Boy Names Ending with -cus

Cus ending baby names and what they mean, with 16 results. -cus names are used more often as masculine names. These boy names were at the peak of their popularity in the 1980s (ADOPTION OF 0.3%) and are somewhat less widespread today (ADOPTION 0.2%, DOWN 44%), with names like Marcus becoming less in vogue. Atticus (#326) is the most contemporarily stylish boy name among these, while Darcus (TOP 77%) and Lamascus (56%) are familiar -cus last names.

Americus - Sassacus

Americus
Form of Amerigo. From Italian, Old German. "Work ruler; home ruler." Uncommon, but Americus is similar to common surnames Arcus (TOP 98%), Ambrus (45%), which also end with -us.

Atticus▲
From Latin language. "From Athens." A highly conventional birth name.

Britannicus
Britannicus was not among 2018's Top names.

Damascus
Var. of Damaskenos. Origin fr. Greek language. "From Damascus." Damascus is unique as a birth name. See also Damarcus.

Demarcus¹
Form of De-. Origin fr. American language. Combination of the De prefix with .. Demarcus became less popular in 2018, dropping -45 rankings as a children's name to reach #1171.

Demarcus², var. Damarcus
Modern name .. Rare, with usage of 0.009% for Demarcus and Damarcus as baby names in 2018, less than 0.009% the previous year.

Franciscus
Var. of Francis. Derived fr. Latin element. "Frenchman." Franciscus is uncommon as a first name, existing frequently (UPPER 43%) as a last name.

Germanicus
Var. of Germain. Stems fr. French, Latin words. "Brother; from Germany." Not in Top 2000.

Lamarcus
Var. of La-. Root fr. American element. .. Pronunciation emphasis is on the second .. Lamarcus is familiar as a baby name compared to other versions.

Leviticus
Derivative of Greek element. "Belonging to the Levites." Leviticus is an intermittently used male name.

Ludovicus
Form of Louis. Derivative of French, Old German words. "Famous warrior." Ludovicus was not a Top birth name in 2018.

Marcus¹▼
From Latin word. "Dedicated to Mars." Usage of Marcus as a baby name has declined circa 1980-1989. See also Marius.

Marcus²▼
Form of Mark. Source fr. Latin element. "Dedicated to Mars." Adoption of Marcus as a birth name in 2018 was 4.9% less than a year ago. See also Marquis.

Pacificus
Form of Pacifico. Origin fr. Spanish, Latin. "Calm, tranquil." Pacificus was not a Top birth name in 2018.

Pincus
Var. of Phineas. .. The literal meaning of the source .. Pinchus is a moderately common kid's name.

Sassacus
Source fr. Native American Indian word. "Wild man." Sassacus was not among 2018's Top names.