Sisyphus Origin and Meaning
16 names similar to Sisyphus
These 16 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sisyphus. If you didn't find an alternative name that you like better than Sisyphus, try our name generator. It allows you to go beyond the similarities of a name, which can provide a lot of inspiration!
Find other names based on Sisyphus using our baby name generator.
Lists containing Sisyphus
Sisyphus in Blog Posts
Popularity
Comments
AldabellaxWulfe Says:
RoddyThlayli Says:
He was punished in the afterlife. Do you really want to inflict that on your child? Sissy-face doesn't help.
lesliemarion Says:
April Fool's, right? The myth should make it a non-starter.
Zelliew Says:
Too close for comfort
Kisa Says:
This was the name of a hamster in "The Fault of Over Stars" book!
SunKissedChild Says:
Sounds like syphilis to me haha.
I tend to be drawn to more delicate, fussy, effeminate name choices for boys, and Sisyphus definitely lives up to those standards. I think that it's elegant, aristocratic, bold, and charming, and I'm really loving the fact that it has such a distinctively antique vintage appeal. All in all, I think it's a excellent name... but even I am skeptical with regard to its use as a first name.
The pronunciation "Sis-suh-fus" might raise a few eyebrows, but I doubt that people would think much of it overall. However, the spelling is a different matter altogether. A baby wouldn't care, a young child wouldn't know, and a grown man would be mature and confident enough to not care - but for an older child/teenager, having the derogatory term "Sissy" (minus an 's') right at the beginning of the name is unlikely to be appreciated. Which is a shame, but understandable.
Sisyphus is the type of name that would be best suited to a very self-assured and outgoing young man, and since I personally hold no guarantee of a future son of mine being that way, I think that I'm unfortunately going to have to abandon the idea of ever using this as a first name. But I'm not giving up on it entirely, as I will be only too glad to use it as a first or second middle name!