Alpheus
Latin · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Alpheus
The name 'Alpheus' means "changing" or "successor," derived from the Greek name Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaios), itself likely from the Semitic root *'alp* (meaning "thousand" or "chief").
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Etymology
The name 'Alpheus' means "changing" or "successor," derived from the Greek name Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaios), itself likely from the Semitic root *'alp* (meaning "thousand" or "chief"). It is used in Jewish and Christian contexts, appearing in the New Testament as the father of the Apostle James (James the Less) and as the father of Levi (Matthew), with no notable historical figures outside biblical tradition.
Alpheus currently ranks #9,951 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1917.
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