Ganymede

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
In Greek mythology, Ganymede was a beautiful Trojan prince who was taken to Mount Olympus by Zeus to become the cupbearer of the gods. The name Ganymede means "rejoicing in the luxury of the gods."
Scripts(How to write)
Γανυμήδης
Γανυμήδης(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
GAN-i-meed(English)
guh-nuh-meed
Popularity
Ganymede is not a common name worldwide.

cartoon of the name Ganymede
Cartoon of Ganymede

Ganymede Name meanings & History

In Greek mythology, Ganymede was a beautiful Trojan prince who was taken to Mount Olympus by Zeus to become the cupbearer of the gods. The name Ganymede means "rejoicing in the luxury of the gods.". From Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganymedes), which was possibly derived from γάνυμαι (ganymai) meaning "to be glad" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". In Greek mythology this was the name of a beautiful boy who was abducted by Zeus to become the cupbearer to the gods, the successor of Hebe. A moon of Jupiter is named after him. Ganymede is used as a first name for baby boys.

Zodiac Sign of Ganymede: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Ganymede:

G: Genuine,Goof-off,Gregarious,Go-getter

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

N: Nitpicking,Nagging,Nutrition,Neat,Neurosis,Nice,Nervous

Y: Youth-giving,Yin/Yang,Yen/money

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

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

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

Ganymede is:

  • a Boring name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name

Related Names to Ganymede

Ganimedes, Ganymedes, Ganymed, Ganemia