Medus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Medus

What is the meaning of the name Medus ?

The baby name Medus is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛdəs/ (MEH-dus).

Medus is Greek in Origin.

Medus is the Latinized form of Greek Mēdos (Μῆδος), a mythic name tied to the root med-, which in Greek can mean “to plan, devise” (mēdomai) or “to rule/protect” (medō). It is also homonymous with Latin Medus, “a Mede,” the ethnonym for a person from ancient Media in Iran. The meaning is thus read either as “planner, counselor/ruler” or “Mede/Median,” and the name is closely associated with Medea, whose own name arises from the same counsel/cunning root.

In Greek and Roman sources (Apollodorus, Ovid), Medus is the son of Medea - by Jason or Aegeus, depending on the tradition - who travels east and is linked to the eponym of the Medes. The name saw little use in historical onomastics and remains rare today. Variants and related forms include Medos (Greek), Medeus/Medeos (learned/late forms), and the cognates Medea (feminine) and Medon (related root). Not to be confused with Medusa or Latin Medius.

⚙ Medus is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 10 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 7 countries.