Eros
Eros is a boys' name of Greek origin meaning “desire, passionate love.” Eros was the Greek god of passionate love and desire, later romanized as Cupid.
how do you pronounce Eros?
EH-ross
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what does Eros mean?
The name Eros means “desire, passionate love.” It comes from the Greek language tradition.
Eros was the Greek god of passionate love and desire, later romanized as Cupid. In early Greek cosmogony, Eros was one of the primordial forces that emerged at creation, making love itself a fundamental force of the universe, not merely a cherubic figure with arrows.
where does the name Eros come from?
Wikipedia describes Eros as the Greek god of love and sex, known to the Romans as Cupid or Amor, which supports the general desire/passionate-love sense given elsewhere, though the source doesn't break the word down into a specific linguistic root.
the history of Eros
Wikipedia notes that in the earliest Greek accounts Eros was a primordial god, while later tradition recast him as the child of Aphrodite, which confirms the shift from cosmic force to a more familiar figure, though nothing here mentions arrows or cherubic imagery specifically.
who are famous people named Eros?
- Eros Ramazzotti (internationally acclaimed Italian singer)
- 433 Eros (first near-Earth asteroid ever discovered)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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