66%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Δημοσθένης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /dɛː.mos.tʰé.nɛːs/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "vigour of the people" from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". This was the name of both an Athenian general of the 5th century and an Athenian orator of the 4th century. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsdemos + sthenosOther Languages & CulturesDimosthenis, Dimos(Greek) User SubmissionDémosthènes People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories Catholic saints, people, strength Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Δημοσθένης.