Odysseus

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Odysseus means "pain" or "wrath". It comes from the Greek word "odyssomai," which means "to be angry."
Scripts(How to write)
The name Odysseus is written as Οδυσσέας in Greek.
Ὀδυσσεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
O-DUYS-SEWS(Classical Greek)
The name Odysseus is pronounced oh-DIS-ee-uhs.
o-DIS-ee-əs(English)
Popularity
The name Odysseus is not a common name and therefore, its popularity in the world is low.

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Odysseus Name meanings & History

The name Odysseus means "pain" or "wrath". It comes from the Greek word "odyssomai," which means "to be angry.". Perhaps derived from Greek ὀδύσσομαι (odyssomai) meaning "to hate". In Greek legend Odysseus was one of the Greek heroes who fought in the Trojan War. In the Odyssey Homer relates Odysseus's misadventures on his way back to his kingdom and his wife Penelope. The name Odysseus is primarily used as a first name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Odysseus: Obstinate Cancer,Obsessive Scorpio

Synonyms of Odysseus:

O: Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Obstinate

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

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

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

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

U: Utopia,Understanding,Universality,Undermining,Unity

Odysseus is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name

2.) Odysseus (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) wrathful. Literature: the hero of Homer’s epic poem

Other Forms: Odeseus


3.) Odysseus (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) wanderer

Other Forms: Ode, Odey, Odie


4.) ODYSSEUS (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: The name of the hero of the Odyssey who was a king of Ithaca and one of the Greek leaders of the Trojan War. The husband of Penelope and father of Telemachus, Odysseus wandered for ten years after the fall of Troy. Ulysses is the Latin form of the name, which is derived from the Greek root dys (hate). (O-DEE-SEE-US)


5.) Odysseus (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Full of wrath

Other Forms: Odisseus, Odyseus


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