Meaning & Origin
A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
Orpheus is a boy's baby name of Greek origin, carried by the legendary Thracian musician of Greek mythology whose playing was so beautiful it moved stones, rivers, and the hearts of gods. His journey to the Underworld to rescue his wife Eurydice is one of antiquity's most enduring love stories.
The name's etymology may relate to the Greek orphnē (darkness of night) or an ancient Thracian root. For parents drawn to mythology and the arts, Orpheus is a name of extraordinary depth — bold, poetic, and impossible to forget.