Lycaon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lycaon

What is the meaning of the name Lycaon ?

The baby name Lycaon is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ly-KAY-on (English: /laɪˈkeɪ.ən/),Ancient Greek: /lyˈka.on/.

Lycaon is Greek in Origin.

Lycaon is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lykáōn), built on lýkos “wolf” with a formative -aon, yielding the sense “wolf-like” or “of the wolf.” The root appears across Greek anthroponyms and toponyms (cf. Lykos/Lycus, Lycurgus, Mount Lykaion). Variants include Lykaon (direct transliteration) and the scholarly Lycáon; in modern languages the unaccented Lycaon predominates.

In myth the name is borne by several figures: the Arcadian king who tested Zeus and was transformed into a wolf, a Trojan prince and son of Priam slain by Achilles in the Iliad, and lesser heroes in regional cults. The Arcadian tradition also gave rise to the Lykaia rites and the sacred peak Mount Lykaion. As a given name today it is extremely rare, though it surfaces in fantasy and gaming. Outside personal use it lives on in science (genus Lycaon pictus, the African wild dog) and minor-planet naming.

⚙ Lycaon barely registers. Across 3 countries, we found just 4 recorded uses of it.