Palaimon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Palaimon

What is the meaning of the name Palaimon ?

The baby name Palaimon is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced puh-LAY-mən,PAL-uh-mən,/pəˈleɪmən/,/ˈpæləmən/.

Palaimon is Greek in Origin.

Derived from Ancient Greek Παλαίμων (Palaímōn), Palaimon likely combines pálē “wrestling, bout” with the agentive -mōn, yielding the sense “wrestler,” “struggler,” or “one strong in contests.” The Latinized form is Palaemon, and transliterations include Palaimōn and Palémon in French. The name is a phonetic cousin of palai- meaning “old,” but etymologically separate.

In Greek myth, Palaimon is the sea-god name assumed by the child Melicertes after his apotheosis; with his mother Ino (Leucothea) he became a benevolent protector of sailors. His cult was honored at Isthmia near Corinth, and later Romans identified him with the harbor god Portunus. Outside myth, the best-known historical bearer is the 1st‑century Roman grammarian Quintus Remmius Palaemon. As a given name today it is exceptionally rare, appealing to lovers of Greek lore. Variants: Palaemon (Latin), and the Greek form Παλαίμων.

⚙ Palaimon is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.