Alpheus

Where Alpheus comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós, literally “whitish”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Alpheus
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1838
    Alpheus Hyatt born
    American zoologist, paleontologist
  2. 1839
    Alpheus Spring Packard born
    American entomologist, palaeontologist
  3. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys — 6 babies in the first year on record.
  4. 1882
    Peak, #691
    8 babies named Alpheus — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1889
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name of historical usage.
Namesakes
  • Alpheus Hyatt · American zoologist, paleontologist, 1838–1902
  • Alpheus Spring Packard · American entomologist, palaeontologist, 1839–1905
  • Alpheus Hyatt Verrill · American writer, 1871–1954
  • Alpheus Felch · American politician, 1804–1896
  • Alpheus S. Williams · Union Army general, politician, 1810–1878

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.