Given name

Egeus

“a protective man”

Egeus is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a protective man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One American interpretation is “a protective man.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is American.

Egeus’s family of names

Egeus has a related form in Eges. In Turkish usage, Egeus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Egeusz. Egeus has a related form in Egis.

Walk Egeus’s family in the name graph

EgeusEgisEgesEgiusEgeuszÄgeus

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

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

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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

American

Esmun

“a kind man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

American

Elmot

“a lovable man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

American

Ox

“resembling the animal; having great strength”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

American

Phex

“a kind man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

English · Old-fashioned

Elton

“a spontaneous woman” · “from the old town”

34RareRising

99% boys · 1% girls

American

Deinorus

“a lively man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Egan

“a wholesome woman” · “a little flame; one who is fiery”

25RareEasing

>99% boys

American · Place names

Memphis

“from the city in Tennessee”

59FamiliarRising

79% boys · 21% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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