Atticus - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Atticus \a-tti-

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 an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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