The baby name Eurylochos is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Classical Greek: /euˈry.lo.kʰos/; English approximation: /juːˈrɪləkəs/ ("yoo-RIL-uh-kus").
Eurylochos is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Eurylochos is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Classical Greek: /euˈry.lo.kʰos/; English approximation: /juːˈrɪləkəs/ ("yoo-RIL-uh-kus").
Eurylochos is Greek in Origin.
From Ancient Greek Εὐρύλοχος (Eurýlochos), built from eurys “wide, broad” + lochos, a martial term for “ambush; war-band” (also “childbirth” in other contexts). The compound is typically read in the military sense, yielding meanings such as “broad-ranging warrior,” “one of a wide war-band,” or “leader of many ranks.” The -lochos element appears in other heroic names like Antilochus, underscoring its battlefield nuance.
Known chiefly from Homer’s Odyssey, where Eurylochos is Odysseus’s kinsman and often skeptical lieutenant - famously urging the crew to slaughter Helios’s cattle. The name occurs sporadically in classical inscriptions and literature and was transmitted into Latin as Eurylochus. Modern Greek retains Ευρύλοχος, often transliterated Evrylochos, Evrilochos, or Eurylokhos; Eurylochos remains the scholarly English form. Variant spellings include Eurylochus (Latinized) and Eurylochos (Greek-based). Rare in contemporary use beyond Greece, it suits myth-inspired namers seeking a distinctive, archaic resonance.
Eurylochos 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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