Given name

Epicurus

“one who enjoys the pleasures of life”

Epicurus is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “one who enjoys the pleasures of life.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Greek interpretation is “one who enjoys the pleasures of life.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

Epicurus’s family of names

Epicurus has a related form in Epicurios. Epicurus has a related form in Epicurius. Epicurus has a related form in Epicuros.

Walk Epicurus’s family in the name graph

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

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Nicknames & forms 7

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.

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Eubulus

“good counsel” · “prudent”

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Economos

Economos is a surname from Greek.

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Economides

Economides is a surname from Greek.

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Eliopoulos

Eliopoulos is a surname from Greek.

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Herodotus

Herodotus is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

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Greek · Biblical

Elymas

“but possibly wise”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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