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maleCaduceus - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Caduceus \c(a)-du-ceus\ is of Greek origin. Greek mythology: the caduceus was the insignia of Hermes (called Mercury by the Romans), a winged staff with two serpents twining up it. Because Hermes was the patron of doctors, it has become the symbol for medicine.

Similar baby names are Cadmus and Catullus.

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

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Caduceus
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Caduceus

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