Given name

Menelao

“strength”·“soldiers”·“strength of soldiers”

Menelao is a given name from Greek. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Menelao is built from elements meaning “strength” and “soldiers” and “strength of soldiers”.

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Where it comes from

Menelao comes from Greek.

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Menelao’s family of names

In Italian usage, Menelao has a conventional equivalent in the English form MENELAUS.

Walk Menelao’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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

Similar names

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Greek

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“black horse”

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Métrophane

“transparent”

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Melancton

“resembling a black flower”

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Maffeo

Maffeo is a surname.

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Melos

“the favorite”

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Meletius

“a cautious man”

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Greek

Methodios

“a traveling companion”

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