Name
Morpheus
Meaning
Morpheus is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning “shaper of dreams”.
Morpheus, named from the Greek morphe, form, was the god who shaped the figures that appear in dreams, chief of the Oneiroi in Ovid's telling. The Matrix gave the name a leather-coated modern icon, and the drug morphine, coined from the same god, shows how deep the dream association runs.
At a glance
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /MOR-fee-us/
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Questions
Morpheus is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning “shaper of dreams”. Morpheus, named from the Greek morphe, form, was the god who shaped the figures that appear in dreams, chief of the Oneiroi in Ovid's telling.
Morpheus is traditionally a masculine (boy) name.
The name Morpheus comes from Greek. Morpheus, named from the Greek morphe, form, was the god who shaped the figures that appear in dreams, chief of the Oneiroi in Ovid's telling. The Matrix gave the name a leather-coated modern icon, and the drug morphine, coined from the same god, shows how deep the dream association runs.
Morpheus is pronounced MOR-fee-us.
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