At a Glance
- Meaning
- Debated: either "strength of the people" or "he who withstands the people"
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- men-uh-LAY-us
Menelaus is an Ancient Greek boy's name meaning “debated: either "strength of the people" or "he who withstands the people"”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Menelaus
Meaning: Debated: either "strength of the people" or "he who withstands the people".
Origin: Ancient Greek.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Menelaus
men-uh-LAY-usIPA /ˌmɛnəˈleɪəs/
Popularity of Menelaus
Menelaus 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 Menelaus
Similar Names
Morpheus · Lethe · Nemesis · Nike · Iphigenia · Nyx
