Atreus

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Atreus means 'fearless' or 'man of sorrow' in Greek mythology. Atreus was also the name of a king in Greek mythology who was the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, the leaders of the Greek army in the Trojan War.
Scripts(How to write)
Ἀτρεύς
Ἀτρεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
A-TREWS(Classical Greek)
ah-TROO-əs or AY-tree-əs
Popularity
Atreus is not a very common name, but it has been steadily gaining popularity in recent years.

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Atreus Name meanings & History

The name Atreus means 'fearless' or 'man of sorrow' in Greek mythology. Atreus was also the name of a king in Greek mythology who was the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, the leaders of the Greek army in the Trojan War. Means "fearless", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) and τρέω (treo) meaning "to fear, to flee". In Greek mythology, Atreus was a king of Mycenae and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Atreus is mostly used as a boy's name.

Zodiac Sign of Atreus: Action Aries

Synonyms of Atreus:

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

T: Doubting Thomas,Truth,Tacky,Testy,Tireless,Talkative,Touchy

R: Restless,Resourceful,Reason,Rational

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

U: Universality,Unity,Undermining,Understanding,Utopia

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

Atreus is:

  • a Common name
  • a Refined name
  • a Unintellectual name

2.) ATREUS (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: From Greek mythology, Atreus was a son of Pelops and Ilippodamia, a king of Argos and Mycenae, whose sons were Agamemnon and Menelaus. (A-TROOS, A-TREE-US)


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