Cleobis as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cleobis

What is the meaning of the name Cleobis ?

The baby name Cleobis is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KLEE-oh-bis (IPA: /ˈkliː.oʊ.bɪs/).

Cleobis is Greek in Origin.

Cleobis is a rare male given name rooted in Ancient Greek, best known in its Latinized form from Herodotus. It corresponds to Greek Kleobis, widely interpreted as a Doric/epichoric form of Kleobios (Κλεόβιος), from kleos “glory, fame” and bios “life,” yielding the meaning “glorious life” or “life of renown.”

The name enters cultural memory through the story of the Argive brothers Kleobis and Biton, praised by Solon in Herodotus (1.31) as exemplars of piety and rewarded by Hera with a peaceful death; their famed kouroi were dedicated at Delphi around 580 BCE, preserving the names. Usage did not persist as a common personal name in later Greek or Roman periods and remains exceedingly uncommon today, surfacing mainly in classical literature and art history. Variants include Kleobis (transliteration), Cleobios/Kleobios (etymological form), and the feminine Cleobia/Kleobia; Cleo is a possible modern nickname.

⚙ Cleobis is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Cleobis appears only 4 times in total — found in 3 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.