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Aeneas

ah-NAY-us

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Greek meaning 'praiseworthy' from aenein (to praise). Trojan hero in classical literature, representing courage, piety, and destiny.”

Popularity Over Time

Aeneas US popularity rank over timeRank 11020 in 2008 to rank 2599 in 2002. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2599#6810#110201995200020202024

Aeneas is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekLatin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

AenyNeasAen

Style

GrandLiteraryTimelessStrong

Famous Bearers

  • Aeneas (The Aeneid by Virgil)
  • classical hero
  • Aeneas Mackintosh

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names →

Similar Names

Ajax

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Lavinia

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Cassandra

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Western classical education

People Also Ask

Greek meaning 'praiseworthy' from aenein (to praise). Trojan hero in classical literature, representing courage, piety, and destiny.

Aeneas is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Aeneas include Aeny, Neas, Aen.

Names that pair beautifully with Aeneas include Lavinia, Cassandra.