Forename Alpheus

In the world, Alpheus (Alpheus , Alfeu ) is a common masculine first name. The first name Alpheus is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a common masculine name, Namibia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Brazil. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in South Africa, Brazil, and the United States. Much less frequently, Alpheus is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Alpheus

name Alfeu, name Alfeo, name Alphée, name Alfio, name Alpheus, name Alphéus

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Alpheus	Germany, South Africa, United States, Namibia, Nigeria
Alfeu	South Africa, Mozambique, Brazil, United States, Angola

First names said to be same

Alfeo, Alfio, Alphée, and Alphéus

First name Alpheus in the context

Alpheus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Alpheus , the river and river god in Greek mythology and Alpheus , the operatic character in the opera Lysistrata by Mark Adamo.

Notable namesakes

	alpheus cutler Mormon leader, US (b. 1784)
	alpheus spring packard, sr. American classical philologist (1798-1884), US (b. 1798)
	alpheus felch American politician (1804-1896), US (b. 1804)
	alpheus s. williams Union Army general, politician (1810-1878), US (b. 1810)
	alpheus todd Librarian and authority on parliamentary government, CA (b. 1821)
	alpheus m. eldredge politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1828)
	alpheus field wood Canadian politician, CA (b. 1828)
	alpheus baker Confederate Army general, US (b. 1828)
	alpheus fobes politician in Massachusetts, US (1829-1905), US (b. 1829)
	alpheus sherman American politician, US (b. 1780)
	alpheus babcock American piano maker, US (b. 1785)
	alpheus dimmick American politician, US (b. 1787)
	alpheus hyatt American zoologist, paleontologist (1838-1902), US (b. 1838)
	alpheus spring packard American entomologist, palaeontologist (1839-1905), US (b. 1839)
	alpheus morton British Liberal Party Member of Parliament (b. 1840)