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 [ 3 syll. ar-te-mas, art-em-as ] The boy name Artemas is pronounced as AARTahMahZ KEY. Artemas is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name is of the meaning follower of Artemis; safe; butcher. Biblical name derived from the elements 'artemes' meaning safe ; 'artamos' meaning butcher. The original form Artemisios (Old Greek) is from Artemis, the name of the Greek goddess, and Artemas is a short form of Artemisios as well as other names containing the Greek goddess' name. In the Bible, a man named Artemas was briefly mentioned in Paul's letter to Titus; consequently, the name was adopted by 17th-century Puritans. The name Artemis (English) is the female form of Artemas. Art (English, Irish, and Scottish), Artemi (Russian), Artemio (Spanish), Artie (English), Artimas (English), Artimis (English), Artyom (Russian), Tamus (English), and Tim (English and German) are variants of Artemas. Artemus (English and Latinized variant spelling) is another form of Artemas. See also the related form, Artemidoros (Old Greek). Artemas is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Artemas include Artemus (English and Latinized), Artimas (English), Artimis (English), and Ortensio (Italian). KEY: Pronunciation for Artemas: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
