Demous as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Demous

What is the meaning of the name Demous ?

The baby name Demous is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEM-uhs (IPA: /ˈdɛməs/).

Demous is English, Greek in Origin.

Demous is a rare modern given name, most plausibly an Anglicized variant of Greek Demos/Demus, from demos "people, populace." In Greek naming, Demos can serve as a short form for longer names beginning with Demo-/Deme- (such as Demetrios and Demosthenes), and related surnames exist. As a personal name in English, Demous appears from the late 20th century, likely influenced by surname spellings and the appealing -ous ending seen in names like Thaddeus. The core sense evokes community and citizenship, "belonging to the people."

Related forms and near-variants include Demos, Demus, Demas (New Testament, a companion of Paul), and the classical Demetrius/Demetrios; cognates and diminutives appear as Dimitri, Demetri, Dimo, and Demi. Feminine counterparts include Demetria and Demetra. Some also compare Demous to Deimos (Greek "dread," name of a Martian moon), though that link is etymologically secondary.

⚙ Demous is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Demous appears only 7 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.