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

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

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

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

P: Political,Pensive,Partnership,Particular,Passive

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

U: Undermining,Understanding,Utopia,Universality,Unity

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

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