Ulysses (given name)

Ulysses
Ulysses, the Latinized version of Odysseus. Marble bust sculpted by Pierre-Jean David in 1814
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/nameLatin form of Odysseus
Meaning"Wrathful"
Other names
Related namesOdysseus

Ulysses (/juːˈlɪsz/ yoo-LISS-eez, UK also /ˈjuːlɪsz/ YOO-liss-eez; Latin: Ulyssēs, Ulixēs) is one Latinized version of Odysseus. The name was made more famous in modern times by the American Civil War hero and eighteenth president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, by James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and the film of the same name.