Names Minos

Minos

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
King of Crete in Greek mythology; name meaning "moon" or "month" in Old Irish
Scripts(How to write)
Μίνως (Greek)
Μίνως(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
MEE-NAWS(Classical Greek)
MEE-nos (Greek), MIN-os (English)
MIE-nahs(English)
Popularity
The name Minos is not currently ranked in the top 1000 names in the United States or other countries.

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Cartoon of Minos

Minos Name meanings & History

King of Crete in Greek mythology; name meaning "moon" or "month" in Old Irish. Possibly from a Cretan word or title meaning "king". This was the name of a king of Crete in Greek mythology. He was the son of Zeus and Europa. Because Minos had refused to sacrifice a certain bull to Poseidon, the god had caused his wife Pasiphaë to mate with the bull, which produced the half-bull creature called the Minotaur. Minos had Daedalus construct the Labyrinth to house the beast, but it was eventually slain by Theseus. The name Minos is often used by Greek and Irish families.

Zodiac Sign of Minos: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Minos:

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

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

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

O: Obstinate,Organized,Obsessive,Obsolete,Ostentatious

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

Minos is:

  • a Natural name
  • a Rough name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strong name
  • a Youthful name

Related Names to Minos

Minas, Mino

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