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By Sophie Kihm · Jul 2026

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Telemachus

OriginGreek
Meaning"fighting from afar"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#4811

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Famous Telemachuss

  • Saint Telemachus

    Roman monk and martyr

  • Telemachus

    leader of a 554 BC general uprising in the Greek city,state of Acragas

  • Roger Telemachus

    South African cricketer

  • Telemachus

    cat belonging to singer Carole King, pictured on the front cover of her album 'Tapestry'.

Telemachus in pop culture

  • Telemachus

    son of Odysseus (Ulysses) and Penelope in Greek Mythology. He later received his own "telegony", telling the tale of some of his own life.

  • Telemachus

    Episode 1 of James Joyce's novel 'Ulysses' , a modern retelling of 'The Odyssey' (Part 1 is called "Telemachia")

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