Endymion

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Endymion

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, Greek
Etymology:
Endymion is a name from Greek mythology, where it belonged to a young man loved by Artemis.

History:
Endymion is a name from Greek mythology. It is occasionally found in England of the 16th and 17th century, after the Renaissance brought many of these old names were briefly revived.

Pronunciation: en-dim-eh-on.

Famous Bearers:
Miscellaneous:
Endymion (1588)
A play by John Lyly.
Endymion (1818)
A poem by John Keats.

Political Figures:
Endymion Porter (1587-1649)
English Royalist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Endymion