Cadmus

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins

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Cartoon of Cadmus

Cadmus Name meanings & History

Latinized form of Greek Κάδμος (Kadmos), of uncertain meaning. In Greek mythology Cadmus was the son of the Phoenician king Agenor. He was sent by his father to rescue his sister Europa, who had been abducted by Zeus, although he did not succeed in retrieving her. According to legend, Cadmus founded the city of Thebes and introduced the alphabet to Greece.

Zodiac Sign of Cadmus: Curious Gemini

Synonyms of Cadmus:

C: Choice,Copycat,Candid,Curious,Cute,Clever,Chatty

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

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

M: Manipulative,Memorabilia,Mushy,Maternal,Memory,Mommy,Mother

U: Undermining,Unity,Utopia,Universality,Understanding

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

Cadmus is:

  • a Devious name
  • a Mature name
  • a Simple name

2.) CADMUS (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Derived from the Greek Kadmos (one who excels). The name is borne in Greek and Roman mythology by a son of the Phoenician king Agenor and Telephassa, brother of Europa and husband of Harmonia. He was the founder of the Cadmea, the citadel of the Boetian tribes, and the inventor of alphabetic writing. Var: Kadmus. (KAD-MUS)


3.) Cadmus (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) from the east. Mythology: a Phoenician prince who founded Thebes and introduced writing to the Greeks.


4.) Cadmus (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) one who excels; prince

Other Forms: Cad, Cadmuss, Kadmus


5.) Cadmus (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Alphabet

Other Forms: Cadmos, Kadmos, Kadmus