At a Glance
- Meaning
- Laughing, the laugher
- Origin
- Greek, via Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- juh-LAY-zee-əs
Gelasius is a Greek, via Latin boy's name meaning “laughing, the laugher”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Boy Names Rooted in Ancient Rome.
Meaning & Origin of Gelasius
Meaning: Laughing, the laugher.
Origin: Greek, via Latin.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Gelasius
juh-LAY-zee-əsIPA /dʒəˈleɪziəs/
Popularity of Gelasius
Gelasius 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 Gelasius
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