At a Glance: Name: Endymion – Origin: Greek (mythological name) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: en-DIM-ee-un
Endymion is a Greek (mythological name) boy's name. It appears in 15 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Endymion
Origin: Greek (mythological name).
A common claim: Possibly 'to dive in, to enter' Actually: Even the sites repeating this hedge it as 'possibly' or 'debated' — there's no confirmed etymology; the name is known primarily through the Greek myth figure.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Endymion
Phonetic: en-DIM-ee-un IPA: /ɛnˈdɪmiən/
Popularity of Endymion
Endymion 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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