Kleitos

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
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 Names

Rootkleitos
VariantsCleitus, Clitus
Other Languages & CulturesCletus, Cletis(English)

Categories

Ancient Greek words, fame, greatness, reputation, warriors

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Κλεῖτος.
Entry updated October 6, 2024