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Helios - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Helios

[ 3 syll. he-lios, hel-i-os ] The boy name Helios is pronounced as HHIYLiyAAS KEY. Helios is used predominantly in the Greek language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Derived literally from the element 'helios' which means sun. Helios (Old Greek) is an older form of Helios. In Greek mythology, the sun was personified as Helios; his equivalent in Roman mythology was Sol Invictus. The name Helia (Greek) is the female version of Helios. Elio (Italian), Helio (Spanish), and Ilio (English) are variants of Helios.

Helios is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Helios include Helaku, Helki, Holic, Hollis (English), and Helge (German and Scandinavian).

KEY: English pronunciation for Helios: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


 
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