The baby name Admetos is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈad.me.tos/ (Classical Greek approximation); English: AD-meh-tos or Ad-MET-us (/ˈæd.mɪ.təs/).
Admetos is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Admetos is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈad.me.tos/ (Classical Greek approximation); English: AD-meh-tos or Ad-MET-us (/ˈæd.mɪ.təs/).
Admetos is Greek in Origin.
Admetos is the Greek form of a classical name from Ancient Greek Admētos (Ἄδμητος), literally “untamed, unbroken,” built from the privative a- (“not”) and the verb damazō (“to tame, subdue”). The adjective appears in early Greek with senses ranging from ‘untamed’ to ‘unwedded,’ and the name carries connotations of resolute independence. In myth, Admetos is the hospitable king of Pherae in Thessaly, aided by Apollo and famed for the devotion of his wife Alcestis.
The Homeric adjective admētos is attested; as a personal name, Admetos features in classical myth and tragedy - most notably Euripides’ Alcestis - and later entered Latin as Admetus and European languages via opera (Handel’s Admeto). It remains rare today, though occasionally found in Greece and among classicists. Variants include Admetus (Latin/English), Admeto (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), Admète (French), and the scholarly Admētos; modern Greek is Άδμητος (Ádmitos). Nicknames are uncommon, but Meta or Adi may be used.
Admetos does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.
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