What does Aegeus mean?

Aegeus as a boys' name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Aegeus is "protection". The name refers to "aigis", a shield made of goat-skin that was the sign of Zeus, and also occurs as Egidio and Giles. Greek mythology: King Aegeus was the father of Theseus, who killed the Cretan monster, the Minotaur. When Aegeus mistakenly thought Theseus had been killed on his quest, he threw himself into the sea near Athens, which is now known as the Aegean.

ENDS WITH -us

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, mythology, king, sea

Variations

VARIANTS Aigeos, Aigeus

How popular is Aegeus?

Aegeus is an uncommonly occurring given name for men. Aegeus is an unusual surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Adelfus, Aeneas, Aengus, Aenneas, Aeolos, Aeolus, Aimes, Aineas, Aineis, Aiolus, Aldous, Aldus, Aleks, Alexus, Alfaeus (see Alpheus), Alfeos (see Alpheus), Alfeus, Alger, Algey, Algis, Alpheus, Altus, Amadeus, Amatus, Ambrus, Ames, Amyees (see Amyas), Amyes (see Amyas), Anders▲, Ange, Angel, Angell, Angelo, Angus, Anngus (see Angus), Antaeus, Anteus, Aonghus, Ares▲, Argos, Argus, Aries▲, Arius, Arles, Artemus, Artus, Athens, August▲, Ayers, Aymes, Beamus, Bemus, Celsus, Cetus, Delius, Deus, Fergus, Festus, Hermus, Ireneus, Jesous, Jesus, Lexus, Lugus, Magnus▲, Magus, Mateus, Nereus, Perseus, Remus, Seamus, Sergius, Seumus, Sextus and Theseus. These names tend to be more commonly used than Aegeus.