overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Asclepius.

A Greek mythological deity, the god of doctors, medicine and healing; a son of Apollo and the Thessalian princess Coronis, husband to the goddess Epione and father of the Asclepiades; identified with the Roman god Aesculapius.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/əˈskliːpi.əs//æsˈkliːpi.əs/
  1. A Greek mythological deity, the god of doctors, medicine and healing; a son of Apollo and the Thessalian princess Coronis, husband to the goddess Epione and father of the Asclepiades; identified with the Roman god Aesculapius.

    Greek
  2. A male given name of historical usage

  3. The Apollo asteroid 4581 Asclepius.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Asclēpius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιός (Asklēpiós).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

Asclepius has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

Asclepius studioAsclepius workshello, Asclepius

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.