Given name & surname

Bacchus

Bacchus is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.

The story

In mythological stories, Bacchus is associated with the god of wine.

Bacchus’s family of names

Bacchus has a related form in Bach. Bacchus has a related form in Baackus. Bacchus has a related form in Baakus.

Walk Bacchus’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Bacchus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin · Mythological

Comus

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin · Mythological

Romulus

Romulus is a surname from French.

24RareRising fast

>99% boys

Latin · Mythological

Larenta

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

Greek · Mythological

Dion

“of the sacred spring” · “an honest man”

45UncommonRising

95% boys · 5% girls

Latin · Mythological

Nerio

Nerio is a surname, probably from Spanish, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Latin · Mythological

Demetrio

“a follower of the goddess Demeter”

21RareSteady

>99% boys

Greek · Mythological

Scipio

“a legendary general” · “a great leader”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Mythological

Bastette

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Bacchus’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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