Perseus
Perseus is a boy name of Greek origin, meaning Destroyer; heroic slayer.
What Perseus means
Destroyer; heroic slayer.
Perseus sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Perseus comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Perseus is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Perseus?
Perseus sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Perseus
Two ideas meet in Perseus: courage and battle and strength. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Perseus
These share Perseus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Achilles — The great warrior hero.
- Ares — God of war.
- Hector — Holding fast; steadfast defender.
- Liam — Strong-willed warrior and protector.
- Takeshi — Fierce, strong warrior.
- Cathal — Battle ruler; strong.
- Ettore — Steadfast defender.
- Gerald — Ruler with the spear.
- Harold — Army ruler; a leader.
- Harvey — Battle-worthy and strong.
- Oskar — Spear of the gods.
- Sigurd — Guardian of victory.