Archimedes - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Archimedes \a-rchime-des, ar-chi-medes\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "contemplating, pondering". The name of a brilliant Greek mathematician in the second century BC.

Archimedes has 2 variant forms: Arkimedes and Arquimedes.

Baby names that sound like Archimedes are Archimbald, Archimbaldo and Archaimbaud.

Archimedes 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 Archimedes. Click here to compare Archimedes with related baby names.