Given name

Telemachus

Telemachus is a given name from Ancient Greek.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

In mythological stories, Telemachus is associated with the son of Penelope and Odysseus.

Telemachus’s family of names

Telemachus has a related form in Telamachus. Telemachus has a related form in Telamakus. Telemachus has a related form in Telamechus.

Walk Telemachus’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 3

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

Similar names

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

Greek · Mythological

Telamon

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Latin · Mythological

Titus

“of the giants” · “a great defender”

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Dardanus

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>99% boys

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Aeolus

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Demetrius

“a follower of the goddess Demeter”

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>99% boys

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Evander

“a benevolent man”

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Dymas

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek · Mythological

Daphnis

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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