Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Εὐρυάναξ(Ancient Greek) Other Forms FormsEuruanax Meaning & History Derived from Greek εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide, broad" and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king". This was the name of a Spartan general from the 5th century BC, who was the son of the Spartan prince Dorieus.