The baby name Bellerophon is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈlɛrəfən/ (buh-LEHR-uh-fən); Classical Greek: Βελλεροφῶν (Bellerophōn).
Bellerophon is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Bellerophon is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈlɛrəfən/ (buh-LEHR-uh-fən); Classical Greek: Βελλεροφῶν (Bellerophōn).
Bellerophon is Greek in Origin.
Bellerophon is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Bellerophontes (Βελλεροφόντης). The name’s etymology is debated: many parse it as “Belleros” + -phontes (“slayer”), i.e., “slayer of Belleros,” with Belleros perhaps a lost personal or demon name; others link the first element to belos “missile, dart,” giving “slayer with darts.” In any case, the root -phon/-phontes denotes killing, marking a heroic epithet.
In Greek myth he tamed Pegasus and defeated the Chimera, with accounts in Homer’s Iliad and later poetry, which fixed the name as an emblem of daring. Use as a given name is rare outside antiquity, though humanists and Baroque artists revived it on page and stage. Variants include Bellerophontes (Greek), Bellérophon (French), Belerofonte (Spanish/Portuguese), Bellerofonte (Italian), and Modern Greek Vellerofontis; Bellerophon is standard in English.
Bellerophon 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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