Given name & surname

Mentor

“a wise guide”

Mentor is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “a wise guide.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Greek interpretation is “a wise guide.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Μέντωρ.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mentor’s family of names

Mentor has a related form in Mentar. Mentor has a related form in Menter. Mentor has a related form in Mentir.

Walk Mentor’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

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

Similar names

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

Greek

Eudor

“a good gift”

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55% boys · 45% girls

Greek · Biblical

Menan

“portion” · “destiny”

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63% boys · 37% girls

Greek

Meleghi

Meleghi is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Greek

Muțu

Muțu is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Greek

Mantale

Mantale is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Greek

Modis

Modis is a surname from Greek.

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Greek

Makris

Makris is a surname from Greek.

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Greek

Macri

Macri is a surname from Greek. It is used in Spanish and Romanian.

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Sibling ideas

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

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