Cleanthes: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Glorious flower
Origin
Ancient Greek
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
klee-AN-theez

Cleanthes is an Ancient Greek boy's name meaning “glorious flower”. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Boy Names With Heroic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Cleanthes

Meaning: Glorious flower.

Origin: Ancient Greek.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cleanthes

klee-AN-theezIPA /kliˈænθiːz/

Popularity of Cleanthes

Cleanthes 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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