Ulysses

Boy

Origin: Latin · Greek

Meaning

“wrathful or wounded in the thigh”

Cultural Notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(name), Ulysses S. Grant the 18th US President bore this Latinized form of the Greek Odysseus and James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses cemented its literary fame.

Popularity

Rarity: rare
Peak decade: 1870s
Community likes: 0

Famous People Named Ulysses

  • Ulysses S. Grant

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