Ulysses name - Meaning of Ulysses

Ulysses name - Meaning of Ulysses

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

3

Usage

Roman Mythology, English, Greek

Pronounced

yoo-LIS-eez (English)

Ulysses Meaning

Latin form of Odysseus. It was borne by Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War, who went on to become an American president. Irish author James Joyce used it as the title of his book 'Ulysses' (1920), which loosely parallels Homer 's epic the 'Odyssey'. Ulysses is a Latin and English variant of Odysseus. Odysseus is an ancient Greek name, derived from the Greek name Odyssesthai, which means "full of wrath or to hate". Odysseus is the hero of the Greek epic poems Odyssey and Iliad.

Ulysses Related Names
Feminine Form: Ulyssa (English)
Other Languages: Odysseus (Greek Mythology), Ulisse (Italian), Ulisses (Portuguese), Ulises (Spanish)

Ulysses Celebrities
Ulysses Grant - former US President,