82%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Spanish Scripts Ἀλκείδης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /al.ˈθi.ðes/(European Spanish) /al.ˈsi.ðes/(European Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeides), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was another name for the hero Herakles. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsalke + idesVariantAlkeides(Greek Mythology) Other Languages & CulturesAlcide(French) Alcide(Italian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #730 in 1990 Brazil (by decade) Categories baseball players, isograms, strength