Brasidas: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Greek (historical personal name)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
BRASS-ih-dus

Brasidas is a Greek (historical personal name) boy's name. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Boy Names With Heroic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Brasidas

Origin: Greek (historical personal name).

A common claim: "helper" Actually: "Helper" circulates on baby-name sites, but no attested Greek root for Brasidas is confirmed to support it.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Brasidas

BRASS-ih-dusIPA /ˈbræsɪdəs/

Popularity of Brasidas

Brasidas 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.

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