Ulysses (given name)

Ulysses
Gender Masculine
Origin
Word/name Latin form of Odysseus[1]
Meaning "Wrathful" [2]
Other names
Related names Odysseus
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Ulysses /juːˈlɪsz/ is the Latinized version of Odysseus. The name was made famous by the American Civil War hero and eighteenth president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant,[3] by James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and the film of the same name.

Significant people named Ulysses

See also

References

  1. Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Ulysses". Behindthename.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  2. "Ulysses - meaning of Ulysses name". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  3. "Baby Names: Ulysses". Parents.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
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