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BoyPronounced Latin /juː.ˈlɪ.siːz/; American English /ju.ˈlɪs.iz/; British English /ˈjuːl.ɪ.siːz/; British English /juː.ˈlɪs.iːz/English language family

Ulysses

Latin form of Odysseus.

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Ulysses is a boy name.

Pronunciation: Latin /juː.ˈlɪ.siːz/; American English /ju.ˈlɪs.iz/; British English /ˈjuːl.ɪ.siːz/; British English /juː.ˈlɪs.iːz/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationLatin /juː.ˈlɪ.siːz/; American English /ju.ˈlɪs.iz/; British English /ˈjuːl.ɪ.siːz/; British English /juː.ˈlɪs.iːz/
Language familyEnglish

Meaning and history

Latin form of Odysseus. It was borne by Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War, who went on to become an American president. Irish author James Joyce used it as the title of his book Ulysses (1922), which loosely parallels Homer 's epic the Odyssey.

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Usage: roman mythology, english

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