Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Μενέλαος
“stay, wait for”
Μενέλαος (Menélāos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Menelaus.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μενέλαος goes back to a word meaning “stay, wait for.”
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Μενέλαος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Μενέλαος has a later derivative in MENELAUS. In Ancient Greek usage, Μενέλαος has a transliteration in Menélaos. In Greek usage, Μενέλαος has a conventional equivalent in the English form MENELAUS.
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Μενέλαος has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Μενέλαος
- Menelaus of AlexandriaGreek mathematician and astronomer70–140
- Menelausbrother and general of Ptolemy I Soter, priest of the cult of Alexander400 BC–300 BC
- Menelaos LountemisGreek author (1912–1977)
- Menelausson of Amyntas III of Macedon
- Menelaus of Pelagonia4th-century BC ruler of Pelagonia400 BC–400 BC
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