Nethuns: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nethuns – Origin: Etruscan – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: neh-THOONS


Nethuns is an Etruscan boy's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Roman Mythology Baby Names — Ancient Power, Unmistakably Modern.

Meaning & Origin of Nethuns

Origin: Etruscan.

A common claim: water, sea Actually: While Nethuns was an Etruscan water god cognate with Neptune, the name itself does not mean 'water'.

How to Pronounce Nethuns

Phonetic: neh-THOONS   IPA: /nɛˈθuːnz/

Popularity of Nethuns

Nethuns 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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