Gender Masculine
Scripts Γανυμήδης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. GAN-i-meed(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganymedes), which was possibly derived from γάνυμαι (ganymai) meaning "to be glad" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". In Greek mythology this was the name of a beautiful boy who was abducted by Zeus to become the cupbearer to the gods, the successor of Hebe. A moon of Jupiter is named after him.

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Entry updated April 25, 2021