Zeus - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 1 syll. zeu(s), ze-us ] The boy name Zeus is pronounced as ZUWS ^KEY. Zeus is a German name of Indoeuropean origin. Derived from the word 'deiwo' with the meaning light, daylight, deity. An old form of the name is the Old Greek Zeus. The name was borne in Greek mythology by the king of the gods, the sky, and the thunder, who ruled over Mount Olympus.

Zeus is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Zeus include the English Zac, the English Zach, the English Zack, the English Zak, the English Zeke, the French Jacques, the Arabic Zia, and the Arabic Ziya.

^KEY: English pronunciation for Zeus: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"

A famous person named Zeus is Mythical Figure, Zeus.

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