At a Glance
- Meaning
- Beloved strength
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ehr-uh-TOS-thuh-neez
Eratosthenes is an Ancient Greek boy's name meaning “beloved strength”. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Boy Names With Heroic Roots.
Meaning & Origin of Eratosthenes
Meaning: Beloved strength.
Origin: Ancient Greek.
A common claim: "Eratosthenes" is sometimes translated as "beloved strength of the earth." Actually: The 'earth' part has no basis in the name's roots (eratos + sthenos); it likely reflects confusion with Eratosthenes' fame for calculating the Earth's circumference.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Eratosthenes
ehr-uh-TOS-thuh-neezIPA /ˌɛrəˈtɒsθəniːz/
Popularity of Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes 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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