Laertes

Laertes (Λαέρτης) is a traditional Greek first name for boys that also plays a role in Greek mythology. The translation of the name is 'the one who gathers the people'.

What does the name Laertes mean?

Laertes (Λαέρτης) is a traditional Greek boy's name that appears in Greek mythology. It literally means 'the one who gathers the people'. The name is composed of the ancient Greek elements lāós (λᾱός), which means 'the people', 'the humans', or 'gathered people', and eírō ‎(εἴρω), which means 'to bind together', 'to connect', 'to fasten', or 'to arrange together'. In Greek mythology, King Laertes was the father of Odysseus and Ctimene. Furthermore, Laertes is also mentioned in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Goethe's 'Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship'. An alternative spelling of the name is Laerte.

Where does the name Laertes come from?

The origin of the name Laertes is ancient Greek and means 'the one who gathers the people'. The components of the word come from ancient Greek: lāós (λᾱός) means 'the people', 'the humans', or 'gathered people', while eírō ‎(εἴρω) stands for 'to bind together', 'to connect', 'to fasten', or 'to arrange together'. The name is rooted in the Greek language.

How do you pronounce Laertes?

Laertes is pronounced as 'Laer-tes'.

Popularity

Laertes is a rather rare first name in Germany. It has not yet appeared in the German first name charts. In Austria, the name reached its highest position in the name charts in 2010 at 1,508th place. In the last ten years, Laertes has been given as a first name less than 10 times there, placing it at 3,564th in the ten-year statistics. From 1984 to 2024, it ranks 4,502nd in Austria.