What does the name Pericles mean?

Pericles means “far-famed” and is of Ancient Greek origin.

Where does the name Pericles come from?

Pericles is of Ancient Greek origin.

Pericles — Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Overview

Pericles comes from Ancient Greek and is used as a boy's name. The name is traditionally understood to mean “far-famed”. It travels well — written natively in Greek, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish, and more.

Meaning

far-famed

Origin

Ancient Greek

Pericles in other languages

GreekΠερικλής
Chinese佩里克利斯
Japaneseペリクレス
SpanishPericles o IVAN

Numerology

The name Pericles carries numerology number 6. (For entertainment.)

Sibling name ideas

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