At a Glance
- Meaning
- A hired hand or servant (often rendered as 'mercenary')
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- meh-TEL-us
Metellus is a Latin boy's name meaning “a hired hand or servant (often rendered as 'mercenary')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Metellus
Meaning: A hired hand or servant (often rendered as 'mercenary').
Origin: Latin.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Metellus
meh-TEL-usIPA /mɪˈtɛləs/
Popularity of Metellus
Metellus 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 Metellus
Similar Names
Rufus · Methodius · Mellitus · Modestus · Maximian · Minh Tuệ
