblings"
Popularity
Adelphus is not a popular name outside of Greece and is considered rare in English-speaking countries.

cartoon of the name Adelphus
Cartoon of Adelphus

Adelphus Name meanings & History

Adelphus means "brotherly" or "related by siblings". Derived from Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) "brother" (literally "from the same womb", from the copulative prefix a- "together with" and delphys "womb"). Adelphus was a bishop of Metz, France, who is now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Adelphus is mainly used as a first name.

Zodiac Sign of Adelphus: Action Aries

Synonyms of Adelphus:

A: Aggressive,Assertive,Argumentative,Angry,Ambitious,Action

D: Dutiful,Determined,Demanding,Doting,Daddy,Domestic

E: Entertain,Enlighten,Expressive,Environment,Exaggerate,Enliven

L: Luscious,Lover,Lazy,Liaison,Lovely,Languid,Legal

P: Pensive,Passive,Particular,Partnership,Political

H: Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hyper,Hope,Hobnobbing

U: Undermining,Understanding,Unity,Utopia,Universality

S: Success,Sensuality,Social Standing,Solidity,Sex,Status,Security

Adelphus is:

  • a Common name
  • a Devious name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Adelphus G. Ward, a Union Army general during the American Civil War

Related Names to Adelphus

Adelfio, Adelfus, Adelfio, Adalbert