Theseus - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Theseus \th(e)-seus\ is of Greek origin. Mythology: the young hero who killed the Cretan Minotaur. He was the son of King Aegeus, who gave his name to the Aegean Sea around Greece. Theseus is featured in several classical Greek tragedies as well as in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream".

A baby name that sounds like Theseus is Dacius. Other similar baby names are Thadeus, Thonus, Jesus, Jesous and Thaddeus.

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