Name
Hades
Meaning
Hades is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning “the unseen one”.
Hades ruled the Greek underworld, and his name has traditionally been read as the unseen one, from a- and idein, to see. He was a stern but just god rather than a devil, a distinction modern mythology-loving parents cite when choosing this maximal name; the hit game Hades has only helped.
Very rare but genuinely used, appearing in recent US naming data.
At a glance
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /HAY-deez/
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Questions
Hades is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning “the unseen one”. Hades ruled the Greek underworld, and his name has traditionally been read as the unseen one, from a- and idein, to see.
Hades is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Very rare but genuinely used, appearing in recent US naming data.
The name Hades comes from Greek. Hades ruled the Greek underworld, and his name has traditionally been read as the unseen one, from a- and idein, to see. He was a stern but just god rather than a devil, a distinction modern mythology-loving parents cite when choosing this maximal name; the hit game Hades has only helped.
Hades is pronounced HAY-deez.
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