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Names like Atlas

Atlas is a two-syllable Greek name that ends in -as. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same sound

Two syllables, ending the same way as Atlas.

Lukas Greek · German form of Luke, traditionally "man from Lucania"
Jonas Greek · dove (Greek New Testament form of the Hebrew Jonah, carried into French)
Anas Arabic · traditionally 'friendliness, sociability'
Dallas Scottish · place name/surname; meaning uncertain, possibly "meadow of the waterfall"

The same roots

Also Greek names, from the tradition Atlas comes from.

Hector Greek · holding fast
Denis Greek · variant of Dennis, follower of Dionysus
Leonidas Greek · "son of the lion"
Adonis Greek · lord; god of beauty and desire

The same feel

Also celestial, international and mythological names.

Bahram Persian · ancient Zoroastrian god of victory; the planet Mars
Ryusei Japanese · dragon star, or shooting star depending on the kanji chosen
Aditya Sanskrit · the sun; a name of the Hindu sun god
Surya Sanskrit · the sun (Vedic solar deity)

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Atlas, on a similar curve.

Ares Greek · Greek god of war; exact root disputed, possibly linked to Greek 'are' (ruin, bane)
Silas Latin · biblical name, probably a short form of Silvanus; its deeper origin is uncertain
Aris Greek · modern Greek form of Ares, god of war; also a short form of Aristotelis and Aristides, from aristos "best"
Memphis Greek · place name, the ancient Egyptian capital (Greek rendering of Men-nefer)
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