Melanthios

Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Μελάνθιος(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of an insolent goatherd killed by Odysseus.

Related Names

Rootsmelas + anthos

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   devious   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

animals, black, colors, dark, flora, flowers, Greek mythology, literature, mythology, nature, plants

Sources & References

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