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Cadmus

KAD-mus

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Greek 'kadmos,' possibly meaning 'from the east.' In Greek mythology, Cadmus founded Thebes and is credited with bringing the alphabet to Greece from Phoenicia.”

✦ Cadmus is a rare name, not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Nicknames

CadCads

Style

GrandLiteraryClassicCelestialBold

Famous Bearers

  • Cadmus (Greek mythology)
  • Cadmus of Miletus (historian)

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Greek origin with classical scholarly appeal

People Also Ask

From Greek 'kadmos,' possibly meaning 'from the east.' In Greek mythology, Cadmus founded Thebes and is credited with bringing the alphabet to Greece from Phoenicia.

Cadmus is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Cadmus include Cad, Cads.

Names that pair beautifully with Cadmus include Artemis, Persephone, Alexander.