Arcadius

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Male Name

Origin and Meaning

Latin form of the Greek name Αρκαδιος (Arkadios) = 'of Arcadia' (ancient region in Greece ^[1]

The name is traditionally derived from the son of Zeus, Arcas, who was king of Arcadia in Greek mythology. He was turned into a bear, which is αρκτος (arktos) in Greek. ^[2]

Related Names

Arcadius	♂

Name Days

Denmark

13 November

Faroe Islands

13 November

Further Information

Namesakes

Arcadius is not used as a first name in the Nordic countries. It is just known as the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂		Trend
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Sweden[3]		0	0	0	2
Denmark[4]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Norway[5]		0	0	0	0
Finland[6]		0	0	0	0
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Arcadius.

Sources: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

References

1. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
2. ↑ Adrian Room: Brewer's Dictionary of Names (1992)
3. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
4. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
5. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
6. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi