Aris - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. a-ris, ar-is ] The boy name Aris is pronounced erIYS ^KEY. Aris is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in the Greek language. Derived from the element are. The name was borne in Greek mythology by Ares, the god of war and slaughter and the son of Zeus and Hera. A variant of Aris is Ares (Greek).

In addition, Aris is a short form of Aristo (Greek).

Aris is also a short form of Aristides (Greek).

Aris is also a short form of Aristotle (Greek).

Aris is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Aris include Aras (Lithuanian), Eric (English), Erich (German), Erick (English), Erik (Scandinavian), Erico (Italian), and Urs (German).

^KEY: English pronunciation for Aris: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"

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