47%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Πρωτεύς(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /prɔː.těu̯s/(Classical Greek) /ˈpɹoʊ.ti.əs/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Greek πρῶτος (protos) meaning "first". In Greek mythology this was the name of a prophetic god of the sea. Shakespeare later utilized it for a character in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594). Related Names Rootprotos Categories beginnings, change, gods, moons, moons of Neptune, Ni no Kuni characters, numeric meanings, ocean deities, prophets