74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Ἀρχιμήδης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ar.kʰi.mɛ̌ː.dɛːs/(Classical Greek) /ˌɑːɹ.kɪ.ˈmiː.diːz/(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 + medeaUser SubmissionArchimédes People think this name isRate·Details 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 Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἀρχιμήδης.