MEANING & HISTORY
What does Morpheus mean?
Morpheus is a Greek mythological name from morphē, shape or form. The traditional dream figure fashions appearances seen in dreams, which explains the connection between the lexical root and the literary role.
Dream itself is not the literal word from which the name is formed.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
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Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗THE RECORDED SPELLING
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Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
MORPHEUSCSV record 17,163 (header counted as record 1)
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Morpheus in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Morpheus
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Orpheus♂Name of the mythological musician; root debated
- Moises♂Form of Moses; Egyptian origin and biblical wordplay differ
- Moreno·Dark-complexioned, in a documented Romance name formation
- Morris♂Medieval form of Maurice
- Moses·Probably Egyptian “son”; biblically linked with drawing out
- Amadeus♂Love of God
- Monching♂Familiar form of Ramon; counsel and protection family
- Monique♀French form of Monica
What rhymes with Morpheus?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name: Morpheus (opens in a new tab)
Exact form and documented name relationship.