Aegeus - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Aegeus \ae-geus\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "protection". The name refers to "aigis", a shield made of goat-skin that was the sign of Zeus, and also occurs as Egidio and Giles. Greek mythology: King Aegeus was the father of Theseus, who killed the Cretan monster, the Minotaur. When Aegeus mistakenly thought Theseus had been killed on his quest, he threw himself into the sea near Athens, which is now known as the Aegean.

Aegeus has 2 variant forms: Aigeos and Aigeus.

Baby names that sound like Aegeus are Axe and Oakes.

Aegeus is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Aegeus. Click here to compare Aegeus with related baby names.