Atticus - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Atticus \a-tti-cus\ is pronounced AT-a-kuss. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "from Athens". The name of a famous Roman man of letters who lived in the last years (109-32 BC) of the Roman Empire. He is sometimes considered the first "publisher" because he had slaves copy important contemporary works like the letters of Cicero. Literary: the name of Scout's father in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". Also the name of a fifth-century Armenian saint.

Similar baby names are Atkins and Attlas.

Atticus 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 Atticus. Compare Atticus with related baby names.