Archimedes

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Ἀρχιμήδης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ar.kʰi.mɛ̌ː.dɛːs/(Classical Greek) /ˌɑɹ.kɪ.ˈmi.diz/(American English) /ˌɑː.kɪ.ˈmiː.diːz/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician, astronomer and inventor.

Related Names

Rootsarchos + medea
User SubmissionArchimédes

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

astronomers, astronomy, birds, celestial, Disney characters, intellect, intelligence, inventors, leadership, master, math, polymaths

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἀρχιμήδης.
Entry updated December 1, 2024