Names Atreus

Atreus

Found 2 entry about "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: Assertive,Aggressive,Ambitious,Argumentative,Action,Angry

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

R: Rational,Restless,Resourceful,Reason

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

U: Undermining,Unity,Universality,Utopia,Understanding

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

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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