At a Glance
- Meaning
- Beautiful, lovely
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- kuh-LYE-nus
Callinus is an Ancient Greek boy's name meaning “beautiful, lovely”. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Boy Names With Heroic Roots.
Meaning & Origin of Callinus
Meaning: Beautiful, lovely.
Origin: Ancient Greek.
A common claim: "beautiful victory" Actually: The "beautiful victory" gloss belongs to the separate name Callinicus (which does contain the victory element nikē); Callinus itself is just an adjectival form of 'beautiful,' with no victory sense.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Callinus
kuh-LYE-nusIPA /kəˈlaɪnəs/
Popularity of Callinus
Callinus 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 Callinus
Similar Names
Theron · Nikias · Andronicus · Leontios · Chrysanthos · Callinicus
