Calamus: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Calamus – Meaning: reed or cane – Origin: Latin (from Greek) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KAL-uh-mus


Calamus is a Latin (from Greek) boy's name meaning “reed or cane”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Calamus

Meaning: Reed or cane.

Origin: Latin (from Greek).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Calamus

Phonetic: KAL-uh-mus   IPA: /ˈkæləməs/

Popularity of Calamus

Calamus 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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