Thanatos: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Death
Origin
Greek
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
THAN-uh-tahs

Thanatos is a Greek boy's name meaning “death”. It appears in our list of 200+ Gothic Boy Names for the Dark, Dramatic Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Thanatos

Meaning: Death.

Origin: Greek.

How to Pronounce Thanatos

THAN-uh-tahsIPA /ˈθænətɒs/

Popularity of Thanatos

Thanatos 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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