Notus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Notus

What is the meaning of the name Notus ?

The baby name Notus is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NOH-tus (English: /ˈnoʊtəs/; Greek: Nótos /ˈnotos/).

Notus is Greek in Origin.

Notus derives from Ancient Greek Νότος (Nótos), literally “south wind.” In Greek mythology, Notus is one of the Anemoi, the personified winds, son of Eos (Dawn) and Astraeus; his warm, wet gusts herald late-summer and autumn storms over the Mediterranean. The name therefore carries meanings of “south,” “southern wind,” and by extension “bringer of rain” or “stormy wind.”

As a personal name it was scarcely used in antiquity, appearing mainly in poetry and cultic references to the deity, and it remains rare today outside myth-inspired naming. Variant forms include Greek Notos and the Latinized Notus; the Roman counterpart is Auster. Related mythic wind-names are Boreas (north), Euros (east), and Zephyrus (west). Notus reads as a strong, elemental choice with nautical and seasonal resonance; while traditionally masculine, it can be adopted as a modern unisex option.

⚙ Notus is exceptionally rare. There are only 4 recorded uses on record, spread over 3 countries.