The baby name Agathocles is a Boy name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ag-uh-THOK-leez.
Agathocles is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Agathocles is a boy name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ag-uh-THOK-leez.
Agathocles is Latin in Origin.
Agathocles is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Agathoklēs, written Ἀγαθοκλῆς. The compound joins agathós, good, noble, or brave, with kléos, fame or renown, a noun central to Greek heroic vocabulary. In Greek morphology, the first element appears as the combining stem agatho- before -klēs, a name-forming ending related to kléos. Its literal sense is good fame or noble glory.
The name is best known from Agathocles of Syracuse, the Sicilian Greek ruler who became tyrant and later king in the late fourth and early third centuries BCE. Other bearers include Agathocles of Bactria and several ancient writers, which places it across Hellenistic political and literary settings. Later European languages kept learned forms such as Agathocle, Agatocle, and Agatocles, but modern use is rare outside historical or classical contexts.
Agathocles is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Agathocles appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.
| Agathocles of Syracuse Agathocles of Syracuse is best known as the tyrant of Syracuse and later king of much of Sicily in the late 4th century BC. He started out as a military officer and rose to power by backing Syracuse’s democratic faction against the city’s oligarchic government. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
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