The baby name Eurylochus is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: /juːˈrɪləkəs/ (yoo-RIL-ə-kus); Classical Greek approx. 'Ev-ry-lo-khos' (Eu-ry-lo-khos)..
Eurylochus is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Eurylochus is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: /juːˈrɪləkəs/ (yoo-RIL-ə-kus); Classical Greek approx. 'Ev-ry-lo-khos' (Eu-ry-lo-khos)..
Eurylochus is Greek in Origin.
Eurylochus is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Eurylochos (Εὐρύλοχος), from eurys “wide, broad” and lochos “ambush, war-band, company,” yielding meanings such as “of the broad war-band,” “wide-ranging warrior,” or “adept in ambush.” It belongs to a family of -lochos names (cf. Antilochus), and to the productive Eurys- stem seen in Euryalus and Eurydice. Variants and transliterations include Eurylochos (scholarly), Evrylochos (modern Greek romanization), and Euríloco/Euriloco in Spanish and Portuguese/Italian contexts. A very rare given name today, it remains intelligible across classical studies circles.
In literature, Eurylochus is the prudent yet contentious lieutenant of Odysseus in the Odyssey - skeptical of Circe and later the instigator of the fatal slaughter of Helios’s cattle. The name is also borne by several historical Greeks, notably a Spartan commander mentioned by Thucydides during the Peloponnesian War. Usage outside Greece is minimal, typically reserved for myth-inspired or scholarly naming.
Eurylochus 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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