Boy · Greek, through Latin
Ulysses
Say it: yoo-LISS-eez
Meaning
Latin Ulixes, the name of the hero Odysseus.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Given in honour of Grant after the Civil War.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1880s
In the United States
- 17,814 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1886, about 1 in 2,900 boys
- 188 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Odysseas |
|---|---|
| Italian | Ulisse |
| Spanish | Ulises |
| French | Ulysse |
| Greek | Odysseus |
Famous bearers
- Odysseus, hero of the Odyssey
- Ulysses S. Grant, US president
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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