Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Ἐρατοσθένης(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek ἐρατός (eratos) meaning "lovely" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". A notable bearer was the Greek scientist Eratosthenes of Cyrene (3rd century BC), the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth. Related Names User SubmissionEratosthenes Categories beauty, strength