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Meaning of name Alpheus

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Meaning

The name Alpheus has the following meaning:

A man who succeeds another. Also the name of a mythological river god in Greek and "learned chief" in Hebrew.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Alpheus is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Alpheus in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Alpheus is pronounced as al-fee-us

Origins

Alpheus originates from the Hebrew language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Alpheus and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Alpheus: Boys - Adam, Carmine, Danyele, Deror, Eben, Ebenezer, Ezra, Hiram, Israel, Jamin, Jared, Malachi, Meyer, Naftali, Nathan, Nehemiah, Nili, Nimrod, Omarion, Samuel, Girls - Leva, Rella, Selah, Tamya, Both genders - Dagan, Elsie, Micah

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Alpheus: Alfaeus, Alfeos, Alfeus, Alpheaus, Alphius, Alphoeus, Alphyus

Style

We think the name Alpheus should fall under the following style category: Hebrew.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Alpheus to be: A tall and capable man

In one word, you might describe Alpheus as a(n) "capable" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Alpheus (or its variants) are:

Alpheus Mytilenaeus, born on 5 March, a famous poet. Alpheus Mytilenaeus's background: The author of about twelve epigrams in the Greek Anthology. In the seventh epigram he refers to the state of the Roman Empire, as embracing almost all the known world; in the ninth he speaks of the restored and flourishing city of Troy; and in the tenth he al­ludes to an epigram by Antipater of Sidon.
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