At a Glance
- Meaning
- Strength and force
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- al-sih-BY-uh-deez
Alcibiades is an Ancient Greek boy's name meaning “strength and force”. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Boy Names With Heroic Roots.
Meaning & Origin of Alcibiades
Meaning: Strength and force.
Origin: Ancient Greek.
A common claim: Alcibiades means 'strong life, mighty spirit' Actually: The 'life/spirit' reading for the second element isn't the best-supported one; most treatments tie it instead to bia ('force'), making 'strength and force' more likely than 'strong life.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Alcibiades
al-sih-BY-uh-deezIPA /ˌælsɪˈbaɪədiːz/
Popularity of Alcibiades
Alcibiades doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Alcibiades
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