59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Κλεῖτος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Means "splendid, famous" in Greek. This was the name of one of the generals of Alexander the Great. He was killed by Alexander in a dispute. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsCleitus, ClitusOther Languages & CulturesCletus, Cletis(English) Categories fame, greatness, warriors