Bacchus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bacchus

What is the meaning of the name Bacchus ?

The baby name Bacchus is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbækəs/ (BAK-us).

Bacchus is Latin in Origin.

Bacchus is the Latin form of Greek Bakkhos (Βάκχος), an epithet of Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, ecstatic liberation, and the theater. The etymology is uncertain, possibly from a Thracian substrate, so the name’s “meaning” is essentially the divine title itself, carrying connotations of revelry, rapture, and creative inspiration. English words such as bacchanal and bacchic descend from it.

As a personal name it is rare in the West, but gained Christian currency via the 3rd‑century martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, sustaining use in Byzantine and Middle Eastern Christian traditions. It appears sporadically in Renaissance humanist circles and in 18th–19th‑century antiquarian taste, and today surfaces as a bold, mythic choice or transferred surname. Variants and equivalents include Bakkhos/Bakchos (Greek), Bacchus (Latin/English/French), Bacco (Italian), Baco (Spanish/Portuguese), Vakkh (Russian), and Bakhos/Bakhous (Arabic). Related forms: Dionysus (Greek) and Liber (Roman).

⚙ Bacchus is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 31 recorded uses across 20 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.