THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Zeus
Zeus is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Zeus Collins. This snapshot links the name to 1 distinct Wikidata person record. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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English
- /zjuːs/Received-Pronunciation
- /zus/Canada · General-American
- /zɪu̯s/Wales
- /zʉs/Northern-Ireland · Scotland
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). Doublet of Dyeus and Jove.
A male given name.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Zeus
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Zeus Collins
Filipino actor
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Zeus Collins
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Zeus in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Zeus
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
- Zenas·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Zeno♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Zeny♀Short form of Zenaida
- Zenon·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Amadeus♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Orpheus♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Morpheus·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Thaddeus·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Zeus?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Names with a similar written ending
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Explore Zeus further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q16623904 — Zeus (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Zeus Collins (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q16623904 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Zeus (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.