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Remus

What does Remus mean?

Remus Pronunciation of Remus as a boys' name is of Latin origin. The name's spelling is the same as the Latin word for "oar", and hence possibly means "swiftness". The name of one of the legendary twins (the other was Remo) who founded Rome. Made familiar by Joel Chandler Harris' "Uncle Remus" stories which were popular in the early 20th century.

SEE ALSO Romulus

STARTS/ENDS WITH Re-, -us

ASSOCIATED WITH legendary (mythology), stories (literary), popular (famous), 20th century (modern)

Variations

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA REMO Remee, Remi, Remie, Remmey, Remmy, Remy

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Romus, ..

(female) Remea, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Remus Jeffrey (R.J.), ..

How popular is Remus?

Remus is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#19090 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Remus entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its top position of #1665 in the U.S. then, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Remus name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Remus outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Remus are Remi (#1086 IN 2018), Remo and Remy (#425). These forms of Remus were popular in 2018 (MEDIAN #1377). Remy is the clear favorite.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Remus, Remi, Remo, Remy in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Remus and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Remus is alike in pronunciation to Ramos. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Beamus, Bemus, Cetus, Comus, Deus, Hermus, Jesus, Lexus, Rasmus, Rees, Regis, Reis, Remee, Remi, Remie, Remmy, Remy, Reyes, Rinus, Rufus, Seamus, Seumus and Zeus. These names tend to be more frequently used than Remus.


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