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

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

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

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

P: Passive,Partnership,Political,Particular,Pensive

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

U: Undermining,Understanding,Utopia,Universality,Unity

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