Menelaus

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
"Strength of the people"
Scripts(How to write)
Μενέλαος
Μενέλαος(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
meh-ne-LAY-us
mehn-i-LAY-əs(English)
Popularity
Menelaus is an uncommon name and is not ranked in the top 1000 names in the US, UK or other parts of the world.

cartoon of the name Menelaus
Cartoon of Menelaus

Menelaus Name meanings & History

"Strength of the people". From the Greek name Μενέλαος (Menelaos), derived either from μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to last" or μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, force" combined with λαός (laos) meaning "people". In Greek legend he was a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen. When his wife was taken by Paris, the Greeks led by his brother Agamemnon besieged the city of Troy in an effort to get her back. After the war Menelaus and Helen settled down to a happy life. Menelaus is mostly used as a first name for boys or as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Menelaus: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Menelaus:

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

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

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

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

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

U: Utopia,Unity,Understanding,Universality,Undermining

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

Menelaus is:

  • a Devious name
  • a Modern name
  • a Nerdy name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name

2.) Menelaus (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Hero

Other Forms: Menelaos, Menelyos


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