Given name & surname · also Latin

Peleus

Peleus is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Peleus comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Pēleus, from Ancient Greek Πηλεύς.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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