Endymion
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About Endymion
The name of a mythically handsome youth – loved by Selene, the moon, who bore him fifty daughters. If you're looking for a mythological name for your son, this might make an excellent choice both rare and appealing.
Pronounced en-DIM-ee-un.
As of October 2026, Endymion ranked #11231 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #7405 in 2022.
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- Endymion
Greek mythological character; beautiful youth, son of Jupiter and Calyce, beloved by the moon goddess Selene, from Greek, perhaps literally "diver, plunger," from endyein "to enter into, sink into, plunge, dive," which was used in reference to the sun or stars setting into the sea. On this theory, he originally was a solar deity, a personification of the setting sun.
- "Endymion" (1818)
narrative poem by John Keats about the Greek mythological character
- Endymion Ferrar
sweet,tempered title character of Disraeli's "Endymion" (1880 novel)
- Prince Endymion
a character in anime "Sailor Moon"
- "Endymion
" novel by Dan Simmons about Aenea and Raul Endymion
- "Endymion Spring
" novel by Matthew Skelton and its main character
- Endymion
a very popular Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Usual English pronunciation: en
DIM,ee,un