Comments for the name Ulysses

The original first name of Ulysses S. Grant was Hiram. Ulysses was his middle name.

To add to that, Hiram Ulysses Grant, the American president, was in the military with a man named Ulysses Simpson Grant. There was a name switch-up, and it stuck!

Ulysses is the name of a chapter in Wind in the Willows.

The name Ulysses is actually the Anglicization of the Roman name of Odysseus, which is Ulixes.

Well, I guess the name's ok. I mean, it's not common and it sounds cool, but what kind of nickname would come from it?

I really like this name, but am currently unsure if I would ever use it for a child. There's someone at my school with this name. For nicknames his friends call him Ulyss or 'Lysses. I guess you could also call him Sissy for short, although that would seem cruel.

Tales of Brave Ulysses is an excellent song by the band Cream. It was written about the mythological character Ulysses.

Pompous, pretentious, and old-fashioned. I can't picture this name on a person today.

I've heard this name pronounced more like YULE-(schwa)-seez on British television before.

I know a Ulysses who goes by Uly (OO-lee.) I think that's a suitable nickname. Plus, Ulysses is only three syllables. It doesn't really need a nickname any more than Adrian or Emily do.

Ulysses is a famous poem by Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Ulysses was the name of the chimpanzee on the comedy film Rocket Man.

The British rock band Franz Ferdinand wrote a song called Ulysses. I love that song!

I like the idea of using classic American names, I think it's honorable, but I don't like this one personally.

This is a wonderful name that should be used more. Far more tasteful than popular names such as Jaden or Brayden and far more interesting than popular names such as Michael and David. Too bad some people think of good taste as being pompous and pretentious.

I don't care for this name, though my dislike has nothing to do with it being "pompous" or "pretentious". It's just the way it sounds. The double s hisses in my ear, and I don't think small children would be able to pronounce it, either.